Brazil Probes European, Japanese Companies Brazil is investigating seven large European and Japanese companies to determine whether they violated antitrust laws in a bid to fix prices for equipment used to generate electricity in the country. 21 Mar 2006
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Oneida Files for Chapter 11 Protection Oneida Ltd., which was once the world's largest maker of stainless steel flatware, has filed a pre-negotiated plan to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection that calls for the company to shed about $100 million in debt. 20 Mar 2006
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Mitsubishi Electric Boosts Profit Forecast Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. raised its group net profit outlook Monday for the year ending March 31on brisk sales of its electrical systems, industrial automation equipment and mobile phones. 20 Mar 2006
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Japanese Stocks Surge; Dollar Up vs. Yen Japanese stocks soared to their highest levels in six weeks, lifted by upbeat earnings forecasts from a string of Japanese companies. The dollar rose against the yen. 20 Mar 2006
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Japan Hopes to Boost Foreign Investment Japan's government, which previously saw foreign capital as a threat, now hopes to double the amount of direct foreign investment in Japan by the end of 2010 in an attempt to boost the economy and create new jobs, a newspaper said Sunday. 19 Mar 2006
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Dentsu Wins Asian Rights to Air World Cup Japanese advertising firm Dentsu Inc. said Saturday it has been appointed to sell Asian broadcasting rights for the 2010 and 2014 soccer World Cups and for all FIFA events between 2007 and 2014 18 Mar 2006
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TV Demand Helps Japan Electronics Makers Just five years ago, Japan's electronics makers were in a sorry state. Profits were sinking as less expensive Asian rivals grabbed market share and prices for everything from computer chips to DVD players dropped. These days, they've found a savior: the flat-panel TV. 17 Mar 2006
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Rice Prods China, Japan on Relations Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prodded Japan and China on Friday to improve relations recently strained by security and territorial disputes 17 Mar 2006
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Japan, China to Have 'Financial Dialogue' Japan's Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Friday he will hold a first bilateral "financial dialogue" with his Chinese counterpart Jin Renqing in Beijing next week 17 Mar 2006
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Japan Confirms 1st Mad Cow Case in Cattle Officials in Japan have confirmed the country's first case of mad cow disease in cattle raised to provide meat, an official of the Health Ministry said Friday. 17 Mar 2006
