Jiji Press Daily Japan Business News Briefs
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NOVEL EGG AD APPEARS IN JAPAN--Public relations company Sunny Side Up Inc. said it has launched a novel method of advertising, using stickers on eggs.
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roundup Plus: Hitachi unleashes 100GB notebook drives...Web services security outfits merge...Groups push on for TV on cell phones.
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Japanese shares rose 1.3 percent by late  afternoon trade on Friday as a better-than-expected reading in  the Bank of Japan's corporate "tankan" survey of business  sentiment spurred buying.
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A top Japanese business leader expressed hope Monday that the impending betrothal of the emperor&#39;s only daughter would help bolster Japan&#39;s economy, now showing signs of a slowing recovery.
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Dentsu Inc, Japan's biggest advertising  firm, said on Tuesday it plans to set up an Internet  advertising joint venture in Beijing with Focus Media Holding  Ltd to tap China's booming market.
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Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd.&#039;s (2712.OJ)  new chief executive said on Wednesday the company aims to open  at least 100 stores in Japan every year.
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roundup Plus: WebSideStory cuts IPO to 4.4 million shares...BMC looks to simplify network operations...Data center firms settle cookie suit.
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Internet Initiative Japan Inc. ("IIJ", NASDAQ: IIJI), one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced that the following corporate officer of IIJ Technology Inc.
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By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Feb. 7--TOKYO -- Amusement machine maker Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.
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The Japanese retailer eyes acquisitions to spur U.S. growth.
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By YOU NOU  In today's China Business Weekly, published in the China Daily every Monday, readers can find something new. It is the "Energy and Environment" supplement (Page 3) that will be appearing regularly.
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Nissan Motor Co Ltd  plans to move some of its manufacturing operations to Japan from North America as part of its efforts to improve profitability, the Nihon Keizai (Nikkei) business daily reported on Sunday.
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YouTube will start displaying a notice in Japanese on its Web site warning users against uploading copyright content, its two founders told representatives of a broad group of Japanese copyright holders on Tuesday in their firstÂ face-to-face meeting.
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Citigroup  is likely to list its  Japan banking unit on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as  July, an online Japanese magazine said on Friday.
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By Michiyo Ishida, Channel NewsAsia&#39;s Japan bureau chief. Japanese troops are in Iraq mainly to help in the country&#39;s reconstruction but the mission is also seen as a signal that Tokyo wants a larger role in world affairs.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose on expectations a government report today may provide further evidence of growth in the world&#39;s second-largest economy.