Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)--Hitachi Ltd. <6501> is considering
taking full control of five listed subsidiaries, including battery maker

Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)--A "dream showdown" between a robot
pitcher and a robot batter took place at the University of Tokyo Thursday.
The result: the pitcher got hammered.

Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Taro Aso is the least popular Japanese leader to call a general election under the current electoral system, with his public support rating slumping belo

Tokyo, July 19 (Jiji Press)--Japanese power suppliers are preparing
to introduce a next-generation electricity network known as smart grid, to

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--Watami Co. <7522> said Thursday that
it will launch "izakaya" Japanese-style pubs in Singapore through a local

Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Competition between Toyota Motor Corp. <7203> and Honda Motor Co.

Tokyo, July 14 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and
senior ruling coalition officials on Monday agreed that the House of

Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--The ruling coalition of the Liberal
Democratic Party and New Komeito suffered a major defeat in a Tokyo

Tokyo, July 10 (Jiji Press)--Japan's corporate goods prices in June dropped a record 6.6 pct from a year before due to sharp falls in prices of oil and other raw materials, the Bank of Japan said

Tokyo, July 8 (Jiji Press)--The number of Japanese taking trips of
one night or more this summer is estimated at 74.43 million, down 1.7 pct