| Kansai Business News |
| 15.02.08: Sharp, KEPCO planning on Japan's largest solar power plant (Power Engineering Magazine) |
| 15.02.08: Electronics giants investing in Kinki region (Yomiuri) |
| 15.02.08: Osaka Pref., city mull services deal (Yomiuri) |
| 15.02.08: Japanese Consortium to Research at Electron Accelerator Site (Small Times) |
| 15.02.08: Tokyo condominium sales down 19.1 pct in January on-yr; Osaka sales up 44.4 pct (Forbes.com) |
| 15.02.08: Deka Immobilien kauft Bürogebäude in Osaka (TeleTrader) |
| 15.02.08: "Forschungsland Sachsen" in Japan (newsropa.de) |
| 15.02.08: JETRO Expands Support for Foreign-affiliated Firms Targeting Secondary Investment in Japan (JETRO) |
| 08.02.08: Hashimoto clocks in, vows debt cleanup (Asahi) |
| 08.02.08: Kansai region's 2007 exports, imports hit records (City of Osaka, Chicago Office) |
| 08.02.08: 4 file as candidates for Kyoto mayoral poll (Yomiuri) |
| 08.02.08: Hashimoto vows to end Osaka's debt (Asahi) |
| 08.02.08: Japan plans to support replacing petrol with wood (Reuters) |
| 08.02.08: Shionogi Constructs New Research Facility in Osaka (Pharmalive) |
| 08.02.08: Hashimoto winning Osaka election (Asahi) |
| 08.02.08: Tiffany to Open Two New Men’s Boutiques in Osaka and Tokyo in Spring 2008 (BusinessWire) |
| 08.02.08: Osaka Exchange Wants Jasdaq to Integrate Trading System (JCNNetwork) |
| 23.01.08: Osaka Bay area looming as core of flat-panel output (City of Osaka, Chicago Office) |
| 23.01.08: Waseda, Keio universities look to Kansai for students, partners (Yomiuri) |
| 23.01.08: Kansai business bodies mulling merger proposal (Japan Times) |
| 23.01.08: Five regions suffer downturns (Japan Times) |
| 23.01.08: Hashimoto ahead in Osaka poll battle (Yomiuri) |
| 23.01.08: Regional Economic Report (Summary) January 2008 (BOJ) |
| 16.01.08: Top Osaka candidates target education, debt, Kansai airport (Japan Times) |
| 16.01.08: Osaka governor race a 3-way party showdown (Asahi) |
| 16.01.08: Takara Bio Gains on Cancer Research With U.S. Group (Bloomberg) |
| 16.01.08: 3 Kansai schools to establish joint life science faculty in 2010 (Yomiuri) |
| 16.01.08: Panasonic is building its fifth plasma panel manufacturing plant in Amagasaki to support launch of 1080p LCDs, THX Plasmas (PC MAG) |
| 16.01.08: Kinki's business confidence on plus side for 15th quarter (City of Osaka, Chicago Office) |
| 04.01.08: Group plans public waterway for Osaka's Midosuji Avenue (Yomiuri) |
| 04.01.08: Japan aglow with LED Christmas lights (UPI Asia Online) |
| 16.12.07: Sharp errichtet für 100 Mrd. JPY weltgrößte Solarfabrik (aktiencheck.de) |
| 16.12.07: Hashimoto tosses hat into race for Osaka governor (Japan Times) |
| 16.12.07: Osaka governor candidates slow to emerge (Japan Times) |
| 16.12.07: SMBC's Nakano expected to cochair Kansai Doyukai (Japan Times) |
| 01.12.07: Nippon Oil, Sanyo eye fuel cells for homes (Japan Times) |
| 01.12.07: Toppan Printing to Build Color Filter Plant in Osaka (JCN Network) |
| 01.12.07: New tech lightens, quickens shinkansen trains (Japan Times) |
| 01.12.07: Matsushita eyes home-use fuel cells (Japan Times) |
| 26.11.07: Hiramatsu's win in Osaka mayoral race boosts DPJ (Japan Times) |
| 26.11.07: Osaka, Kobe and other ports merge into Hanshin port (Portworld) |
| 26.11.07: Matsushita to expand battery plant (Japan Times) |
| 26.11.07: Osaka pavilion exhibited at BIOTECHNICA 2007 (IBO) |
| 26.11.07: 'Kansai in high spirits': Kankeiren head (City of Osaka, Chicago Office) |
| 26.11.07: Direct Shinkansen service between Osaka and Kagoshima scheduled for 2011 (JR Group) |
| 26.11.07: Burton Store Opens in Trendy Shinsaibashi (Transworld Snowboarding) |
| 12.10.07: IHK Osaka schafft Onlinemarkt für Arzneimittelpatente (PDF) (JETRO) |
| 12.10.07: Osaka City seminar 'WHY OSAKA? - Osaka, its Business Potentials and Culture.' (IBPC Osaka) |
| 12.10.07: Regional Economic Report (Summary) October 2007 (BOJ) |
| 30.09.07: Osaka looking for a local economic fix (Japan Times) |
| 30.09.07: adidas Japan Continues its Expansion into Japan's Regions (JETRO) |
| 25.08.07: Finland-based Ship Design/Operation Software Provider Establishes Japan Subsidiary in Kobe (JETRO) |
| 24.07.07: Norwegian Videoconferencing Firm Expands Japan Presence to Osaka (JETRO) |
| 24.07.07: Chelsea Japan Opens Premium Outlet Mall in Kobe (JETRO) |
| 24.07.07: Switzerland-based Electrosuisse Kicks Activities into High Gear in Japan (JETRO) |
| 24.07.07: The International Life Science Partnering Forum 2007 Kobe/Hyogo (JETRO) |
| 30.05.07: Kyoto, Osaka to host G-8 meetings (Japan Times) |
| 21.04.07: New shops open at Namba Parks (Yomiuri) |
| 21.04.07: Kyocera to Triple Solar Cell Production to 500 MW in FY2010 (Nikkei Electronics) |
| 21.04.07: Wen ends visit with farm trip, baseball, business (Japan Times) |
| 21.04.07: Regional Economic Report, April 2007 (BOJ) |
| 21.04.07: Kankeiren eyes huge distribution base in Osaka (Yomiuri) |
| 14.04.07: Hankyu, Hanshin stores to unite under holding firm (Japan Times) |
| 18.02.07: Daimaru eyes merger with Matsuzakaya (Japan Times) |
| 18.02.07: Canadian changing minds about Osaka (Yomiuri) |
| 07.02.07: 'Osaka mayor OK'd 10 bil. yen loan write-off' (Yomiuri) |
| 07.02.07: Canada to close consulates / Plan sparks protests from expatriates in Kansai region (Yomiuri) |
| 07.02.07: Merged drug firm to enter generic market (Yomiuri) |
| 07.02.07: Kansai's Portal Site 'Kansai Window' Now Hits Over 9 Million Hits a Year (PRNewswire) |
| 24.01.07: Kansai business seminar set for Feb. 8-9 in Kyoto (Kankeiren) |
| 24.01.07: Osaka Pref. eyes bioscience boost for 'new town' (Yomiuri) |
| 24.01.07: Osaka-Asia Business Matching Website Launched (JCNNetwork) |
| 24.01.07: Osaka Shares Robotics Expertise With Midwest (MidwestBusiness) |
| 19.01.07: Drug firm merger to create big player (Asahi) |
| 19.01.07: Chef finds French flavors in Osaka (Yomiuri) |
| 19.01.07: Hankyu Hanshin air cargo tieup (Japan Times) |
| 19.01.07: Matsushita plans big plasma TV plant (Asahi) |
| 10.01.07: Matsushita said spending $2.4 bln on display plant (Reuters) |
| 10.01.07: Kyocera looking to the future (Yomiuri) |
| 10.01.07: Kubota moving on after scandal (Yomiuri) |
| 10.01.07: Robot lab to open in Osaka (Yomiuri) |
| 10.01.07: Kuehne + Nagel opens new office in Kobe (Fresh Plaza) |
| 10.01.07: Sysmex-Funded Research Laboratory to Launch at the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation in Kobe (Sysmex) |
| 10.01.07: Private Satelliten für jedermann (heise online) |
| 10.01.07: Canon, Toshiba may be forced to delay SED TV plant (Forbes) |
| 10.01.07: SANYO erweitert Solarzellenproduktion in Japan auf 350 MW (IWR.de) |
| 10.01.07: Osaka Eco-Town Plan (IBO) |
| 02.01.07: Kansai Silicon Valley Project Launched (blackenterprise.com) |
| 02.01.07: Global Venture Forum '06 Report (GVF) |
| 02.01.07: Sharp to double output of large-sized LCD screens (Taipei Times) |