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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Japanese business newsen-usMon, 01 Dec 2008 11:43:13 GMT2880MY USTI.NET News12336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif Japan November auto sales plungehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/dc/Ujapan-autosales.RE6S_ID1.htmlwed/dc/Ujapan-autosales.RE6S_ID1.html1228131295Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:34:55 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/dc/Ujapan-autosales.RE6S_ID1.html"></a>TOKYO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Japan's November domestic auto sales, hit by the recession, fell 27.3 percent to 215,783 units from year-ago levels, the industry group said Monday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/dc/Ujapan-autosales.RE6S_ID1.html">Japan November auto sales plunge</a> TOKYO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Japan's November domestic auto sales, hit by the recession, fell 27.3 percent to 215,783 units from year-ago levels, the industry group said Monday. (UPI) Nokia to almost pull out of Japanhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bw/Ujapan-nokia.RgEo_INS.htmlwed/bw/Ujapan-nokia.RgEo_INS.html1227857086Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:24:46 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bw/Ujapan-nokia.RgEo_INS.html"></a>TOKYO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Finnish phone maker Nokia, facing a tough market in Japan, will pull out of that country except to market its high-end Vertu, Forbes reported Thursday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bw/Ujapan-nokia.RgEo_INS.html">Nokia to almost pull out of Japan</a> TOKYO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Finnish phone maker Nokia, facing a tough market in Japan, will pull out of that country except to market its high-end Vertu, Forbes reported Thursday. (UPI) Nissan does U-turn on Chicago showhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bd/Uus-nissan.RsUm_INR.htmlwed/bd/Uus-nissan.RsUm_INR.html1227815687Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bd/Uus-nissan.RsUm_INR.html"></a>CHICAGO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Nissan North America reversed its decision to withdraw from January's Chicago Auto Show, but said it was still backing out of a February show in Detroit. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bd/Uus-nissan.RsUm_INR.html">Nissan does U-turn on Chicago show</a> CHICAGO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Nissan North America reversed its decision to withdraw from January's Chicago Auto Show, but said it was still backing out of a February show in Detroit. (UPI) Nissan drops two premier auto showshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bh/Uus-cata-nissan.RGRv_INP.htmlwed/bh/Uus-cata-nissan.RGRv_INP.html1227648287Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bh/Uus-cata-nissan.RGRv_INP.html"></a>CHICAGO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Nissan North America Inc. said it was dropping out of two of the country's premier auto shows in Chicago and Detroit to save money. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bh/Uus-cata-nissan.RGRv_INP.html">Nissan drops two premier auto shows</a> CHICAGO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Nissan North America Inc. said it was dropping out of two of the country's premier auto shows in Chicago and Detroit to save money. (UPI) Land prices drop in Japanese citieshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/as/Ujapan-landprices.R_dK_INL.htmlwed/as/Ujapan-landprices.R_dK_INL.html1227301503Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:05:03 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/as/Ujapan-landprices.R_dK_INL.html"></a>TOKYO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Falling land prices in Japanese cities signal a recession has reached Japan, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said Friday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/as/Ujapan-landprices.R_dK_INL.html">Land prices drop in Japanese cities</a> TOKYO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Falling land prices in Japanese cities signal a recession has reached Japan, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said Friday. (UPI) Japanese banks' profits crimpedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bw/Ujapan-banks.RgzG_INJ.htmlwed/bw/Ujapan-banks.RgzG_INJ.html1227074709Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:05:09 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bw/Ujapan-banks.RgzG_INJ.html"></a>TOKYO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Japan's top six banking groups, hit by the global financial crisis, saw their combined profits plummet 58 percent in the first six months in fiscal 2008. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bw/Ujapan-banks.RgzG_INJ.html">Japanese banks' profits crimped</a> TOKYO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Japan's top six banking groups, hit by the global financial crisis, saw their combined profits plummet 58 percent in the first six months in fiscal 2008. (UPI) Japan's Panasonic to buy rival Sanyohttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/aq/Ujapan-sanyo.Rntj_IN8.htmlwed/aq/Ujapan-sanyo.Rntj_IN8.html1226151293Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:34:53 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/aq/Ujapan-sanyo.Rntj_IN8.html"></a>TOKYO, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Japanese consumer electronics company Panasonic Corp. has agreed to buy rival Sanyo Electric Co., the firms have announced. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/aq/Ujapan-sanyo.Rntj_IN8.html">Japan's Panasonic to buy rival Sanyo</a> TOKYO, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Japanese consumer electronics company Panasonic Corp. has agreed to buy rival Sanyo Electric Co., the firms have announced. (UPI) Chrysler talks with Renault-Nissan offhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/cy/Uus-chrysler.RA_q_IN2.htmlwed/cy/Uus-chrysler.RA_q_IN2.html1225602302Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:05:02 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/cy/Uus-chrysler.RA_q_IN2.html"></a>DETROIT, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Cerberus Capital Management LP, owner of Chrysler, has halted talks on a possible partial acquisition by Renault-Nissan, The Detroit News reports. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/cy/Uus-chrysler.RA_q_IN2.html">Chrysler talks with Renault-Nissan off</a> DETROIT, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Cerberus Capital Management LP, owner of Chrysler, has halted talks on a possible partial acquisition by Renault-Nissan, The Detroit News reports. (UPI) Morgan Stanley investment to be protectedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/cb/Ujapan-morganstanley.RaDD_IOD.htmlwed/cb/Ujapan-morganstanley.RaDD_IOD.html1223939127Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:05:27 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/cb/Ujapan-morganstanley.RaDD_IOD.html"></a>NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Morgan Stanley says it has closed a deal for Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ, the world's second largest bank, to acquire 21 percent of the U.S. financial firm. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/cb/Ujapan-morganstanley.RaDD_IOD.html">Morgan Stanley investment to be protected</a> NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Morgan Stanley says it has closed a deal for Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ, the world's second largest bank, to acquire 21 percent of the U.S. financial firm. (UPI) Morgan Stanley, Mitsubishi may renegotiatehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/dr/Uus-morganstanley.R8gw_IOB.htmlwed/dr/Uus-morganstanley.R8gw_IOB.html1223725487Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/dr/Uus-morganstanley.R8gw_IOB.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Renegotiation may be in the works for a proposed $9 billion investment into struggling Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley by a Japanese bank, sources say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/dr/Uus-morganstanley.R8gw_IOB.html">Morgan Stanley, Mitsubishi may renegotiate</a> WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Renegotiation may be in the works for a proposed $9 billion investment into struggling Wall Street firm Morgan Stanley by a Japanese bank, sources say. (UPI) Yamato Life seeks bankruptcy protectionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/au/Ujapan-yamato.R2B0_IOA.htmlwed/au/Ujapan-yamato.R2B0_IOA.html1223657085Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:44:45 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/au/Ujapan-yamato.R2B0_IOA.html"></a>TOKYO, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Yamato Life Insurance Co., a nearly century-old Japanese insurer, sought bankruptcy protection Friday, becoming a victim of the current global financial crisis. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/au/Ujapan-yamato.R2B0_IOA.html">Yamato Life seeks bankruptcy protection</a> TOKYO, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Yamato Life Insurance Co., a nearly century-old Japanese insurer, sought bankruptcy protection Friday, becoming a victim of the current global financial crisis. (UPI) Toyota offers zero-percent financinghttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/az/Uus-toyota.RCVj_IO4.htmlwed/az/Uus-toyota.RCVj_IO4.html1223128487Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/az/Uus-toyota.RCVj_IO4.html"></a>DETROIT, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp. is responding to disastrous September sales figures by rolling out a zero-percent interest financing plan, the company said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/az/Uus-toyota.RCVj_IO4.html">Toyota offers zero-percent financing</a> DETROIT, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp. is responding to disastrous September sales figures by rolling out a zero-percent interest financing plan, the company said. (UPI) BOJ leaves interest rate unchangedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ay/Ujapan-interestrate.RUMS_ISH.htmlwed/ay/Ujapan-interestrate.RUMS_ISH.html1221635123Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:05:23 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ay/Ujapan-interestrate.RUMS_ISH.html"></a>TOKYO, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Japan's central bank Wednesday left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent, following a similar decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ay/Ujapan-interestrate.RUMS_ISH.html">BOJ leaves interest rate unchanged</a> TOKYO, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Japan's central bank Wednesday left its key interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent, following a similar decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve. (UPI) Japanese banks' exposure disclosedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bu/Ujapan-usdebt.Ryj3_IS9.htmlwed/bu/Ujapan-usdebt.Ryj3_IS9.html1220961288Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bu/Ujapan-usdebt.Ryj3_IS9.html"></a>TOKYO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Major Japanese banks as of June held about $93 billion in bonds and securities of U.S. government bailed out mortgage giants, the government said Tuesday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bu/Ujapan-usdebt.Ryj3_IS9.html">Japanese banks' exposure disclosed</a> TOKYO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Major Japanese banks as of June held about $93 billion in bonds and securities of U.S. government bailed out mortgage giants, the government said Tuesday. (UPI) Japan corporate failures risehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/af/Ujapan-businessbankruptcies.R7XI_IS8.htmlwed/af/Ujapan-businessbankruptcies.R7XI_IS8.html1220872490Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:14:50 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/af/Ujapan-businessbankruptcies.R7XI_IS8.html"></a>TOKYO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Japan's corporate bankruptcies rose to 1,254 in August, up 4.2 percent from the same month of last year, a private credit research agency said Monday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/af/Ujapan-businessbankruptcies.R7XI_IS8.html">Japan corporate failures rise</a> TOKYO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Japan's corporate bankruptcies rose to 1,254 in August, up 4.2 percent from the same month of last year, a private credit research agency said Monday. (UPI) Toyota halves RAV4 plant productionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ds/Ucanada-toyota.RRjK_IS5.htmlwed/ds/Ucanada-toyota.RRjK_IS5.html1220661887Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ds/Ucanada-toyota.RRjK_IS5.html"></a>WOODSTOCK, Ontario, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp. will cut sport utility vehicle production at a yet-to-open plant in Woodstock, Ontario, by 50 percent, the Japanese automaker said Friday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ds/Ucanada-toyota.RRjK_IS5.html">Toyota halves RAV4 plant production</a> WOODSTOCK, Ontario, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp. will cut sport utility vehicle production at a yet-to-open plant in Woodstock, Ontario, by 50 percent, the Japanese automaker said Friday. (UPI) Eels may have been falsely labeledhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ct/Ujapan-eels.R-vX_IaU.htmlwed/ct/Ujapan-eels.R-vX_IaU.html1220116489Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ct/Ujapan-eels.R-vX_IaU.html"></a>TOKYO, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Officials say a Japanese firm may have falsely labeled as many as 3.3 million eels as being domestically produced. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ct/Ujapan-eels.R-vX_IaU.html">Eels may have been falsely labeled</a> TOKYO, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Officials say a Japanese firm may have falsely labeled as many as 3.3 million eels as being domestically produced. (UPI) Toyota scales back 2009 projectionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ce/Ujapan-toyota.RlN__IaS.htmlwed/ce/Ujapan-toyota.RlN__IaS.html1219904088Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ce/Ujapan-toyota.RlN__IaS.html"></a>TOKYO, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp. will sell hundreds of thousands fewer vehicles next year than it had projected earlier, the Japanese automaker said Thursday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ce/Ujapan-toyota.RlN__IaS.html">Toyota scales back 2009 projection</a> TOKYO, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp. will sell hundreds of thousands fewer vehicles next year than it had projected earlier, the Japanese automaker said Thursday. (UPI) Toyota to put hybrid engine in all modelshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ak/Uus-hybrids.RvNn_IaG.htmlwed/ak/Uus-hybrids.RvNn_IaG.html1218908687Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ak/Uus-hybrids.RvNn_IaG.html"></a>TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- All Toyota models will have hybrid engines by 2020, the company has announced at an automotive conference. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ak/Uus-hybrids.RvNn_IaG.html">Toyota to put hybrid engine in all models</a> TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- All Toyota models will have hybrid engines by 2020, the company has announced at an automotive conference. (UPI) Nissan to supply Chrysler with small carshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/br/Uus-chrysler.Rl86_IaD.htmlwed/br/Uus-chrysler.Rl86_IaD.html1218657897Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:04:57 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/br/Uus-chrysler.Rl86_IaD.html"></a>TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Chrysler LLC said it would invest $1.8 billion in a Michigan plant and work with Nissan to supply small cars to North and South America. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/br/Uus-chrysler.Rl86_IaD.html">Nissan to supply Chrysler with small cars</a> TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Chrysler LLC said it would invest $1.8 billion in a Michigan plant and work with Nissan to supply small cars to North and South America. (UPI) India nuclear energy market attracts Japanhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ad/Uindia-japan.ROLO_IaB.htmlwed/ad/Uindia-japan.ROLO_IaB.html1218451487Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ad/Uindia-japan.ROLO_IaB.html"></a>NEW DELHI, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- India's nuclear energy market has drawn Japan's attention, even as it firms up its stand on the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ad/Uindia-japan.ROLO_IaB.html">India nuclear energy market attracts Japan</a> NEW DELHI, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- India's nuclear energy market has drawn Japan's attention, even as it firms up its stand on the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal. (UPI) Toyota Income Falls in 'Severe' Quarterhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/at/Ayb119980917.RDpP_Il7.htmlwed/at/Ayb119980917.RDpP_Il7.html1218155693Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:34:53 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/at/Ayb119980917.RDpP_Il7.html"></a>DETROIT -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its first-quarter net income dropped 28.1 percent to 353.6 billion yen, or $3.2 billion, mainly because of the impact of exchange rates between the yen and the dollar, higher raw material costs and the turbulent U.S. market. But it remained the world's most profitable automaker. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/at/Ayb119980917.RDpP_Il7.html">Toyota Income Falls in 'Severe' Quarter</a> DETROIT -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its first-quarter net income dropped 28.1 percent to 353.6 billion yen, or $3.2 billion, mainly because of the impact of exchange rates between the yen and the dollar, higher raw material costs and the turbulent U.S. market. But it remained the world's most profitable automaker. (AP) Toyota Profits Plunge Due to U.S. Challengeshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ad/Ayb119978727.RrAs_Il7.htmlwed/ad/Ayb119978727.RrAs_Il7.html1218148493Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:34:53 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ad/Ayb119978727.RrAs_Il7.html"></a>DETROIT -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its first quarter net income dropped 28.1 percent to 353.6 billion yen, or $3.2 billion, mainly due to the impact of exchange rates between the yen and the dollar, higher raw material costs and the turbulent U.S. market. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ad/Ayb119978727.RrAs_Il7.html">Toyota Profits Plunge Due to U.S. Challenges</a> DETROIT -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that its first quarter net income dropped 28.1 percent to 353.6 billion yen, or $3.2 billion, mainly due to the impact of exchange rates between the yen and the dollar, higher raw material costs and the turbulent U.S. market. (AP) Toyota profits down with sales robusthttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bl/Ujapan-toyota.RdVp_Ia7.htmlwed/bl/Ujapan-toyota.RdVp_Ia7.html1218113687Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:54:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bl/Ujapan-toyota.RdVp_Ia7.html"></a>NAGOYA, Japan, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Shrinking sales in the United States helped push Toyota Motor Corp.'s second-quarter net profit down 28.1 percent from a year ago, the company said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/bl/Ujapan-toyota.RdVp_Ia7.html">Toyota profits down with sales robust</a> NAGOYA, Japan, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Shrinking sales in the United States helped push Toyota Motor Corp.'s second-quarter net profit down 28.1 percent from a year ago, the company said. (UPI) Japan, others to cut tuna catchhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ag/Ujapan-tuna.R-2b_Ia2.htmlwed/ag/Ujapan-tuna.R-2b_Ia2.html1217700297Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:04:57 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ag/Ujapan-tuna.R-2b_Ia2.html"></a>TOKYO, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Japan says it is teaming with China, Taiwan and South Korea in an effort to replenish dwindling tuna stocks in the Pacific Ocean. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/world.asia.japan.biz/2/wed/ag/Ujapan-tuna.R-2b_Ia2.html">Japan, others to cut tuna catch</a> TOKYO, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Japan says it is teaming with China, Taiwan and South Korea in an effort to replenish dwindling tuna stocks in the Pacific Ocean. (UPI)