Mitsuru

After an unexpected encounter, he lures rival shop owner Shamoto Mitsuru Fukikoshi into a web of intrigue, browbeating his passive competitor into joining his team.

Down Darkened Roads Steve Dollar 2011

"Sadly enough, everybody knows Japan's fiscal conditions are terrible," said Mitsuru Sahara, a senior foreign exchange dealer at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.

Euro Slumps on Libya Takashi Mochizuki 2011

"We understand the first and second quarter will be a harsh first six months," Mitsuru Takahashi , Fuji Heavy chief financial officer, said at a separate news conference.

Suzuki Motor Warns of Tough Year Ahead Yoshio Takahashi 2011

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Moms Turn Activists in Japanese Crisis Mariko Sanchanta 2011

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Japan Concedes Severity of Blast Chester Dawson 2011

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Moms Turn Activists in Japanese Crisis Mariko Sanchanta 2011

"The worst thing for Japan to do is to keep on delaying decisions and continue its wishy-washy attitude," Mitsuru Sakurai, an upper house member and an acting policy chief of the ruling party said in a recent interview.

Noda Pursues Trade Pact Despite Opposition Mitsuru Obe 2011

Write to Mitsuru Obe at mitsuru.obe@dowjones.com and Megumi Fujikawa at megumi.fujikawa@dowjones.com

Japan Sharpens Warning on Euro Crisis Impact Mitsuru Obe 2011

"Japanese mobile-game platforms are incredibly profitable, and you don't find similar business models anywhere else in the world because they evolved in Japan's unique cellphone culture and network environment," says SMBC Friend Research Center analyst Mitsuru Miyazaki .

A Reluctant Icon Enters Private Life Mariko Sanchanta 2011

The Japanese commander, Gen. Ushijima Mitsuru, had decided to let the Americans land, rely on kamikaze fliers and suicide ships to damage as much as possible of the American and British warships, troop transports, and supply ships, and concentrate his defenders in prepared positions in the southern portion of the island.

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011