IATA predicts $9 billion in losses for 2009.

Toyota is employing P.I.s to identify its weak links...

Should the verdict have been upheld?

Large manufacturers feel that things aren't so grand.

Possible TKO but Dark Prince of the democratic process stays on.

Bonds for vaccines are a hit with investors.

The movie business ain't so bad.

The now ex-finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa may have been under the weather, drunk or sick, you take your pick, but one thing is for sure - the state of the economy is enough to drive anyone to drink.

The nation's shrinking workforce still has the baby blues.

The government proposes to throw some more money at voters as the election approaches.