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Women at Top Can Snap Japan Company Culture, Berlitz Says

At her first job in Tokyo in the 1970s, Yukako Uchinaga hid in the ladies’ room every day at 8 p.m. while an inspector made sure all female employees had gone home. Then she came out and put in more hours.

Sony Bond Offering Almost Doubles Plan to 55 Billion Yen

Sony Corp., Japan’s biggest exporter of consumer electronics, sold 55 billion yen ($680 million) of bonds, almost double the company’s original plan.

Sony Says Outages, Building Damage May Have Occured at Plants After Quake

Sony Corp.’s factories in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, may have incurred power outages and damages to buildings, said Shinji Obana, a spokesman in Tokyo. The company is assessing damages at the six plants, he said.

Daiwa, Honda, Kikkoman, Nippon Steel, Tepco, Ube: Japan Equity Preview

The following companies may have unusual price changes in Japanese trading today. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are as of the latest close. The information in each item was released after markets shut unless stated otherwise.

Sony Halts Operations at Six Plants in Japan After Quake

Sony Corp. halted operations at six factories in the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan after an earthquake, said Yasuhiro Okada, a spokesman at the Tokyo-based company.

Toyota Output Loss May Top 40,000 Vehicles Amid Power Shortage

Toyota Motor Corp ., the world’s largest carmaker, may lose output of at least 40,000 vehicles after Japan’s strongest earthquake damaged factories and crippled nuclear power plants, causing electricity shortages.

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U.S. Sees No Hard Evidence of Syrian Chemical Weapons Use

Apple Returning $55 Billion to Investors as Forecast Trails

Ford Hybrid Owners Sue Over Fuel-Efficiency Rating Claims

Sales of New Homes in U.S. Climb 1.5% to 417,000 Rate

U.S. Stocks Rise as Travelers, Netflix Rally on Earnings