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Jan 26, 2000

Forgeries force Takashimaya to reissue 300,000 credit cards

OSAKA -- The Takashimaya department store chain has reissued about 300,000 credit cards in the wake of reports last year of forgeries, it was learned Wednesday. More than 10 cases of fraud involving forged Takashimaya credit cards had been reported every month since last spring, and the number rose...

JAPAN

Jan 26, 2000

Japan, U.S. leaders to huddle on foreign investment

By Hisane Masaki

Staff writer Japan and the United States will hold a conference of senior government officials and business leaders in Tokyo on March 1 to discuss ways to further accelerate direct foreign investment in Japan, government sources said Wednesday. According to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry...

JAPAN

Jan 26, 2000

Lower House seat reduction: cunning cut or rash slashing?

By Reiji Yoshida

Staff writer A battle over a controversial bill to abolish 20 proportional-representation seats in the Lower House is rocking the Diet, with the opposition parties threatening to boycott all deliberations if the bill is forced through. Deadlock could even force Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to dissolve...

JAPAN

Jan 26, 2000

U.N. drug program calls for more funds

By Takuya Asakura

Staff writer The head of the United Nations Drug-Control Program hopes Japan will devote more of its U.N. contribution to the program, claiming it is cost-effective in the domestic war against narcotics. Pointing out Japan's declining contribution to the Vienna-based UNDCP, Executive Director Pino Arlacchi...

JAPAN

Jan 26, 2000

Fuji Bank to set up Japan's first M&A firm

Fuji Bank will become the first Japanese bank to set up a company for mergers and acquisitions, it was learned Wednesday. The new company, Fuji Capital Management, will start operations in February with an investment fund pool of 20 billion yen, industry sources said. The company will provide investment...

JAPAN

Jan 26, 2000

Panel asked to find better ways of teaching English

To produce more Japanese who can communicate effectively in the international community in the 21st century, the Education Ministry set up an advisory panel Wednesday to map out recommendations on better ways of teaching English. At the panel's first meeting, Education Minister Hirofumi Nakasone said...

JAPAN

Jan 26, 2000

Domestic car output fell in '99

Stagnant sales at home led to a decline in domestic production while strong North American sales led to an increase in overseas output for most major Japanese automakers in 1999, it was announced Wednesday. Nissan Motor Co., however, experienced a decline in both domestic and overseas production. Overseas...

JAPAN

Jan 26, 2000

Chilly winds send mercury crashing to season's lows

Strong cold winds blowing in from the continent sent temperatures across Japan plummeting Wednesday to their lowest yet this season, with the northern Hokkaido town of Utanobori recording temperatures of minus 33.1 degrees, according to the Meteorological Agency. Also in Hokkaido, the village of Otoineppu...

JAPAN

Jan 26, 2000

Prosecutor's office arrests one of its own

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office arrested one of its employees on Wednesday for defrauding one of his former colleagues of 5 million yen, the office said. Arrested on suspicion of fraud was Masayuki Iwasaki, 44, of Koganei, Tokyo. He is a senior clerk in the supplies section of the office....

JAPAN

Jan 26, 2000

Ruling bloc rams Diet-seat bill through committee

In the absence of the opposition camp, the ruling triumvirate on Wednesday rammed a controversial bill aimed at reducing the number of seats in the Diet through a Lower House committee. The bill, which aims to do away with 20 proportional representation seats in the 500-member Lower House, is backed...

JAPAN

Jan 26, 2000

Government to set up antihacker task force

The government Wednesday decided to establish a task force of specialists to prevent computer vandalism by hackers and make a manual at an early date. The decision was made at a meeting of section chiefs from all ministries and government agencies in charge of computer-related issues. Earlier in the...

JAPAN

Jan 25, 2000

EU ambassador sees ties with Japan growing

Relations between Japan and the 15-member European Union are "moving along positively," with trade ties in particular becoming "very substantial," said EU Ambassador to Japan Ove Juul Joergensen during a visit to The Japan Times on Tuesday. Juul Joergensen, who took up the top post of the EU delegation...

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

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