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JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Miyazawa sorry for mismanaging the bubble days

Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa offered an apology Tuesday at the Diet for errors he made in fiscal and monetary policies before and after the bubble economy of the late 1980s.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Wholesale prices dropped 2.2% in July

Domestic wholesale prices dropped 2.2 percent in July from the same month last year, marking the fifth consecutive month of decline, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

BOJ keeps easy money policy unchanged

The Bank of Japan Policy Board agreed Tuesday to maintain the central bank's current easy monetary policy, bank officials said.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

New cruiser brings flexibility to 7th Fleet

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Envoy to look into slaying of U.N. observer Akino

The government will send State Foreign Secretary Keizo Takemi to Tajikistan to look into the killing of four U.N. ceasefire observers, including Yutaka Akino of Japan, and to seek ways to achieve peace in the country, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Kobe airport opponents push for plebiscite

KOBE -- Opponents of the proposed Kobe airport will begin collecting signatures later this month in order to push for a plebiscite to stop the controversial project.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Japan expresses concern over Suu Kyi

Eight major countries including Japan expressed concern over the treatment of prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi by Myanmar's military government, Foreign Ministry spokesman Sadaaki Numata said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Deregulation panel targets 16 fields for further reform

A government deregulation committee Tuesday picked 67 themes in 16 fields, including social sectors, as targets for further decontrols.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Inflatable jacket softens cyclists' impacts with asphalt

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

No mega-merger on horizon for road-warrior Honda

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

New law fails to preserve Ainu people's rights: U.N.

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Jiang's visit to begin on Sept. 6

Chinese President Jiang Zemin will visit Japan from Sept. 6 to Sept. 11 as a state guest, Foreign Ministry officials announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Yen takes plunge to eight-year low; stocks fall

The yen tumbled in Tokyo trading Tuesday, logging levels in the 147 yen range for the first time in roughly eight years, bringing down stock prices and Japanese government bonds with it.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998

Ministry sued over naturalization guidelines

A Taiwanese national and legally recognized permanent resident of Japan filed suit Monday with the Tokyo District Court against the Justice Ministry for rejecting his application for naturalization.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998

Mita Print files for composition procedures

OSAKA -- Mita Print Co., a firm affiliated with failed photocopier manufacturer Mita Industrial Co., has begun to seek composition procedures with creditors, a private credit research company said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998

WTO report upholds U.S. claim on apple trade

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998

Obuchi rules out snap elections

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said Monday he has no intention of dissolving the House of Representatives for snap general elections at this moment.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998

Daiei backs out of JT redevelopment project

Major supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. announced Monday it will not take part in a redevelopment project at the site of a former Japan Tobacco Inc. plant in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998

Asian Women's Fund remains official sex slave redress policy

The government maintained its stance Monday of promoting the Asian Women's Fund to extend money to women who were forced to provide sex to Japanese soldiers before and during the war.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Housing Loan chief tells Cabinet to show, not tell

The outspoken head of the Housing Loan Administration Corp. on Thursday called on the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to use actions, not words, to tackle the problems plaguing the nation.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Obuchi names Cabinet, taps Miyazawa to lead recovery

Keizo Obuchi named his "economic reconstruction" Cabinet on Thursday evening after being elected Japan's 54th prime minister, tapping former leader Kiichi Miyazawa for the key post of finance minister.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Izui pleads innocent to bribes, fraud

The defense counsel for petroleum wholesaler Junichi Izui, who is on trial for bribery, fraud and tax evasion, pleaded innocent Thursday to the first two charges at his final hearing.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Toyota wait-and-see on next KDD

Toyota Motor Corp. will decide whether to increase its stake in KDD Corp., to be set up through the merger of KDD and Teleway Japan Corp., after observing developments in the fast-paced telecommunications industry, Toyota's president said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Business responds with hope to new lineup

Business leaders on Thursday urged the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to restore international confidence in Japan by swiftly tackling the nation's mounting economic problems.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

JAL to counter upstart with new Tokyo-Fukuoka fares

Japan Airlines announced Thursday that it will establish a new discount fare system for its Tokyo-Fukuoka route to compete with fledgling newcomer Skymark Airlines.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Split decision shows LDP has little breathing room

Keizo Obuchi was elected prime minister Thursday in the first split Diet vote since 1989, clearly illustrating the tight spot in which his Liberal Democratic Party now stands.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Thunderstorms rattle Kanto, soak Yokohama

Thunder accompanied by heavy showers brought near record-setting rainfall Thursday to much of the Tohoku and Kanto-Koshin regions (Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures), resulting in train delays and warnings from the Meteorological Agency.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Analysis: Leadership remains tied to factional politics

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Osaka draws up 10-year restructuring plan

OSAKA -- To forestall intervention by the central government, the cash-strapped Osaka Prefectural Government announced a 10-year restructuring plan Thursday that includes a reduction in prefectural officials and teachers as well as a suspension of regular annual wage increases for two years.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

LDP assembly members break ranks in Tokyo

In the wake of the Liberal Democratic Party's crushing setback in the July 12 Upper House elections, nearly half of the 52 LDP members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly decided to form a new parliamentary group, party sources said.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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