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JAPAN
Nov 6, 1997

Amway gets 500 complaints a year

The head of a consumer rights organization told a Diet committee Thursday that his group has received about 500 complaints each year since 1992 over the operations of Amway Japan Ltd., a member-based distribution company that makes sales but has no stores.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1997

Invesco's debut with LTCB to publicize investment trusts

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1997

PC shipments mark first fall since '92

Domestic shipments and exports of personal computers by Japan's 23 major PC makers dropped for the first time since 1992, totaling 3.97 million units in the first half of the 1997 business year that ended Sept. 30, an industry group announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1997

Bill to reduce the deficit clears the Lower House

A plenary session of the Lower House passed a government-proposed fiscal reform bill Thursday that will use wide-ranging measures to set reduction targets for key budget areas to slash the deficit.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1997

NGOs press for action at COP3

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

Marubeni earns ISO approval

Marubeni Corp. said Thursday that it has become the nation's first trading firm to qualify for an ISO certification for international quality management.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

Beirut urged to extradite five Red Army terrorists

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto asked Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri on Wednesday to extradite five members of the Japanese Red Army being held in a Lebanese prison.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

Serving the aged has a silver lining

As Japan's society continues to age at an unprecedented rate, companies from a variety of fields are looking into the area of welfare for new business opportunities.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

The Asahara Trial: Aum follower spread sarin 'out of fear'

Former Aum Shinrikyo fugitive Yasuo Hayashi told the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday that he was driven to spread deadly sarin gas on the Tokyo subway in March 1995 out of fear of what would happen if he refused.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

BOJ chief defends easy monetary policy

Bank of Japan Gov. Yasuo Matsushita defended the bank's prolonged easy monetary policy Wednesday as he responded to commonly asked questions and criticisms over its low interest rates.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

JR firms tell government enough is enough for JNR

The presidents of seven Japan Railway group companies told a governmental committee Wednesday they cannot afford to shoulder any more of the 28 trillion yen in debts left by the former Japanese National Railways.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

Red Army member could face prison

Prosecutors demanded a 2 1/2-year prison term Wednesday for Japanese Red Army member Kazue Yoshimura, who is charged with trying to use a forged passport in Peru.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

U.S. land mines in Japan discussed before treaty's signing

Japan and the United States held talks Tuesday and Wednesday in Tokyo on land mines possessed by U.S. forces in Japan, preceding Tokyo's anticipated signing of an international treaty banning antipersonnel mines.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

Ministry wants tax breaks cut, tax rates lowered

The Finance Ministry recommended Wednesday that tax breaks firms receive on five reserve funds be abolished or reduced so their taxable income base can be expanded and overall corporate tax rates reduced beginning in fiscal 1998.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

Defense chief presents heliport plan to Okinawa

Defense Agency Chief Fumio Kyuma visited Okinawa Prefecture on Wednesday to unveil blueprints for a sea-based heliport off Nago, northern Okinawa Island, in a last-ditch effort to win local support for the plan.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

Committee passes key fiscal reform bill

A Lower House ad hoc committee passed a top fiscal reform bill Wednesday that would set a target for deficit reduction and place a ceiling on key budget items.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

MMC chief denies links to 'sokaiya' but intends to resign

The chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said on Wednesday that he knew nothing of the company's involvement with two "sokaiya" corporate extortionists or alleged illegal payoffs, but will step down from the chairmanship to take responsibility.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

KDD sees sales decline

KDD, the country's leading international telecommunications carrier, reported on Thursday a decline in sales to 153 billion yen for the April-September period, an 8.1 percent fall from the same period last year.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

Courts pressured on death penalty

Prosecutors have submitted an opinion to the Supreme Court claiming that rulings by lower courts in a 1991 double murder case in Hokkaido, in which the defendant was sentenced to life in prison, violated the common law standards of the death penalty, it was learned Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Israel called obstacle to peace

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Creating new businesses 'urgent' task, panel says

A subcommittee under the Industrial Structure Council, an advisory body to the minister of international trade and industry, urged the government Tuesday to create two laws to better facilitate the creation of new businesses.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Women against war violence converge on Tokyo

More than 650 international activists and experts opposing wartime violence against women gathered in Tokyo on Monday to urge women to actively change societies that instigate discrimination and violence against them.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Swede brings two views to Hagi pottery

HAGI, Yamaguchi Pref. -- Few have ventured outside the borders defined by tradition in the more than 400 years this town has been producing its famous pottery, renowned as among the best for use in the Japanese tea ceremony.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Big Four to contribute 20 billion yen to Sanyo safety fund

The nation's four largest brokerage houses are expected to contribute 20 billion yen to a securities safety fund so clients of bankrupt Sanyo Securities Co. can withdraw assets from the failed firm, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Russia seen on verge of joining APEC

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Rengo requests 2 trillion yen tax cut

The Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) submitted a request Tuesday for a 2 trillion yen income tax reduction and other measures to three opposition parties and two small non-Cabinet allies of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Financing of Kansai airport runway decided

OSAKA -- Leaders of four Osaka-based business organizations and the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) agreed Tuesday on a plan for how the private sector should finance the construction of a second runway at Kansai International Airport.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Worsening economy sparks dissent within LDP

A number of lawmakers on the Liberal Democratic Party's Executive Council on Tuesday voiced concern over a bill that would designate specific reduction targets in key budget areas, arguing the bill would make it impossible for the government to stimulate the economy via spending measures.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Dome in the dunes ready for desert study

TOTTORI -- Scientists are now busy working in a gigantic new glass dome at the famous Tottori Sand Dunes, which silently covers a 16-km stretch of the Sea of Japan coast.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 1997

Nikkei ends higher after nearing 16,000

Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange were erratic Friday, with the Nikkei average at one point swooping to within a hair of the key 16,000 barrier but eventually logging a slight rise over the previous day. The index closed at 16,458.94, up 94.00 points.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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