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BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2000

Restructuring putting a damper on recovery

Recent economic reports indicate the nation has finally pulled itself out of a decade of doldrums.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2000

Network to monitor pollution

Japan plans to set up an Internet-based program to monitor the environment in the Asia-Pacific region in an effort to assist in the early detection of environmental degradation, Environment Agency sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2000

Four out of five car companies increased production in May

All but one of Japan's five leading automakers hiked their worldwide production in May over the previous year, according to data released by the five companies Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2000

Cabs given upper hand over smokers

The Transport Ministry said Wednesday that it will abolish administrative procedures required for taxi companies to operate nonsmoking cars, freely allowing them to refuse smoking passengers beginning in August.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Asia may see 'miracle' with rise in IT: report

Asian countries outside Japan could accomplish a "new Asian miracle" through increased utilization of information technology, the Economic Planning Agency said in an annual report released Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Never discount the glow of gold too much

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's clout extends not just to U.S. equities. He also appears to hold the price of gold in the palm of his hand.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Shinsei to ask DIC to buy Sogo loans

Shinsei Bank, formerly the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, has unofficially asked the state-run Deposit Insurance Corp. to buy 200 billion yen in outstanding loans made to major department store operator Sogo Co., bank sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2000

Private funeral held for Takeshita

A private funeral for former Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita was held Wednesday afternoon at Tsukiji-Honganji Temple in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, with many politicians in attendance.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Osaka bourse announces new chief

OSAKA -- The Osaka Securities Exchange has announced that Goro Tatsumi, president of Kosei Securities Co., will succeed Kyoji Kitamura as president of the Osaka-based bourse on June 30.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

May trade surplus plunges 29% as oil leads import surge

Japan's trade surplus plunged 29 percent in May from a year earlier as imports outpaced exports, following a 10.3 percent surge the previous month.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Shares bought on credit increase again

The balance of shares bought on credit rose for the second week in a row last week, with buying spreading to low- and medium-price stocks.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2000

LDP snubs own to back ally's man

Kensaku Morita, who before the dissolution of the Lower House was a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, is running as an independent in the Tokyo No. 4 constituency in Sunday's election because of what he calls an "unreasonable" decision by the LDP to back a candidate from one of the party's coalition...
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2000

Japan, EU to announce new accord

Japan and the European Union plan to issue an upgraded bilateral pact covering their relations in a wide range of fields such as politics, economics and culture at their regular bilateral summit July 19, a senior trade ministry official said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Good management heeds environment, not culture: scholars

The economic performances of Japan and the United States have contrasted sharply over the past two decades, with Japan's boom in the 1980s and the strong U.S. recovery in the 1990s exposing differences in management styles and the changing nature of models of success.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Bankruptcy declared for realtor, unit

Real estate developer EIE International Corp. and its affiliate General Lease Co. have been declared bankrupt by the Tokyo District Court, a private credit research agency said Wednesday.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2000: VOX POPULI
Jun 22, 2000

Kin want focus on youth crime

While economic recovery may be the focal issue for the June 25 election, Ruriko Take, head of the Association for Victims of Juvenile Crimes citizens group, believes juvenile issues should be given more attention as they concern the people who will lead society in the future.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Fujitsu to buy LSI business from steelmaker NKK

Major computer manufacturer Fujitsu Ltd. will acquire the design and development operations for advanced large-scale integration chips from major steelmaker NKK Corp., senior officials of the two companies announced Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Talks address Japan, U.S. e-commerce

While it may appear that the United States is far ahead of Japan and the rest of the world in embracing e-business, the U.S. itself is a newcomer to the field, and tremendous challenges lie ahead, a U.S. business school educator told a symposium organized by Keizai Koho Center.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2000

NPA urges top security for summit

National Police Agency chief Setsuo Tanaka called for maximum security precautions before the Group of Eight summit in Okinawa late next month, telling police officials to guard against possible disruptive measures by nongovernmental organizations.
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2000

Suddenly, no more rogues

The rogue states are gone. Is the world today a safer place than it was a week ago? Not exactly. The United States has simply decreed that it is removing the phrase from its diplomatic vocabulary. But the declaration shows that the U.S. has decided to break with its stereotypes, and to see hope where...
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Square Co. plans network service

Square Co., a leading video game software developer, will introduce an electronic entertainment service that will take video game players to cyberspace, where they can communicate with other gamers via an online network, according to the firm's new president.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2000

Sanwa plans Internet bank by yearend

Sanwa Bank said Wednesday it plans to establish an Internet bank in July at the earliest, with an eye to launching deposit-taking and settlement operations by year's end.

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