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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.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Leniency requested for Aum cultist

The defense counsel for Aum Shinrikyo defendant Kazuaki Okazaki, who is on trial for the murder of Yokohama lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto and the attorney's family, stressed during his final hearing Wednesday that the defendant gave himself up to authorities and that none of the facts surrounding the case...
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Vietnamese technical intern arrested over Saga murder
Saga Prefectural Police officials speak during a news conference held in the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture, early Monday following the arrest of a Vietnamese man a day earlier on suspicion of murder.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.
How Japan made techno its own
Rural, a three-day techno festival, was held July 18 to 21 at Nowhere Camp in Fukushima Prefecture.
Boys’ love dramas from Thailand make waves in Japan
Wakana, a Japanese fan of Thai BL, visits a temple in Thon Buri, Bangkok featured in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese series “Cherry Magic.” Her media consumption kindled an interest in Thai culture and language, and ultimately led her to relocate to Thailand. “I fell in love with the whole country,” she says.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.

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