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JAPAN
Feb 25, 1997

Government consensus on holding firms seen as a start

While the business and financial communities are pleased that the ruling coalition finally reached an agreement on lifting a 50-year-old ban on holding companies, they say they have yet to get all they want.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 1997

Sato to carmakers: don't cut export prices

The nation's automakers should refrain from cutting export prices even if the yen falls against the dollar, trade chief Shinji Sato said Feb. 25.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 1997

Firm links with Lamborghini on sports car

A sports car designed by Japanese firm Gigliato Design Co. and produced by Italian manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini will debut on the Japanese and European markets this year, executives of the two companies announced Feb. 25.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 1997

Gang member arrested in Tamagotch extortion

OSAKA -- A Yamaguchi-gumi gangster from Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, was arrested Feb. 25 on suspicion of extorting 5 million yen from a trader who failed to make good on a promise to ship him 200 of the best-selling Tamagotch virtual pets, they said.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 1997

Government slams U.S. film complaints

U.S. allegations of discrimination in Japanese laws and actions on imported photographic film are "groundless," the government said Feb. 21.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 1997

Osaka to use 980 million yen for Olympics

OSAKA -- The Osaka Municipal Government will allocate 980 million yen of its fiscal 1997 budget for its campaign to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, it was announced here Feb. 21.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 1997

Number of high school dropouts rises to 98,179

The number of high school dropouts rose slightly to 98,179 in fiscal 1995 but remained within the fluctuating range of the past decade, according to an Education Ministry report released Feb. 21. The dropout ratio from all public and private high schools was 2.1 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from...
JAPAN
Feb 21, 1997

Mongolia seeks patron in Japan

After several years of vigorous democratization efforts and painful free-market reforms, Mongolia appears to be eagerly courting new shepherds to lead its 2.4 million people toward a more prosperous and secure future.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 1997

Opposition parties disagree over tax cuts

Three opposition parties on Feb. 21 effectively gave up their joint attempt to demand the continuation of special tax cuts this year, enabling the government to cement its plan to raise income taxes by 2 trillion yen a year.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 1997

Japan offers special fish quota to EU

In a bid to avert a possible legal battle with the European Union at the World Trade Organization over fish imports, Japan has informally proposed granting the 15-nation union a special import quota for certain fish like mackerel and horse mackerel, government sources said Feb. 21.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 1997

Life insurers opposed to banks moving in

The nation's life insurers joined ranks with their nonlife counterparts Feb. 21 in voicing opposition to the entry of banks into the insurance market through holding companies.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 1997

JR West president to step down

Masataka Ide, president of West Japan Railway Co., will step down April 1 and Vice President Shojiro Nanya will take his place, Transport Minister Makoto Koga announced Feb. 21.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 1997

No accord yet on holding firms; deadline Feb. 24

The ruling coalition moved closer to agreement Feb. 21 on revising the Antimonopoly Law to lift a 50-year-old ban on holding companies. However, it failed for the second time this week to meet a deadline for settling the issue.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 1997

Garuda pilot details Fukuoka crash

The captain of Garuda Indonesia Flight 865, which crashed at Fukuoka airport last June, said he aborted takeoff because he thought the aircraft might hit objects or buildings nearby if he continued, according to the draft of a report released Feb. 21 by the Transport Ministry's Aircraft Accident Investigation...
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1997

Chinese community grieves Deng Xiaoping

People in Yokohama's Chinatown, the largest Chinese community in Japan, and elsewhere around the country grieved over the death Feb. 20 of Deng Xiaoping.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1997

Insurance leader speaks out against allowing banks

Banks' entry into the insurance business would reduce competition and should not be permitted, even through holding companies, the head of the nation's nonlife insurance industry said Feb. 20.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1997

Chinese here ponder possibility of turmoil

Some Chinese in Tokyo expressed concern Feb. 20 that Deng Xiaoping's death might throw China into turmoil.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1997

Japanese embassies on alert after arrests

Fearing retaliation for the weekend arrests in Lebanon of five suspected members of the Red Army, Japanese embassies were ordered on alert, Foreign Ministry officials said in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1997

Budget for public works to be reviewed

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's study group on fiscal reform, consisting of leaders from the government, the ruling party and its allies, said Feb. 20 it will review the planned 630 trillion yen to be spent on public works projects between fiscal 1995 and 2004, officials said.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1997

JETRO taking applications for business Japanese test

Applications are now being accepted for the Second JETRO Business Japanese Proficiency Test for non-native Japanese speakers, the Japan External Trade Organization has announced.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1997

Yokota base-noise hearings take off

Court hearings began Feb. 20 on a lawsuit brought by residents around the U.S. Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Tokyo, seeking a ban on night and early morning flights and damages for past jet noise.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1997

Special tax measures mulled for NTT split

Special tax measures may be temporarily applied for the planned breakup of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. but they will not be applied to consolidated earnings, a top Finance Ministry official said Feb. 20.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1997

Group advises on rent discrimination

A human rights group representing Korean residents will set up a three-day hotline next week to provide support and advice to foreigners facing discrimination in trying to find apartments.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1997

Pyongyang showdown seen between Kim, reform camp

Kim Jong Il and his allies in North Korea's hierarchy could be in their final days of power, according to a prominent Tokyo-based Korea watcher.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 1997

Dragon Airlines plans more Japanese routes

Hong Kong Dragon Airlines hopes to open new routes to three Japanese cities in the near future, the new head of the carrier said Feb. 19 in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 1997

Businessmen seek understanding, poll shows

Businessmen from Japan and South Korea believe the two nations must understand each others' cultures and customs to strengthen both economic ties and links with China, according to a recent poll. Their Chinese counterparts, on the other hand, stress the importance of governmental economic cooperation....
JAPAN
Feb 19, 1997

January trade surplus falls 91.7%

The nation's customs-cleared merchandise trade surplus for January plunged 91.7 percent from the same month last year to 5.2 billion yen, according to preliminary figures released Feb. 19.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 1997

New rules on holding companies delayed

Due to continuing disputes over the handling of labor-management relations, the ruling coalition on Feb. 19 decided to allow one extra day for discussions before finalizing new guidelines for holding companies under a revised Antimonopoly Law.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 1997

DPJ issues budget-cutting plan

The Democratic Party of Japan submitted a set of proposals Feb. 19 to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two smaller allies to cut by 3.4 trillion yen a planned 77.4 trillion yen budget package for fiscal 1997. Its proposals are an effort to prevent the already debt-stricken national coffers...
JAPAN
Feb 19, 1997

Citizens' group calls for law to give Koreans war pensions

A citizens' group submitted a request Feb. 19 to both houses of the Diet calling for special legislation to make Korean residents who worked for Japan during World War II eligible to receive war pensions from the government.
Travelers avoid trips to Japan over viral comic book’s quake prediction
Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district in March.
How China’s soft power is rewriting Asian culture
Mixue, a Chinese bubble tea chain, has become the world’s largest food and beverage chain, with tens of thousands of stores all over Asia. The company is just one example of the increasing reach and popularity of Chinese cultural exports across the globe.
Trump announces Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel ‘partnership’ deal
U.S. President Donald Trump points as he boards Air Force One en route to New Jersey, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Friday.
In search of untouched Japan? Meet Hokkaido’s newest hiking trail.
The Hokkaido East Trail links some of the northern prefecture's most striking national parks and landscapes.
Onosato set for yokozuna promotion after clinching Emperor’s Cup
Onosato after defeating Kotozakura at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Friday. The win gave him a 13-0 record and clinched the Emperor's Cup, assuring him of promotion to yokozuna next week.
Manga translators walk a fine line between meaning and mayhem
Not only is the drawing of each frame an important part of the manga-making process, translation has increasingly demanded more attention as the art form gains popularity overseas.
AI fiction is already here. Are humans ready?
After last year’s controversy over using AI to write about 5% of her novel, Rie Qudan was asked by an advertising magazine to write a short story where she uses AI for 95% of it. The resulting short story, “Kage no ame” (“Rain Shadow”), was published March 25.  
Six short films that capture our world in mere minutes
“Marion” provides a glimpse into the lives of bull dodgers, who perform a nonlethal version of bullfighting.
As Taiwan looks to boost ‘unofficial ties,’ Paraguay’s leader offers facilitator role
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena speaks during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Thursday.
GCAP next-gen fighter joint venture likely to be running by this summer
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter jet is displayed during the DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.

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