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JAPAN
Apr 27, 1999

State OKs administrative streamlining bills

The government approved 17 bills Tuesday to slim down the administration in January 2001 along with a basic policy and plans to implement the reforms.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1999

Pharmaceutical wholesaler Goliath in the making

Kuraya Corp., Sanseido Co. and Tokyo Iyakuhin K.K. have agreed to merge next April 1 to create the nation's largest pharmaceutical wholesaler with sales of 918 billion yen for fiscal 2000, the three firms said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 1999

IBJ foresees two more years of contraction

The economy will contract by 0.6 percent in fiscal 1999 and 0.8 percent in fiscal 2000 in real terms, marking negative GDP growth for four consecutive years, the Industrial Bank of Japan predicted Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 1999

DoCoMo phones to run on Java

NTT Mobile Communications Network has agreed to use Sun Microsystems' Java programming language in its new i-mode cellular phones, officials of the two firms announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 1999

Mitsui Trust to lower wages in Chuo merger

In an unusual move, Mitsui Trust & Banking Co. plans to cut wages to the level of those offered at Chuo Trust & Banking Co. after its planned merger with Chuo in April 2000, industry sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1999

NTT to slash capital spending in '99

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. plans to invest 1.52 trillion yen on plants and equipment in fiscal 1999, down 230 billion yen from the current business year, the carrier announced Friday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 16, 1999

Post-impeachment Clinton

Officially, the impeachment ordeal of U.S. President Bill Clinton is over. Last Friday, the Senate -- in two bipartisan votes -- rejected both charges against the president. By a vote of 55 to 45, they threw out the first article of impeachment that alleged Mr. Clinton committed perjury when testifying...
EDITORIALS
Jan 27, 1999

Making real peace with Russia

Russia's political stability under the active leadership of President Boris Yeltsin is the most crucial factor in the success of the ongoing talks for a long-pending peace treaty with Japan. The track record of the bilateral negotiations is clear evidence of this. When Mr. Yeltsin was healthy and confident,...
JAPAN
Jan 19, 1999

Environment Agency urges restoration of wetlands, coast

Coastal areas and wetlands around the Seto Inland Sea should be restored and land reclamation projects strictly controlled to protect remaining natural areas, an Environment Agency advisory group said in a report released Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 1999

Paying for our technology fetish

Most people must have heard about the so-called "Year 2000 problem," or Y2K, as the turn-of-the-millennium computer glitch is known in techno-speak. Newspaper columns are filled with warnings of pandemonium in banking systems, airport control towers and other vital public facilities, just because computers,...
JAPAN
Jan 6, 1999

Partial treaty for two isles' return denied

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka denied a media report that Japan is considering proposing an interim treaty with Russia to ensure the return of two of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
JAPAN
Dec 30, 1998

Nomura to pare overseas operations, slash jobs

Japan's leading securities house, Nomura Securities Co., will downsize its operations in the Americas and Europe by closing offices and eliminating more than 600 jobs, according to sources at Nomura.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 1998

Gist of LDP's tax revision plan

1) Individual income tax cuts worth 4 trillion yen
JAPAN
Oct 8, 1998

Manufacturers in losing battle with lifetime employment

Staff writerFinancial institutions are not the only Japanese companies suffering from the moribund economy.Major electronics firms and automakers, which once basked in the strong growth of the famed Japanese economic miracle, have revised their projected earnings downward for the first half of the current...
JAPAN
Oct 6, 1998

Osaka faces uphill battle to host G-8

Staff writerOSAKA -- A comparative lack of local governmental interest, cool relations between the mayor and governor, and an uninspired promotional campaign have greatly dimmed Osaka's bid to host the Group of Eight summit in 2000, senior prefectural officials said recently.Osaka is one of eight cities...
JAPAN
Oct 5, 1998

Japan kicks off Asia intellectual property forum

Underscoring the need for Asian economies to protect intellectual property rights and counter counterfeits with their ever-growing borderless economic activities, delegates from 22 countries assembled Monday in Tokyo for a three-day forum on the issues.The forum, the second of its kind following one...
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Tokyo maps out 'millennium bug' strategy

In an effort to prevent potential turmoil that could result from the "millennium bug" computer problem, the government mapped out an action plan Friday urging public and private sectors to immediately take preventive measures.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

State to continue pursuit of Russia peace treaty

Japan's policy of seeking a peace treaty with Russia by the end of 2000 is unchanged, despite political and economic difficulties in Russia, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

In with a Bang: Credit Suisse upbeat over assets boom

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JAPAN
May 28, 1998

Automakers suffered at home in '97

Japan's five major automakers suffered domestically during the 1997 business year, which ended March 31, but three managed to boost profits on increased sales abroad.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Boosting ties in every area best road to treaty: Panov

Unless Japan and Russia boost efforts to improve relations in every possible field, the two countries may not be able to attain their goal of signing a peace treaty by the end of 2000, Russian Ambassador to Japan Alexander Panov said Monday.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Nissan to post losses of 14 billion yen

In sharp contrast to its rival automakers, financially troubled Nissan Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it expects to post net losses of 14 billion yen for the 1997 business year.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Territorial row needs thorough focus, Gaidar says

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JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Panel OKs soccer lotto; bill foe Tanaka kicked out

A revised bill to introduce a soccer lottery system to raise funds to promote sports activities was approved Friday by a Lower House panel, bringing the lucrative but controversial legislation one step closer to enactment.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Fiscal reform panel approves austerity law changes

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Conference on Fiscal Structural Reform gave the go-ahead April 24 for revisions to three points of the fiscal austerity law as part of "emergency measures" to accommodate the government's economic stimulus package.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 1998

Private envoy fosters human ties for Japan

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 31, 1998

Toyota to turn up output at Indiana plant

Toyota Motor Corp. will expand the production capacity at its new plant in Indiana from about 100,000 units to about 150,000 units by the fall of 2000, the firm announced March 31.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Foreign firms attempt to cash in on Tokyo's real estate bargains

Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 15, 1997

Japan to accelerate closure of liquor tax gap

Japan intends to speed up its timetable for reducing the disparity between taxes on whiskey and "Grade B" domestic "shochu" spirits by one year so that the rates will be almost the same beginning in October 2000, government officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 1997

Mitsubishi Motors chief intent on turnaround

A healthy and cheerful president free of worries is just what Mitsubishi Motors Corp. needs since being racked by legal troubles ranging from sexual harassment to "sokaiya" payoffs.
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
Plotter's signature customizable leather binder is just one of many products contributing to the ongoing boom in the popularity of Japanese stationery.
The party that ruled Japan for decades is in danger of crumbling
Haruo Tsukamoto, a rank-and-file member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a rice farmer in Ibaraki Prefecture, questions if the party still stands for people like him.
8,432 foreign children in Japan seen not attending school
The total number of foreign children registered in Japan as residents eligible for education at elementary or junior high schools stood at 163,358, up by 12,663.
U.S. federal shutdown affects Americans in Japan and diplomatic talks
The U.S. government shut down on Wednesday, though essential services are still being offered.
Isuzu to build first independent U.S. plant
Isuzu Chairman Masanori Katayama (third from left) and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (center) attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the firm's vehicle plant in South Carolina on Wednesday.
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
Japan's far-right party courts Trump allies and vows not to get 'wacky'
Sanseito party leader Sohei Kamiya speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 25.
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.
Japan faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.

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