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JAPAN
Nov 19, 1997

Cooperation the cure to currency crisis, Ramos told

Nations must cooperate to counteract the currency crisis gripping Asia, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto told Philippine President Fidel Ramos on Wednesday, according to Foreign Ministry officials.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

State servants to be designated civil and 'noncivil'

The Administrative Reform Council, a government panel headed by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, on Tuesday virtually agreed that two separate statuses -- civil servants and "noncivil servants" -- should be created for government employees to be transferred to quasigovernmental organizations.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

Families grieve over massacre in Egypt

The families and friends of the 11 Japanese involved in Monday's terrorist attack in Luxor, Egypt, were stunned Tuesday that their loved ones' honeymoons had ended in bloodshed.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

Father who murdered son regrets failure as parent

A 53-year-old man accused of murdering his 14-year-old son expressed regret Tuesday that he failed to change his son's "violent" behavior instead of accepting it as self-expression.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

Allies draw line in sand over postal services

Apparently backpedaling on administrative reform efforts, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two smaller allies on Tuesday confirmed they will demand that the three services of the posts ministry be maintained as state-run.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

Maritime agency outlines steps to speed response to spills

In a white paper released Tuesday, the Maritime Safety Agency outlined measures that would enable it to respond more quickly to large-scale oil spills.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

Gist of latest pump-priming plan

1) Building-to-land ratios in city centers would be eased to encourage new construction on the sites of old structures.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

Message sent to Mubarak

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto sent a message Tuesday to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, asking for a swift inquiry into the massacre at Hatshepsut Temple in Luxor.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

Corporate heads praise measures, point to financial system

The nation's business leaders on Tuesday welcomed the government's package of pump-priming measures as effective, but called for measures to solve problems in the financial sector and for the government to reform the nation's taxation and administrative systems to stimulate the economy.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

Ministry warns Japanese tourists

The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday warned Japanese tourists not to visit southern Egypt, following a terrorist attack in the city of Luxor on Monday. At least 67 tourists died in the attack, including 10 Japanese. The warning will remain in effect until the details of the incident are clear and the ministry...
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

New economic package aims at accelerating deregulation

The government unveiled a package of pump-priming measures Tuesday that focuses on accelerating deregulation to help boost confidence in the economy, if not real demand, in the short term.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Hokkaido Takushoku folds; BOJ sends emergency loans

Marking the biggest collapse in the nation's financial industry, ailing Hokkaido Takushoku Bank announced Monday its de facto failure by saying it will transfer its operations to Hokkaido-based North Pacific Bank and other financial institutions.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Make defense-related agency a bureau: reform panel

A blue-ribbon government panel on administrative reform agreed Monday to turn the Defense Facilities Administration Agency into a bureau within a relevant government body.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Japan, U.S. officials concerned about depreciating yen

Japan and the United States expressed concern Monday over the recent depreciation of the yen, with Tokyo saying it was prepared to take action against excessive movements to stabilize foreign exchange markets.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Nikkei surges 1,200 points as players speculate on Takushoku

Tokyo stock prices rallied Monday amid news of the Hokkaido Takushoku Bank failure, as investors shopped for bargains, aided by growing expectations that public funds will be used to help dispose of a huge amount of bad loans.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Ministry plays down bank's collapse

Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka and other ministry officials Monday attempted to underplay the fact that the failure of Hokkaido Takushoku runs counter to the ministry's oft-repeated pledge that the nation's top 20 banks would not be allowed to fail.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Japanese curriculum planning takes worldly shift

In preparation for adopting a five-day school week in 2003, an advisory council to the education minister submitted a midterm report Monday urging fewer mandatory classes in the fundamental subjects to create additional room for general studies that foster humanity, creativity, originality and international...
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Teleway, Icon to join up for Internet services venture

Teleway Corp., a long-distance carrier, and Icon CMT Corp., a New Jersey-based Internet solutions provider, will set up a joint venture in January to provide a range of Internet services in Japan, the presidents of the two firms announced Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Explosive rally surprises stock analysts

The strong rebound Monday in Tokyo share prices took analysts by surprise.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Think tank backs Okinawa 2005 free trade zone plan

The government should accept a proposal made earlier this month by the Okinawa Prefectural Government to turn the prefecture into a free trade zone by around 2005, a public think tank recommended Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Iran investment climate deemed unattractive

Iran's investment environment is not attractive and the country should take measures to improve the situation if it wants to lure Japanese firms, Deputy Foreign Minister Minoru Tanba told his Iranian counterpart, Mohsen Aminzadeh, on Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Electronics sector calls on members to ax 'sokaiya' ties

Following the spreading corporate scandal over illegal payoffs to "sokaiya" corporate extortionists, the nation's five electronics and information-related industries Monday jointly called for member companies to immediately cut all ties with such racketeers.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

British firm's chip monkeys human eye movement

A London-based technology research and development company on Monday demonstrated its new silicon chip based on human vision mechanisms that allows detection and interpretation of moving objects at a much improved speed.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Aid plan for Bulgaria unveiled

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto announced an economic aid package Monday for Bulgaria, restating his willingness to support reform in the Eastern European nation, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1997

Industrial output revised to 2.4% for September

Industrial output in September rose 2.4 percent from the previous month, an upward revision from a preliminary increase of 1.6 percent, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said in a report released Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 1997

Patent chiefs collaborate on global certificates

KYOTO -- Officials in charge of the patent system in Japan, the United States and Europe agreed Friday to cooperate to reduce the costs and time needed to grant patents.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 1997

Automakers post higher first-half sales

Despite sluggishness in the domestic auto market, the nation's five major automakers are all enjoying higher sales for the 1997 business year, according to half-year financial results announced Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 1997

North Korea returnee started preparing in February

At least one of the 15 Japanese women from North Korea who ended the first homecoming visit in four decades was told by North Korean authorities last February that she had been selected as one of the group members, it was learned Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 1997

EPA says economy mired in a standstill

In a monthly report released Friday, the Economic Planning Agency said that although the economy has stalled and business sentiment is dimming, the economy has not yet entered recession. In a retreat from the government's long-held assessment of a mildly recovering recovery, the agency described the...
JAPAN
Nov 14, 1997

Iraq urged to comply with U.N. resolution

Iraq should adhere to a United Nations resolution and end the ongoing crisis over its refusal to allow international arms inspectors to continue their duties, the Foreign Ministry told a senior Iraqi diplomat Friday in Tokyo.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nissan shares surge as carmaker set to cut 20,000 jobs in huge overhaul
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the U.S. have been painful to most global brands, but crippling in Nissan’s case.
Japan might be playing long game in U.S. tariff talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House earlier this year. Ishiba said Monday that farmers won't be sacrificed for automakers in Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S.
More details emerge about stabbing near Tokyo University metro station
Yoshitaka Toda, the suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line, leaves a police station in the Japanese capital the same day for a pre-detention medical examination.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

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