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JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Hashimoto opens Diet with apology over Sato

In his policy speech before the Diet on Sept. 29, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto reiterated apologies to the public for appointing a politician once convicted of bribery to the Cabinet he formed earlier this month.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Telegrams toast 25 years of Sino-Japan ties

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and his Chinese counterpart, Li Peng, exchanged congratulatory telegrams Sept. 29 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral ties, according to government officials.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Reform chief Ozato vows to have final report in November

Sadatoshi Ozato, newly appointed head of the Management and Coordination Agency believes firmly that the final report of the government's top panel on administrative reform must be completed without delay.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Nagasaki groups slam U.S. nuclear testing

After being denied requests to meet with U.S. Embassy officials in Tokyo, members of 50 Nagasaki-based antinuclear citizens' groups protested outside the embassy gates Sept. 29 over the U.S. subcritical nuclear test conducted earlier this month.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Pricey Osaka land reflects failure of public works

OSAKA -- Three land plots bought for 740 million yen by a land development corporation in Kumatori, Osaka Prefecture, remain idle with no development plans in the works, following the failure of a number of public works programs authorized by the prefectural government, it was learned Sept. 29.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Sakura to upgrade investment banking division for 'Big Bang'

Sakura Bank will renovate its organization by upgrading its investment banking division into a de facto "internal company" and regrouping its commercial banking divisions, effective Oct. 1.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Groups wary of Osaka Olympics

Representatives of the city of Osaka and Osaka Prefecture, local sports federations and citizens' activist groups gathered Sept. 27 at a symposium to weigh the pros and cons of staging the Olympics in Osaka.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Hun Sen to visit in November to make pitch for legitimacy

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JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Mercosur, Japan to meet in October

Japan and Mercosur, the four-nation Latin American common market, will hold the second regular meeting in Tokyo in mid-October with Uruguayan Foreign Minister Alvaro Ramos visiting here as this year's Mercosur chairman.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Corporate tax cut tied to size of income base

Any reduction in the corporate income tax should be considered only within the scope of revenue that can be gained by expanding the taxable income base for companies, a top Finance Ministry official indicated Sept. 29.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Toyota to increase stake in Hino Motors

In a move to strengthen its ties with Hino Motors Ltd., Toyota Motor Corp. plans to purchase 13.3 million shares in the major truck manufacturer, increasing its shareholding to 20.1 percent, Toyota announced Sept. 29.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Closure of JR Building ends an era

The JR Building, which once housed the former head offices of the Japanese National Railways, will be closed Sept. 29, putting an end to a 60-year history that encompassed the defunct Railway Ministry.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

NPA vows to help crime victims gird for reprisals

The National Police Agency pledged Sept. 29 to step up efforts to protect crime victims from retaliation after the people who victimized them are released from prisons, NPA sources said.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Emigrants to Dominican Republic want land Japan promised

In an effort to press the government to fulfill a promise it once made 40 years ago, 12 representatives of Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic set foot Sept. 29 on their motherland.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Nissan Mutual's liquidation contested

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JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

U.S. pledges pressure if recession returns

Washington will step up pressure on Tokyo to alter its austere fiscal policy to stimulate domestic demand if the economy here proves to have fallen into recession next month, a policy adviser to the Democratic Party said Sept. 26.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Powell urges China engagement

Japan and the United States need to engage China while maintaining a solid partnership, and the new Japan-U.S. defense guidelines can help to strengthen this relationship, retired U.S. Gen. Colin Powell said in Tokyo Sept. 26 at a symposium addressing future Japanese-U.S. relations.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Malawi vice president visits today

Justin C. Malewizi, vice president of the Malawi Republic, will visit Japan Sept. 26 through Sept. 30 for official engagements, including promotion of investments in his country, the Malawi Embassy said.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Shimamura replaces ailing Ochi at agriculture helm

Yoshinobu Shimamura, 63, parliamentary vice minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, became the farm minister Sept. 26.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Broker Sanyo seeks extra bank financing

Ailing Sanyo Securities Co. disclosed Sept. 26 that it is seeking additional financial assistance from the three banks with which it has close ties in an effort to improve its balance sheets.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Extraordinary session to be stage for ethics debate

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JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Industry can cut CO2 emissions 7% by 2010, MITI says

Japan's industrial sector can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 7 percent from the 1990 levels by 2010 through new technologies, according to an estimate by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Court rules Dentsu liable in '91 employee suicide

The world's largest advertising agency, Dentsu Inc., has been ruled negligent in failing to prevent the suicide in 1991 of an employee who had worked excessive hours, despite seeing signs he needed rest, the Tokyo High Court said Sept. 26 in upholding a lower court ruling.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Izui summons urged for session

The Diet affairs chairmen of three opposition parties agreed Sept. 25 to raise political ethics issues in an extraordinary Diet session to start Sept. 29, including the subject of the alleged offerings of money by oil wholesaler Junnichi Izui to Liberal Democratic Party politicians.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Green conference to be held in Ube

An international symposium on the preservation of the world's environment will be held Oct. 17 in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Prosecutors raid Nikko in 'sokaiya' payoff probe

Nikko Securities Co.'s head office in Tokyo was raided Sept. 25 by prosecutors and members of the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Committee in connection with the brokerage's suspected illegal payoffs to "sokaiya" corporate extortionist Ryuichi Koike.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Group calls on public to oppose defense shift

A group of intellectuals issued an appeal Sept. 25 in Tokyo calling on citizens to oppose the new Japan-U.S. defense cooperation guidelines and for the government and politicians not to seek legislation designed to implement the accord.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Delay forecast for aviation pact

Japan and the United States will probably not reach an agreement by the end of September -- a self-imposed deadline -- in the ongoing bilateral civil aviation talks, Transport Ministry officials said Sept. 25.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Thai economic crisis puts a dent in carmakers

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JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Ailing farm chief, Ochi, 76, resigns post

Ihei Ochi, chief of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, on Sept. 25 resigned from his post, citing poor health.

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