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JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Major insurers release solvency figures for first time

The nation's five major nonlife insurance firms made public for the first time on Friday their solvency margin ratios -- a benchmark for their exposure to risk -- as part of new guidelines to better disclose information on operations.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

New WHO dioxin rules may affect Japanese regulations

The World Health Organization has set new guidelines for the regulation of dioxins and coplanar PCBs, a group of toxic chemicals that have a similar chemical composition to dioxins but are currently unregulated in Japan.
JAPAN
May 28, 1998

Diet to receive bills on banks' bad loans

A joint task force of the government and the ruling alliance on banks' bad loans agreed Thursday to submit several bills to the next Diet session in an attempt to facilitate an economic recovery.
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

Sour loans at 18 banks add to 21.78 trillion yen

Troublesome loans at the nation's top 18 banks totaled 21.78 trillion yen as of the end of March, according to fiscal 1997 earning reports released by Monday.
JAPAN
May 22, 1998

Free counseling sessions available to foreigners

Multilingual volunteers and specialist advisers will hold free counseling sessions today for foreigners as part of an international citizens' festival at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

IMF asked to consider effects of stringent aid requirements

The International Monetary Fund should consider the economic impact on the weak when setting conditions on aid for currency crisis-hit countries, an advisory body to the finance minister said Tuesday, in reference to the social confusion in Indonesia.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Indonesia Web site links stranded nationals with outside world

A World Wide Web site created by representatives of Japanese firms in Indonesia has become a crucial source of information for those both in and out of the country.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Tokyo says water supply not infected

Tap water in Tokyo is not infected with Cryptosporidium, a microscopic parasite that caused diarrhea and stomachaches in more than 8,700 Saitama residents in 1996, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said on Thursday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Lawsuits seek to put dent in massive tobacco industry

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Mayor urged to resign over friend's false registration

OSAKA -- The Higashi-Osaka Municipal Assembly on Monday unanimously called on Mayor Ikuo Shimizu to step down following his arrest for helping a friend falsely register as a resident of the city.
JAPAN
May 6, 1998

Enterprise Spirit: Forval aims to become one-stop telecom shop

18th in a series of occasional articles on venture businesses
JAPAN
May 1, 1998

Unions mark May Day with demand for change

Unionists observed the 69th May Day event at about 1,100 sites across the country amid a gloomy economic atmosphere.
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 23, 1998

Stimulus package gets finishing touches

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party put the final touches April 23 to the 16 trillion yen worth of economic stimulus measures to be endorsed by the government today, which will include about 10-trillion yen in "real-water" measures that require direct government outlays.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Big Business begins turning on Hashimoto

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is not only facing foreign pressure to restore the nation's economic health; he is now also confronted with growing criticism from Japan's business leaders, who are raising doubts about his management of the economy.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 1998

Washington just returning the favor, Foley says

A decade ago Japan urged the United States to cut its fiscal deficit and increase savings, and now Washington is taking a turn to prod Tokyo into rejuvenating the Japanese economy, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley said April 15.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 1998

Drugs increasingly used in treating appendicitis

In the past, appendicitis usually meant a patient had to undergo surgery. But doctors are now steering away from the traditional appendectomy and more toward anti-inflammatory drugs, according to a survey by the Health and Welfare Ministry.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 1998

Hospital chief supplied drug to son

A director of a Chiba hospital has been questioned by police on suspicion that she supplied her son with a government controlled drug to help him study and prepare for a dentist license exam, it was learned April 8.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1998

Spending shows consumer lifestyles changing

Consumer spending in Japan is reflecting a more on-the-go lifestyle in which glamour and excitement appear to be taking precedence over more practical ways.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 1998

Kan appointed leader of new DPJ

Naoto Kan, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, will become head of the newly expanded version, leaders of the four parties involved decided at a meeting March 31.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 1998

16 trillion yen stimulus plan packed with public works

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on March 26 proposed the nation's largest-ever economic stimulus package, worth at least 16 trillion yen.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 1998

Panel advises schools to get help on violence, delinquency

To fight increasing student delinquency and violence of recent years, an Education Ministry council submitted a report Tuesday urging schools to take a firm stance against serious crimes and to seek specialized assistance from other organizations.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 1998

National financial aid for civil lawsuits sought

Legislation is needed to provide financial help to people who cannot afford to file civil suits, an advisory body to Justice Minister Kokichi Shimoinaba urged Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 1998

Public works considered best stimulus package

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1998

Diet passes bill to give corporate status to NPOs

The Diet passed a revised bill March 19 that will give corporate status to volunteer and other citizens' groups for the first time by recognizing them as official nonprofit organizations.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1998

GE Capital receives insurance license

The Finance Ministry on March 19 issued an operating license to GE Capital Edison Life Insurance Co., a new insurer to be set up jointly by Toho Mutual Life Insurance Co. and leading U.S. nonbank financial firm GE Capital Services Inc.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 1998

BOJ economic report gets gloomier

The economy not only remains stagnant but faces increasing downward pressures, the Bank of Japan said March 17 in a report more pessimistic than its last.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

U.N. official praises Japan on PKO role

Japan has consistently made significant contributions toward improving the problem of refugees internationally and may expand this role in the future, the U.N. Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees said in an interview March 13.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1998

France hid medical effects of nuclear testing, activist says

Staff writer
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
1,010 food and beverage prices to rise in Japan in August
The price increases in August will be especially noticeable for dairy products, including milk and yogurt, according to the research firm Teikoku Databank.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
By Jason Coskrey

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