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JAPAN
Jul 14, 2000

Forum considers education reform

OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Participants at a forum here Thursday, organized by the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), discussed reforming the education system to address adolescent problems including delinquency and so-called classroom collapse.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2000

Heo queried over alleged bribery fund

Heo Young Joong, a former real estate developer on trial in the Itoman case, has recently been questioned by prosecutors over 1 billion yen that he allegedly gave the former chairman of Wakachiku Construction Co. as funds for bribing lawmakers, investigation sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2000

DoCoMo joins investors in U.K. 3G cellphones

NTT DoCoMo Inc. will join forces with Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. of Hong Kong and KPN Mobile N.V. of Holland to jointly invest in Hutchison 3G UK Holding Ltd., one of the five licensees for next-generation cellular operations in Britain, the three companies announced Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2000

Tokyo balks at simplifying IT rules during G8 summit

The drafting of an "information technology charter" the Group of Eight leaders aim to adopt at their summit in Okinawa Prefecture later this month has been plagued by conflict, Japanese government sources said Wednesday. Although the G8 leaders hope to issue the IT charter at the end of the July 21-23...
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2000

BOJ should keep easy policy: IBJ

The time is not yet ripe for the Bank of Japan to terminate its "zero-interest-rate" policy, the Industrial Bank of Japan said in a report released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2000

Four arrested in tax evasion case

Prosecutors on Tuesday arrested two business consultants and an accountant on suspicion of illegally advising clients on how to evade taxes, as well as one of their clients on suspicion of evading over 250 million yen in corporate tax.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2000

Morita mulls new airport, defends works outlays

The Transport Ministry will review Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo's Haneda Airport with an eye to possible construction of a third airport in the metropolis, newly appointed Transport Minister Hajime Morita said.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2000

Okinawans grew up with U.S. military, differ on acceptance

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LIFE / Travel
Jul 12, 2000

Time travel in downtown Seoul

As a resident of Japan, one might be forgiven for assuming that the South Korean film industry is nearly nonexistent, considering the scarcity of offerings here. In fact, South Korean media production is prolific, but it sometimes takes an unexpected circumstance to bring this into clear focus.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2000

OSE sends delegation to Nasdaq

OSAKA -- An Osaka Securities Exchange delegation left for the United States on Monday for talks with managers of the Nasdaq stock index to enhance business tieups and offer more financial products to Japanese investors, OSE officials said.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2000

Embattled Sogo sets up panel to share out managers' blame

Department store operator Sogo Co. said Monday that it will set up a panel to examine management responsibility as a way to obtain public understanding for a controversial government bailout plan.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2000

U.S. firm to start bid for Nissan affiliate today

U.S. auto parts maker Johnson Controls Inc. will launch a tender offer today for all outstanding shares in Ikeda Bussan Co., a major auto-seat maker affiliated with Nissan Motor Co.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2000

Private machinery orders up 4.5%

Domestic core private-sector machinery orders in May rose a seasonally adjusted 4.5 percent from the previous month, rebounding from a four-month losing streak in month-on-month terms, the Economic Planning Agency said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2000

G7 ministers agree on policies for IT

FUKUOKA — Finance ministers from the Group of Seven economic powers agreed Saturday that governments need to maximize the benefits of the information technology revolution and minimize the risks through deregulation and coordinating their regulatory policies.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / GETTING THINGS DONE
Jul 9, 2000

Take a chance

Here is a quick summary of some of the activities that are available as you look for ways to fill what should be, but rarely are, the less demanding summer months.
COMMUNITY
Jul 9, 2000

Funding films by finding housing for foreigners

Walking with Akio Sakurai to his real estate office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, he told the story of an Indian couple -- the husband working for a major European bank -- for whom he had found an apartment. The day before they were due to sign the contract, the landlord rang and withdrew the offer. A Japanese...
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2000

Snow Brand may close plant; chief to resign over poisoning

Snow Brand Milk Products Co. said Thursday it will consider closing its Osaka plant following the recent outbreak of food poisoning caused by milk products shipped from the plant.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2000

1932 essays recall patriotism of nisei

When 31-year-old Californian Joyce Hirohata was having difficulty writing her high school valedictory speech, her father handed her a book published by her grandfather, Paul Tsunegoro Hirohata.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2000

Shinsei Bank joins bids to buy failed Life

Shinsei Bank, formerly the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, recently offered to buy failed consumer credit company Life Co., even though the bank refused to bail it out, Life sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2000

FRC may detail Sogo bailout

The Financial Reconstruction Commission is to consider whether it can disclose the numerical data that led to the government's decision to forgive loans to troubled department store chain Sogo Co., the newly appointed FRC chairman said.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2000

Diffusion index points to brighter economy

The diffusion index of coincident economic indicators, a key government-devised measure to assess the state of the economy, pointed in May to an expansion for the 13th consecutive month, the Economic Planning Agency said in a preliminary report released Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 6, 2000

Outfoxed in Mexico

Mexico begins the 21st century with a bang. Voters last weekend rejected 71 years of one-party rule and elected Mr. Vicente Fox, a political outsider, as their president. The Mexican people have made it clear that they are ready for change. Mr. Fox, a rancher and former businessman, has vowed to do just...
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2000

Miyazawa open to IT-aimed supplementary budget

The government should draw up, if necessary, an extra budget focused on information technology and new public projects later this year, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2000

Mori seeks a 'reborn Japan'

A day after the launch of his new Cabinet, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori stressed his determination Wednesday to create a "reborn Japan" by improving the economy and promoting the development of information technology.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2000

NEC, Mitsubishi unit to hike spending

In a effort to play a larger part in the ongoing information technology revolution, computer manufacturer NEC Corp. and electric appliance maker Mitsubishi Electric Corp. on Wednesday unveiled expansionary business plans.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 6, 2000

Law inhibits election coverage and debate

Prior to the Lower House elections June 25, commentators both here and abroad complained that the parties weren't putting forth concrete proposals, but instead only vague assurances that they would rebuild the economy and return Japan to its former glory as the world's last bastion of civility.
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2000

All things pointing to high-priced activity

The Tokyo stock market appears poised to snap out of a three-month correction. Having reached a high of 20,833 on April 12, the 225- issue Nikkei average fell to 16,008 on May 15 and is now hovering around 17,500.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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