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JAPAN
Oct 13, 1997

JCP wants Yamasaki summoned before Diet

The Japanese Communist Party on Oct. 13 insisted that Taku Yamasaki, the LDP's policy chief, be summoned to the Diet, saying a recently completed investigation has deepened suspicion that he violated laws in receiving political donations from oil wholesaler Junichi Izui.Izui, now on trial on suspicion...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1997

Tokyo stocks sink to new low for year

Tokyo share prices slid broadly in trading Oct. 13 amid incessant concerns over the strength of the economy, leaving the market's benchmark index at its lowest level this year.The 225-issue Nikkei average fell 172.22 points -- roughly 1 percent -- to end the day at 17,204.70. The previous closing low...
JAPAN
Oct 10, 1997

Thailand urged to bolster economy

Top officials of three Japanese banks with close ties to Thailand on Oct. 10 urged the Thai government to continue trying to implement economic measures that would restore global trust in its battered economy.The calls came during the second day of separate meetings between visiting Thai Prime Minister...
JAPAN
Oct 10, 1997

Alberta lends Tokyo advice on restructuring

Alberta is committed to sharing its experiences in successful fiscal and government restructuring with Japan, one of its priority markets, according to provincial Premier Ralph Klein.Speaking at a news conference and at a Tokyo luncheon Oct. 9 sponsored jointly by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in...
JAPAN
Oct 9, 1997

Pyongyang lists names of wives allowed to visit

Japan has received a list from North Korea of Japanese women who will be allowed to make their first homecoming visit to Japan later this month, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Oct. 9.The names of between 10 and 15 women were tentatively put on the list, which was obtained by the government...
JAPAN
Oct 8, 1997

Special income tax cuts ruled out as stimulus

Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka on Oct. 8 ruled out the possibility of implementing special income tax cuts to help stimulate the economy, saying such a move would worsen the nation's fiscal condition.Speaking at a news conference, Mitsuzuka pointed out that such tax breaks would have to be financed...
JAPAN
Oct 8, 1997

Vice minister hints new law needed to cut energy use

To achieve a 2.5 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the next century, a law must be revised to give the government greater authority to control energy use, according to Osamu Watanabe, vice minister for international trade and industry.Watanabe was speaking Oct. 8 on the government's proposal...
JAPAN
Oct 6, 1997

Sanyo receives 10 billion yen in loans

Ailing Sanyo Securities Co. acknowledged Oct. 6 that it received 10 billion yen in loans from three banks with which it has close ties but did not say whether the money was emergency assistance to keep the brokerage afloat.A senior Sanyo official said his firm borrowed the money from the Bank of Tokyo...
JAPAN
Oct 3, 1997

Nikko chairman, president resign over 'sokaiya' payoff scandal

The chairman and president of Nikko Securities Co. resigned along with six other executives Oct. 3 to take responsibility for the firm's involvement in a payoff scandal, completing a sweep of the Big Four brokerages humiliated by a "sokaiya" corporate racketeer.Chairman Takuya Iwasaki and President...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1997

U.S. gets thumbs up for Super 301 ruling

Osamu Watanabe, vice minister for international trade and industry, on Oct. 2 applauded Washington's decision not to list Japan's auto market on a Super 301 retaliatory watch list."I regard the decision as the natural conclusion and I appreciate the U.S. government's just judgment," Watanabe told a...
JAPAN
Sep 30, 1997

Hokkaido Takushoku left to solve its own problems

Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said Sept. 30 that his ministry is not at present planning to help the troubled Hokkaido Takushoku Bank increase its capital.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 1997

NCB and Bankers Trust reach cross-shareholding agreement

Nippon Credit Bank and Bankers Trust Co. of the United States will hold between 1 billion yen and 2 billion yen in each other's shares, and Bankers Trust will also acquire an option to buy additional NCB shares worth 15 billion yen in three years, NCB announced Sept. 30.
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

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.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Toyoda supports corporate tax cut

The head of the nation's most powerful business group on Sept. 25 called for a cut in corporate taxes, stressing that such a move would invigorate corporate activity, lead to greater tax revenues and not run counter to the government's fiscal reconsolidation efforts.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1997

Ruling alliance agrees to examine ethics

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two smaller allies said Sept. 22 they will examine their funds and political ethics to salvage the public's trust in the wake of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's ill-fated appointment of convicted bribe-taker Koko Sato to his new Cabinet.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1997

Justice minister urges review of Juvenile Law court system

The juvenile court system should be reviewed to enable family courts to fully investigate juvenile crimes, Justice Minister Kokichi Shimoinaba said in a recent interview.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 1997

Obuchi favors signing of land mine ban treaty

Japan should drop its reluctance and sign a global treaty calling for a total and immediate ban on antipersonnel land mines, Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi said Sept. 19.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 1997

Northwest reaffirms support of 'open skies' as talks near

Prior to next week's scheduled bilateral aviation talks in Tokyo, executives of Northwest Airlines reaffirmed the carrier's position Sept. 18 to firmly support an "open skies" policy that would fully liberalize the air service market between the United States and Japan.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

BOJ outlines new structural reorganization plan

The Bank of Japan partially outlined an organizational reform plan Sept. 12 that would streamline its operations starting in April 1998.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

Factional politics return to sway appointments

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JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

KDD plans action against FCC on international settlements

KDD said Sept. 11 it will file a lawsuit in the United States demanding the U.S. Federal Communications Commission withdraw its unilateral price-setting system for so-called international settlement rates.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1997

Talks on NTT accord advance to new date

Japan and the United States held "sincere and constructive" discussions Sept. 9 on extending a bilateral accord on procurement by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., government officials from both sides said.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 1997

Izui claims he gave cash to top LDP lawmakers

Junichi Izui, an oil wholesaler on trial for alleged income tax evasion and fraud, said Sept. 8 he provided 278 million yen to six Diet members of the Liberal Democratic Party, including Taku Yamasaki, chairman of the LDP's Policy Affairs Research Council.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 1997

Mitsuzuka unfazed by rising surplus

Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka reiterated Friday that the nation's current account surplus will not mark any significant increase in the long term.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 1997

Sato opposes split of telecommunication administration

Shinji Sato, minister for international trade and industry, expressed his opposition Friday to a proposed plan to split the administration of the information and telecommunication industry into regulation and promotion.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 1997

Hatoyama to lead DPJ delegation in U.S. policy talks

Five members of the Democratic Party of Japan, headed by coleader Yukio Hatoyama, will visit the United States between Sept. 7 and 13 to discuss security matters and the party's foreign policy with U.S. experts.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 1997

Ambassador Fuji to attend Diana's funeral

The government has decided that Ambassador Hiroaki Fujii will attend the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, on Sept. 6, Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama said Sept. 4.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 1997

APEC urged to listen to less-developed states

The framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum should continue to be one where less-developed members can discuss issues on an equal footing with their industrialized counterparts, visiting Chilean President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle said Sept. 3.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 1997

57% of Japanese polled view China as a friend

Some 57 percent of Japanese feel some kind of friendship toward China, according to the results of a telephone survey conducted by Kyodo News Service on Aug. 30 and 31.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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