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JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

Insurance market has U.S. anxious

The United States expressed concern over the progress of Japan's deregulation of its insurance market, during a high-level bilateral meeting Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1998

Japanese firms predict bleak future

Although some positive signs are emerging, Japanese companies remain mostly pessimistic over future prospects, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1998

Hashimoto counts on panel to keep reform on track

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Wednesday a planned third-party advisory panel to monitor the government's administrative reform efforts will play a key role in countering anticipated objections from bureaucrats against the reform.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

LTCB reassures investors after share price plunges

The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan hastily moved to assure investors of its creditworthiness on Tuesday after its share price plunged to its lowest level since the burst of the bubble economy.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Works kickbacks seen from small contractors

The Construction Ministry is looking into reports that small and medium-size contractors are charging commissions by "subcontracting" public works projects they can't handle to major construction firms, it was learned Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

MITI recommends easing of oil industry rules

The government should scrap measures designed to balance supply and demand of petroleum products in nonemergency situations, the Petroleum Council, an advisory body to the minister for international trade and industry, said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Keidanren chairman responds to criticism

The Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) is not currently soliciting political donations from its member companies, the new head of Keidanren said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Public works strategy hit by corporate execs

The government should not use public works projects to help stimulate the dormant economy, and the process of implementing such projects should be reformed substantially to make them more transparent, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

DKB beefs up stake in Kankaku

Kankaku Securities Co. formally announced Friday that it will shore up its capital base with 30 billion yen in aid from Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, making it a de facto subsidiary of the major city bank.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

'Big Bang' package receives Upper House approval

A package of four laws for sweeping financial reform was enacted Friday at a plenary session of the Upper House.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

Newspapers still have key role to play in high-tech age

Staff Writer
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Autumn dates announced for visits by Jiang, Kim

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

High-fashion bikes hit the streets of Harajuku

In the heart of Tokyo's Harajuku, the nation's fashion capital, Yuumi Mizunaga has opened a shop she hopes will win over the area's young trendsetters.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Public works plan to target areas of high unemployment

In an effort to improve the worsening job climate, the government said Tuesday it will focus public works projects in areas suffering from serious unemployment, such as Hokkaido, Kyushu and city areas of the southern Kanto and Kinki regions.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 1998

Hotel opens on Tokyo waterfront

Le Meridien Grand Pacific Tokyo opened in Tokyo's Daiba waterfront district in Minato Ward on Monday.
JAPAN
May 27, 1998

Nissan posts 14 billion yen net loss

Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday reported a consolidated net loss of 14 billion yen in the year that ended March 31.
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 25, 1998

JAS logs loss of 1.5 billion yen for fiscal 1997

Japan Air System reported 1.5 billion yen in pretax losses on sales of 325.5 billion yen for the business year that ended in March, due to a drop in per-passenger fares forced by intensifying competition, officials of the nation's third-largest airline said Monday.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Voters elect second female mayor

Akiko Higuchi was elected the nation's second female mayor Sunday in Hasuda, Saitama Prefecture, beating out incumbent Katsuo Ishikawa in an election with a record-low voter turnout of 52 percent.
JAPAN
May 22, 1998

J. League contender Tokyo Gas bent on survival

As dwindling attendance figures raise concerns over the future of Japan's only professional soccer league, one local Tokyo team busily preparing to join the new second division of the J. League next year is hoping that careful management will ensure its success.
JAPAN
May 22, 1998

Merging banks first to take advantage of DIC law revision

The planned merger between Fukutoku Bank and the Bank of Naniwa, two Osaka-based regional firms, will mark the first case in which merging banks, both ailing, receive financial help from the government-backed Deposit Insurance Corp., the Finance Ministry announced Friday.
JAPAN
May 21, 1998

Nonlife insurers post decline in revenues for '97

The combined annual premium revenue at the nation's five major nonlife insurance firms, for fiscal 1997, registered a year-on-year decline for the first time in the postwar era, earnings reports released Thursday showed.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

U.S. to lobby for airport work contracts

OSAKA -- A delegation of U.S. construction company executives will travel to Nagoya and possibly the Kansai region in early June in order to press for U.S. access to airport construction projects, according to U.S. Ambassador Tom Foley.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Japan Telecom posts consolidated profit

Japan Telecom Co. reported 31.42 billion yen in consolidated pretax profit Wednesday, generating 8.11 billion yen in net profit on sales of 411.76 billion yen for fiscal 1997
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Tokyo to discuss joint development with Mercosur bloc

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Who could replace Hashimoto?

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

DirecTV customers climb to 109,000

DirecTV Japan Management Inc. had 109,000 subscribers in Japan as of Tuesday, said Chairman Gareth Chang in his first release of subscription figures since the firm was launched in December.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Keidanren chief passes torch to Imai

Japan has pushed deregulation forward during the past four years, but there is still more to be done, said Shoichiro Toyoda, outgoing chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), at his final Keidanren press conference Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Most second-tier brokerages log pretax losses for '97

Eight of the nation's nine second-tier brokerages posted pretax losses for the year that ended in March, according to earnings reports released by Friday, indicating that individual investors are still not returning to the stock market.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Nissan unveils 'lifecare' vehicles

To address Japan's rapidly aging population, Nissan Motor Co. will heighten its production of "lifecare" vehicles, which are specially designed for senior citizens and people with physical disabilities, the firm said Wednesday.
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Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
Japan, India to set up new consultation defense cooperation framework
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (right) stands alongside his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, during a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on Monday.
About 30% of those in de facto marriages refuse to marry over surname change
A survey by a private group found that 30% of people in de facto marriages in Japan have not filed for marriage registration because they or their partners do not want to change their surnames.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.

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