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JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Softbank, NTT Data, Orix form cybersales firm

NTT Data Corp., Orix Corp. and Softbank Corp. will jointly establish a firm next week to sell computers and office supplies on the Internet to corporate customers, top executives of the three companies announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1998

Computers evolving to slimmer, more stylish models

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 17, 1998

Business leaning toward Kajiyama

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 17, 1998

Business association calls for radical government reforms

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 15, 1998

The 'Rock' goes for a piece of the 1.2 quadrillion yen

Prudential Insurance Co. of America, the largest life insurance house in the United States, will enter the Japanese financial market by jointly establishing an investment trust management firm with Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., the two companies announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 1998

Invitation to Russia still good, Kiriyenko says

To maintain momentum in recent improvements in Tokyo-Moscow ties, Japan's new prime minister is invited to take the place of the resigning Ryutaro Hashimoto on a planned visit to Russia this fall, Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 1998

Ex-airport chief makes final claim to innocence

Tsuneharu Hattori, a former president of Kansai International Airport Co. accused of accepting bribes worth 2.16 million yen from an Osaka oil dealer, claimed innocence in his final trial hearing Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 1998

Experts urge greater use of renewable energy in Japan

Japan is in a position to increase production of "green electricity" as it works to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets set at an international conference in Kyoto last December while also liberalizing its electricity industry, agreed experts at a symposium in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Haneda airport to get new train station

Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., said Friday that it will open Haneda Airport Station on Nov. 18, linking a terminal building at Haneda airport to the central metropolitan area.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

NTT posts 41 billion yen loss on PHS liquidations

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. announced an extraordinary loss of 41 billion yen Friday for the current 1998 business year to liquidate its nine loss-making personal handy-phone system (PHS) affiliates.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Prison urged for Nikko execs

Prosecutors demanded prison terms of up to one year for four former Nikko Securities Co. executives Thursday in connection with illicit payoffs to the late Lower House member Shokei Arai and "sokaiya" corporate extortionist Ryuichi Koike.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

English-language schools offer Toza students seats

OSAKA -- Three language school chains will provide free lessons to former students of the failed Toza Gaigo Gakuin English-language schools in the Kansai region.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Educational changes at home urged for kids' sake

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

JAL chief aims to run like the Bulls

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Sony preparing to enter nonlife insurance market

Sony Corp. plans to enter the nonlife insurance business in the latter half of 1999, the firm said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Toyota hints at expansion into finance

Hiroshi Okuda, president of Toyota Motors Corp., hinted Wednesday at a possible expansion by the Toyota group into the financial sector, while strengthening bonds with other companies within the group.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 1998

KDD begins domestic 001 calling service

KDD began full-fledged domestic calling services today, offering inexpensive connections to anywhere in Japan for those who dial 001 before placing calls from NTT subscriber telephones.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Kinki Nippon to post net loss of 7.8 billion yen

Due to sharp drops in the number of tourists and in tour prices -- as well as canceled tours for the World Cup games in France -- Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. announced Friday it will post a net loss of 7.8 billion yen for the current business year.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Tokio Marine stamped with AAA financial rating

Standard & Poor's, a private credit rating agency, assigned an AAA financial strength rating to Tokio Marine Life Insurance Co. Thursday, giving it the highest rating for a domestic life insurance firm.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Firms decide to get jump on shareholders' meetings

Shareholder meetings were held at 148 companies across the country Thursday, a day earlier than those held by many major businesses.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

U.S. demands fair chance to bid for Kansai airport work

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Mitsui Marine to offer quake insurance deal

Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance Co. will begin offering from July an earthquake insurance policy that would return 20 percent of the premium paid if no claims were paid during the period insured, company officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

German East Asiatic Society opens new center in Kobe

KOBE -- The Kobe center of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Naturund Volkenkunde Ostasiens, or German East Asiatic Society (OAG), opened Friday in Higashi-Nada Ward here at the former residence of a long-term German resident who donated his property to the organization.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

New Pajero rolls into the market

The latest model in the popular Pajero series, the Pajero iO, hit the market Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Soccer fanatics praise Japan's vibrant cheering section

Staff writer
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 9, 1998

Koreans fight eviction from Utoro homes

OSAKA -- Twelve Korean families facing eviction from the former wartime squatters community of Utoro in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, claimed Tuesday in their first oral appeal hearing that the real estate company that now owns the land should acknowledge their residential rights.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Flight crew unions back ANA pilots in ongoing wage feud

The Japan Federation of Flight Crew Unions issued a statement Tuesday supporting the crew union of All Nippon Airways in its ongoing dispute with management.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Ford not raising stake in Mazda yet, Miller says

The president of Mazda Motor Corp. on Tuesday denied media reports that Ford Motor Co. plans to increase its equity stake in the Japanese automaker.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Endocrine disrupters catch attention of academia

Experts from a number of fields related to endocrine disrupters set up an academic society Tuesday in Tokyo to help the nation combat the chemical substances whose effects on humans remain unknown.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
JAL to punish president and 36 others over pilot drinking scandal
Japan Airlines Managing Executive Officer Yukio Nakagawa (center) and others apologize after one of the airline's pilots was found to have been drinking alcohol, during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4.
After seven decades, is it finally time for the LDP to split up?
Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s ruling party faces a tough decision over its future as it searches for a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, reverse its waning popularity and reassure investors
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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