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JAPAN
Dec 24, 1997

Heroic actor Toshiro Mifune dead at age 77

Actor Toshiro Mifune, who appeared in 16 Akira Kurosawa films, including "Rashomon" in 1950 and "Seven Samurai" in 1954, died Wednesday night at a hospital in Mitaka, Tokyo. He was 77.
JAPAN
Dec 23, 1997

Feature: Horse-drawn globe-trotters come to Japan

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JAPAN
Dec 22, 1997

Hashimoto concerned with Nikkei's slide

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Monday he was "very concerned" that the Tokyo Stock Exchange's key barometer has dropped below 15,000 yen.
JAPAN
Dec 22, 1997

Daiwa Bank, IBM form data managing venture

Daiwa Bank and IBM Japan Ltd. said Monday they have agreed to form a joint venture that will develop and operate information systems for the commercial bank.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 1997

Shares and yen tumble as credit crunch worsens

Share prices and the yen came under severe selling pressure Friday in Tokyo amid reports that a credit crunch has forced a major food trader out of business.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 1997

Harlequin Air launches first flight

Harlequin Air, a new airline affiliated with Japan Air System, started services Friday with a chartered flight from Fukuoka to Brisbane, Australia.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 1997

Seamen left high and dry as tunnel's opening celebrated

KISARAZU, Chiba Pref. -- It was the day to hang up their sea boots after decades on the sea.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 1997

City's testing confirms toxins buried at site of theme park

Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 12, 1997

Diet passes revision to Deposit Insurance Law

A government-sponsored bill to revise the Deposit Insurance Law was enacted Friday when the Upper House passed it on the final day of the 141st extraordinary Diet session.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 1997

Diet lists some of Yamaichi's 'tobashi' clients

The Diet on Friday named seven corporate customers of Yamaichi Securities Co. that were involved in dubious "tobashi" dealings that led to the 100-year-old brokerage's failure last month.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 1997

Japan ripe for opening to foreign investment, Foley says

The time is right for Japan to implement policy changes to eliminate barriers to foreign investment and encourage more cross-border mergers and acquisitions, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley said Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 1997

Sakura Bank exec, realtor imprisoned for fraud

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday sentenced a deputy manager of the Sakura Bank branch in Tsunashima, Yokohama, to seven years in prison for defrauding clients out of about 1.85 billion yen by fabricating lucrative investment programs.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1997

Yamaichi chief gives Diet testimony on 'tobashi' trades

Ten corporate customers were involved in Yamaichi Securities Co.'s dubious "tobashi" dealings to hide losses that eventually led to the collapse of the brokerage, Tsugio Yukihira, chairman of the failed firm until last August, said Tuesday in unsworn testimony in the Diet.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 1997

Yamaichi collapse didn't faze 'sokaiya'

Ryuichi Koike, who on Tuesday went on trial for allegedly extorting huge sums from five of Japan's biggest financial institutions, showed no emotion when he heard about the recent collapse of Yamaichi Securities Co., according to sources.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 1997

Suntory, Hugo Boss settle trademark dispute

OSAKA -- Suntory Ltd. and the Japanese unit of major German men's apparel maker Hugo Boss AG have reached an out-of-court settlement over a trademark dispute, sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 1997

Seven suspected in land sales fraud

Police arrested six people and put another on a wanted list Monday on suspicion of swindling 10 million yen from elderly people who had earlier suffered losses from fraudulent sales of undeveloped rural property.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 1997

Prison sought for ex-minister's sister

Prosecutors demanded a three-year prison term Monday for Yoshie Yamaguchi for allegedly receiving two credit union loans totaling 2.7 billion yen without sufficient collateral.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 1997

Mitsubishi Estate, Hitachi raided over payoffs

The Metropolitan Police Department raided the head offices of Mitsubishi Estate Co. and Hitachi Ltd. on Wednesday over alleged illegal payoffs to a "sokaiya" corporate extortionist.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 1997

Nomura execs plead guilty to 'sokaiya' payoffs

A former president and two former managing directors of Nomura Securities Co. pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to pay 370 million yen to a "sokaiya" corporate extortionist in one of the biggest financial scandals to rock the nation this decade.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 1997

Expanding day-care center building on bilingualism

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 20, 1997

Train leaves its conductor behind

A JR train left its conductor on a platform at Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Thursday morning, delaying services and inconveniencing 21,000 commuters on the Sobu Line, the railway company said.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 1997

Store gets the jump on suits for new staff

Seibu Department Store set aside a special section in its store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Wednesday for the suits that will be needed by job-hunting students.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

KDD considering merger with Teleway

KDD, the nation's leading international telecommunications carrier, said Tuesday it is moving toward a merger with Teleway Corp., a firm affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp. that handles domestic long-distance services.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Asian economic jitters fuel TSE selling spree

Pessimism reigned Monday over prospects for the Tokyo stock market and the yen's value against the dollar.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1997

Amway gets 500 complaints a year

The head of a consumer rights organization told a Diet committee Thursday that his group has received about 500 complaints each year since 1992 over the operations of Amway Japan Ltd., a member-based distribution company that makes sales but has no stores.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1997

Invesco's debut with LTCB to publicize investment trusts

Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 31, 1997

VP Kishi takes helm at Tokyo-Mitsubishi bank

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, a leading commercial bank, will promote Vice President Satoru Kishi to the post of president to replace current President Tasuku Takagaki, the bank announced Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 1997

Asia-Pacific companies turn to head-hunting

Asia-Pacific companies turn to head-hunting>People, not just products, are the key to success for firms operating in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a Harvard Business School professor.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 1997

More Mitsubishi firms tied to 'sokaiya' payoffs

At least three more firms affiliated with the Mitsubishi group are suspected of sending funds to a bank account linked to two "sokaiya" corporate extortionists arrested earlier this week over illegal payoffs from Mitsubishi Motors Corp., police sources said Oct. 24.The three firms are Mitsubishi Electric...
JAPAN
Oct 23, 1997

Six former Yamaichi execs served new warrants

Prosecutors served new arrest warrants Oct. 23 to an ex-president and five former executives of Yamaichi Securities Co. and arrested one of its past senior managing directors on suspicion of illegally reimbursing losses on investment incurred by a major leasing company.The action follows complaints...
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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