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JAPAN
May 8, 2001

Prime minister's policy speech

The following is a provisional translation of the policy speech given Monday by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the 151st session of the Diet:
BUSINESS
May 5, 2001

Competition fuels plastic tank firm's quest for market share

As global groupings of carmakers force auto parts makers to intensify domestic competition, Inergy Automotive Systems SA, a French plastic fuel-tank maker, is gearing up to take a larger bite of the fuel tank market in Japan with its advanced technology and worldwide activities.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2001

Japanese firm helping detect mines, restore villages

A Tokyo-based venture has played a key role in creating a new device to detect land mines that will soon be used on the Thai-Cambodia border.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2001

Koizumi names new Cabinet

Junichiro Koizumi, the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's 56th prime minister in the Diet on Thursday and immediately inaugurated his new Cabinet.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2001

Japan loses bid to oversee U.N. talks on arms control

In the runup to a key international arms-control conference in New York in July, Japan has already missed one of its primary targets -- securing the post of chairman for its senior arms-control expert.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2001

Koizumi secures early lead in LDP primaries

Reformist Junichiro Koizumi made a clean sweep of all eight primaries reporting results Saturday in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race, dramatically increasing his chances of victory Tuesday over early favorite Ryutaro Hashimoto.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2001

Mitsubishi Motors changing gears under new three-year turnaround plan

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is banking on a three-year restructuring effort to change its traditional corporate culture and become a more market-oriented company.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2001

Japan plans meeting on reform of UNSC

Japan will call for a special ministerial meeting to be held at the United Nations in New York in 2003 to seek a broad consensus on reform of the U.N.'s powerful Security Council, including possibly increasing its membership, government sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2001

Ex-politician convicted in loan scam, avoids bars

Former Tokyo Metropolitan Assemblyman Tai Yamazaki was given a suspended 30-month prison term and fined 2.5 million yen Thursday for conspiring with a broker who overcharged for mediating low-interest loans for small businesses.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2001

Hashimoto, Koizumi eye No. 1 spot

The race for the next Liberal Democratic Party president heated up Friday as both Ryutaro Hashimoto, minister in charge of administrative reform, and former posts minister Junichiro Koizumi indicated that they are ready to run.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2001

Japan Inc. moves toward true accounting of books

The true standing of Japanese firms in relation to their foreign rivals is slowly becoming clear.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 5, 2001

IMG adds Takahashi to client list

The International Management Group has signed up Japanese marathon runner Naoko Takahashi, 48 hours after the women's Olympic champion got the nod to begin commercial activities, IMG officials said Wednesday. The sports management giant will manage out-of-competition commercial deals for Takahashi, the...
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2001

Poll shows LDP support down to 28%

Public support for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has dipped to 27.9 percent, falling below the 30 percent mark ahead of the pivotal House of Councilors election in July, according to the latest Kyodo News poll released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2001

Lower House opens lounge for female politicians

Female lawmakers in the Lower House will have exclusive use of this newly opened lounge in Tokyo's Nagata-cho. The first women-only lounge has opened in the House of Representatives building, allowing female Diet members, secretaries and employees to rest without men being present.
Events
Apr 3, 2001

Locals hope for USJ windfall

OSAKA -- The local community here hopes the Saturday opening of Universal Studios Japan in Konohana Ward will boost the ailing local economy, which has an unemployment rate above the national average. But some local vendors are not very optimistic.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2001

Japan wary about pushing U.S. on controversial Byrd law

Japan looks just like a knight throwing down the gauntlet without being fully prepared to actually fight.
CULTURE / Music / MUSIC NOMAD
Mar 27, 2001

Tradition and innovation in modern Celtic music

Julie Murphy and Sharon Shannon are two of the most talented, forward-looking and musically challenging women in Celtic music. Both have captured the spirit of the times, setting a benchmark for a new generation of musicians in their respective traditions. They will soon be performing in Japan with fine...
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2001

JAMA still uncertain of GM entry

Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, said Friday the group has yet to decide on whether to accept the proposal of American automaker General Motors Corp. to become a member.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2001

Beijing to be urged to cut tuna haul

Japan, the United States and Canada will urge China to follow a recommendation by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna to cut its catch quota of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean and the number of its long-line tuna boats, the Fisheries Agency said Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2001

Japan to push ties with Latin America

East Asia and Latin America should shore up their cooperation and exchanges across the Pacific not only in politics and economics, but also in social areas, according to a report compiled by the Japanese government.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2001

Ex-KSD officials' trial to begin May 1

The trial of Tadao Koseki, the founder and former chief of mutual aid foundation KSD, and two other former KSD officials will begin May 1, the Tokyo District Court said Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2001

Obituary: Mimpei Sugiura

Mimpei Sugiura, a scholar on Italian Renaissance literature, died of a stroke Wednesday evening at a hospital in the town of Tahara, Aichi Prefecture. He was 87.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2001

'Mori-bund' Cabinet survives latest censure motion

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori easily survived an opposition-proposed censure motion Wednesday in the Diet on the strength of the ruling bloc's numbers.

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