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JAPAN
Nov 24, 1997

Yamaichi Securities decides to shut down

Yamaichi Securities Co. formally decided Monday to close down voluntarily amid a financial crisis linked to flagging stock prices, fallen credibility from payoff scandals and recently discovered losses from illegal "tobashi" trading activities.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 1997

TSE plunges below 16,000 after losing 4%

>Share prices fell along a broad front Friday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as concerns continue to dog the health of the nation's financial institutions.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 1997

U.S. requests investigation of glass distribution system

The United States called on the Japanese trade watchdog on Oct. 22 to investigate the glass distribution system, which Washington claims is manipulated by three major Japanese firms and limits foreign access.Japan's Fair Trade Commission took note of the request but remained noncommittal on whether...
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Industry can cut CO2 emissions 7% by 2010, MITI says

Japan's industrial sector can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 7 percent from the 1990 levels by 2010 through new technologies, according to an estimate by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 1997

ASEM aims to bolster regional investment

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JAPAN
Aug 14, 1997

Draft plan aims to cut ministries to 15

Japan's 22 ministries and agencies will be reorganized into either 13 or 15 by January 2001, with a new Economic Ministry to be created by a merger of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and the monetary policy division of the Finance Ministry, according to a draft plan being discussed by...
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1997

Electricity panel wary of jumping into competition

A government advisory panel commissioned to work out measures for reducing electricity costs held its first meeting July 22, but cautious voices prevailed concerning moves to introduce further competition.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 1997

Imported corn is from China, not North Korea

The government has discovered that the corn unloaded from a North Korean freighter at Aomori port was produced in China, Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama said July 18.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1997

Japan-U.S. Business Council to meet in California

The 34th annual meeting of the Japan-U.S. Business Council will be held in California from July 7 to 9, the Japanese leader of the organization said June 24.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1997

Catalina Marketing banks on tailored coupon system

Catalina Marketing Corp. is introducing to Japan a new marketing system it claims is more cost-effective than existing methods, officials of the U.S. consumer promotion company announced June 12.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1997

U.S. education expert sees gradual diversification here

Gearing toward individual-oriented education in Japan is a worthy goal, but whether it is actually possible remains questionable, according to the only foreign member of a core advisory panel to the education minister.
JAPAN
May 29, 1997

Industrial output declined 0.4% in April

Japan's industrial output in April dropped 0.4 percent from the previous month, but overall industrial activities are still on a gradual upward trend, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said in a preliminary report released May 29.
JAPAN
May 26, 1997

Izui denies bribing, is mum on fraud

Osaka-based oil dealer Junichi Izui pleaded not guilty May 26 to bribing a former official of Kansai International Airport Co., and postponed entering a plea on his fraud charge.
JAPAN
May 20, 1997

Industrial output fell 0.3% in March

Industrial output in March fell 0.3 percent from the previous month, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry announced May 20.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 1997

Asian editors to meet in Tokyo

As part of its 100th anniversary, The Japan Times, together with the Japan Foundation, will present an Asian English-Language Newspaper Editors' Conference in Tokyo on April 23. The focus will be on the newspapers' roles to report about Asia from Asian viewpoints and to promote understanding of Asia...
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

Fledgling paper demonstrates how sometimes less is better

HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- Lacking a thing or two can sometimes have a positive side. A freshly born newspaper in Hakodate is in the works of proving it.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1997

Chain stores call for more freedom

As a government review of the Large-Scale Retail Store Law looms, an association of chain stores called Feb. 26 for greater freedom in choosing closing times, business days and opening new stores.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 1997

Britain still in running for investment, Toyota head assures

Hiroshi Okuda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., said his company has made no decision on future investment in Europe and Britain remains one of many possible options.In a statement issued Jan. 30, Okuda said, "The Toyota Motor Corp. position regarding future investment in Europe is now under study and...
JAPAN
Jan 16, 1997

Revival of holding firms made easier

The Fair Trade Commission is considering greater liberalization once it lifts the ban on holding companies than had been initially planned by the organization's study panel.FTC Chairman Yasuchika Negoro indicated Jan. 16 that the FTC, in cooperation with government agencies, will soon work out a draft...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2023

Italy and F1 jewel Pirelli draw the blueprint for how to pivot from China

The Pirelli-Sinochem dispute perfectly illustrates how problematic it can be for a Western company to bring a Chinese investor on board.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

U.S. rolls out red carpet for Modi, even as criticism grows

U.S. President Joe Biden is putting on the full pomp for the Indian leader, whose billion-plus country seen as a pivotal partner in a growing global competition with China.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Jun 19, 2023

What you need to know about the revision to Japan's sex crime law

Raising the age of sexual consent and an expansion of the definition of nonconsensual sex are among some of the major changes.
JAPAN / History / Longform
Jun 19, 2023

Resurrecting a prince's home with a dark wartime past

Tekigaiso hosted meetings that helped set Japan's course during World War II. But with an extensive renovation taking place, how much of its story is set to be told?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2023

Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92

Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times. The disclosures that followed rocked the nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2023

War in Ukraine so far favors the defense

The evolution of military technology confers a natural advantage on the much-ridiculed Russian troops as they face the current Ukrainian onslaught.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2023

Russia has a new Rasputin

The Wagner mercenary chief has been attacking Russia's top military brass and warning that ordinary Russians, increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress in the Ukraine war, could revolt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2023

This key health metric still evades gadget makers

Measuring blood pressure has been around for more than a century, but is proving tricky to digitize.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2023

Race is on to protect Sudan’s pyramids and tombs as war rages

Airstrikes have been recorded around Khartoum, Omdurman and Bahri — areas home to many temples and monuments, and the cradle of the Kerma civilization, which flourished around 2500 B.C.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2023

South Korea police arrest dozens for corporate spying after probe: Yonhap

Most of the South Korean industrial espionage cases only involved domestic companies, although eight were related to the leak of technology secrets to China or other countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2023

Sequoia’s split sends warning to every company doing U.S.-China business

While the dramatic separation may insulate Sequoia from pending regulation, it’s a signal that ties to China are a growing liability in Silicon Valley.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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