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JAPAN
Jun 16, 1998

Protected panel reaches no conclusion on war-memorial plan

Protected by a dozen security guards and a metal detector, a controversial advisory panel to the Tokyo governor ended its final session Tuesday on a planned memorial hall for victims of U.S. air raids during World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1998

Nippon Cargo, UPS plan code-sharing start in August

Nippon Cargo Airlines and United Parcel Service will start code-sharing operations between Japan and the United States and within North America on Aug. 1, executives of the two firms announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1998

Government lacks economic vision, business execs say

The sharp fall in the value of the yen is too wild and the government must present a clear vision for resuscitating the nation's economy before the upcoming Upper House election, business leaders said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Soccer fanatics praise Japan's vibrant cheering section

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JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Apathy, slump may keep voters at bay, expert says

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JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

European firms dependent on Japan for global success

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JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Date for Suzuki visit to Kunashiri Island set

Muneo Suzuki, director general of the Hokkaido and Okinawa development agencies, will visit Kunashiri Island June 23 to 25, becoming the first state minister to visit the disputed Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, Foreign Ministry officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

Peace Boat to take antinuclear messages to India, Pakistan

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JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

Suzuki-India venture set for overhaul

Three days after settling a drawn out dispute over their joint auto venture, Suzuki Motor Corp. and the Indian government have decided to review overall production at Maruti Udyog Ltd. in a bid to boost its competitiveness, the automaker's president said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1998

Environment activists awarded Blue Planet Prize

A U.S. environmental activist and a Russian meteorologist have won this year's Blue Planet Prize, a Japanese environmental award sponsored by the nonprofit Asahi Glass Foundation, its officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

New Chile ambassador sees change

New Chilean Ambassador Oscar Fuentes said Monday his country wants to consolidate its ties with Japan in trade and other areas and promote multilateral cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

New WHO dioxin rules may affect Japanese regulations

The World Health Organization has set new guidelines for the regulation of dioxins and coplanar PCBs, a group of toxic chemicals that have a similar chemical composition to dioxins but are currently unregulated in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

El Nino bids adios as Pacific surface cools

The strongest El Nino to date is coming to an end, as recent trade winds have cooled the surface of the Eastern Pacific Ocean since late May, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Japanese mayors unite against nuclear test blasts

Denouncing the recent nuclear tests carried out by India and Pakistan, an association of city mayors from across the nation adopted an emergency resolution Wednesday at their meeting in Tokyo, urging the abolition of atomic weapons and tests.
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

World's mayors, city leaders examine urban problems

Mayors and representatives from 21 major international cities gave reports and exchanged views on urban and environmental problems facing their cities at a Tokyo symposium on Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Four-day U.N. conference tackles urban living woes

The United Nations and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government jointly kicked off Tuesday a four-day international conference on urban areas and environmental issues.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Boosting ties in every area best road to treaty: Panov

Unless Japan and Russia boost efforts to improve relations in every possible field, the two countries may not be able to attain their goal of signing a peace treaty by the end of 2000, Russian Ambassador to Japan Alexander Panov said Monday.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Panel ends debate on proposed air raid memorial

An advisory council to the Tokyo governor on Monday effectively ended all deliberations over a controversial planned memorial hall dedicated to victims of the U.S. air raids on Tokyo during World War II.
JAPAN
May 22, 1998

Chinese seek war labor redress of 840 million yen

A 70-year-old Chinese man demanded in court Friday that Japanese corporations and the government admit wrongdoing and pay redress for labor he claims he and 41 others were forced to perform in coal mines and elsewhere in Japan during World War II.
JAPAN
May 21, 1998

Sharp president Tsuji to resign in management reshuffle

OSAKA -- Katsuhiko Machida, a managing director of Sharp Corp., will become president on June 26, succeeding Haruo Tsuji, who will become a counselor, it was announced here Thursday.
JAPAN
May 21, 1998

Hashimoto vows to keep close eye on Indonesia crisis

Japan will support Indonesia's new leadership, but will "keep a careful watch" as Jakarta tries to achieve social stability and economic recovery, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Thursday.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Mapmakers pull foreign name switch

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JAPAN
May 19, 1998

IMF asked to consider effects of stringent aid requirements

The International Monetary Fund should consider the economic impact on the weak when setting conditions on aid for currency crisis-hit countries, an advisory body to the finance minister said Tuesday, in reference to the social confusion in Indonesia.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Japan Tobacco is taken to court

Hoping to turn Japan's tobacco industry on its head, seven sufferers from tobacco-related illnesses and their lawyers filed a lawsuit against Japan Tobacco Inc. and the government Friday at Tokyo District Court.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Japan freezes new loans to India after latest blasts

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Thursday that Japan will freeze new yen loans to India to protest the two nuclear tests conducted Wednesday, which came despite protests from the international community over three tests conducted two days earlier.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

U.S. business programs put theory into practice in Asia

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JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Ainu ready to sue Hokkaido over undervalued properties

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JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Territorial row needs thorough focus, Gaidar says

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JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Merger talk jolts Japanese auto industry

After the stunning industrial merger between Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler Corp. announced last week, reports that Daimler Benz is also negotiating for a business tieup with Nissan Diesel Motor Co. has jolted the Japanese automobile industry.

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