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JAPAN
Nov 6, 1997

Business execs urged to cut links to 'sokaiya'

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka called on representatives of business organizations Thursday to make firm resolutions to cut all ties with "sokaiya" corporate extortionists.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1997

Invesco's debut with LTCB to publicize investment trusts

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1997

KDD sees sales decline

KDD, the country's leading international telecommunications carrier, reported on Thursday a decline in sales to 153 billion yen for the April-September period, an 8.1 percent fall from the same period last year.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Rengo requests 2 trillion yen tax cut

The Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) submitted a request Tuesday for a 2 trillion yen income tax reduction and other measures to three opposition parties and two small non-Cabinet allies of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Financing of Kansai airport runway decided

OSAKA -- Leaders of four Osaka-based business organizations and the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) agreed Tuesday on a plan for how the private sector should finance the construction of a second runway at Kansai International Airport.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Worsening economy sparks dissent within LDP

A number of lawmakers on the Liberal Democratic Party's Executive Council on Tuesday voiced concern over a bill that would designate specific reduction targets in key budget areas, arguing the bill would make it impossible for the government to stimulate the economy via spending measures.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1997

Dome in the dunes ready for desert study

TOTTORI -- Scientists are now busy working in a gigantic new glass dome at the famous Tottori Sand Dunes, which silently covers a 16-km stretch of the Sea of Japan coast.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 1997

Rival to challenge Ozawa for helm of Shinshinto

Ichiro Ozawa, the embattled leader of Shinshinto, will face new challenges in December when the largest opposition party is expected to elect its next chief.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 1997

Nikkei unloads Wednesday's gains, slips 3%

Tokyo investors were beginning to feel nauseous Thursday from the roller coaster fluctuations on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as the Nikkei average slipped nearly 3 percent. It closed the day at 16,364.94, down 492.10 points.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 1997

Crimes committed by rightists increase by 40%

Crimes by rightist groups went up 40 percent during the first eight months of this year from the same period last year, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 1997

Jewell, Kono recount false accusations from press, police

Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 30, 1997

Doi, SDP threaten libel suit over wives' visit rumor

The Social Democratic Party and its leader, Takako Doi, decided Thursday to file a libel suit with the Tokyo District Court over a magazine article that claims Doi's niece is among the Japanese women being allowed to visit next month from North Korea and that Doi is vulnerable to Pyongyang.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 1997

Fundamentals still strong, top finance bureaucrat says

Japan's economic fundamentals are in no way weak, Vice Finance Minister Takeshi Komura stressed Thursday after share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange took another dive.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 1997

MMC chairman, president exit over scandal

Takemune Kimura, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., said Thursday that he and Chairman Hirokazu Nakamura will quit their posts to take the blame for the recent arrest of four MMC executives suspected of illegally paying off "sokaiya" corporate extortionists.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 1997

Japan's PC market reaches a crossroads

The red warning light is flashing for the personal computer market.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 1997

Kobe mayor Sasayama back at work

KOBE -- Kazutoshi Sasayama returned to his office Tuesday to begin a third four-year term as Kobe mayor after beating two challengers in Sunday's mayoral election.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 1997

Automaker looks to bring Mercedes touch to other segments

Automaker looks to bring Mercedes touch to other segments> Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 24, 1997

Lawmakers seek meeting with Kim Jong Il

Representatives from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two non-Cabinet allies expressed their wish Oct. 24 to meet with Kim Jong Il, general secretary of North Korea's ruling Korean Workers' Party, when their delegation visits Pyongyang in mid-November.Hiromu Nonaka, acting secretary general...
JAPAN
Oct 24, 1997

Ruling party allies wrangle over Article 6

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two smaller allies on Oct. 24 failed to resolve differences over whether Article 6 of the Cabinet Law should be revised to allow the prime minister to issue direct orders to officials of various ministries.Direct orders would be made when swift action is needed...
JAPAN
Oct 23, 1997

Ford CEO wants greater access to Japanese market

Staff WriterCHIBA -- Ford Motor Co. hopes for greater foreign access to the Japanese market and a yen strong enough to change Japanese automakers' tendency to over-rely on exports, the company's head said Oct. 23.In an interview with The Japan Times, Alex Trotman, chairman and CEO of Ford, said that...
JAPAN
Oct 23, 1997

Kan seeks out Prodi for political advice

Naoto Kan, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, called on visiting Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Oct. 23 to ask for advice on forming an alliance of center-left political parties.During their 30-minute meeting at a Tokyo hotel, Kan asked Prodi why his Olive Tree centrist-leftist ruling...
JAPAN
Oct 22, 1997

DPJ leader wants SDP, Sakigake to join in electoral push

Naoto Kan, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, on Oct. 22 called on the two non-Cabinet allies of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to break ranks and join an opposition electoral plan.Kan said he will consider cooperating with the two parties in the House of Councilors election next summer,...
JAPAN
Oct 22, 1997

U.S. environmentalist seeks true commitment to climate

Staff writerWith little more than a month to go before a major U.N. conference in Kyoto on climate change, a leading American environmentalist is urging Japan to come up with new proposals to solve existing conflicts among developed nations and guide the global community."Ultimately, it is essential...
JAPAN
Oct 22, 1997

Kobe mayor poll faces the quake factor

Staff writerKOBE -- The Kobe mayoral election is slated for this Oct. 26, but Tsuka Izuta would rather stay in that day than spend the 1,000 yen in transportation costs to get to a voting booth.Although she is a registered voter in Nada Ward, 68-year-old Izuta has abstained from voting in any elections...
JAPAN
Oct 21, 1997

Prime minister may get a chance to speak

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two smaller non-Cabinet allies agreed Oct. 21 that Article 4 of the Cabinet Law should be rewritten to empower the prime minister to propose policy-related topics during Cabinet meetings.But the LDP failed to reach a consensus with the Social Democratic Party...
JAPAN
Oct 21, 1997

GM execs call for balance, brawnier yen

Top executives of General Motors Corp. voiced support Oct. 21 for a stronger yen, continued investment in Southeast Asia and a "global solution" to greenhouse warming.John Smith, GM's chairman, president and CEO; Richard Wagoner, president of GM's North American Operations; and other executives were...
JAPAN
Oct 21, 1997

Pump-priming package leaves analysts disappointed

The package of pump-priming measures decided Oct. 21 by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party does not seem capable of giving the sluggish economy a quick jolt because it lacks sufficient stimulus targeting personal consumption.Disappointment over the measures forced the benchmark Nikkei average of the...
JAPAN
Oct 20, 1997

North Korea leaders woo ruling alliance

The Liberal Democratic Party and its two smaller non-Cabinet allies received an invitation Oct. 20 from North Korea's ruling party and are expected to send a delegation to North Korea in the near future.Officials of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan handed the letter of invitation...
JAPAN
Oct 20, 1997

Foreign students bring new life to traditional dances

Staff writerKimono-clad Ang Chooi Kean floats gracefully along, accompanied by 1,400 years of Japanese tradition. Performing the "kokiriko," a traditional Japanese dance, the Malaysia native, 5,300 km from home, seems an unlikely candidate to be preserving and spreading Japan's ancient arts.Ang is one...
JAPAN
Oct 20, 1997

Canada plans to enliven APEC with infrastructure center

Staff writerThe Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will agree next month to establish a center to promote private-sector investment in public infrastructure projects of the group's developing economies, according to government officials.The agreement will be made at the ninth annual talks of the...
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Ashfall warning in Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Suspect on run after woman stabbed by stranger in Tokyo’s Akasaka area
Metropolitan Police Department investigators examine a poster put up at a building where a woman was stabbed, in the capital’s Minato Ward on Sunday.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.

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

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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