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JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Hashimoto woos voters for sake of reforms

On the eve of the start of official campaigning for the July 12 Upper House election, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Wednesday asked for the support of voters so the LDP can secure the political stability he said is needed to carry out planned national reforms.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Partyspeak: Small Sakigake force backs green agenda

Last in a series
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Ex-health vice minister sentenced to two years for bribery

A former top bureaucrat at the Health and Welfare Ministry was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday and fined 63.69 million yen for bribery in connection with the construction of special subsidized nursing homes.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Election Equation: Leaders scarce amid 'seniority culture'

Seventh in a series
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Tokyo Bay waterfront resumes development

For the first time in more than seven years, major businesses will conclude long-term land leases to construct new buildings in the controversial Tokyo Bay waterfront development area, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1998

White elephant tries to move decades of debt

BY SAYURI DAIMONStaff writer
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1998

Financial crises, nuclear race threaten security: White paper

The recent nuclear tests by India and Pakistan, along with the ongoing financial crises in Southeast and East Asia, may destabilize Asia-Pacific security, the annual white paper on defense warns.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Election Equation: Lack of clear options blamed for voter apathy

Fifth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Blueprint for bad-loan bank to be unveiled July 8

The government will finalize on July 8 the details of a plan to establish a state-backed bank to take over nonperforming loans from financial institutions, LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Partyspeak: SDP won't again share bed with archfoe LDP

Fourth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Nuclear energy pushed to meet national emissions goal

A government task force on global warming unveiled guidelines Friday calling for promotion of nuclear energy as well as daylight-saving time as part of efforts to reduce Japan's greenhouse gas emissions.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

New finance watchdog faces credibility hurdle from get-go

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JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Kobe Steel axes TI ties, forges Micron alliance

In a move to rebuild its semiconductor business, Kobe Steel Ltd. will form a business alliance with U.S. chip giant Micron Technology, Inc., ending its joint venture with Texas Instruments Inc., the three firms announced Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Prosecutor resigns over letter to tax office investigators

A high-ranking public prosecutor resigned Friday after being reprimanded by the Justice Ministry for using his title in a letter sent to a tax office to protest a 1997 investigation into his wife's failure to report part of her inheritance, Justice Minister Kokichi Shimoinaba said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

35th Japan-U.S. business conference set for July

About 90 business leaders will meet in Tokyo for the 35th Japan-U.S. Business Conference from July 12-14, the head of Japan-U.S. Business Council said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Intervention overseas sends yen, markets sailing

The yen soared to as high as 135-to-the-dollar in Tokyo trading Thursday after Japanese and U.S. authorities surprised overseas currency markets with joint intervention overnight.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Arthur D. Little selects Fukushima as next chief

Inc., a global strategic consulting firm, on Thursday announced that Glen Fukushima, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, has become its president. Fukushima, who was vice president of AT&T Japan Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Corp. in the U.S., assumed the current position...
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Partyspeak: Komei seeks to thwart LDP quest for majority

Third in a series
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1998

MITI body launches one-year coal study policy

The Coal Mining Council, an advisory body to the minister for international trade and industry, convened Wednesday to start a one-year study of the government's coal policy.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1998

Japanese Windows 98 to debut July 25

Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday that it will launch the Japanese version of its Windows 98 operating system on July 25 in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1998

Japan should embrace, expand role in global trade: white paper

Japan, a major beneficiary of free trade, should take greater initiative in creating global trade rules and reconciling domestic regulations with international ones to ensure freer corporate activity, according to a government white paper released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1998

Stimulus plan at risk if downturn continues, BOJ report says

The boost expected from the government's 16 trillion yen economic stimulus package may be weakened if the downturn in employment and income continues to hurt overall economic activity, the Bank of Japan warned Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1998

Yen fluctuates wildly as Dow and Nikkei take tumble

The yen fluctuated between 142 and 146 to the dollar on the Tokyo market Tuesday in nervous trading that reflected Asian economic uncertainty and the overnight stock plunge in New York.
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 16, 1998

Bad-loan task force mulls alternative lending laws

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's task force on bad loans held by banks convened its first hearing Tuesday to discuss a new kind of lending that would make corporate fundraising easier.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Soccer fanatics praise Japan's vibrant cheering section

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JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Disputes on U.S.-Japanese insurance deregulation unresolved

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JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

BOJ board retains monetary policy

The Bank of Japan's policy board decided Friday to leave central bank monetary policy unchanged, but for the first time failed to reach the decision unanimously.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Economy shrank 0.7% in fiscal 1997

The economy shrank by an annualized 5.3 percent during the last three months of fiscal 1997 compared with the previous quarter, leading to the nation's first annual economic contraction in 23 years, according to figures released Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

MITI team to probe state oil firms

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry will set up an internal team to probe the finances of 122 oil exploration firms under the Japan National Oil Corp., MITI Vice Minister Osamu Watanabe said Thursday.

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