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JAPAN
Mar 18, 1997

Hashimoto orders steps for raising land liquidity

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Mar. 18 instructed Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka to draw up by the end of the month comprehensive measures to increase the liquidity of land held as collateral for loans.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 1997

Keidanren mission to visit South America

The Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) said Mar. 18 that it will send a six-day mission to South American countries starting Mar. 21, aimed at strengthening business ties with the region, which has entered a period of economic growth.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 1997

Long-term radiation effects difficult to gauge, experts say

TOKAI, Ibaraki Pref. -- While facts continued to trickle out about the nation's worst radiation leakage, which occurred at the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant here last week, officials of the governmental Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp. (PNC) kept claiming the leak posed no serious bodily...
JAPAN
Mar 17, 1997

Man arrested in slashing attack

A Tokyo man who has been receiving treatment for mental disease slashed a 71-year-old woman early Mar. 17 on a road in Nakano Ward.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 1997

Court dismisses Yokota Base noise suit against U.S.

The Tokyo District Court's Hachioji branch on Mar. 14 dismissed a suit filed by residents living near the U.S. Yokota Air Base, seeking damages from the U.S. government for aircraft noise.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 1997

Latest scandals said litmus test for Japan's will to reform

Japan's commitment to deregulation and market liberalization may be put to the test as the government and the business community respond to the misconduct of Nomura Securities Co. and other scandal-tainted firms, observers say.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 1997

Blast at nuclear plant was 'massive'

TOKAI, Ibaraki Pref. -- A "massive amount of heat and energy" appears to have been released in the explosion Mar. 11 at a bituminization facility at the state-run nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, according to an expert on nuclear science engineering.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 1997

Mexico gets loans of 24.13 billion yen

Tokyo will extend up to 24.13 billion yen in yen loans to Mexico for a water supply and sewage project to help the Latin American country's efforts to protect the environment, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto told Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo on Mar. 12, according to Foreign Ministry officials....
JAPAN
Mar 12, 1997

Sato urges automakers to avoid trade friction

Trade chief Shinji Sato on Mar. 12 urged Japanese car firms to avoid possible trade friction with the United States.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 1997

Ministry official denies guilt in HIV affair

Akihito Matsumura, a former senior Health and Welfare Ministry official, pleaded not guilty Mar. 12 to charges of professional negligence in connection with the death of a hemophiliac in 1991 and the death of a liver disease patient in 1995.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 1997

Tomobe tied to shady cash deposit to politician

Investigators have learned that 50 million yen was deposited into the bank account of a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member who is believed to have introduced arrested lawmaker Tatsuo Tomobe to Shinshinto, informed sources said Mar. 11.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 1997

U.S. to seek renewal of paper pact

The United States is poised to make a formal request to Japan soon for renewal of a bilateral agreement on expanding foreign access to the Japanese paper market.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 1997

IBM targets potential of electronic commerce

IBM Corp. will focus on the growing potential of electronic commerce by using its strengths in the field of enterprise network computing, according to Louis Gerstner, the firm's chairman and chief executive officer.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 1997

Asahara's legal team submits its resignation

The defense counsel for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara submitted a letter of resignation Mar. 6 to the Tokyo District Court, saying it "cannot fulfill the necessary defense if the current pace of hearings continues."
JAPAN
Mar 6, 1997

ITF joins dockworkers in protesting U.S. fines

The International Transport Workers' Federation joined Japan's dockworkers Mar. 6 in denouncing the U.S. decision to impose penalties on three Japanese shipping lines over what it charges are unfair port practices.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 1997

Chrysler offers one-year test drive of Neon

In an effort to increase the popularity of its flagship sedan Neon, Chrysler Japan Sales Ltd. announced Mar. 5 that it will introduce a program on Mar. 7 to let customers "test-drive" the car for a year for a monthly fee of 14,200 yen to 18,800 yen.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 1997

Hemophiliac says tainted blood scandal not over yet

Almost a year after playing a key role in a historic court battle against the government and five drug firms, a 21-year-old HIV-positive hemophiliac insists the truth behind the suffering of hundreds of victims has yet to be revealed.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 1997

Limited tenure draws flak from teachers

In April 1995, Sachiyo Kaneko was fired as a teacher of Japanese literature at the Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign Studies. She protested the decision, claiming that she was ousted by the college president and her senior colleagues for no valid reason.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

Finance official rules stimulus measures out

A top Finance Ministry official ruled out on Mar. 3 the need for fiscal economic stimulus at this time, expressing confidence that the nation's recovery can be led by domestic demand.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

QE2 receives regal greeting during visit to Kobe

KOBE -- The British luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2 arrived at Kobe port Mar. 3, marking her first visit to the city since the Great Hanshin Earthquake crippled the major shipping center.
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 28, 1997

Cultist says Asahara ordered killing of Sakamoto

A former Aum Shinrikyo follower who has admitted being involved in the killing of an anti-Aum lawyer said Feb. 28 he believed at the time that cult founder Shoko Asahara had ordered the man to be killed.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

Chinese firms move closer to TSE listing

The road toward listing Chinese companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange will be smoother when the executives of the China Securities Regulatory Commission sign a memorandum of understanding with Japan's Finance Ministry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 18, TSE officials said Feb. 28.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

January industrial output rose by record 5.3%

Japan's industrial output in January rose by a record 5.3 percent from the previous month, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said in a preliminary report released Feb. 27.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

FTC hopes to keep law revision tight

The nation's antimonopoly watchdog said Feb. 27 it will minimize room for administrative discretion when it revises the Antimonopoly Law to legalize the formation of holding companies.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

U.S. student visas become increasingly elusive

Yumiko Hara, a 29-year-old insurance company employee, decided recently that she needed to study English to advance her career.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1997

Osaka clears way to hire non-Japanese

OSAKA -- An interim report released by the Osaka Prefectural Government on Feb. 26 said that 53.5 percent of its workers do not exercise public authority.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1997

Nissan to hire 900 grads in Spring 1998

Nissan Motor Co. announced on Feb. 26 that recruitment of non-engineering college and high school graduates will resume for the first time since 1995. The major automaker plans to hire a total of 900 people in the spring of 1998, a major increase from the 146 recruits the firm expects to hire in April...
JAPAN
Feb 25, 1997

'Asian G-7' to be discussed by regional finance chiefs

High-ranking financial officials from six Asia-Pacific states and regions will meet in Tokyo next week for discussions on financial and foreign currency matters as a step toward creating an Asian version of the Group of Seven industrialized nations, Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said Feb. 25.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 1997

Gang member arrested in Tamagotch extortion

OSAKA -- A Yamaguchi-gumi gangster from Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, was arrested Feb. 25 on suspicion of extorting 5 million yen from a trader who failed to make good on a promise to ship him 200 of the best-selling Tamagotch virtual pets, they said.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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.
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.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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