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JAPAN
May 18, 1998

First evacuee charter planes return from Indonesia

The first four commercial planes sent to help evacuate Japanese nationals from riot-torn Indonesia arrived Monday at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, carrying about 1,000 people.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Indonesia Web site links stranded nationals with outside world

A World Wide Web site created by representatives of Japanese firms in Indonesia has become a crucial source of information for those both in and out of the country.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Deutsche Telekom presents fiscal '97 results in Tokyo

Completion of long-range projects in Germany and a cut in its workforce helped Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's largest telecommunications company, to its highest revenues in five years, the firm's leading officers said Monday.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Relieved returnees arrive with worries

The first extra flight from Jakarta brought relief and anxiety for some 300 evacuees arriving Monday morning at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Weak economy means big business for movers

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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 15, 1998

Tokyo bolsters warning against Indonesia travel

The government issued a stronger official warning Friday on Indonesia, urging people to refrain from traveling there until the situation stabilizes, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Nikko-affiliated brokerages to merge

Three brokerages linked to Nikko Securities Co. formally agreed Friday to brave the upcoming wave of financial deregulation by merging on Oct. 1.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

English presentation contest looking for applicants

The Tsuzuki Integrated Educational Institute, a private group that owns professional schools across the country, is accepting applications for its first Asia-Pacific Cup English Presentation Contest from non-native English speakers.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

British School opens new building

The British School in Tokyo, which opened in 1989 to offer a British curriculum to students, celebrated the construction of its new building in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Thursday with speeches, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, songs and a toast.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Japan bashing, passing progresses to 'fixing'

Staff writer
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 14, 1998

Government upgrades tourist advisory for Indonesia

The government on Thursday issued a stronger official warning advising travelers to refrain from making sightseeing and other nonessential trips to Indonesia until conditions in the country stabilize, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka told a regular press conference.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

YMCA to hold charity relay to benefit children

The YMCA Foreign Community Supporting Committee will sponsor a charity run in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Hope on the horizon for economy, poll claims

While most companies are concerned about the current state of Japan's economy, some bright signs are finally emerging and those who are optimistic about the future of the economy now outnumber those who are pessimistic, according to a survey released Thursday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

No double Diet election intended, Hashimoto hints

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto implied Wednesday that he does not intend to call a snap election of the House of Representatives to tie in with the House of Councilors election in July.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Niimi said Aum crimes were just

Tomomitsu Niimi, a former senior member of Aum Shinrikyo, told prosecutors during questioning that he believed the series of heinous crimes committed by the cult were "absolutely right," according to an investigative record read in court Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Mitsubishi Motors woos GM with GDI engine

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday that it may supply its environment-friendly gasoline direct-injection engine to General Motors Corp. of the United States.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Lawsuits seek to put dent in massive tobacco industry

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Yamaichi president says official 'hint' led to loss-hiding tactic

The former president of Yamaichi Securities Co. said under oath Tuesday that a "hint" from a senior Finance Ministry official led the firm to compensate losses to a client and then hide them off its balance sheets.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

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

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

ASDF fighter crashes off Okinawa

An F-4EJ fighter of the Air Self-Defense Force crashed into the sea off Okinawa Prefecture during combat exercises Monday, injuring the two crew members, ASDF officials said.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Osaka gives preliminary OK to Kansai flights over land

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government on Monday presented a draft to the leaders of 13 cities near the Kansai International Airport detailing its acceptance of new flight paths over land.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Mongolia-Japan partnership at focus of Bagabandi visit

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Panel OKs soccer lotto; bill foe Tanaka kicked out

A revised bill to introduce a soccer lottery system to raise funds to promote sports activities was approved Friday by a Lower House panel, bringing the lucrative but controversial legislation one step closer to enactment.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Foreign insurers' success tied to spreading the word

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Panel mulls hiring outsiders to monitor finance ministry

To prevent further corruption at the Finance Ministry, it may be necessary to set up a monitoring body that includes outside people, a member of a ministry ad hoc panel said Friday.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Eat 'ramen' for a fistful of dollars

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

China urged to crack down on drug smuggling

National Public Safety Commission chief Mitsuhiro Uesugi called on his organization's Chinese counterpart Friday to crack down on the increasing volume of illegal amphetamines being smuggled into Japan from China.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

JAL, ANA follow U.S. carriers' fare cuts to Japan

Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. filed applications with the Transport Ministry this week to drastically discount air fares from the United States to Japan to counter fare cuts by American carriers, spokesmen for the two Japanese carriers said Friday.

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