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JAPAN
Oct 5, 1998

EU to present deregulation package next week

The European Union will present new deregulation proposals to Japan when the two sides hold ministerial-level meetings in Tokyo next Monday, a senior officials of the European Commission said Monday.Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Ove Juul Joergensen, head of the Delegation of the European Commission...
JAPAN
Oct 5, 1998

Workshop to discuss development of Mekong countries

Staff writerHigh-level officials from nine countries and six international organizations will meet in Tokyo early next month to discuss ways to accelerate the development of the greater Mekong subregion despite the deep Asian economic crisis, Foreign Ministry sources said Monday.The workshop, scheduled...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1998

Justice Minister gets tough on illegal aliens

Justice Minister Shozaburo Nakamura said Friday that he has instructed ministry bureaucrats to revise the immigration law to toughen penalties against foreigners who have entered Japan illegally.In a regular news conference, Nakamura said he wants the Immigration Control and Refugee-Recognition Law...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1998

Lower House stamps reforms in 'epoch-making' action

After weeks of intense negotiations between the Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition camp, key financial reform bills designed to fix Japan's banking sector woes cleared the Lower House Friday evening.The bills were sent immediately to the Upper House and could become law as early as next Friday.After...
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1998

Kim visit may pave Emperor's way to Seoul

Japan hopes that South Korean President Kim Dae Jung's visit next week will pave the way for the Emperor to visit South Korea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said Thursday.The government's chief spokesman made the remarks in reference to media reports that the president, during his four-day visit...
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1998

U.S. requests insurance talks on 'real problems'

The U.S. has requested formal consultations with Japan on insurance issues in mid-October, a U.S. government official said Thursday.Washington wants to discuss its concerns over the speed of Tokyo's approval process for new insurance products, activities of recently reformed private rating organizations...
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1998

Tokyo to resume KEDO project role

Japan will soon resume its involvement in a project to build two light-water nuclear reactors for North Korea, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura indicated Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 1998

City banks Tokai, Asahi agree on retail tieup

In a strategic move to strengthen their presence in the retail banking field, Tokai Bank and Asahi Bank, both among the nation's nine major city, or commercial, banks, reached a comprehensive tieup agreement Monday to consolidate their branch offices and jointly develop financial products.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1998

Special asylum-seeker permits may signal policy shift

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1998

Daylight-saving forum rekindles debate

In a move to promote energy saving and leisure activities in summer, the government convened on Friday an open forum in Tokyo to discuss introducing daylight-saving time.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1998

LTCB can't give up loan claims, Nonaka says

In a desperate bid to break the deadlock over financial stabilization bills, the government announced Friday a major turnabout in its handling of the ailing Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

Mercedes-Benz subcompact hits Japanese market

Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., a fully owned subsidiary of German automaker Daimler-Benz AG, announced Thursday the arrival of its first A-class subcompact car to hit the Japanese market, the A160.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

TSE takes nosedive to new postbubble low

The Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange plummeted Monday to a new postbubble low as ambiguities in last Friday's deal on financial stabilization measures between leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition camp ignited disappointment among market traders.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

August trade surplus expands 25%

Japan's trade surplus rose 24.7 percent in August from a year earlier to 896.7 billion yen, the 17th consecutive monthly increase, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report released Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 1998

North Korea launch was aimed at U.S. negotiators, expert claims

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JAPAN
Sep 17, 1998

JAMA pointedly rebuffs USTR requests

Repeated requests by the United States Trade Representative to liberalize the Japanese auto market are unreasonable and do not reflect current market conditions in Japan, the head of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 1998

U.S. takes new tack in push for deregulation

Washington will present a list of industry sectors to Tokyo later this month that outlines where the U.S. would like to see further deregulation and opening of markets, officials of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

Satellite or not, launch represents threat: South Korea

Regardless of whether North Korea launched a missile or a satellite late last month, the action was a threat to Northeast Asia because it proved that North Korea has the technological ability to develop a medium-range missile, South Korean Ambassador to Japan, Kim Suk Kyu, said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

Emperor takes trip to the future

The Emperor visited the Time 24 Building on the Tokyo waterfront in Koto Ward on Wednesday to get a firsthand look at future business activities and shopping via computer. The building mainly houses government organizations promoting future high-tech businesses.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 1998

Ministry may alter entrance exam rules

Education Minister Akito Arima indicated Tuesday that his ministry may reconsider its current stance on the entrance of graduates from "unauthorized" universities to graduate programs at state-run institutions.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 1998

Kurosawa to receive special award

Film director Akira Kurosawa, who died Sunday, will posthumously receive the People's Honor Award in recognition of his lifetime work, the top government spokesman said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 1998

North Korea remains on condemned list

Although it remains unclear what exactly North Korea launched over Japan on Aug. 31, the government's condemnation of Pyongyang's act still stands, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 1998

Governor appoints new U.N. ambassador

The government on Friday appointed Yukio Sato as ambassador to the United Nations, Foreign Ministry officials said. He replaces Hisashi Owada, who has held the post for more than four years.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 1998

Pyongyang may be readying second launch, Nonaka says

Despite protests from Japan and its allies, North Korea may be preparing another ballistic missile launch, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said Thursday, quoting intelligence reports.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 1998

Diet condemns North over firing of missile

Both houses of the Diet unanimously adopted resolutions Thursday condemning North Korea's missile launch earlier in the week and urging the government to take a stern stance against Pyongyang.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

L.A. tourist bureau opens full-time branch in Tokyo

The Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau has opened in Tokyo its first full-time international office outside North America, delegates from the city announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Screening panel admits bank rescue errors

Public money was injected into 21 banks in March although the government's screening panel did not know the banks' financial details, Yoko Sazanami, the panel's head, told the Diet on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Pakistan, India chided over nuclear tests

Pakistan and India should clearly commit themselves to the nonproliferation of nuclear technologies to third countries and sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura told ambassadors of the two countries Tuesday in separate meetings, according to Foreign Ministry...
JAPAN
Aug 27, 1998

Tokyo stocks plunge to six-year low

The key 225-issue Nikkei index closed at its lowest level in six years Thursday as investors continued to be spooked by falling share prices worldwide, the Russian ruble crisis, and uncertainty over Japan's weakened banking industry.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1998

Return program serves as bridge for youths

Staff writer
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
40 years after Plaza Accord, Japan still at mercy of forex swings
The Plaza Hotel in New York, where finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Five countries met and struck the Plaza Accord on Sept. 22, 1985.
Anime’s ‘Demon Slayer’ hit is a watershed for Japan
Channing Tatum, one of the English-language voice actors, and others attend the premiere of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” at the TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 9. Japanese anime has surged from niche fandom to global box-office powerhouse with the latest “Demon Slayer” installment.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
YouTuber Gigguk shifts from talking anime to making anime
The process of making “Baan” was personal and enlightening for Maneetapho, who spent years talking about anime on his YouTube channel and podcast before making the jump to becoming an anime creator himself.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.

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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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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan
By Christoph Sponsel

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