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JAPAN
Jan 28, 1999

U.S. policy, experts called obstacle to stable foreign exchange

U.S. trade policy and influential American economists are obstacles to creating a system to enforce a trading band for yen-dollar exchange rates, according to Kenichi Ohno, an advocate of such a system.
JAPAN
Jan 28, 1999

Finance sees no need for insurance talks with U.S.

The Finance Ministry says there is no need to resume bilateral insurance talks with the U.S., Vice Finance Minister Koji Tanami said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 1999

Iranian envoy urges deeper relations

Iranian Ambassador Manouchehr Mottaki, in Tokyo since 1995, wants to see Japan further deepen its relations with Iran and other Persian Gulf countries by promoting relations in various fields, not only trade.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 1999

Vietnamese premier to visit Tokyo

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Kai will make his first official visit to Tokyo in March to seek more Japanese support for the Southeast Asian country's desperate efforts to overcome fallout from the continued regional economic crisis, government sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 1999

U.S. committed to Okinawa force reduction: admiral

The United States is committed to reducing its forces in Okinawa as much as possible, Adm. Joseph W. Prueher, commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, said in an interview Monday with The Japan Times.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1999

Ozawa urges state to define defense support area for U.S.

The government should clearly define the "areas surrounding Japan" in which Japan can provide support to the U.S. military, Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1999

Imported auto show dampened by recession

The nation's largest imported automobile trade show started Thursday in Tokyo, with the number of participating companies and cars on display significantly decreased from previous shows amid the economic slump.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

Cohen, Norota discuss Pyongyang, defense guidelines

Defense chiefs from Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday that Tokyo, Washington and Seoul should continue to closely cooperate in developments on the Korean Peninsula.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 1999

JAL, American to commence global code-sharing in May

Japan Airlines Co. announced Tuesday that it will offer code-sharing operations with American Airlines on 13 international and 14 domestic routes in Japan and the United States beginning May 10.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 1999

Machimura urges review of yen loans to Asia

State Foreign Secretary Nobutaka Machimura on Monday called for a review of Japan's yen loans to other parts of Asia in a bid to implement them more effectively.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 1999

Missile launch would halt KEDO aid, Norota warns

Japan will suspend financial assistance to a project to construct light-water nuclear reactors in North Korea if Pyongyang dares to launch another missile, Defense Agency chief Hosei Norota said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 1999

Coalition panels outrule SDF for armed U.N. operations

The Liberal Democratic Party and the Liberal Party confirmed Wednesday that the Self-Defense Forces will not participate in United Nations armed operations, according to representatives of the two parties.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 1999

Imperial veteran recalls Nanjing mass executions

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JAPAN
Jan 5, 1999

Century of Change: Society short of leaps in women's education

Michiko Kanzaki, 77, still remembers how her elementary school teachers taught her to be like "the water that complies with its container" — that is, faithful to her country, dutiful to her parents and obedient to her husband.
JAPAN
Dec 31, 1998

Century of Change: Plebiscites reshape political process

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JAPAN
Dec 30, 1998

EU to request WTO panel for lingering leather row

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JAPAN
Dec 28, 1998

Haneda sets domestic travel record

The annual number of passengers using Tokyo's Haneda airport for domestic flights topped the 50 million mark Monday, 67 years after it opened in 1931, Haneda officials said.
JAPAN
Dec 23, 1998

LTCB in trouble over hidden loan guarantees

The nationalized Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan kept off its books 62 billion yen in loan guarantees that it promised to its affiliated moneylender, in a possible violation of the Securities and Exchange Law, financial sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 22, 1998

Aid for refugees kindness well spent

Over the past 15 years, readers of The Japan Times have donated 200 million yen through the Readers' Refugees Aid Fund to help refugee relief programs through the U.N. and other official and private organizations.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 1998

52.78 trillion yen 'zaito' draft targets credit crunch

The Cabinet on Monday approved a draft for a 52.78 trillion yen fiscal investment and loan program for fiscal 1999, up 5.7 percent from the current year.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 1998

Foley voices concern over rice tariff plans

U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley expressed strong concern Monday over Tokyo's plan to impose heavy tariffs on imported rice, saying it could fuel bilateral trade tensions.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 1998

Tokyo invites Iran President to visit

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JAPAN
Dec 10, 1998

Tokyo-Pyongyang tensions elicit more Defense disclosure

Five-year-old tensions between the U.S. and North Korea are intensifying, and Japan is growing increasingly nervous about the prospects of another missile launch from its reclusive neighbor.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Fukushima re-elected as ACCJ president

Glen Fukushima was re-elected as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, it was announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 1998

Students' Global Society opens forum for development issues

HIROSHIMA -- A group of students and scholars at Hiroshima University have formed Global Society, which they hope will be one of Japan's leading international research bodies for overseas development activities.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 1998

Argentine President Menem looks forward to stronger ties

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JAPAN
Nov 24, 1998

WorldCom digs into Japanese market

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JAPAN
Nov 19, 1998

U.S. commerce chief warns of protectionist backlash

U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley indirectly indicated to Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Thursday that Japan should further open its markets and stimulate domestic demand to avoid trade frictions.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

Moody's downgrades Japanese government debt

Moody's Investors Service has taken Japanese securities issued or guaranteed by the government down a notch from its top Aaa ranking, the U.S. credit rating agency's Japanese unit said on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 1998

Korean groups brand coupon scheme discriminatory

A government plan to distribute merchandise coupons on a limited basis may discriminate against foreigners living in Japan, a group of Korean activist organizations said Friday.

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
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