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JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Business focuses on the crew rather than the leader

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JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Foreign Ministry pleased with Obuchi's selection

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JAPAN
Jul 17, 1998

Business leaning toward Kajiyama

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JAPAN
Jul 17, 1998

Seoul fisheries talks set for next week

Japan and South Korea will hold working-level fisheries talks next Thursday and Friday in a bid to conclude negotiations before President Kim Dae Jung's planned trip to Japan in the fall, Foreign Ministry officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 1998

Business association calls for radical government reforms

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JAPAN
Jul 15, 1998

Cancellation of trip won't hurt relations, Foley says

The cancellation of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's trip to Washington next week will not affect bilateral relations, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley suggested Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 1998

Invitation to Russia still good, Kiriyenko says

To maintain momentum in recent improvements in Tokyo-Moscow ties, Japan's new prime minister is invited to take the place of the resigning Ryutaro Hashimoto on a planned visit to Russia this fall, Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

U.S. parts purchases rise: JAMA

The total value of U.S.-made auto parts purchased by Japan's 11 automakers in fiscal 1997 reached a record high of $24.95 billion, up 9.8 percent from the previous year, an industrial group said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 1998

LTCB loans should all transfer to Sumitomo: Imai

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. should accept all loans extended by the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan when it merges with the ailing LTCB, according to the head of Japan's most influential business organization.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Election Equation: Leaders scarce amid 'seniority culture'

Seventh in a series
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1998

Election Equation: Peace activist sees crucial test for defense

Sixth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Global outlook reshaping U.S. education

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JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Act now to lift economy, Summers tells officials

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers entered into a flurry of talks with Japanese leaders Friday -- two days after the U.S. and Japan jointly intervened to prop up the ailing yen -- and repeated a call for Japan to promptly clean up the bad loans weighing down its economy.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Harvard plans to build strong regional ties at Asia Center

Harvard University is looking for a role to play in providing a cooperative international mechanism or organization to help manage crises when they occur and even before they hit, the president of the prestigious American university said.
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 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 12, 1998

Disputes on U.S.-Japanese insurance deregulation unresolved

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JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Dollar hits 144 yen following comment by Rubin

The yen fell sharply Friday in Tokyo trading and hit 144 against the dollar after U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said he saw no signs of economic recovery in Japan and dashed hopes for yen-supporting market intervention.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Better Narita cargo facilities urged

In an effort to realize speedy and efficient air cargo transactions, the Japan-America Cooperative Conference on Friday called for improving cargo facilities at Tokyo's Narita airport and easing customs clearance regulations in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Ticketless Cup fans still have high hopes

As hundreds of tourists left for France with hopes of attending Japan's World Cup opener, travel agencies on Friday continued to face difficulty securing tickets.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

World Cup fans leave for France as ticket woes continue

As confusion continued Thursday over a massive shortage of World Cup tickets for Japan matches, 319 soccer fans left Narita airport for Paris aboard a special Japan Airlines flight.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Tokyo upset with canceled visit of North Korea wives

Tokyo expressed displeasure Tuesday with Pyongyang's announcement that Japanese women living with their North Korean husbands in the reclusive state "canceled" applications to visit their homeland.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

New Chile ambassador sees change

New Chilean Ambassador Oscar Fuentes said Monday his country wants to consolidate its ties with Japan in trade and other areas and promote multilateral cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Singapore envoy happy with relations

With their economic strengths, Japan and Singapore should promote more cooperation in helping Asian neighbors in economic and other areas, Chew Tai Soo, the new Singapore ambassador to Japan, said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

St. Lucia welcomes aid, visitors, Japanese seat on UNSC

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JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Insurance market talks get under way

Japan and the United States will hold working- and high-level talks next week in Tokyo to follow up on a 1996 bilateral agreement that aims to promote deregulation of the Japanese insurance market and protect U.S. insurers operating here.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Dance, diplomacy do great pas de deux

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JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Group to write specs for wireless PC-electronics interface

Major electronics companies in Japan said Wednesday they have jointly established a working group to define common specifications for hardware that will easily connect personal computers to devices such as cordless phones, VCRs and audio sets through wireless communications.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Autumn dates announced for visits by Jiang, Kim

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

In with a Bang: Credit Suisse upbeat over assets boom

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Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Man falls to his death from Osaka condo, killing cyclist below
Osaka's Kita Ward. Two men died Monday morning in the ward after a man fell from a high-rise condominium and struck a passing cyclist below, according to local police.
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
The race for more time: Japanese runner decided to freeze eggs for her future
Tomomi Bitoh, seen crossing the finish line in Antarctica, on the first stop of the World Marathon Challenge, is one of the very few Japanese athletes to speak publicly about her experience with egg freezing.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
Flaunt your seasonal greens with Japan’s traditional pureed soup
With the weather warming up, there's no better time to make a bowl of chilled "surinagashi-jiru" (pureed soup).
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
For Formula E, ‘sustainability is at the heart’
Founded with a mission of promoting electric vehicles, Formula E has always placed sustainability at the forefront of its raison d’etre.

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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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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.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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