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JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Video 'magazines' to fill foreigners' news needs

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JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Mongolian president to visit in May

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JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

MITI chides trade partners with dubious practices list

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry on Friday released a list of eight "major concerns" with big trade partners that will affect MITI's future trade policies.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 1998

Agency urges legal backing for defense guidelines

Legislation on the new Japan-U.S. defense guidelines must provide the state with legal grounds for asking local administrations to give logistical support to U.S. forces in emergencies, a top defense agency official said April 16.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 1998

Automakers take another look at diesel engines

BY SAYURI DAIMON
JAPAN
Apr 15, 1998

Washington just returning the favor, Foley says

A decade ago Japan urged the United States to cut its fiscal deficit and increase savings, and now Washington is taking a turn to prod Tokyo into rejuvenating the Japanese economy, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley said April 15.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 1998

Defense pact won't cover U.S. evacuation assistance

The government has dropped plans to seek legislation that would ensure U.S. assistance in evacuating Japanese civilians during emergencies abroad, Defense Agency Chief Fumio Kyuma said April 14.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 1998

Abduction issue critical to normalization, vice minister says

Before Tokyo can resume normalization talks with Pyongyang, a way must be found to resolve the matter of alleged kidnappings of Japanese by North Korean agents, a top Foreign Ministry official said April 13.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 1998

Albright to visit Tokyo on April 28

U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will visit Japan on April 28 to meet with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi, ministry officials said April 10.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 1998

Supreme Court dismisses Korean's fingerprint refusal case

The Supreme Court rejected claims by a South Korean woman April 10 who demanded a retraction of the government's refusal to issue her a re-entry permit after she refused to be fingerprinted.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 1998

Mbeki urges accurate view of Africa

Citing a first-century Roman writer who depicted Africans as strange, monstrous creatures, South African Deputy President Thabo Mbeki said that almost 2,000 years later, the world still has not shed this view.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 1998

OECD forecasts negative growth

Japan's economy will decline 0.3 percent in 1998 -- its first minus growth in 24 years, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said April 8.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 1998

Isle venture with Russia a possibility

Vice Foreign Minister Shunji Yanai said April 8 that Japan is willing to consider a Russian proposal to jointly develop disputed islands off Hokkaido, adding it is a difficult issue because it involves both countries' conflicting stances on sovereignty.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 1998

Sales tax report angers ruling bloc

Executive members of the ruling alliance on April 8 grew angry over a newspaper report that said the U.S. is getting even more specific in its suggestions on how Japan should fix its ailing economy.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 1998

Big Business urges Tokyo to listen more closely to U.S.

The Japanese government may view U.S. proposals on reviving the Japanese economy as unwanted foreign pressure, but it should listen to such proposals this time, Japanese business leaders said April 7.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

Enterprise Spirit: Entrepreneur cashes in on Internet telephony

17th in a series of occasional articles on venture businesses
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

LDP, Pyongyang agree to set up liaison office

The head of a Liberal Democratic Party delegation to North Korea announced Wednesday that it reached a basic agreement with the Workers' Party of Korea during its recent visit to set up a bilateral liaison office in Pyongyang.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 1998

U.S., Europe asked to avoid protectionist measures

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JAPAN
Mar 16, 1998

Mazda leader looking to revitalize dealerships, sales

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JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Cabinet approves bill to widen SDF defensive fire

The Cabinet approved a bill March 13 to revise the law governing Japan's participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations to allow military commanders to order defensive fire.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Foreign firms attempt to cash in on Tokyo's real estate bargains

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JAPAN
Mar 9, 1998

10 trillion yen stimulus eyed

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will call for an additional economic stimulus package of more than 10 trillion yen after the Diet approves the fiscal 1998 state budget in April, top officials of the LDP have indicated.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 1998

TWA plans to enter new pact at own speed

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JAPAN
Mar 5, 1998

Spend ODA strategically, forum urges

Japan should use its Official Development Assistance more strategically and in tandem with diplomatic tactics to serve its national interests, a private think tank said in a report submitted Thursday to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 1998

U.S. affirms Japanese progress but calls for more deregulation

The United States, while acknowledging there has been some progress, urged Japan on Wednesday to make further efforts to achieve deregulation in the runup to the upcoming Group of Seven meeting in Birmingham, Britain.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1998

Readers invited to freedom of information forum

Tokyo American Center and The Japan Times will jointly present a lecture and discussion meeting on electronic freedom of information in the U.S. and its lessons for Japan on March 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Tokyo American Center in Shiba Koen, Minato-ku.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Asia region in need of dialogue, defense institute report says

With Japan, the United States, China and Russia assuming the balance of power in East Asia, there is a greater need for security dialogue and other efforts to build confidence and maintain stability in the region, according to the annual "East Asian Strategic Review" by the National Institute for Defense...
JAPAN
Feb 19, 1998

Matsunaga leaves for G-7 meeting

Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga departs today for a meeting Saturday in London of the finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations that is expected to focus on measures to contain the ongoing economic turmoil in Asia.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 1998

American teenager blazes path through Japanese schools

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JAPAN
Feb 18, 1998

Chinese hopes lawsuit gives Unit 731 victims closure

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