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JAPAN
Jun 29, 1999

Telecom Realignment: Rival carriers prepare to combat Goliath

Second in a five-part series on reorganizing the domestic telecommunications industry
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1999

Time to hold English essay contest

Time magazine is sponsoring an English essay contest and accepting applications from students in Asia.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1999

Fuji fights infringement by U.S. firms

Fuji Photo Film Co. said Thursday it has filed complaints against three U.S. firms for alleged patent infringement, calling for suspension of their sales of remanufactured one-time-use cameras in the United States.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1999

Top IDC execs clear out for new C&W team

The three top executives of International Digital Communications Inc., an international telecommunications carrier, have resigned following its takeover by Cable and Wireless PLC of Britain, IDC announced on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1999

WPP launches group in Tokyo

WPP Group, the world's second-largest advertising group, on Thursday launched a new media planning company in Tokyo to offer consulting services on strategic investments in advertisement.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 17, 1999

Regular publicity necessary for healthy marketing

To: Buena Vista Prunes, Inc. Attn: Mr. John Murray, vice president in charge of communications From: Takeshi Ebihara Tokyo Senden Services Re: Public relations progress and proposals
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1999

Offices offered for use by the out-of-work

OSAKA — It looks like a normal office — desks and chairs, personal computers and telephones, business magazines in a corner magazine rack.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1999

C&W secures 97.69% stake in IDC

Cable and Wireless PLC of Britain announced Wednesday that it has secured a 97.69 percent stake in International Digital Communications Inc., claiming victory over NTT Corp. for control of the Tokyo-based international telecommunications carrier.
EDITORIALS
Jun 11, 1999

Cable and Wireless connects

The great bidding war is over: Toyota Motor Corp. and Itochu Corp. have each decided to sell their 17.7 percent stake in International Digital Communications Inc. to Britain's Cable and Wireless PLC. With a winning bid of 110,577 yen per share, C&W has bested the favorite, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone...
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1999

Analysis: Job measures short-sighted

Can the emergency package of job security and industrial competitiveness measures endorsed by the government Friday help jolt the country out of record-high unemployment?
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1999

Analysis: Life insurers' credibility shaken

Major and second-tier life insurers' dismal earnings reports for fiscal 1998 have cast yet another shadow over the industry, already shaken by the recent collapse of midsize Toho Mutual Life Insurance Co.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 1999

New Toho Mutual team to probe liability of execs

The newly appointed administrators of the failed Toho Mutual Life Insurance Co. said Monday they will set up an internal committee to investigate if the firm's management is liable for its collapse.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1999

Toho Mutual Life told to suspend operations

The Financial Supervisory Agency ordered Toho Mutual Life Insurance Co. to suspend operations Friday, after the ailing life insurer failed to obtain approval from auditors on a fiscal 1998 earnings report, agency officials announced.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1999

Annual international dinghy race not enough: sailors

YOKOHAMA — A recent officially supported international friendship dinghy race held off Yokohama saw nine nations represented in a crowded field of 17 vessels.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1999

BIS considering new, weighted risk standards

A committee under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements on Thursday unveiled a draft proposal to change the method it uses to calculate banks' capital adequacy ratios.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1999

Dentsu revenues fall first time in five years

Advertising king Dentsu Inc. said Wednesday that its pretax profit and operating revenues for the business year ended March 31 dropped for the first time in five years.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1999

Price said not everything in IDC bidding war

Toyota Motor Corp. President Hiroshi Okuda reiterated Wednesday that his firm will take workers' job security and international relations into consideration along with bid prices in deciding what offer to accept for its shares in International Digital Communications Inc.
JAPAN
May 31, 1999

Softbank names board candidates

Softbank Corp. said Monday it plans to propose at a shareholders' meeting later this month the appointment of five new outside board directors, including Den Fujita, president of McDonald's Co. (Japan).
JAPAN
May 28, 1999

Electronics firms lick their wounds after disastrous year

Fiscal 1998 was a disaster year for the nation's electronics industry.
JAPAN
May 27, 1999

Killer-rapist gets life term for revenge murder

A 57-year-old convicted murderer and rapist was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for exacting revenge -- just two months after getting out of prison -- by killing the woman he had raped seven years earlier.
JAPAN
May 26, 1999

NTT reports sales, profit fall in '98

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. on Wednesday reported a decline in sales and pretax profit on a non-consolidated basis for the business year that ended March 31 following a decrease in revenue from ordinary telephone use.
JAPAN
May 25, 1999

Tokyo Telemessage seeks protection from creditors

Plagued by a plummeting number of subscribers and intense competition with cellular phone operators, Tokyo Telemessage Inc., a leading pager service, sought court protection from creditors' claims on its assets Tuesday, company officials said.
JAPAN
May 25, 1999

DoCoMo profits rise 70% in '98

NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. posted 3.1 trillion yen in consolidated sales in the business year that ended March 31, up 18.7 percent from the previous year, due to an increase in cellular phone subscribers.
JAPAN
May 24, 1999

Diet enacts defense bills, but doubts on alliance linger

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 21, 1999

IDC mum on C&W, NTT favoritism

Taketo Furuhata, president and board member of International Data Communications Inc., said Friday that its board will no longer express any opinions to favor either Britain's Cable and Wireless PLC or NTT Corp.'s bid to take control of IDC.
JAPAN
May 13, 1999

Bill could enlarge temp workforce, magnify woes

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 12, 1999

PC shipments up 10% in '98

Domestic shipments of personal computers hit a record-high 7.54 million units in fiscal 1998, up 10 percent from the previous year, an industry association said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 12, 1999

World electric firms' meeting hosted in Kyoto

KYOTO -- While differing in policy priorities, eight major electric utility firms from six nations acknowledged the need Wednesday to adjust to fast-changing market conditions.
JAPAN
May 10, 1999

Toyota insists bid not only factor in selling IDC stake

Hiroshi Okuda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., said Monday that a higher bid would not be the only element it will consider in a sale of its stake in International Digital Communications Inc.
JAPAN
May 6, 1999

C&W makes new takeover bid for IDC

Britain's Cable & Wireless PLC on Thursday upped the stakes in its war with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. to buy International Digital Communications Inc., announcing a new bid of 107,372 yen per share.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

Podcast

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 small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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