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JAPAN
Dec 10, 1997

Outline of financial stability plan addresses DIC, liquidity

A Liberal Democratic Party subcommittee debating steps to stabilize the financial system basically agreed Wednesday on a broad outline that includes galvanizing Deposit Insurance Corp. and increasing the liquidity of financial institutions.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1997

Mitsuzuka supports proposed 10 trillion yen bond issue

Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka indicated support Tuesday for a proposal to issue a new type of government bond to the tune of 10 trillion yen to support financial institutions and put some life back into the economy.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 1997

Environmentalists march in Tokyo ahead of U.N. conference

Pedestrians paused on the sidewalks and curious storekeepers emerged from boutiques at the sound of marching band music echoing through the streets of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 1997

Simul International folds

Simul International Inc., a major simultaneous service firm, effectively went bust Friday as it filed for "wagi" composition procedures with creditors, according to private credit research agency Teikoku Data Bank.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 1997

Saison group to gain control of two U.S.-Japan insurers

In a bid to incorporate insurance products into its credit card business, Credit Saison Co. will acquire stocks in two insurance firms set up jointly by Japanese and U.S. businesses.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 1997

Japan slams delay in dumping levy clarification

Japanese trade officials expressed strong concern Friday over Washington's failure to clarify the process leading up to the recent levying of dumping charges on Japanese supercomputers.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 1997

Hikari Tsushin rides crest of telecommunications wave

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JAPAN
Oct 28, 1997

Change in investor attitude will spur on mutual funds

Staff writer Sweeping financial deregulation in Japan will require fund managers to improve their skills and necessitate a fundamental change in attitude among individual investors, according to the Japanese arm of Boston-based Putnam Investments Inc.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 1997

Analyst calls them the 'Big Three'

Yamaichi Securities Co. is no longer worthy of being grouped with the Big Four securities firms, an analyst said Oct. 23, reacting to the firm's business results.Hiroshi Okumura, a professor of business management at Chuo University, was commenting on Yamaichi's 2.7 billion yen in pretax losses and...
JAPAN
Oct 22, 1997

Auto show shifts into environmental gear

CHIBA -- The 32nd Tokyo Motor Show will showcase automotive technologies focusing on environmental protection and safety as automakers address growing concerns over air pollution and global warming.This year's show, previewed by reporters Oct. 22 at Makuhari Messe, comes amid a prolonged slump in auto...
JAPAN
Oct 3, 1997

Flat Pepsi hopes Suntory will add some fizz

Suntory Ltd. will become PepsiCo, Inc.'s master franchise in Japan for the next 30 years, managing all marketing, production and distribution of the American company's soft drinks, the two companies announced Oct. 3.The move is aimed at boosting sales in Japan by forming a sales and marketing alliance,...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1997

WebTV to offer Net access via television

WebTV Networks K.K., a wholly owned subsidiary of WebTV Networks, Inc. of the United States, announced Oct. 2 that it will provide an easy-to-handle television Internet access service starting Dec. 1.By connecting the WebTV Internet Terminal that has been specially developed by Sony Corp. to a television...
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Court rules Dentsu liable in '91 employee suicide

The world's largest advertising agency, Dentsu Inc., has been ruled negligent in failing to prevent the suicide in 1991 of an employee who had worked excessive hours, despite seeing signs he needed rest, the Tokyo High Court said Sept. 26 in upholding a lower court ruling.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1997

U.S. beef industry gives reassurances to Japan

Faced with a recent E. coli outbreak allegedly caused by tainted beef, top executives of the U.S. Meat Export Federation and red meat industry reaffirmed their commitment to the Japanese market Sept. 9, expressing optimism about American beef sales this year.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

Japan, Chile agree on extending aid, promoting ties

Chilean President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle and Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto agreed Sept. 1 to cooperate in promoting economic aid to third countries in Central America and the Caribbean, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1997

Analysis: Nomura should weather sanctions nicely

The administrative penalty imposed July 30 on Nomura Securities Co. by the Finance Ministry over payoffs to a corporate extortionist will certainly hurt the nation's leading brokerage, but the pain may not last for very long.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1997

Japan-America Student Conference kicks off in Kyoto

KYOTO -- The 49th Japan-America Student Conference kicked off late July 28 at the Kyoto International Conference Hall, and this time instead of focusing on bilateral relations, participants are looking at changes in the Asia-Pacific community.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 1997

Seven-Eleven savors largest income

Seven-Eleven Japan Co. recorded the largest corporate income during the year that ended in February, staying at the top of the list for the fourth year in a row, a private research company said July 25.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 1997

Keidanren says private sector should make more effort

OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Business leaders should be more involved in accelerating the structural reforms that Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's government is currently trying to implement, top executives said July 25.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 1997

Hong Kong execs say city is still in business

OSAKA -- Hong Kong's business executives and administrative officials unanimously stressed July 17 that Hong Kong will maintain its free business environment and will remain a center of finance and trade for the Asian region.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1997

Japan-U.S. Business Council to meet in California

The 34th annual meeting of the Japan-U.S. Business Council will be held in California from July 7 to 9, the Japanese leader of the organization said June 24.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1997

Mobile network computer to take on Microsoft's Net PC

Eleven of the world's leading computer hardware and software makers have agreed on a common set of standards for building mobile network computers, lightweight mobile devices with easy access to the Internet or corporate networks, the firms announced June 23.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1997

Sony ships 16 millionth PlayStation

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announced June 11 that total shipments of its PlayStation home video game machine reached 16 million as of the end of May.
JAPAN
May 29, 1997

Major automakers post profit gains

Benefiting largely from the yen's fall against other major currencies, Japan's five major automakers enjoyed profit increases for the 1996 business year that ended March 31, financial results show.
JAPAN
May 23, 1997

Ogawa Securities to shut down

OSAKA -- Ogawa Securities Co., burdened with mounting bad loans, will halt operations May 27 and plans to go out of business July 31, the company said May 23.
JAPAN
May 21, 1997

Nation's largest underground mall opens

OSAKA -- Crysta Nagahori, the nation's largest underground shopping mall, was opened to the public May 21 in Chuo Ward here.
JAPAN
May 7, 1997

Pentium II processor debuts in Japan

Personal computers featuring the new Pentium II processor went on sale May 7 in Japan, immediately after Intel Corp. formally announced the release of its fastest microprocessor to date.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 1997

Oracle head sees future in networks

Personal computers will soon be replaced by network computers, which are simple and less costly, the head of Oracle Corp. said April 16 in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 1997

First European job fair slated

Seven European chambers of commerce and a trade commission in Japan, backed by the European Commission, will jointly hold the first European Job Fair in Tokyo this month.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 1997

Ailing NCB asks banks for capital

Nippon Credit Bank announced April 8 that it will ask other commercial banks and insurance firms to put up an additional 290.7 billion yen in capital for the troubled bank so it can put its house in order.

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