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JAPAN
May 4, 1998

Tokyo-Mitsubishi chief defends wining, dining customs

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 27, 1998

Chirac 'confident' with Japan's stimulus steps

French President Jacques Chirac said Monday he is confident that the economic stimulus measures Japan announced last week will boost the economy, adding that the nation's economic fundamentals are strong.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 1998

Crisis in Asia: Japan's recovery seen as integral to region

First in a series
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Video 'magazines' to fill foreigners' news needs

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 16, 1998

Scalfaro cautious on Japan's quest for UNSC seat

Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro expressed reservations April 16 over Japan's bid to obtain a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 1998

Matsunaga heads to Washington to explain plan

Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga left April 15 for Washington -- a day later than planned -- to attend a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations and to hold talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 1998

Komura to participate in Cambodian election talks

State Foreign Secretary Masahiko Komura will visit Bangkok from Saturday to April 14 to participate in talks to help bring a fair and free election in Cambodia, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 1998

Better Japanese language studies for foreign students urged

A panel of education researchers submitted a list of proposals Thursday to the Education Ministry, calling on schools as well as the central and local governments to improve the learning environment for foreign students in public schools, focusing on their Japanese-language studies.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

Yamato center helped refugees break the ice with locals

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Tunisian envoy woos Japanese investors

Tunisian Ambassador Salah Hannachi said March 13 that Japanese businesses will find the North African country an efficient regional industrial platform on which to support operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 1998

Commerzbank says more action needed from Japan

Japan needs to play a more prominent role in helping its Asian neighbors out of their current financial crisis, the head of the German universal bank Commerzbank said Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 1998

Parents cope with slaying of Japanese-Brazilian son

Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

LDP unveils latest plan to reinvigorate economy

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday unveiled its fourth stimulus package, hoping to boost confidence in the economy before the March 31 end of the fiscal year.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 1998

Stronger Japan-Algeria ties urged

Japan and Algeria should work harder to deepen ties and take advantage of complementing economies, Algerian Ambassador Boudjemaa Delmi said during a visit to The Japan Times on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 1998

Paralympics' legacy left in doubt

Last in a series
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1998

British torch bearer to show world land mines' cruelty

Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1998

Hashimoto meets Chinese defense minister

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto told Chinese Defense Minister Chi Haotian on Thursday that he hopes high-level exchanges in defense and other fields will deepen bilateral ties between Japan and China.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1998

Nagano Games' key challenge may be traffic

Fourth in a series
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1998

U.N. appoints Hogen undersecretary general

Kensaku Hogen, director general of an institute affiliated with the Foreign Ministry, has been appointed as the United Nations undersecretary general for communication and public information, ministry officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 1998

Hashimoto vows efforts to protect financial system

In a departure from the norm, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto opened the 150-day Diet session Monday with a speech focusing solely on financial markets and the economy, stressing that Japan will not let its woes drag the rest of Asia and the world into more turmoil."It is our firm resolve that neither...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 1998

St. Ignatius Church reveals initial phase of facelift

The first phase of construction of a new building for St. Ignatius Church, near Yotsuya Station in Tokyo, is finished and was unveiled to the press Friday.The building, a Catholic church well known in the Japanese and foreign community alike, is oval-shaped and has a floor space of 1,450 sq. meters,...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 1998

Emissions-cutting panel holds first meeting

A government panel on global warming launched efforts Friday to find ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 6 percent from 1990 levels, in accordance with a convention signed last month at an international conference in Kyoto.The panel, headed by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and consisting of all...
JAPAN
Dec 31, 1997

Upstart airlines prepare to take to the skies

Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 31, 1997

Keep reform momentum going, Toyoda urges

BY SAYURI DAIMON
JAPAN
Dec 19, 1997

Thai minister urges more yen loans be extended

Visiting Thai Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda expressed a desire Friday to see more yen-denominated loans extended by Japanese financial institutions, because the bulk of the loans are now in dollars.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 1997

Renewed Japanese leadership needed for Seoul's economy

Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 12, 1997

Diet passes revision to Deposit Insurance Law

A government-sponsored bill to revise the Deposit Insurance Law was enacted Friday when the Upper House passed it on the final day of the 141st extraordinary Diet session.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 1997

Japan loans Vietnam 97.5 billion yen

Japan pledged 97.5 billion yen in aid to Vietnam on Friday to support Hanoi's economic reforms, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 1997

Banks asked to hasten restructuring

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Thursday that the banking community, to regain public trust, must step up efforts to restructure and cut costs through such means as pay cuts.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 1997

Obuchi will go to Canada to sign mine-ban pact

Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi is to leave today for Ottawa to sign a global treaty banning antipersonnel land mines.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Japan worries Trump tariffs will push countries toward China
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Chief Itsunori Onodera (center) speaks at a think tank event Monday in Washington.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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