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JAPAN
Oct 15, 1999

Convenience stores in race for Y2K compliance

Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 14, 1999

Obuchi, Arafat pledge to work for peace

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and visiting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat reaffirmed Thursday that they will cooperate to ensure peace in the Middle East.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 1999

Stimulus package may top 11 trillion yen

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on Friday ordered his Cabinet to draft an economic stimulus package worth more than 10 trillion yen, Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki said.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 1999

Asian Y2K experts conclude confab with vigilance vow

Asian policy coordinators for the Y2K problem concluded their two-day meeting Tuesday in Tokyo with a pledge to continue efforts to accelerate their preparations for contingencies that the millennium glitch might trigger at the turn of the century.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1999

Experts differ over forces behind positive GDP data

Staff writers
JAPAN
Sep 3, 1999

Tokyo government proposes 4% pay cut for all staff

Trying desperately to pull itself back from the brink of bankruptcy, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government proposed Friday that salaries for all 180,000 city employees be cut 4 percent for three years starting in fiscal 2000.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1999

Japan may host U.N. environment summit in 2002

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1999

Asahi to close Tokyo brewery, trim workforce

Asahi Breweries, Ltd. will close its aging brewery in Tokyo's Ota Ward and transfer production to a new plant in Minami-Ashigara, Kanagawa Prefecture, President Shigeo Fukuchi told a Tokyo press conference Wednesday.
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Sep 1, 1999

You are here?

The future is now. Or at least it was, two Sundays ago, in Japan. That was when computers in 24 satellites reached their built-in time limit and reset their internal clocks to zero.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 1999

Imperial Hotel announces anniversary events

To commemorate its 110th anniversary since it opened on Nov. 3, 1890, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, the Imperial Hotel Ltd. has announced special programs for its guests.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 1999

Budget requests likely to expand by 2%

Budget requests from government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2000 will total 83.54 trillion yen, 2 percent higher than the initial budget for the current year, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1999

Environment Agency to create nature database

The Environment Agency is requesting 70 million yen from the fiscal 2000 state budget to construct a database with information on and images of around 60,000 of the nation's animals, plants and fungi, it was learned Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 1999

Ministries, agencies aim cash at endocrine disrupters

The Environment Agency will request roughly 3.13 billion yen in outlays in the fiscal 2000 budget to fight endocrine disrupters -- nearly double its allowances for the current fiscal year, agency officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1999

Demo flights to boast Y2K safety

The country's three major airlines will jointly conduct demonstration flights next month to show that airplanes will not be threatened by the Year 2000 computer problem, industry sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1999

Millenium bug to delay New Year's flights

Minor delays are expected for some 60 international flights departing Japan at the end of the year due to crisis management measures to deal with the Year 2000 computer problem, Transport Ministry officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1999

One year down as Obuchi firmly hits political stride

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi expressed his determination Friday to successfully stage the 2000 summit of the Group of Eight major nations in Okinawa, indicating his readiness to stay at the helm for at least another year.
COMMENTARY
Jul 13, 1999

Break deadlock on base issues

U.S. President Bill Clinton expressed hope June 25 that all pending issues concerning U.S. military bases in Okinawa, including the issue of the Marine Corps Futenma Air Station, will be resolved before he attends a Group of Eight summit there in July 2000. "I don't want to go over there and have all...
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1999

DPJ submits bill to ban corporate donations

The Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday submitted to the Diet a bill to revise the Political Funds Control Law, which calls for banning politicians from receiving political donations from companies and other organizations beginning in January 2000.
COMMENTARY
Jun 29, 1999

Japan presses Asia's agenda

In a strong warning to North Korea, the Group of Eight leaders who met in Cologne, Germany, earlier this month said in a declaration that they "are deeply concerned about recent missile flight tests and developments in missile proliferation, such as actions by North Korea."
JAPAN
Jun 28, 1999

Ishihara now wants all base land back

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara on Monday asked Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to take steps to achieve one of his most important election pledges: the return of Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo or its joint use by airlines.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1999

Ministry boasts fulfillment of ODA pledge

Japan has already fulfilled an international pledge to provide $3 billion in official development assistance over a seven-year period ending in fiscal 2000 to help developing countries address AIDS and population issues, Foreign Ministry sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 31, 1999

ANA announces restructuring plan, job cuts

All Nippon Airways Co. unveiled a mid-term business plan Monday that includes a 10-percent cut in ANA group's 28,000 workforce over a four-year period.
JAPAN
May 25, 1999

Some wary as pension plight casts 401(k) in rosy light

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 13, 1999

Sanwa units to merge with Taiheiyo Securities

In a bid to increase its presence in securities businesses, Sanwa Bank announced Thursday it will let midsize brokerage house Taiheiyo Securities Co. merge with Sanwa's two securities affiliates in April 2000.
COMMENTARY
May 5, 1999

A game plan for Ishihara

I was not surprised at all by Shintaro Ishihara's overwhelming victory in the April 11 Tokyo gubernatorial election. Several journalist friends of mine and I had correctly predicted the election results, including the order of all the major candidates by the number of votes. More than anything else,...
JAPAN
Apr 27, 1999

State OKs administrative streamlining bills

The government approved 17 bills Tuesday to slim down the administration in January 2001 along with a basic policy and plans to implement the reforms.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1999

Pharmaceutical wholesaler Goliath in the making

Kuraya Corp., Sanseido Co. and Tokyo Iyakuhin K.K. have agreed to merge next April 1 to create the nation's largest pharmaceutical wholesaler with sales of 918 billion yen for fiscal 2000, the three firms said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 1999

IBJ foresees two more years of contraction

The economy will contract by 0.6 percent in fiscal 1999 and 0.8 percent in fiscal 2000 in real terms, marking negative GDP growth for four consecutive years, the Industrial Bank of Japan predicted Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 1999

DoCoMo phones to run on Java

NTT Mobile Communications Network has agreed to use Sun Microsystems' Java programming language in its new i-mode cellular phones, officials of the two firms announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 1999

Mitsui Trust to lower wages in Chuo merger

In an unusual move, Mitsui Trust & Banking Co. plans to cut wages to the level of those offered at Chuo Trust & Banking Co. after its planned merger with Chuo in April 2000, industry sources said Monday.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Rich Japanese still fear yen crash, wealth manager says
The yen slumped more than 2% on Monday alone, nearing ¥150 to the dollar, after the U.S. and China temporarily lowered tariffs, triggering a reversal of bearish dollar bets.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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