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Hisane Masaki
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2000
Cuba looks forward to expanding ties with Japan
Cuba hopes for strengthened relations with Japan in a wide range of areas and also wants to normalize ties with the United States, its longtime nemesis, sometime in the future, Vice President Carlos Lage said in a written interview with The Japan Times.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2000
Mexico, Japan ready to resume investment pact negotiations
After a hiatus of about six months, Japan and Mexico will resume tough negotiations next week on concluding a pact aimed at shoring up the flow of investment across the Pacific.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2000
Japan, China governments in push to improve relations
Japan and China will probably agree next month to designate 2002 as a year of increased bilateral exchanges to commemorate the 30th anniversary of normalizing diplomatic relations, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2000
Crown Princess' dad named as possible U.N. ICJ judge
The government will field former Japanese ambassador to the United Nations and the Crown Princess' father, Hisashi Owada, in an election for the post of a U.N. International Court of Justice judge, scheduled for late 2002, government sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2000
G8 meeting to target cybercrime
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2000
Current 'soft' Myanmar policy was threatened by Suu Kyi's detention
Foreign-policy makers are relieved -- at least for now -- that their long-standing policy of "constructive engagement" toward Myanmar survived its biggest potential challenge with Thursday's release of prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from 12 days of effective house arrest.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2000
Japan's hopes of holding new round of trade talks this year begin to fade
Although top leaders from the Group of Eight fired themselves up in late July to get a new round of global trade liberalization negotiations started by yearend, their agreement appears likely to fizzle out.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2000
Meeting on infectious diseases slated for December
Japan plans to host a conference in early December to promote cooperation in fighting infectious diseases that have ravaged many developing countries, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2000
Japan, Iran to agree on investment talks
Japan and Iran will agree this autumn to open negotiations on concluding an investment protection pact to encourage private-sector Japanese investment in the Persian Gulf nation, government sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2000
Japan to push WTO dialogue with China
Japan will propose to China that the two nations establish a high-level regular forum for dialogue on matters related to the World Trade Organization, government sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2000
Japan, Saudi Arabia to build 1.5 billion yen mechanics school
Despite the collapse of key oil negotiations earlier this year, Japan and Saudi Arabia are entering the final stage of preparations for a 1.5 billion yen joint project to establish a training institute for Saudi car mechanics in the kingdom.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2000
Japan, EU to study joint Cambodian aid project
Japan and the 15-nation European Union will start talks as early as next month on drafting a unique guns-for-butter joint assistance project for Cambodia by the end of this year, government sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2000
Police set to advise Cambodia on introducing 'koban' system
The government will dispatch police experts to Cambodia by the end of the year to provide technical assistance to help the Southeast Asian country introduce "koban" police boxes, government sources said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2000
WTO asked to mediate in auto trade row
In response to a request from Japan, the 15-nation European Union and Canada, the World Trade Organization will mediate in their dispute over how Ottawa should specifically correct its controversial auto-trade policy, government sources said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2000
Japan, Singapore to begin formal free-trade talks soon
In a significant departure from its traditional trade policy, Japan will open formal negotiations with Singapore by the end of this year on concluding a free-trade agreement between the two Asian countries, according to government sources.
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2000
Japan sends economic mission to southern Lebanon
Japan will dispatch a government mission to Lebanon this month to explore the possibility of extending economic aid for the reconstruction of the former Israeli-occupied zone in southern Lebanon, Foreign Ministry sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2000
Cuba's VP coming to Tokyo in fall
Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage plans to visit Tokyo in early October at the Japanese government's invitation to discuss with Japanese leaders ways to strengthen hitherto estranged relations between the two countries, diplomatic sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2000
Singapore free-trade talks to open
In a significant departure from its traditional trade policy, Japan will open formal negotiations with Singapore by the end of this year on concluding a free-trade agreement between the two Asian countries, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2000
Foreign students in Japan to receive ODA-based loans
Taking a new direction in its official development assistance policy, Japan will introduce a multibillion-yen program using low-interest yen loans to provide financial assistance to foreign students here, government sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2000
Bangalore visit to show Mori's resolve on IT
Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori will visit Bangalore, the bustling Indian version of the U.S. Silicon Valley, during his forthcoming trip to the South Asian country, government sources said Wednesday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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