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Hisane Masaki
BUSINESS
May 25, 2000
U.S. urges Japan to get tough on bribes abroad
The United States is ratcheting up pressure on Japan to toughen its penalties for bribing foreign government officials, in an apparent bid to ensure a level playing-field for American companies in the global marketplace.
JAPAN
May 14, 2000
Planned Middle East environment conference in danger of cancellation
An international conference on the Middle East's environment, scheduled for the end of this month in Tunisia, will almost certainly be canceled due to a slower pace of progress in the revived regional peace process than initially expected.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2000
Global community may have another beef with Myanmar
No democracy. International drug trafficking. Use of forced labor. Human rights violations. Is there anything else to add to the international community's charges against Myanmar's military rulers?
JAPAN
May 9, 2000
Algerian minister's visit to mark warming of ties
Algerian Foreign Minister Youcef Yousfi plans to visit Tokyo at the end of this month, a trip that will mark the end of decades of near-estrangement between Japan and the North African country.
BUSINESS
May 3, 2000
Nicaragua to get more ODA after leader's visit
Japan and Nicaragua will agree next week to conclude a treaty aimed at facilitating Japanese technical cooperation to help the impoverished Latin American country rebuild its economy, government sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2000
El Salvador's chief of police turns to Japan for advice on trustworthiness
In spite of the barrage of public criticism that Japan's scandal-plagued police have recently been the target of, they may have found an unexpected ally abroad: El Salvador.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2000
Domestic slump cuts Brazil's chances of gaining funds
Brazil is turning to Japan to raise badly needed funds for a new four-year development program that is expected to go into effect this year.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2000
Myanmar's SPDC signals economic, not political, reforms
Myanmar's military regime is stubborn as a mule. It continues to ignore loud calls from much of the international community to democratize and protect human rights.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2000
Japan, Brazil tie up on aid to developing world
Japan and Brazil have agreed on a "partnership program" for bilateral cooperation in providing technical assistance for developing countries, government sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2000
Central Asian states to meet in Sapporo
Ministerial-level officials from five former Soviet republics in Central Asia will meet in Sapporo, probably early next month, for what Japan hopes will be the last round of negotiations on a treaty creating a nuclear weapons-free zone in the region.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2000
Afghan heads in Tokyo for peace talks
In a move that marks the resumption of Japan's mediation efforts in the civil war in Afghanistan, leaders of the country's two rival factions have been in Tokyo for secret talks with Japanese officials, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2000
Technical assistance planned to combat pollution in Iran
Japan is considering a comprehensive package of technical and financial assistance programs to help Iran fight the increasingly acute problem of air pollution, especially in Tehran, according to government sources.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2000
Japan to try guns-for-butter aid in Cambodia
Japan is preparing to launch a unique guns-for-butter assistance project in Cambodia to help the war-torn Southeast Asian country ensure internal security and promote economic development, especially of the poorer rural areas.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2000
U.S., Japan to hold talks soon on next WTO trade round
Japan and the United States will begin high-level consultations as early as next week to iron out differences over issues that have prevented the World Trade Organization from launching a new round of global trade liberalization negotiations.
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2000
Japan, Iran slate arms talks
Staff writer Japan and Iran will hold high-level talks on disarmament and nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Tokyo for the first time, probably during the first half of April, Foreign Ministry sources said Tuesday. The sources said the talks will be held between Norio Hattori, the Foreign...
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2000
WHO wants battle against disease on agenda of G8 summit
The World Health Organization has asked Japan to prioritize the battle against infectious and parasitic diseases by placing the topic high on the agenda for the Group of Eight summit in Okinawa this summer, government sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2000
Japan boosts Chernobyl safety aid
Japan will contribute an additional $22.5 million in aid to an international project aimed at ensuring the safety of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, government sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2000
Japanese team set to sell Mexico unprecedented investment pact
Staff writer After five months of preliminary talks, Japan and Mexico will launch full-scale negotiations in mid-March on a pact aimed at protecting and facilitating Japanese investment in the Latin American country. The Japanese negotiating team will visit Mexico for the first round of full-scale negotiations...
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2000
'Greedy' Myanmar requests $1.45 billion
Staff writer How greedy Myanmar's cash-strapped military regime is! It is trying to wheedle Japan, the world's largest aid donor, for a huge amount of money that it probably would not be able to digest. The Myanmar military regime, struggling to survive deep economic trouble amid continued isolation...
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2000
Half of Myanmar's yen loans remain outstanding
Nearly half of the approximately 270 billion yen in Japan's outstanding official yen loans to Myanmar have gone sour.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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