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Oct 24, 1997

JAS and KLM sign cooperation agreement

Japan Air System Co. has signed an agreement for opening comprehensive business cooperation with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to strengthen the two carriers' competitiveness between Japan and Europe.The two airlines exchanged a memorandum of understanding at KLM's headquarters in Holland on Oct. 23, a JAS...

JAPAN

Oct 24, 1997

Aviation talks get another go at vice-ministerial level

The United States and Japan will hold another round of aviation talks at the vice-ministerial level next month since the two sides failed to reach an agreement Oct. 24 in Washington, Transport Minister Takao Fujii said Oct. 24."We had thought that we might be able to have a ministerial-level meeting....

JAPAN

Oct 24, 1997

San Francisco mayor leads delegation to sister-city Osaka

San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown led a delegation of business and government officials to Osaka this week to strengthen business ties between the two cities and offer support for Osaka's bid for the 2008 Olympics.The sister-city relationship celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Last spring, Osaka...

JAPAN

Oct 24, 1997

Obuchi and Kinkel agree on expanding UNSC

Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi and his German counterpart, Klaus Kinkel, agreed Oct. 24 to cooperate in their efforts to achieve an expansion of the number of permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council."As for the reform of the U.N. Security Council, the two governments will continue their cooperation...

JAPAN

Oct 24, 1997

Cabinet will now reward thrifty bureaucrats

A long-standing practice was challenged Oct. 24 when Cabinet members agreed that ministries must favorably evaluate bureaucrats who make efforts to reduce the government workload.The bureaucracy has given higher marks to officials who secure more budgetary allocations from the Finance Ministry for their...

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 23, 1997

Italy against UNSC expansion, discourages Japan effort

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on Oct. 23 discouraged Japan from pursuing a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, saying Italy opposes expanding the number of permanent members.During a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo's Hibiya district, he also stressed that "there...

JAPAN

Oct 23, 1997

Fuji Heavy to face 'strict' fine over silent recall

Vice Transport Minister Masahiko Kurono on Oct. 23 expressed regret over the failure of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. to report a large auto recall to the ministry.The ministry's penalty could be strict in view of the 1.47 million units subject to the recall, Kurono suggested. "I believe that the recall...

JAPAN

Oct 23, 1997

Ford CEO wants greater access to Japanese market

By Sayuri Daimon

Staff WriterCHIBA -- Ford Motor Co. hopes for greater foreign access to the Japanese market and a yen strong enough to change Japanese automakers' tendency to over-rely on exports, the company's head said Oct. 23.In an interview with The Japan Times, Alex Trotman, chairman and CEO of Ford, said that...

JAPAN

Oct 23, 1997

Large chain stores seek tax relief

Large retailers urged the government Oct. 23 to stimulate private consumption by reducing income taxes and allowing greater income tax breaks for part-time workers.The Japan Chain Stores Association made the request during a meeting with trade chief Mitsuo Horiuchi, according to a Ministry of International...

JAPAN

Oct 23, 1997

Japan disappointed with U.S. emissions plan

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto indicated Oct. 23 that the U.S. proposal for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions is too lenient.Environment Agency chief Hiroshi Oki, who is scheduled to chair the Kyoto global-warming conference in December, said it would be difficult to build an international consensus...

JAPAN

Oct 23, 1997

Six former Yamaichi execs served new warrants

Prosecutors served new arrest warrants Oct. 23 to an ex-president and five former executives of Yamaichi Securities Co. and arrested one of its past senior managing directors on suspicion of illegally reimbursing losses on investment incurred by a major leasing company.The action follows complaints...

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