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JAPAN
Jan 15, 1998
Winning Nengajo numbers released
The Posts and Telecommunications Ministry announced on Thursday the winning numbers for the 1998 Nengajo (New Year's greeting card) lottery.The lucky numbers for first prize are 486861 or 564816. Second prize: 41777 (the last five digits). Third prize: 2846 or 5938 (the last four digits). Fourth prize:...
JAPAN
Jan 15, 1998
Japan praises IMF-Indonesia pact
Japan on Thursday applauded the agreement reached between Indonesia and the International Monetary Fund on new economic policy measures to be implemented by Jakarta.Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka both welcomed the move. Mitsuzuka released a formal statement that...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1998
MPD sergeant arrested in Daiwa bribery case
A sergeant in the Metropolitan Police Department was arrested Wednesday for allegedly accepting bribes from a Daiwa Securities Co. executive in return for information about an investigation into a fraud and embezzlement case involving a Daiwa branch.Takayoshi Hontao, a police inspector attached to the...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1998
Public debt will overtake GDP in 1999: Finance Ministry
The country's public debts will expand to 529 trillion yen by March 1999, a figure bigger than the nation's economy, the Finance Ministry announced Wednesday.The outstanding long-term debts of local and the central governments combined are expected to exceed forecasts for the nation's gross domestic...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1998
November current account surplus up 91.8%
The nation's current account surplus for November came to 1.28 trillion yen, up 91.8 percent from the same month the previous year, according to provisional figures released Wednesday by the Finance Ministry.It marked the eighth straight month in which the surplus logged a year-on-year increase, largely...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1998
Parents spending less on public school kids' education
Parents of public school students spent less on their children's education in fiscal 1996 than in fiscal 1994, while parents of private kindergarten children and private junior high school students spent more, according to an Education Ministry survey released Tuesday.Parents of public junior high school...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1998
Hashimoto drops new hint of tax cut
Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Wednesday repeated hints he made the previous day that further tax cuts to boost domestic consumption and support the sagging economy have not been ruled out."The government will strive to make it unnecessary to continue a 2 trillion yen cut in income and residential...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1998
Denials, postponed pleas mark DKB payoff trials
A former vice president of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank denied Wednesday during his first trial hearing that he conspired to provide illegal loans to a "sokaiya" corporate extortionist."I have never conspired with those who are named in the indictment," Ichiro Fujita, 59, told the Tokyo District Court, denying...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1998
Rengo requests 4 trillion yen tax cut
The Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) on Wednesday requested 4 trillion yen in income and residential tax cuts from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two small non-Cabinet allies.Rengo also called for measures to fight unemployment and for labor laws to be revised to help stabilize...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1998
Three opposition parties plan to merge on Jan. 23
Three conservative opposition parties decided Wednesday that they will launch a new party on Jan. 23 with former Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata at the helm.All of the members of Kokumin no Koe (Voice of the People), the Taiyo Party and From Five gathered at a Tokyo hotel to finalize basic policies, basic...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1998
Big banks praised for accepting publicly funded capitalization
Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka on Wednesday applauded moves on the part of major Japanese banks to accept an infusion of public funds through the government-supported purchase of their preferred stock and subordinated bonds.On Tuesday, leading Japanese banks such as the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1998
Northwest exec sees flaw in slot-distribution plan
In the runup to next week's U.S.-Japan aviation talks in Washington, a top executive of Northwest Airlines, Inc. pointed out a problem Wednesday with a new proposal for allocating slots at congested Narita airport.Richard Hirst, senior vice president of the carrier, said at a news conference that the...
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Corporate donations remain sticky point in political reform talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a meeting at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday to discuss political reform.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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