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Oct 13, 1998
Bidding leaks alleged at JNR Settlements
The Transport Ministry will investigate whether officials of Japanese National Railways Settlements Corp. leaked information to Obayashi Corp., a major general contractor, prior to bidding on property holdings, Transport Minister Jiro Kawasaki said Tuesday."We will look into the matter instead of leaving...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
BOJ board maintains money policy, considers new moves
The Bank of Japan's Policy Board agreed Tuesday by a majority vote to keep its monetary policy unchanged, the central bank said.It is believed that the decision reflects a view shared by most financial experts that there is little room for another interest rate cut to spur the crippled economy.At a...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
Northeast Asia security forum to go 'track 1'
By Hisane Masaki
Staff writerJapan, the United States and Russia will inaugurate an official security-dialogue forum as early as next year to discuss the Northeast Asian situation and possible security cooperation among the three major players in the region, government sources said Tuesday.The three countries will upgrade...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
Bank bill clears Lower House; enactment seen Friday
The new bank recapitalization bill designed to keep capital-short banks afloat cleared the Lower House Tuesday and was immediately sent to the Upper House, which is expected to enact the measure Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
Container data for nuclear fuel labels doctored
A Tokyo-based engineering firm affiliated with Japan Atomic Power Co. falsified data on a container for transporting mixed oxide fuel to be used in planned thermal neutron reactors, Transport Minister Jiro Kawasaki said Tuesday.Genden Engineering Services and Construction Co. tampered with the data...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
Infrastructure meeting spotlights e-commerce
The Global Information Infrastructure Commission ended a two-day meeting Tuesday in Tokyo with a joint statement calling for more concerted actions by business and governments to expand electronic commerce and telecommunications infrastructure development.Participating members from the forum, which...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
Tax evasion, bribes earn Izui two years in prison
The Tokyo District Court sentenced oil dealer Junichi Izui to two years in prison Tuesday for tax evasion and bribery, and acquitted him on a fraud charge over a series of oil deals involving Mitsui Mining Co. and other firms.Presiding Judge Kohei Ikeda also levied 80 million yen in fines against the...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
Lawmakers to pursue apology for failed emigration plan
Three lawmakers said Tuesday they will form a nonpartisan league that will urge the government to compensate hundreds of Japanese who moved to the Dominican Republic 40 years ago under a failed Foreign Ministry emigration program.More than 10 Diet members are expected to join the league by the time...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
Crime soars to postwar record
The number of reported Penal Code violations in 1997 hit another postwar record of 2.518 million, up some 52,600 from the year before, according to an annual government report on crime released Tuesday.The 1998 crime white paper, which includes an overview of last year's general criminal trends and...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
Jiang to hear war apology during visit
Tokyo plans to express "remorse and apology" to China in a joint statement the two countries will issue when Chinese President Jiang Zemin visits Japan, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura hinted Tuesday.Jiang hopes to visit Japan later this year, according to ministry officials.Komura told a news conference...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
Surgeon applauds 'advanced' donor card rule
Japan's donor card rule, termed the world's most restrictive, has been blamed by organ transplant promoters for the delay in establishing the life-saving procedure in Japan. Satoru Todo, a world-renowned liver transplant surgeon, disagrees.From a different angle, the donor card rule is "the most advanced"...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
SmithKline wins 3 billion yen lawsuit
SmithKline Beecham Seiyaku K.K. was awarded some 3 billion yen in damages in a patent infringement lawsuit, the largest compensation ordered in such a case in Japan, the drug maker said.The Tokyo District Court ruled Monday that Fujimoto Seiyaku Co., a drug maker based in Osaka Prefecture, sold an ulcer...
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.

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