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JAPAN

Oct 22, 1997

U.S. requests investigation of glass distribution system

The United States called on the Japanese trade watchdog on Oct. 22 to investigate the glass distribution system, which Washington claims is manipulated by three major Japanese firms and limits foreign access.Japan's Fair Trade Commission took note of the request but remained noncommittal on whether...

JAPAN

Oct 22, 1997

Civil servants may get to keep status after reform

A government panel on administrative reform agreed Oct. 22 that government employees transferred to newly created quasigovernmental organizations should be allowed to keep their status as civil servants for the time being.About 15 members of the Administrative Reform Council, headed by Prime Minister...

JAPAN

Oct 22, 1997

U.S. environmentalist seeks true commitment to climate

By Mitsuko Nashima

Staff writerWith little more than a month to go before a major U.N. conference in Kyoto on climate change, a leading American environmentalist is urging Japan to come up with new proposals to solve existing conflicts among developed nations and guide the global community."Ultimately, it is essential...

JAPAN

Oct 22, 1997

Tokyo Forum to host globalization symposium

The Tokyo Forum is hosting a symposium on globalization on Nov. 14 at the International Conference Hall of the U.N. University in Shibuya Ward. The theme is globalization from the perspective of information and humanity.Takuma Yamamoto, chairman emeritus of Fujitsu Ltd. and president of the National...

JAPAN

Oct 22, 1997

Kobe mayor poll faces the quake factor

By Akemi Nakamura

Staff writerKOBE -- The Kobe mayoral election is slated for this Oct. 26, but Tsuka Izuta would rather stay in that day than spend the 1,000 yen in transportation costs to get to a voting booth.Although she is a registered voter in Nada Ward, 68-year-old Izuta has abstained from voting in any elections...

JAPAN

Oct 21, 1997

Two Nikko executives arrested in Koike case

Two former executives of Nikko Securities Co. were arrested Oct. 21 for allegedly compensating a "sokaiya" corporate extortionist's stock losses.The arrests came after the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors against Nikko as well as executives...

JAPAN

Oct 21, 1997

Port practices dispute moves closer to settlement

The United States and Japan on Oct. 21 finalized an agreement on the reform of harbor services at Japanese ports, moving a step toward finally resolving the tense trade dispute.Transport Ministry officials refused to disclose the contents of the agreement, saying they first must obtain the consent of...

JAPAN

Oct 21, 1997

Prime minister may get a chance to speak

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two smaller non-Cabinet allies agreed Oct. 21 that Article 4 of the Cabinet Law should be rewritten to empower the prime minister to propose policy-related topics during Cabinet meetings.But the LDP failed to reach a consensus with the Social Democratic Party...

JAPAN

Oct 21, 1997

Lebanese prime minister slates visit

Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri will visit Japan Nov. 3 to 6 to discuss bilateral and international issues with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, Foreign Ministry officials said Oct. 21.The officials said they hope the visit will help strengthen relations between the two countries. Hariri will...

JAPAN

Oct 21, 1997

U.S., Japan far apart as aviation talks start

Negotiators from the United States and Japan started the fourth official civil aviation talks Oct. 20 in Washington but found a considerable gap between their positions over a four-year interim accord.On the first day of the talks, the negotiators remained at odds over the expansion of aviation rights...

JAPAN

Oct 21, 1997

Hashimoto pledges to sign international ban on land mines

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto pledged Oct. 21 to sign in December an international treaty banning antipersonnel land mines, pushing the government to form a consensus behind him.Hashimoto outlined his position in a meeting with Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi, Defense Agency chief Fumio Kyuma and Chief...

JAPAN

Oct 21, 1997

Bailed Itoman defendant skips trial

OSAKA -- One of three key defendants in an early 1990s breach of trust case involving the now-defunct trading house Itoman Corp. failed to appear Oct. 21 at a court hearing in his trial.Ho Yong Chung, 50, recently vanished in South Korea after being released on bail, and the Osaka District Court is...

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