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JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Loan talks with China to start this summer

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Dollar touches 143 yen in Tokyo

The dollar continued its renewed upward march Friday in Tokyo, momentarily touching 143.00 yen in the afternoon, amid fading fears of central bank intervention.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Japan violates prisoners' human rights, Amnesty says

Amnesty International released a report Friday on what it brands as a violation of human rights in Japanese prisons, to coincide with the U.N.-designated "International Day in support of victims of torture."
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Kinki Nippon to post net loss of 7.8 billion yen

Due to sharp drops in the number of tourists and in tour prices -- as well as canceled tours for the World Cup games in France -- Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. announced Friday it will post a net loss of 7.8 billion yen for the current business year.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Firms hold shareholder meetings; police stave off 'sokaiya'

More than 2,300 major companies across the country hosted general shareholders' meetings Friday as police mobilized about 10,000 officers to prevent possible disruptions by "sokaiya" corporate extortionists.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

China, Russia get front-row seats to RIMPAC war games

Naval war games involving the United States and its Pacific allies will begin in early July off Hawaii, with more than 50 ships, 200 aircraft and 25,000 service members participating from six countries, including Japan, Maritime Self-Defense Force officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Yamaichi dissolution hopes fade at final meeting

The collapsed Yamaichi Securities Co. failed at its final general shareholders' meeting Friday to win approval to disband, due to insufficient shareholder attendance.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

New chief of state-linked oil firm pledges reforms

The new head of Japan National Oil Corp. pledged Friday his utmost efforts to reconstruct the quasi-governmental oil exploration firm, which is sitting on some 1.4 trillion yen in possible losses.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Ailing LTCB moves toward merger with Sumitomo Trust

The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, suffering a battering in the market over its financial problems, seeks to merge with Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. in what is largely seen as its de facto absorption, industry sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

JAL, ANA losses top 116 billion yen

Japan Airlines reported 62.9 billion yen in net losses for fiscal 1997 on a consolidated basis out of sales of 1.6 trillion yen, up 0.9 percent from the previous year, the carrier announced Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Election Equation: Lack of opposition unity props LDP

Ninth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Osaka Prefecture ready to open jobs to minorities

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government will open all 128 kinds of prefectural government jobs to local foreign residents, it was announced Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Bridge-bank panel given Sunday deadline for ideas

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Friday gave an LDP task force until Sunday to work out details for a special bank to protect corporate borrowers whose banks might fail.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Tokio Marine stamped with AAA financial rating

Standard & Poor's, a private credit rating agency, assigned an AAA financial strength rating to Tokio Marine Life Insurance Co. Thursday, giving it the highest rating for a domestic life insurance firm.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Firms decide to get jump on shareholders' meetings

Shareholder meetings were held at 148 companies across the country Thursday, a day earlier than those held by many major businesses.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Japanese-U.S. construction talks end in 'disappointment'

A U.S. commerce official on Thursday expressed strong dissatisfaction over a "disproportionate share of cutbacks" in contracts awarded to foreign firms in the Japanese public works market.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

LTCB president says merger is 'one option' for bank

The president of the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan told shareholders at an annual general meeting Thursday that a merger with another financial institution was one option in rebuilding the battered bank.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Campaigns for Upper House elections begin

Official campaigning began Thursday for the House of Councilors elections, where some 480 candidates will compete for half of the 252 seats up for grabs in the Upper House.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Gems stolen while driver fixes flat

An employee of a jewelry wholesaler reported that 180 million yen in gems were stolen from his car Wednesday night in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward while he was fixing a flat tire, police said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Banned Imperial army veterans head for Canada

An Imperial Japanese Army veteran planning to speak overseas about Japan's wartime atrocities in Asia left for Canada on Thursday, despite a warning he would be denied entry, according to his trip organizer.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Roaming pet wallaby rounded up

Police retrieved an Australian journalist's pet wallaby early Thursday after it was spotted hopping down a residential street in Tokyo's Toranomon business district.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Election Equation: Debate urged on behalf of the weak

Eighth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

JTB out 40 million yen in World Cup ticket fiasco

Japan Travel Bureau will cancel some of its World Cup tours -- and swallow an estimated 40 million yen loss -- following the theft of tickets from an office in Paris, a spokesman for the nation's largest travel agency announced Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Quest for Power: Hashimoto's fate lies in election results

Second in a series
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Hashimoto woos voters for sake of reforms

On the eve of the start of official campaigning for the July 12 Upper House election, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Wednesday asked for the support of voters so the LDP can secure the political stability he said is needed to carry out planned national reforms.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Sanyo to liquidate in August if buyer not found

Troubled Sanyo Securities Co., which filed in November for application of the Corporate Rehabilitation Law, said Wednesday it was moving toward liquidation amid slim chances it will be bought.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Partyspeak: Small Sakigake force backs green agenda

Last in a series
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Kosovo needs NATO intervention, Obuchi told

Military intervention by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is necessary to resolve conflicts between Yugoslav government forces and ethnic Albanian rebels in Serbia's Kosovo Province, the prime minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina reportedly told Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Dollar roars back into 140 yen range

The dollar rebounded strongly Wednesday to recover the 140 yen level it lost a week ago.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Fujimori to arrive for visit Sunday

Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori will arrive in Japan on Sunday for a visit with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and to attend a symposium on Japanese-Latin American economic exchanges, Foreign Ministry officials said Wednesday.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Sure, Tokyo’s trains are amazing. But are they ruining your trip?
Walking through Tokyo's varied neighborhoods and the sub-communities within them can be the best way for a tourist, even one with limited time, to take the city in.
Ishiba says LDP will not endorse some 'slush fund' lawmakers in general election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Saturday.
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
A damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, after a major earthquake struck the area on New Year's Day
Ishiba's U-turn on interest rates surprises market
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda ahead of their meeting on Wednesday. Ishiba's comment after the meeting that he doesn't believe Japan needs an additional interest rate hike has surprised the financial market.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
A damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, after a major earthquake struck the area on New Year's Day
The furry performance-enhancers that are sweeping the world of sports
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his dog, Dekopin, who delivered the ceremonial first pitch prior to a game against the Orioles on Aug. 28
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free
Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
At Tokyo Game Show 2024, nostalgia was king
As is the trend in movies and TV, the games with the biggest budgets at Tokyo Game Show 2024 were by and large remakes and remasters.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free
By Anton L. Delgado

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