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JAPAN
Feb 26, 1998

Monetary policy to stay unchanged, BOJ says

The Bank of Japan decided Thursday to leave unchanged its ultraeasy monetary policy and the 0.5 percent official discount rate, the central bank said.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1998

Japan, U.S. firms form venture for trans-Pacific telecom cable

Four U.S. and Japanese companies seeking to become the "carriers' carrier" will construct an underwater telecommunications cable between the two countries, the firms announced Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1998

Former President George Bush visits The Japan Times

Former U.S. President George Bush expressed support for the U.S. position in the recent standoff with Iraq during a visit to The Japan Times on Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1998

Mitsubishi Motors mulls plant closure in Thailand

A Mitsubishi Motors Corp. subsidiary in Thailand may close one of its plants due to sagging demand, MMC said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1998

Plan to resume government aid to Myanmar criticized

Policy chiefs of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two non-Cabinet allies expressed dissatisfaction with a Foreign Ministry plan to resume official development assistance to Myanmar, saying there has been little improvement in the country's democratization.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

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JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

Monetary gifts from coffers OK'd

The limited use of taxpayer money by local government officials for private occasions such as weddings and funerals among coworkers is permissible, the Audit and Inspection Commissioners of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government decided Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

Car sales seen growing 1.7% in '98

Reflecting the nation's economic slowdown, Japan's domestic auto sales will only grow slightly to about 5.2 million units in 1998, the new chairman of the Japan Automobile Dealers Association predicted Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

12 boys held for robbing the aged

Tokyo police have booked 12 boys ranging in age from 10 to 17 for allegedly robbing elderly people out of 1 million yen, police said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

DIC members prioritize finance system stability

An in-house committee of the Deposit Insurance Corp. held its first meeting Monday and agreed that stabilization of the entire financial system is the first priority in discussing how public money should be used to reinforce banks' capital bases.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

Jury still out on Nagano Olympics

NAGANO -- The pavilions are closed and the Olympic banners have disappeared. The souvenir shops are half-empty and Zenkoji Temple has regained its calm demeanor. The city's infamous traffic jams are back, and the taxis once again form long lines waiting for customers.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

Tokyo backs last-minute deal with Iraq

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto implied Monday that the U.S. should accept the deal struck between Baghdad and the United Nations and not launch attacks against Iraq over its refusal to grant U.N. arms inspectors access to sites suspected of housing weapons of mass destruction.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

IEC annouces 39th Japanese speech contest

The International Education Center is seeking participants for the 39th annual International Speech Contest in Japanese, slated for June 6.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

Japan's gold medalists receive Emperor's Cup

Seven gold medal winners from the Nagano Winter Olympic Games received the Emperor's Cup on Monday from Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto in a ceremony held at the Prime Minister's Official Residence.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

DirecTV mum about subscribers

DirecTV Japan Inc. declined comment Monday on how many subscribers it has obtained so far in Japan, in an apparent indication the carrier is struggling to compete.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

No pump-priming pledge made to G-7: Matsunaga

Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga denied Monday that he had made any commitment to the Group of Seven nations to implement additional economic stimulus measures, such as an extra budget for fiscal 1998.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

Riordan hopes Tokyoites love L.A.

Tokyo will be the site of the first overseas office of the Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau, Los Angeles Mayor Richard J. Riordan said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

Flu epidemic spurs vaccine debate

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JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Cabinet OKs plan to boost trade for local Asian economies

The Cabinet endorsed a package of emergency measures Friday to help stabilize Southeast Asian countries, pledging its readiness to take further action if necessary.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

New budget for Osaka Prefecture unveiled

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government announced Friday a 3.5 trillion yen budget plan for fiscal 1998, in which financial support for elderly people is to be reduced from August.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Big business applauds economic measures

Japanese business leaders on Friday welcomed the additional economic package announced by the Liberal Democratic Party, saying that steady implementation of those measures will lead to economic recovery.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

TTNet applies for long-distance rate cut

Tokyo Telecommunication Network Co. (TTNet) applied to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to cut its long-distance telephone service rates on Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Asia region in need of dialogue, defense institute report says

With Japan, the United States, China and Russia assuming the balance of power in East Asia, there is a greater need for security dialogue and other efforts to build confidence and maintain stability in the region, according to the annual "East Asian Strategic Review" by the National Institute for Defense...
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Limits on stock trading by lawmakers urged

Several members of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Cabinet and leaders of his Liberal Democratic Party suggested Friday that tighter controls should be imposed on stock trading by Diet members, while others voiced opposition to the idea.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Cabinet backs JNR debt relief bills

The Cabinet endorsed two bills Friday to dispose of 27.8 trillion yen in debts amassed by the now-defunct Japanese National Railways, including a controversial measure to have Japan Railway group firms bear 360 billion yen.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Osaka officials to return misused public money

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government announced Friday that its senior officials will return 1.32 billion yen in taxpayers' money misused by prefectural employees between 1994 and 1997 over a five-year span beginning next month.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Contractors face collapse as banks gird for Big Bang

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JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

LDP unveils latest plan to reinvigorate economy

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday unveiled its fourth stimulus package, hoping to boost confidence in the economy before the March 31 end of the fiscal year.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Highlights of stimulus package

Following are some of the measures outlined in the Liberal Democratic Party's economic stimulus package that was announced Friday:
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Osaka Municipal Government files 1998 budget

OSAKA -- The Osaka Municipal Government is seeking 4.4 trillion yen for the 1998 fiscal budget, a 1.7 percent increase over the previous year, according to the proposed budget announced Friday.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Tokyo issues warning as rare but deadly STSS bacterial infections rise
A colorized scanning electron micrograph of group A streptococcus bacteria
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 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
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