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JAPAN
Nov 12, 1997

Exports help Daihatsu post record profit

Daihatsu Motor Co. on Wednesday reported record-high sales of 396.92 billion yen and record-high pretax profits of 9.03 billion yen for the first half of the 1997 business year.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 1997

Island states worried by climate change

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JAPAN
Nov 12, 1997

Li annoyed by Japan's vagueness on Taiwan Strait

Chinese Premier Li Peng expressed displeasure Wednesday with Japan's vagueness over how Taiwan will be treated under the newly revised Japan-U.S. defense cooperation scheme.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 1997

Keidanren exec backs long-term emissions goal

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JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

KDD considering merger with Teleway

KDD, the nation's leading international telecommunications carrier, said Tuesday it is moving toward a merger with Teleway Corp., a firm affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp. that handles domestic long-distance services.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

Tanabe urges highest achievable emissions targets

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

Engineering group awarded Kyoto Prize

KYOTO -- An international group of engineers who developed the world's first microprocessor in 1971 were among the laureates of this year's Kyoto Prize, presented Monday by the Inamori Foundation.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

Despite domestic slump, Suzuki posts profit

Despite weak auto sales in the domestic market, Suzuki Motor Co. announced Tuesday that it has managed to post a pretax profit of 14.9 billion yen in the first half of the 1997 business year, up 23.42 percent from a year earlier.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

Longshoremen's unions to strike against port accord

Two longshoremen's unions will stage a 24-hour strike at the country's major ports on Nov. 21 to protest a recent settlement with the United States over cargo handling at Japanese harbors, union leaders said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

Transport chief favors merger with posts ministry

It would be better for the Transport Ministry to merge with the Posts and Telecommunications Ministry than with the Construction Ministry, Transport Minister Takao Fujii said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

Returning wives visit relatives and friends

Fifteen women who have returned to Japan for the first time since emigrating to North Korea with their Korean husbands spent a second day in their hometowns on Tuesday, reminiscing with family and old friends.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

Japan, China cite 'major progress' in WTO talks

Japan and China acknowledged Tuesday that they have made "major progress" in ongoing negotiations over the Asian giant's accession to the World Trade Organization.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

Foreign financial firms to find wider niche after 'Big Bang'

Tenth in a series on deregulation
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1997

Hashimoto, Li commit to constructive relations

Visiting Chinese Premier Li Peng and Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto agreed Tuesday to deepen bilateral relations as this year marks the 25th anniversary of the two countries' resumption of diplomatic ties.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Nissan Motor reports 46.7% half-year profit rise

Supported by robust exports to cover sluggish domestic sales, Nissan Motor Co. Monday reported nonconsolidated pretax profits Monday of 45.36 billion yen, up 46.7 percent from a year earlier, for the first half of the 1997 business year, which ended Sept. 30.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Detained foreigners are abused: Amnesty International

Foreigners in detention in Japan have suffered serious human rights violations, been denied adequate medical care and legal representation and are kept in solitary confinement for minor breaches of prison rules, Amnesty International said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Foreigners' disaster networks gel

The Tokyo Metropolitan and Kanagawa Prefectural governments are each working separately to set up a network of multilingual volunteers to help foreign residents if disaster strikes.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Easing of land-use laws eyed as latest panacea

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto outlined plans Monday to spur land use and housing construction through easing building-to-land ratios in urban areas and other means as a way to bolster the weakening economy.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Mitsubishi Motor funds were payoffs: 'sokaiya'

A "sokaiya" corporate racketeer has admitted that payments from Mitsubishi Motors Corp. were made to him in exchange for his services, police sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

War internees demand redress from U.S.

Supporters of Latin Americans of Japanese heritage forcibly interned in the United States during World War II urged the U.S. on Monday to provide redress to the internees.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Pyongyang delegation faces bumpy road

A delegation to North Korea from the ruling alliance aimed at restoring high-level talks for normalization of bilateral relations is expected to encounter thorny issues that remain between the two countries, according to experts.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Keidanren suspends brokers, bank from participation

The Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) announced Monday it will bar Nikko Securities Co., Yamaichi Securities Co., Daiwa Securities Co. and Hokkoku Bank Ltd. from participating in its activities for a year starting today.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Asian economic jitters fuel TSE selling spree

Pessimism reigned Monday over prospects for the Tokyo stock market and the yen's value against the dollar.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1997

Toyoda urges more economic steps

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JAPAN
Nov 7, 1997

Interest in metro politics drops to 10-year low: poll

About 68 percent of Tokyo residents are interested in metropolitan administration policies, the lowest percentage in the past decade, according to results of a Tokyo Metropolitan Government poll released Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 1997

Ota hints heliport plan may get backing

Okinawa Gov. Masahide Ota hinted Friday that he may approve a national government plan to construct a sea-based heliport off Nago.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 1997

Fuji Heavy faces fine over failure to report recall

The Transport Ministry took the strictest nonpenal action possible Friday against Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. for failing to report recalls of defective cars and repairing the vehicles without notifying the ministry.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 1997

Japan slams delay in dumping levy clarification

Japanese trade officials expressed strong concern Friday over Washington's failure to clarify the process leading up to the recent levying of dumping charges on Japanese supercomputers.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 1997

TSE plunges below 16,000 after losing 4%

>Share prices fell along a broad front Friday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as concerns continue to dog the health of the nation's financial institutions.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 1997

Hun Sen hints at amnesty, election rights for Ranariddh

Cambodia's ousted First Prime Minister Norodom Ranariddh will be granted amnesty and be allowed to participate in the country's general election next May, Second Prime Minister Hun Sen indicated Friday in Tokyo.
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.
Tokyo passes nation's first customer harassment ordinance
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to a reporter on Sept. 27. Aggressive acts toward front-line workers, dubbed "customer harassment," have become a growing problem.
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.
Japanese baseball fans flock to LA to see playoff-bound Ohtani
A giant mural of Shohei Ohtani on the side of a hotel in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles
LDP to endorse 'slush fund' lawmakers in general election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his inaugural policy address to parliament in Tokyo on Friday.
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
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.
Japan’s biggest Louise Bourgeois exhibit yet leans into ambivalence
Bourgeois is perhaps best known among the general public for her giant steel spider sculptures, particularly in Tokyo, where a nearly 10-meter tall bronze cast of the original spider has loomed over the walkway in Roppongi Hills since 2003.
Japan great Ayami Sato helps shine light on women's baseball in new documentary
Ayami Sato is one of the best female players in baseball history.
Tokyo passes nation's first customer harassment ordinance
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to a reporter on Sept. 27. Aggressive acts toward front-line workers, dubbed "customer harassment," have become a growing problem.

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