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JAPAN
Apr 6, 1998

Fish haulers, riders take to world's longest suspension span

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which opened Sunday, began serving as a key link early April 6 in regional public transportation as commuter buses carried passengers and trucks brought fresh food from Shikoku and Awaji Island to Hyogo and Osaka prefectures.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

Ex-Yamaichi exec says Matsuno OK'd illegal buybacks

A former executive of defunct Yamaichi Securities Co. told the Diet in unsworn testimony Friday that in January 1992 the brokerage believed a senior Finance Ministry official had blessed Yamaichi's plan to illegally buy back "tobashi" losses.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

British Embassy celebrates tree centennial

The British Embassy celebrated the 100th anniversary of its cherry trees Friday by planting a sapling and having Princess Nori unveil a commemorative sculpture.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

BOJ dismisses official over bribery charge

The Bank of Japan on Friday dismissed Yasuyuki Yoshizawa, former chief manager of the Capital Markets Division of the Credit and Market Management Department, due to a bribery charge against him.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

Enterprise Spirit: Entrepreneur cashes in on Internet telephony

17th in a series of occasional articles on venture businesses
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

Hashimoto coming under pressure to change policy

In an effort to recover public confidence in the nation's plummeting economy, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto next week might announce a shift from his austerity policy to one of economic stimulation.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

New women in workforce cite gender inequality

Nearly 80 percent of women who began working at companies in Tokyo this month said they believe gender inequality remains in the workplace in Japan. However, 64.1 percent of their employers do not think so, according to a survey released by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

New institute to focus on social values

About 40 business leaders, scholars, bureaucrats and leaders of nongovernmental organizations on Friday inaugurated an institute to enrich their understanding of contemporary issues and to find important values for the 21st century through discussions of great philosophical and classic literary works....
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

Yen continues to retreat

The yen took a battering in Tokyo interbank trading Friday amid concerns over the nation's ailing economy.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

U.S. rebuts low-level flight drill criticism

The U.S. military issued a memorandum to correspondents recently in response to Japanese media criticism of "inconsiderate low-level flight training in Japan."
JAPAN
Apr 3, 1998

Ministry punishes Nikko for payoffs to lawmaker

The Finance Ministry slapped Nikko Securities Co. with a maximum one-month partial suspension of operations Friday for offering trading profits to a Diet lawmaker who killed himself earlier this year.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1998

Juvenile crimes analysis may cause legal changes

The Justice Ministry will analyze its data on juvenile crimes to consider whether the Juvenile Law should be revised to lower the minimum age at which youths are held criminally responsible, ministry officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1998

BayStars bench gun-salute opener

YOKOHAMA -- In an abrupt turnabout, Yokohama BayStars, a Central League pro-baseball club, on Thursday scrapped plans to have the National Defense Academy's honor guard fire a gun salute at its season opener today at Yokohama Stadium.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1998

Business groups unhappy with government steps

Reflecting the poor business sentiment shown by the Bank of Japan's latest "tankan" survey, business leaders Thursday criticized the government for its vague economic measures.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1998

Neighbors agree to Kita-Shinjuku homeless shelter

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will open a temporary homeless shelter late this month in Kita-Shinjuku for people forced to leave a JR Shinjuku Station shantytown after a fire.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1998

Firms even less optimistic for future, 'tankan' shows

Japanese companies' business confidence has plunged sharply and may continue to worsen in the coming months, according to the Bank of Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey released Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1998

Spending shows consumer lifestyles changing

Consumer spending in Japan is reflecting a more on-the-go lifestyle in which glamour and excitement appear to be taking precedence over more practical ways.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1998

No changes to Yeltsin visit planned

The Japanese government has not heard of any changes in the schedule of Russian President Boris Yeltsin's planned April 11-13 visit, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1998

Latest news sends TSE plummeting

Share prices plunged Thursday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after the Bank of Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey showed a dramatic fall in business confidence.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

Crisis management chief named

The Cabinet next Tuesday will appoint Tadao Ando, 63, former superintendent general of the Metropolitan Police Department, as Japan's first crisis management administrator, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

LDP, Pyongyang agree to set up liaison office

The head of a Liberal Democratic Party delegation to North Korea announced Wednesday that it reached a basic agreement with the Workers' Party of Korea during its recent visit to set up a bilateral liaison office in Pyongyang.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

Dollar tops 133 yen

The dollar gained further ground against the yen Wednesday, with a Finance Ministry official's warning against speculative attack on the Japanese currency going unheeded.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

New roles for construction bonds eyed

A Liberal Democratic Party panel began discussions Wednesday on reviewing the role and nature of government construction bonds to see whether they can be used to help finance a wider range of projects.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

Mazda Demio hits record sales mark

Amid prolonged sluggishness in the domestic auto market, Mazda Motor Corp. said Wednesday that its popular five-door wagon Demio has hit record high monthly sales of 14,249 units in March, up 53.2 percent from the same period in 1997.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

BOJ board reveals economic beliefs

In a move that may symbolize the central bank's new transparency, newly appointed members of the Bank of Japan Policy Board on Wednesday clearly expressed their opinions about interest rates and the economy.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

Allies plan influence-peddling law

For the second time in a week, leaders of the ruling alliance agreed Wednesday to cooperate in drafting a bill banning lawmakers from obtaining money through influence-peddling.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

New recruits, BOJ get fresh start in fiscal '98

The scandal-tainted Bank of Japan started afresh Wednesday under the new BOJ Law, which gives the central bank more independence from the government but requires its monetary policymaking to be more transparent.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

1.2 million welcomed to nation's workforce

An estimated 1.2 million people joined the workforce Wednesday as companies and government institutions throughout the country held entrance ceremonies to welcome their new recruits.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

Matsunaga sticks to guns on reform

Efforts at fiscal reform might have slowed down, but the government's basic goal of fiscal reconsolidation must not be abandoned, Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said during a new conference Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

Yamato center helped refugees break the ice with locals

Staff writer
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.
‘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.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.

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