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JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

Forest reform panel suggests firing, privatization,

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's working groups on forestry decided on a fundamental reform plan to streamline state-owned forestry operations on August 8, calling for a two-thirds reduction in the number of workers, to 5,000.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

Typhoon set to pass near Kyushu area

Powerful Typhoon No. 11 was expected to pass near northern Kyushu late August 8 through this morning, bringing strong winds and heavy rain, the Meteorological Agency said August 8.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

Current account surplus climbs 40% in first half

The nation's current account surplus for the first six months of the year rose 40.4 percent from the same period last year to 5.05 trillion yen, logging the first increase since the January-June period of 1993, provisional figures released August 8 showed.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

Drunk goes for a spin in police car

OSAKA -- An intoxicated 32-year-old man commandeered a police cruiser before being apprehended and arrested 10 minutes later for alleged theft early August 8 here in Kita Ward, officials said.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

Antinuclear activists uneasy over future

NAGASAKI -- Nearly 200 activists from Japan and abroad gathered August 8 in Nagasaki for a special seminar on what citizens' groups are doing to halt nuclear weapons production.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

Tokyo, Seoul swap regional defense outlooks

Japanese and South Korean defense officials agreed August 8 to further promote military cooperation in stabilizing the northeast Asian region.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

Domestic price index rises 0.2%

The domestic wholesale price index rose by 0.2 percent in July from the previous month to 97.2 against the 1990 base of 100, the Bank of Japan said August 8.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

U.S. parks effort to have motorcycle laws reviewed

Planned action by the United States to urge Japan to review its motorcycle regulations has been halted, a U.S. Embassy official said August 8 in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

Truancy among youth hits record high

A record 208,380 elementary school and junior high school students throughout the country were absent from school for 30 days or more in fiscal 1996, the Education Ministry said in a survey released August 8.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

Tokyo war accounts published in English

In an attempt to enlighten foreign residents of Tokyo about Japan's World War II experience, the Minato International Association has published an English translation of the first-person war accounts of 50 Minato Ward residents.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

Robbers take 222 million yen from bank van

MITO, Ibaraki Pref. -- Masked men attacked a bank van before dawn August 8 at an agricultural cooperative in Shimodate, Ibaraki Prefecture, getting away with three cash boxes containing 222 million yen.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 1997

JCP raps LDP assembly candidate over orchids

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly was thrown into confusion August 8 prior to its first session after the July election over an attack by the Japanese Communist Party on the Liberal Democrat candidate standing for assembly president
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

Sales of imported vehicles fall again

The prolonged impact of the April consumption tax hike continued to dampen sales of imported vehicles in July, which dropped 25.6 percent to 31,354 units to mark a fourth consecutive monthly fall, an industry association said August 6.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

Japan, China open fisheries negotiations

Japan and China started three-day fisheries talks August 6 in Tokyo in a bid to conclude a new pact between the two countries, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

No response from North Korea on high-level talks

Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama admitted August 6 that North Korea has yet to reply to a proposal to hold high-level bilateral talks this weekend, but he would not comment on speculation that Pyongyang has been angered.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

Police seize more counterfeit $100 bills

Police in Tokyo said August 6 that they have recently confiscated 500 false $100 bills that are believed to have been produced outside Japan.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

'Informal talks' on NTT procurement extension scheduled

Japan and the United States will hold "informal talks" August 6 in San Francisco to exchange views on the possible extension of the 1994 NTT Procurement Agreement, set to expire Sept. 30, a Tokyo government official told reporters.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

Hiroshima observes anniversary of atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA -- Beneath cloudy skies August 6, Hiroshima marked the 52nd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb with condemnations of a recent U.S. subcritical nuclear test and calls for a global ban on nuclear weapons, as the number of officially recognized victims has now surpassed 200,000.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

In with a Bang: Foreign financial firms eye deregulation

Japan's so-called Big Bang financial reform is a long time in coming, but foreign financial institutions are well prepared to meet the challenge, according to the head of the Tokyo office of ING Barings Securities Japan.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

Elderly population rises to new record

People aged 65 or older now make up 15.43 percent of Japan's total population, topping the 15 percentage mark for the first time, the Home Affairs Ministry said August 6.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

Little progress made in U.S.-Japan air talks

Three days of vice-ministerial-level air talks ended in Tokyo on August 6 with the United States and Japan unable to produce signs of progress over expanding air services in the Asia-Pacific region, one of the most lucrative markets in the world.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

Yamaichi chairman quits top industry post

Tsugio Yukihira, chairman of Yamaichi Securities Co., officially stepped down August 6 as head of the Securities Dealers Association of Japan to take responsibility for alleged illegal payoffs to a "sokaiya" corporate extortionist.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

Soubert opposes Ung Huot as Cambodian prime minister

The selection of Ung Huot as Cambodia's first prime minister is not acceptable, according to Son Soubert, Cambodia's second vice president of the National Assembly and a close ally of ousted First Prime Minister Norodom Ranariddh.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

PC sales, exports remain at last year's levels

Domestic shipments and exports of personal computers by the nation's 23 major PC manufacturers totaled 2 million units in the April-June period this year, unchanged from the same period last year, an industry group reported August 6.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

Japan to offer massive aid to assist Thai economy

Japan indicated August 6 that it is ready to extend the greatest amount of financial assistance in a multilateral effort to support Thailand's flailing economy.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1997

Poll reveals a sleep-needy populace

If you had one extra hour a day, how would you spend it?
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1997

TSE criticized for computer crash

Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said August 5 that his ministry will soon send a "strong request" to the Tokyo Stock Exchange to smooth out its operations and avoid a repeat of the August 1 trading hours computer crash.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1997

DKB, Nomura penalties take effect today

Administrative penalties against Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and Nomura Securities Co. for their payoffs to a "sokaiya" corporate extortionist take effect August 6.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1997

Korean victims of A-bomb remembered

HIROSHIMA -- Nearly 60 people gathered in the rain here August 5 at a small cenotaph dedicated to Korean victims of the atomic bombing in a ceremony to mark the 52nd anniversary of the attack.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1997

Debate over youth law upsets Justice minister

Justice Minister Isao Matsuura expressed displeasure August 5 over ongoing public debate on revising the Juvenile Law, saying it focuses too much on whether lawbreakers under age 16 should be subject to criminal punishment.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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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.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured 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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
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