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JAPAN
Jul 14, 1997

Kansai groups to make more decentralization efforts

OSAKA -- Amid growing calls that there are too many economic organizations, the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) announced July 14 that it will step up cooperation with the Kansai Committee for Economic Development (Kansai Keizai Doyukai) in the area of decentralizing government functions.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 1997

Experts comb site of mysterious GSDF training deaths

AOMORI -- Chemical experts of the Ground Self-Defense Force were analyzing air samples July 14 from a site where three soldiers died from apparent gas poisoning during a training drill late July 12.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 1997

Seoul demands stop to seizure of fishing boats

Japan must stop seizing South Korean fishing boats in its redefined territorial waters and immediately release the skippers of the captured vessels, South Korean Ambassador Kim Tae Zhee told Vice Foreign Minister Shunji Yanai on July 14, according to ministry officials.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 1997

Discount rate to stay course, BOJ chief says

The Bank of Japan governor indicated July 14 there would be no immediate change in monetary policy when he said the nation's economy remains on a moderate recovery track and it is the central bank's priority to solidify the recovery.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 1997

Toyoda tells government to seek corporate tax parity

Shoichiro Toyoda, chairman of Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), on July 14 urged government officials to take a positive view on reducing corporate taxes, arguing that a cut would eventually vitalize corporate activity.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 1997

Bankruptcies set record for half-year period

Nearly 8,000 companies went bankrupt between January and June with combined liabilities of 6.37 trillion yen, a record high for a half-year period, a private research company said July 14.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 1997

Tokyo to focus on seven sectors for APEC talks

Japan will propose market-liberalization talks in seven industrial sectors, including environment-related equipment and services, transport machinery and film, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, government officials said July 14.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Sato to take 'strict stance' on environment in Australia

Stiffening its policy on the environment, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry drew a clear line July 11 separating itself from Australia, which advocates a flexible approach to tackling global warming.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

LDP presents plan to pare state financiers

After months of wrangling, a special task force of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party announced July 11 its final plan to streamline government-affiliated financial institutions, including abolition of the Japan Development Bank in 1999.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Toyota to set up product unit for younger people

In an attempt to make products that attract younger people, Toyota Motors Corp. said July 11 it will establish on Aug. 1 a separate organization called Virtual Venture Co.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Shinshinto loses another lawmaker

Shinshinto, the largest opposition party, is losing another member, it was announced July 11.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

ASEAN's decision hailed by former ambassador

The decision by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to postpone Cambodia's entry to the group is an effective measure that will pressure the country to resolve its political crisis, according to Yukio Imagawa, Japan's former ambassador to Cambodia.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Bilateral aviation dispute gets September deadline

Japan and the United States have agreed to resolve their ongoing civil aviation dispute in September by resuming formal negotiations early next month in Tokyo, Transport Ministry officials said July 11.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Financier-reduction plan shot down by experts

Experts criticized a set of proposals July 11 announced by the Liberal Democratic Party for cutting government-affiliated financial institutions because they lack meaningful principles on which such downsizing can be based.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Agency to examine dioxin, other 'environment hormones'

The Environment Agency will launch a comprehensive fact-finding study on the effects of what are called "environmental hormones," such as dioxin and polychlorinated biphenyl, on fish, birds and other wildlife, agency sources said July 11.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

New MITI vice minister calls for change

As the global community enters an age of overwhelming competition, Japan must increase its efforts to revamp economic structures and create a new system with greater efficiency, according to Osamu Watanabe, who on July 11 was appointed vice minister for international trade and industry.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Japan submits financial liberalization plan to WTO

Japan was to submit to a World Trade Organization committee in Geneva on July 11 its package of initial offers to liberalize financial services, including steps for greater deregulation in the areas of insurance and foreign exchange control.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Ministerial conference to combat 'sokaiya' planned

Government ministers will soon hold a conference to discuss problems related to "sokaiya" corporate extortionists as the reverberations of payoff scandals involving leading financial institutions continue to shake Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama said July 11.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

ASDF planes fly to Cambodia for evacuation mission

Two Air Self-Defense Force transport planes were dispatched early July 12 to Thailand via Manila to prepare for the evacuation of Japanese nationals from Cambodia, where political uncertainty continues, government officials said July 11.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Baht turmoil will subside, Mitsuzuka says

Turmoil on the foreign currency markets following Thailand's decision last week to float the baht will soon subside, Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka predicted July 11.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Maritime industry, labor grapple with harbor reform

Representatives of the maritime transport industry and labor unions expressed their opinion on proposed deregulation of the port transport business in a public discussion held July 10 by the government's Administrative Reform Committee.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Firms want blue-collar visa to ease labor shortage

OSAKA -- Prompted by serious concerns among small and medium-size firms over the shortage of blue-collar labor, the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on July 10 created a working group to discuss how to attract more workers from foreign countries.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Landslide brings up memories of Kyushu's past

The landslide July 10 near Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, has brought back memories of massive flash floods that have devastated areas of Kyushu in the past.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Request for disaster relief

The Japan Emergency Team, a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization specializing in disaster relief, is preparing to send members to the site of a landslide that killed 19 people in Kagoshima Prefecture on July 10, the team said July 10.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Small firms less optimistic about future

Small firms' business sentiment for the April-June period deteriorated more than in the previous three months, with retail businesses remaining the most sluggish, according to a national survey released July 10.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Japan, Malaysia agree Cambodian coalition needed

The foreign ministers of Japan and Malaysia agreed July 10 that rebuilding the coalition between feuding parties in Cambodia is critical to end the political crisis there.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Fight against poverty going well , U.N. says

Over the past five decades there has been more progress in reducing global poverty than in the past five centuries. Malnutrition has been reduced by one-third and child death rates have been halved.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Tokyo, Kanagawa bow to wiretap ruling

The central government and Kanagawa Prefecture said July 10 they will not appeal a June 26 high court ruling ordering them to pay about 4 million yen in damages for the 1986 wiretapping of the home phone of then Japanese Communist Party official Yasuo Ogata.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

African countries worry about ODA cutbacks

African countries are concerned about possible cuts in Japan's official development assistance, African Development Bank President Omar Kabbaj told Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda on July 10, according to ministry officials.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Unlicensed bus firms raided

The Metropolitan Police Department and local police raided hotels and operators of duty-free stores July 10 for operating unlicensed tourist bus services in violation of the Land Transport Law, police sources said.
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.
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.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference 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.
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
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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