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JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

3,000 to sue U.S., Japan over Yokota takeoffs, landings

A group of about 3,000 residents in 10 cities in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture will file a suit Feb. 14 against the Japanese and U.S. governments to seek suspension of night and early morning landings and takeoffs at Yokota Air Base, it was learned Feb. 7.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

Organizers turn to safety of oil cleanup volunteers

MIKUNI, Fukui Pref. -- Five volunteers helping to clean up the oil spill on the Sea of Japan coast have died of either a heart attack or stroke, prompting the largest citizens' headquarters coordinating the operations to place increased emphasis on safety.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

Change to Japan accounting standards advised

An advisory body to the finance minister on Feb. 7 proposed changing the nation's corporate accounting standards to place greater weight on consolidated statements to better match global standards.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

NEC develops the first four-gigabit DRAM

NEC Corp. announced Feb. 6 it has developed the world's first four-gigabit dynamic random access memory chip, capable of storing approximately the same amount of data as a CD-ROM.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

JAMA chairman rebuts excessive export claims

In an apparent effort to nip another potential trade problem in the bud, Yoshifumi Tsuji, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Feb. 6 rebutted recent U.S. claims that the yen's drop is helping Japanese automakers increase U.S.-bound exports, noting that Japanese exports actually...
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

Car and truck imports log 4.1% increase in January

Passenger cars and trucks imported into Japan in January rose 4.1 percent from a year before to 24,178 units, posting a record high for the month, the Japan Automobile Importers' Association reported Feb. 6.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

Ex-bureaucrat given vacant, high-ranking audit post

A long-vacant, high-ranking post at the Board of Audits will be filled by a former career bureaucrat just as the government had wanted, despite cries from opposition parties against appointing an ex-civil servant to the post.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

Business leaders get lesson in reform

KYOTO -- Take the first step early and make it a big one, former New Zealand Treasurer Sir Roger Douglas advised Japan as the country tackles the problems of deregulation and economic reform.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

Confessed cop shooter fingers Inoue

The former police sergeant who confessed last spring to gunning down National Police Agency head Takaji Kunimatsu in Tokyo in March 1995 has claimed he carried out the ambush after taking a white pill given to him by Yoshihiro Inoue, a senior Aum Shinrikyo figure, police sources said Feb. 6.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

Japan wants arms transfer registration system augmented

Japan will propose expanding the United Nations registration system for conventional arms transfers to include domestically produced weapons to promote transparency in assessing military capabilities of member countries, government officials said Feb. 6.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

BOJ autonomy urged in panel's final report

An advisory body to the finance minister Feb. 6 proposed sweeping changes to the decades-old Bank of Japan Law that would give the central bank more autonomy in policymaking.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

MITI urges utilities to cut power costs

Trade chief Shinji Sato urged electric power utilities Feb. 6 to make every effort to reduce electricity costs so Japan can remain competitive in the global market.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1997

Ministry to boost flu vaccine stocks to ready for 'big one'

Ministry officials said Feb. 5 that a ministry task force set up last month to handle such national crises as the scandal involving HIV-tainted blood products will take up the issue of depleted flu vaccine stocks in its second meeting on Feb. 14.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1997

Bangkok meeting to seek cooperation on civil aviation

Government officials and airlines from 18 nations in the Asia-Oceania region will gather in Bangkok on March 5 and 6 seeking cooperation in the field of civil aviation, Transport Ministry officials said Feb. 5.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1997

Hosokawa denies taking money from Tomobe

NARITA, Chiba Pref. -- Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa on Feb. 5 flatly denied an allegation that he received money from Tatsuo Tomobe, a House of Councilors member who is under arrest on suspicion of fraud, to ensure Tomobe was elected in the July 1995 Upper House election.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1997

TSE wooing foreign firms in effort to halt exodus

During the asset-inflated bubble economy of the late 1980s, when the Tokyo stock market was enjoying rocketing prices, brisk transactions and a high reputation, securities authorities did not have to worry about how to invite foreign companies to list. But times have changed.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1997

Intersolv sets up Japanese subsidiary

Intersolv Inc., a computer software solution supplier based in Maryland, announced Feb. 5 that it has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Japan.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1997

Compensation for sex slaves pushed

Japanese lawmakers and citizens supporting efforts to win redress for former sex slaves vowed Feb. 5 to work closely with their South Korean counterparts to push for passage of a compensation law for the aging victims.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1997

Meter companies raided as bid-rigging probe widens

Authorities from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office simultaneously raided on Feb. 5 more than a dozen offices of firms making water meters to collect evidence over alleged bid-rigging in connection with Tokyo Metropolitan Government contracts.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

Bureaucrats reprimanded for taking gifts

The Finance Ministry's deputy vice minister was issued a verbal reprimand and the head of the Tax Bureau received a strict written warning Jan. 31 for careless conduct that raised doubts over the moral standards of civil servants.Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said verbal action was taken against...
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

Marines want Okinawa rape appeal reinstated

The two U.S. Marines convicted along with a navy seaman of abducting and raping a 12-year-old Okinawa girl in September 1995 want to reinstate an appeal for reduced sentences, saying they were coerced into withdrawing the appeal by a marine officer, it was learned Jan. 31.The marines' lawyer, Michael...
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

Asahara again abusive in court

Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara disrupted his trial again Jan. 31, blurting out comments about the presiding judge, his defense attorneys and even people in the gallery.His reckless behavior had brought him to the brink of eviction Jan. 30 for a third time from the Tokyo District Court, and the...
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

Nishioka denies party members took Tomobe money

Shinshinto Secretary General Takeo Nishioka on Jan. 31 denied media reports that some of the party's members received illegal money from Tatsuo Tomobe, an Upper House member who was arrested on Jan. 29 on suspicion of fraud. "All of 15 senior Shinshinto members who served as members of our party's electioneering...
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

Ministry warned Orange Kyosai fund was illegal

The Education Ministry had pointed out in 1995 that the Orange Super Fund, an alleged fraud scheme operated by arrested Upper House member Tatsuo Tomobe and his family, could be in violation of the Investment Law, one of the firm's internal documents revealed Jan. 31.After May 1995, ministry officials...
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

Shiseido to offer lifetime employment in junior year

From this spring, the guarantee of a job for life will be granted one year before students seeking to join cosmetics giant Shiseido Co. graduate from college, a policy that is expected to be copied at other firms.The firm announced Jan. 31 that it plans to interview in March college juniors who are...
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

Commission preserves Aum Shinrikyo from ban

Public Security Commission decided unanimously Jan. 31 to turn down a request to outlaw Aum Shinrikyo under the Antisubversive Activities Law.The seven-member commission, an extra-ministerial board of the Justice Ministry, had discussed whether the law, which was enacted in 1952, should be invoked against...
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

GM Japan chief wary of weak yen

Douglas Herberger, president of General Motors Japan Ltd., expressed concern Jan. 31 over the yen's recent depreciation, saying the firm would have to reassess its strategies in Japan if the trend continues."If that trend continues, I will be very concerned," Herberger said, adding that he hopes exchange...
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

Diet passes 2.67 trillion yen supplementary budget

Despite opposition parties' mounting demands for revisions, a 2.67 trillion yen supplementary budget plan was enacted Jan. 31 without revisions at a House of Councilors plenary session.The Social Democratic Party voted for the extra budget package for fiscal 1996, helping the ruling Liberal Democratic...
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

Confessions, cooperation helped Aum evade antisubversive law

The Public Security Commission's decision Jan. 31 not to invoke the Antisubversive Activities Law against Aum Shinrikyo reflects tremendous changes the cult has gone through in the past few years, including the arrests of its key figures and fugitives and its declaration of bankruptcy.When the Public...
JAPAN
Jan 31, 1997

JR, rescuers hold underground drills

OSAKA -- About 250 railway workers, police officers and firefighters took part in a fire drill Jan. 31 at the JR Tozai Line's underground Mitejima Station, which will open March 8 to link Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, and Osaka's Kyobashi district.Because a 10.2 km length of the 12.5 km train line will...
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.
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.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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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