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JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

Nissan sells head office in restructuring effort

In an effort to strengthen its financial position, Nissan Motor Co. on Thursday sold one of its two head office buildings in Ginza, an upscale shopping district in Tokyo, to Mori Building Development Co. and affiliate Mori Building Sangyo Co., the firm said.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

Defense Agency opens internal procurement probe

An independent investigative committee set up by the Defense Agency to review its procurement system in the wake of a major overcharging scandal met for the first time Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

Mercedes-Benz subcompact hits Japanese market

Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., a fully owned subsidiary of German automaker Daimler-Benz AG, announced Thursday the arrival of its first A-class subcompact car to hit the Japanese market, the A160.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

Food poisoning strikes Defense officials

Two ill Defense Agency officials may have become Japan's latest food poisoning victims after eating a dinner prepared at an agency facility Wednesday evening, the agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

LDP 'deviating' from financial agreement

Despite comments from senior LDP officials that the ruling party would abide by an agreement made last week, it apparently failed to do so when delivering its latest financial stabilization proposals to opposition parties on Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

Tokyo cautious on Pakistan test ban pledge

The government welcomes Pakistan's pledge to sign the global nuclear test ban treaty but still needs to monitor further development before easing sanctions against the nation, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

Red Cross doctor to help out in Afghanistan

The Japanese Red Cross Society will send a doctor to Afghanistan today on a one-year mission to support and widen public health services and maternity education, it was announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

BOJ maintains easy money policy

The Bank of Japan's Policy Board on Thursday decided to maintain its easy monetary policy, the central bank said.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

Honda unveils convertible sports car prototype

Honda Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled a prototype of a convertible sports car that will debut as early as spring.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Opposition, LDP policy chiefs agree to meet

After several days of wrangling over financial stabilization bills, opposition parties on Tuesday agreed to a policy chiefs-level meeting with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Sumitomo Life buys into Taiheiyo

In an aggressive move to expand its financial services, Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. has purchased about 10 percent of outstanding shares in ailing Taiheiyo Securities Co. and its subsidiary Taiheiyo Investment Trust Management Co., the two companies announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Oki Electric forecasts loss, announces restructuring

Oki Electric Industry Co. said Tuesday the company is likely to suffer an after-tax loss of 31 billion yen in the current business year to March 1999, due to sagging semiconductor prices and lower demand for telecommunications devices.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Defense Agency scandal yields four indictments

A Defense Agency official and three-defense equipment suppliers were indicted Tuesday on charges of inflicting 2.1 billion yen in damages on the state government through illegal procurement deals of defense equipment.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

U.S., Japan to discuss antitrust law cooperation

With business moving increasingly beyond national borders, Tokyo and Washington agreed Tuesday to begin negotiations on concluding a bilateral agreement to effectively counter anticompetitive corporate activities, officials of the Fair Trade Commission said.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Kajima unveils plant deal with Jacobs Engineering

Corp. said Tuesday it has joined hands with a major U.S. engineering firm to provide plant services to drug firms and food makers.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Namikiza theater shows its last film

The Namikiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district closed its doors on nearly 45 years of film history Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

In and around Kansai

Kyoto International readies school bazaar>Kyoto International School will hold its annual PTA bazaar on Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Global Warming: COP4 a time to iron out details

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JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Five killed, 60 injured as Typhoon No. 7 sweeps archipelago

At least five people were killed and nearly 60 others injured as the season's seventh typhoon, packing gusts of up to 108 kph, hit Wakayama Prefecture on Tuesday and swept through the Kinki, Tokai and Hokuriku regions.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Manufacturing plants, workers down sixth year in row

The number of manufacturing facilities and employees nationwide has decreased for six years in a row after peaking in 1991, according to an annual report issued Tuesday by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Obuchi slams North Korea launch in U.N. speech

NEW YORK -- In an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi criticized North Korea for launching its rocket over Japanese territory, calling on nations to embark on a serious disarmament campaign.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

Drug tests bring ethical uncertainties

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JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

Education council issues final recommendations on change

Local governments should be given greater freedom to run schools in the 21st century, such as discretion in setting up smaller classes, an advisory panel to the education minister said in its final report Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

Regional credit pinch hits Japanese affiliates abroad

Some 35 percent of Japanese-affiliated companies in Southeast Asia, China and South Korea are suffering from tight lending practices at financial institutions, a Ministry of International Trade and Industry survey showed Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

Gist of key school reform proposals

The following are the key proposals outlined by the Central Council for Education:
JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

TSE takes nosedive to new postbubble low

The Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange plummeted Monday to a new postbubble low as ambiguities in last Friday's deal on financial stabilization measures between leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition camp ignited disappointment among market traders.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

Honda unveils compact utility vehicle

In a bid to capture younger customers, Honda Motor Co. on Monday introduced the HR-V, a new compact multipurpose utility vehicle, which hits the market today.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

BOJ to pare salaries 4% in austerity cut

The Bank of Japan will reduce the salaries of all its employees by an average of 4 percent, effective Oct. 31, bank officials announced Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

Obuchi to push arms control at U.N. assembly

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi planned to stress the importance of arms control and disarmament in his speech at the United Nations in New York Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 1998

August trade surplus expands 25%

Japan's trade surplus rose 24.7 percent in August from a year earlier to 896.7 billion yen, the 17th consecutive monthly increase, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report released Monday.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris but later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
A mysterious plot prompts a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in April. In July, Russia's defense minister said he needed to talk to Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
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