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JAPAN
May 20, 1998

U.S. to lobby for airport work contracts

OSAKA -- A delegation of U.S. construction company executives will travel to Nagoya and possibly the Kansai region in early June in order to press for U.S. access to airport construction projects, according to U.S. Ambassador Tom Foley.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Japanese-Swiss bank starts up June 1

LTCB Warburg Securities, an investment bank jointly formed by the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Swiss Bank Corp. and Union Bank of Switzerland, will begin operations June 1, company officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Exports declined 1.7% in April

Japan's exports in April fell 1.7 percent from the same month last year -- the first fall since July 1995 -- because of a decline in exports to economically battered parts of Asia.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Nissan to post losses of 14 billion yen

In sharp contrast to its rival automakers, financially troubled Nissan Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it expects to post net losses of 14 billion yen for the 1997 business year.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Japan Telecom posts consolidated profit

Japan Telecom Co. reported 31.42 billion yen in consolidated pretax profit Wednesday, generating 8.11 billion yen in net profit on sales of 411.76 billion yen for fiscal 1997
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Money supply growth falls for second consecutive month

Growth in money supply fell for the second straight month in April, rising 1 percentage point, or 3.5 percent on a year-on-year basis, less than in March, according to Bank of Japan figures released Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Pop diva Amuro gives birth to baby boy

Pop diva Namie Amuro gave birth to a boy early Tuesday morning in a hospital in Iwatsuki, Saitama Prefecture.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Tokyo to discuss joint development with Mercosur bloc

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JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Who could replace Hashimoto?

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JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Narita airport turns 20 years old

New Tokyo International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, marks the 20th anniversary of its opening today, but a row with local landowners that began before the airport started operations continues to halt its planned expansion.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

IMF asked to consider effects of stringent aid requirements

The International Monetary Fund should consider the economic impact on the weak when setting conditions on aid for currency crisis-hit countries, an advisory body to the finance minister said Tuesday, in reference to the social confusion in Indonesia.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

BOJ keeps discount rate at 0.5%

The Bank of Japan's Policy Board unanimously agreed Tuesday to keep its current easy money policy unchanged, leaving the central bank's official discount rate at a historically low 0.5 percent.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

KDD-Teleway merger postponed

KDD Co., the nation's largest international telecommunications carrier, and Teleway Japan Corp., a domestic long-distance carrier, Tuesday announced that they will postpone their expected merger date by two months to Dec. 1, saying that they still need more time to negotiate details.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

DirecTV customers climb to 109,000

DirecTV Japan Management Inc. had 109,000 subscribers in Japan as of Tuesday, said Chairman Gareth Chang in his first release of subscription figures since the firm was launched in December.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

New ticket system prevents train-fare cheating

A new system to prevent passengers from cheating fares with train passes, a scam that has cost East Japan Railway Co. an estimated 7 billion yen in annual sales, seems to be working, the company said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Censured officials barred from Financial Supervision Agency

Finance Ministry officials punished for receiving excessive entertainment will not work at the new Financial Supervision Agency, Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Bus passes help reduce fares, pollution

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JAPAN
May 19, 1998

English ideas sought for next century

The Tsuzuki Integrated Educational Institute is seeking contestants for its "Asia Pacific Cup" English presentation contest to be held at Daiichi University of Economics in Daizaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 2.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Keidanren chief passes torch to Imai

Japan has pushed deregulation forward during the past four years, but there is still more to be done, said Shoichiro Toyoda, outgoing chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), at his final Keidanren press conference Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

First evacuee charter planes return from Indonesia

The first four commercial planes sent to help evacuate Japanese nationals from riot-torn Indonesia arrived Monday at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, carrying about 1,000 people.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Indonesia Web site links stranded nationals with outside world

A World Wide Web site created by representatives of Japanese firms in Indonesia has become a crucial source of information for those both in and out of the country.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Deutsche Telekom presents fiscal '97 results in Tokyo

Completion of long-range projects in Germany and a cut in its workforce helped Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's largest telecommunications company, to its highest revenues in five years, the firm's leading officers said Monday.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Asahi Bank to take over ailing credit union's assets

Asahi Bank announced Monday that it plans to take over the healthy assets and deposits of ailing credit union Seibu Shinyo Kumiai.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

'Titanic' receipts sink contenders

A megahit American film that won several Oscars in March has posted record ticket sales in Japan, the film's distributor said Monday.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Parents deny intending to kill baby

OSAKA -- A couple accused of fatally abusing their 1-year-old daughter denied at their first trial hearing Monday at the Osaka District Court that they had intended to kill her.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Man sentenced for groping student on train

A 42-year-old man was given a suspended prison term Monday for molesting a female college student on a Toyoko Line train in February.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

ASDF planes head to Singapore

Two Air Self-Defense Forces transport planes departed Monday evening for Singapore to stand by for the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from riot-torn Indonesia.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Relieved returnees arrive with worries

The first extra flight from Jakarta brought relief and anxiety for some 300 evacuees arriving Monday morning at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Kenyan ambassador presents credentials

Kenya's new ambassador to Japan presented her credentials to the Emperor last week.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Tokyoites less traditional on gender roles

The percentage of men and women in Tokyo believing in traditional gender roles has sharply dropped in the past decade, Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials said Monday.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
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.

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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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