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JAPAN
Sep 16, 1997

MITI chief vows to tackle 'global megacompetition'

Mitsuo Horiuchi, the newly appointed minister of international trade and industry, is determined to push through "drastic policies" to accelerate deregulation and create a level playing field for Japanese companies competing in this era of "global megacompetition."
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1997

LDP allies want Koko Sato to resign

The two non-Cabinet allies of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party agreed Sept. 16 to demand the resignation of Koko Sato, who was appointed head of the Management and Coordination Agency last week even though he was convicted in the 1970s Lockheed bribery scandal.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1997

Kyuma stays firm on defense review

Reappointed to a second term as Defense Agency chief, Fumio Kyuma reaffirmed that he will complete the review of the Japan-U.S. defense guidelines and implement the relocation of the U.S. Marines' Futenma Air Station in central Okinawa.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1997

Era of foreign pressure is over: finance official

Japan does not intend to change course on its fiscal reconsolidation policy just because of foreign pressure to boost domestic demand, a senior Finance Ministry official said Sept. 16.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1997

Gays win lodging discrimination suit against Tokyo

A group of gay and lesbian activists was awarded compensation by a high court Sept. 16 for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's refusal to let them use public accommodations in Fuchu, west Tokyo, in 1990.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1997

Bank workers' salaries continue to grow

Amid public criticism against high salaries in the protected banking industry, an average banker earned slightly more in fiscal 1996 than the year before, a Tokyo-based research company said Sept. 16.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1997

Transplant experts seek understanding

OSAKA -- Organ transplant experts Sept. 16 called for more public understanding and support for the procedure in Japan, saying it will not become widespread unless people have strong trust in medical professionals.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

Hashimoto defends choice of ministers

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto stressed Sept. 12 that his new Cabinet contains the best lineup possible for tackling the intensive reforms he is pursuing.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

Australian minister queries Tokyo on Isahaya project

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

Sato starts off better late than never

In a remark that may be taken as a step backward, Koko Sato, the newly appointed director general of the Management and Coordination Agency, said Sept. 12 that the government's final administrative streamlining plan may be late.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

BOJ outlines new structural reorganization plan

The Bank of Japan partially outlined an organizational reform plan Sept. 12 that would streamline its operations starting in April 1998.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

IAEA chief seeks more from Pyongyang

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

U.S. urges Japan to take market-opening steps

The United States renewed calls on Japan to eliminate the Large-Scale Retail Store Law and other obstacles blocking the penetration of foreign products into the Japanese market, Japanese government officials said Sept. 12.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

Obuchi seeks consensus on North Korea food aid

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

Police officer sentenced for framing innocent man in drug bust

A former police officer was given a suspended sentence Sept. 12 at the Tokyo District Court for framing a man on charges of drug possession in April to boost his job performance record.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

Business confidence down in July-September term

Business confidence for the July to September period plunged across the nation, with the perception gap regarding the state of the economy widening between larger and smaller firms, according to a Finance Ministry survey released Sept. 12.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

Postal franchise begins business in Tokyo

A major international business and postal services chain has finally landed a franchise in Japan, opening its first shop in the Toranomon district of Tokyo's Minato Ward.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

BOJ remains upbeat on merger of Hokkaido banks

The Bank of Japan expects that the negotiations between Hokkaido Takushoku Bank and Hokkaido Bank on their merger will eventually go on smoothly, a senior BOJ official said Sept. 12.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997

Mitsuzuka firm on budget austerity measures

Suggestions by some U.S. officials that Japan should slacken the pace at which it implements budget austerity are understandable but go against the nation's interests, Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

GDP suffers biggest setback in 23 years

The nation's economy in the April-June quarter suffered its biggest setback in 23 years, hit by a drop in personal spending following the April 1 consumption tax hike, the Economic Planning Agency said Sept. 11.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

Kato vows to target intraparty strife

Koichi Kato, reappointed secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, pledged Sept. 11 to bring an end to internal strife so Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's six major reforms can be implemented.
JAPAN / CABINET PROFILE
Sep 11, 1997

Ex-convict picked to drive reform

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto late Sept. 11 reshuffled his Cabinet, retaining three key ministers and giving in to pressure to appoint Koko Sato, a veteran politician convicted of bribery, to the new lineup comprising 20 Liberal Democratic Party members.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

Factional politics return to sway appointments

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

New Akashi bridge threatens ferry company jobs

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

Osaka likely to let toxic waste stay at Universal Studios site

OSAKA -- To ensure that the construction of Universal Studios Japan begins in 1998 as scheduled, Osaka city is likely to allow the nearly 700,000 tons of industrial waste to remain buried on the site.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

Hashimoto seeks support on defense review

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto stressed Sept. 11 that the ongoing review of the Japan-U.S. bilateral defense guidelines must be carried out with broad support at home and from overseas.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

More students spending their school days at the infirmary

Exacerbating the worsening problem of truancy, an estimated 10,100 students who did attend school last year spent most of their time in infirmaries, double the corresponding figure for 1990, according to a report released by the Education Ministry.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

KDD plans action against FCC on international settlements

KDD said Sept. 11 it will file a lawsuit in the United States demanding the U.S. Federal Communications Commission withdraw its unilateral price-setting system for so-called international settlement rates.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

Clinton urged to suspend shipping sanctions

David Cockroft, general secretary of the International Transport Workers' Federation, has written to U.S. President Bill Clinton, urging him to suspend sanctions imposed on Japanese ships calling at American ports.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997

Rengo promotes Washio to top post

Senior officials of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) on Sept. 11 unofficially selected Etsuya Washio, currently general secretary of the nation's largest umbrella labor organization, to be its new chairman.
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.
‘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.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
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.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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