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JAPAN
Sep 3, 1997

Hashimoto to bring up defense issues in China

During a four-day visit to China from Sept. 3, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will call for bilateral defense dialogue to be strengthened in meetings between high-ranking officials from the two countries.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 1997

Execs, teachers to offer the shy a chance to shine

Business executives and academic leaders announced Sept. 3 the launch of a unique foundation with the aim of teaching bashful Japanese individuals how to effectively express themselves.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 1997

ASEM aims to bolster regional investment

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 2, 1997

HQ set up to handle Futenma move

The central government on Sept. 2 set up an exclusive headquarters at the Defense Agency to facilitate the relocation of the U.S. Marines' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, according to defense chief Fumio Kyuma.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 1997

Trade chief appeals for corporate tax cuts

Amid rising concerns over the nation's economic prospects, trade chief Shinji Sato renewed calls Sept. 2 for a significant reduction in corporate taxes to stir up business sentiment and ensure domestic demand-led growth.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 1997

Thailand asks Japan for economic help

Thailand asked Japan to import more agricultural products and promote technology transfers Sept. 2 to help the Southeast Asian country through its economic problems.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 1997

Legislators to draft bill guarding patients' rights

Legislators working on the reform of the health insurance system confirmed Sept. 2 that they will draft a bill for protecting patients' rights and submit it to the next regular Diet session, in January.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 1997

Variable-rate auto insurance arrives today

The Japanese branch of American Home Assurance Company on Sept. 2 begins mail-order sales of differentiated-rate auto insurance, the first of its kind in Japan.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 1997

57% of Japanese polled view China as a friend

Some 57 percent of Japanese feel some kind of friendship toward China, according to the results of a telephone survey conducted by Kyodo News Service on Aug. 30 and 31.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 1997

Finance tells business to bend if change in taxes wanted

The business community should cooperate and accept a broadening of the corporate taxation base in return for a reduction in the actual taxation rate, Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said Sept. 2.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 1997

U.N. wants Japan to maintain spending on aid

In a letter to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan expressed his hope that Japan's disbursements to international organizations will increase in the near future, despite a sharp drop planned for fiscal 1998, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hiroshi Hashimoto said Sept. 2.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

12,000 hold drills in field in Tokyo's Tachikawa

In accordance with earthquake drills taking place across the country, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tachikawa Municipal Government jointly held a large-scale drill Sept. 1 at a field in front of the Tokyo Disaster Prevention Center in Tachikawa, Tokyo, with about 12,000 people.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

Nation can't afford more pump-priming

There is no possibility that an economic pump-priming package will be drawn up in the latter half of this fiscal year due to financial constraints, a top Finance Ministry official said Sept. 1.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

Tokyo, Pyongyang set venue to discuss wives' visits

Japan and North Korea have agreed to meet in Beijing on Sept. 6 for the first round of preparatory talks regarding visits to Japan by Japanese women living in North Korea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama said Sept. 1.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

Japan, Chile agree on extending aid, promoting ties

Chilean President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle and Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto agreed Sept. 1 to cooperate in promoting economic aid to third countries in Central America and the Caribbean, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

Millions across the nation take part in earthquake drills

Millions of people around the country observed the 74th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake on Sept. 1 by taking part in antidisaster drills.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

Japan, China shelve issue of fishing zones . . . for now

Japan and China made progress during three days of bilateral fisheries talks that ended Sept. 1, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

'Big one' thought to be overdue

More than seven decades have passed since the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake killed more than 100,000 in temblor-prone Tokyo, and seismologists say another "big one" may be overdue.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

Group urges ban on school animal pens

A Tokyo animal rights group requested Aug. 29 that the government discontinue the practice of keeping rabbits and other animals at primary schools.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

Asian currency woes batter yen, TSE

The yen and Tokyo share prices took a beating Sept. 1 amid concern over economic prospects at home and Asia's currency turmoil.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 1997

Singapore values U.S. in Asia, Goh says

Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said August 29 that his country supports the Japan-U.S. security treaty because it values the presence of the U.S. in the region and sees the review of the Japan-U.S. defense guidelines as beneficial in securing transparency.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 1997

Prudential prepared to tailor-make new products

Fifth in an occasional series on the Big Bang financial reforms
JAPAN
Aug 29, 1997

OSE foreign section lists first firm

OSAKA -- Showpla Asia Ltd., a Singapore-based subsidiary and Asia headquarters of Showa Plastics Co., on August 29 became the first company to list on the foreign section of the Osaka Stock Exchange.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 1997

Kansai police braced for gang war

OSAKA -- More than 3,200 Hyogo and Osaka police officers are on alert after the boss of a powerful gang was gunned down late August 28 in a Kobe coffee shop.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 1997

Takashimaya execs get suspended sentences for payoffs

OSAKA -- The Osaka District Court on August 29 handed down suspended jail terms ranging from three to nine months to four former executives of Takashimaya Co.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 1997

Finance Ministry to create two new bureaus

The Finance Ministry plans to reorganize its banking, securities and international finance bureaus into two new bureaus tentatively called the Finance Bureau and the International Bureau by July next year, ministry officials said August 29.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 1997

Supreme Court backs Ienaga in textbook suit

The Supreme Court on August 29 ordered the central government to pay 400,000 yen in damages to 83-year-old historian Saburo Ienaga in the last of his three lawsuits against the Education Ministry, although it ruled that the system of screening school textbooks is constitutional.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 1997

G-BOC gearing up to help global business networkers

OSAKA -- Over 1,000 potential business deals with companies from 33 countries await Japanese firms at this year's Global Business Opportunities Convention, scheduled to be held here in October, according to the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 1997

Blueprint for reform of health system is first step

and YOKO HANI
JAPAN
Aug 29, 1997

Japan life expectancies set record

The average life span for Japanese in 1996 rose to 83.59 years for women and 77.01 years for men, the longest life spans in the world, according to a report released August 29 by the Health and Welfare Ministry.
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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