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JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Government, LDP to drop income tax rate to 50% in '99

The government and the Liberal Democratic Party have decided to drop the maximum income tax rate from the current 65 percent to 50 percent, a senior official of the ruling party reportedly said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Of mice, men and mysteries behind gender determination

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JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Central bankers to meet here for BIS, Asian sessions

Central bank governors from more than 30 countries will convene next week in Tokyo for a monthly meeting of the Bank for International Settlements and the third meeting of the Executives' Meetings of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Russo-Japanese investment treaty may be postponed

Japan and Russia may not be able to initial a bilateral investment protection treaty when Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko visits Japan next week because of a delay in completing the text for the treaty, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Merrill Lynch opens first Kansai branch

OSAKA -- Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co. opened a branch in the Umeda District in Kita Ward here Friday, its first branch in the Kansai region, and will target local individual and corporate customers.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

U.S.-Japan business leaders may squabble less this time

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Five artists win Praemium Imperiale

The Japan Art Association announced the five winners of the 10th Praemium Imperiale awards Thursday in the Prinzregententheater in Munich, Germany.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

U.S. parts purchases rise: JAMA

The total value of U.S.-made auto parts purchased by Japan's 11 automakers in fiscal 1997 reached a record high of $24.95 billion, up 9.8 percent from the previous year, an industrial group said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Toyota-Tianjin introduces new gasoline engine

Toyota Motor Corp. announced Thursday that its joint venture engine plant in Tianjin, China, has launched production of a new 1,300cc gasoline engine.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Justice minister calls Juvenile Law debate

In a decisive step toward revamping the Juvenile Law, Justice Minister Kokichi Shimoinaba asked an advisory panel Thursday to debate how the law should be changed to improve the fact-finding procedures of the juvenile justice system.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Nuclear nonproliferation confabs set

Japan will host a series of meetings of international experts to promote nonproliferation and the reduction of nuclear arms, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Asylum-seeker ordered deported

Immigration authorities have issued a formal deportation order for a man who claims he is a North Korean seeking political asylum in Japan, his supporters said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Japan lauds U.K. plan to halve nuclear arsenal

Britain's plan to halve its nuclear arsenal drew praise Thursday from Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka, who said Japan earnestly welcomes the "courageous" decision.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Open recruiting changes job search

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Delahaye aims to help firms' image

In an effort to hone their Japan operations in the face of economic recession, a growing number of multinational firms are looking to analyze their coverage in the Japanese media, U.S. journalist and entrepreneur Katharine Paine said in a Tokyo press conference Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Prison urged for Nikko execs

Prosecutors demanded prison terms of up to one year for four former Nikko Securities Co. executives Thursday in connection with illicit payoffs to the late Lower House member Shokei Arai and "sokaiya" corporate extortionist Ryuichi Koike.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Baltimore Technologies, NSJ link on Internet security

Baltimore Technologies, a private information security company based in Dublin, Ireland, announced Tuesday it will begin introducing its Internet security technology in Japan and Asia through a partnership with Japan's NSJ Corporation, a company specializing in Internet-related consulting.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Hun Sen rival ready to visit Tokyo in fall

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Supreme Court to hear suspect-lawyer rights case

The Supreme Court has announced it will present to the Grand Bench a controversial case concerning the rights of criminal suspects held in detention to meet with lawyers.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Hospital sign threatens illegal immigrants

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Domestic wholesale prices fell 2.1% in June

Domestic wholesale prices dropped 2.1 percent in June from the same month last year, down for the fourth consecutive month, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Kodansha backs youth-identification story

OSAKA -- Kodansha Co. told the Osaka District Court on Wednesday that a story published in one of its monthly periodicals identifying the 19-year-old suspect in a murder case did not violate any laws.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Hashimoto now backs permanent tax reduction

NAGOYA -- The prime minister Wednesday said that permanent income tax cuts would be included as part of government efforts in 1999 to give a shot in the arm to the nation's moribund economy.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

Tax panel chief hopes cuts in '99 equal, top 4 trillion yen

Next year's individual income tax cuts will hopefully equal 4 trillion yen or more, Hiroshi Kato, chairman of the government's Tax Commission, said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

Obuchi leaves for China on July 15

Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi will visit China from July 15 to 19 to meet with the country's leaders, including President Jiang Zemin, ministry officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

Asylum plea denied for 'North Korean'

A man who claims to be a political refugee from North Korea on Tuesday was given a final rejection from the Justice Ministry in his attempt to gain asylum in Japan, according to his lawyer.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

Space dance goes smoothly

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Pref. -- Two Japanese space satellites completed the world's first unmanned rendezvous and orbital docking procedure Tuesday over the Pacific Ocean, according to the National Space Development Agency.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

October deadline set for fisheries accord

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka and South Korean Ambassador Kim Suk-Kyu agreed Tuesday to work toward resolving a bilateral fisheries dispute by October, when South Korean President Kim Dae Jung is scheduled to visit Japan, Muraoka said.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

People's award goes to late composer Yoshida

The late composer Tadashi Yoshida was granted the People's Honor Award on Tuesday by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, who gave a tribute to Yoshida and a shield-shaped ornament to his widow, Kiyoko, during a ceremony held at the Prime Minister's Official Residence.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

Foreign Ministry official to lose job after guidelines goof

The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Toshiyuki Takano, director general of the North American Affairs Bureau, will be removed from his post later this month, triggering speculation that he was axed over remarks to the Diet concerning the revised Japan-U.S. defense cooperation guidelines.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
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.

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