search

 
 
JAPAN
Apr 21, 1998

Juvenile Law review nears as bar reverses stance

A committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations has drafted a proposal that would reverse the group's long-standing opposition to revising the Juvenile Law, federation officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 1998

Four held over credit union's loans

OSAKA -- Police arrested three former executives of a failed credit union here Tuesday for allegedly extending about 75 million yen in loans to a construction company without taking collateral.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 1998

LDP panel targets small firms, home buyers for new tax cut

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel basically agreed Tuesday to include tax deductions worth roughly 250 billion yen in the government's upcoming stimulus package.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Hashimoto defends reform bill before Diet

A bill to reform the current bloated administrative system is indispensable to make government slimmer and more effective for the 21st century, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto told a Diet session April 20.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Atomic energy forum maps new pathways for Japan

The Japan Atomic Industrial Forum opened its annual convention April 20 in Tokyo to discuss nuclear energy problems under the theme of "Atomic Energy: New Challenge."
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Tokyo peace hall plan omits 'military city' reference

An advisory panel to Tokyo Gov. Yukio Aoshima proposed April 20 two versions of a draft for a planned war museum in Tokyo that drop a controversial phrase describing the capital as a "military city" during World War II.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

BOJ branches report regional economies in decline

Regional economies have continued to worsen in many parts of the country as personal consumption and capital investment have either remained sluggish or declined, Bank of Japan branch heads said April 20.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

OECD economist urges comprehensive stimulus effort

Emergency fiscal stimulus measures would help boost the economy, but a comprehensive approach with deregulatory and bank-strengthening steps holds the key to recovery, the top economist at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said April 20.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Traffic signal repair orders move to bid system

The National Police Agency has ordered prefectural police departments to award all traffic control signal maintenance orders by competitive bid.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Irish expert urges interchange on ancient tomb parallels

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Crime victims' kin seek Juvenile Law review

Citizens whose relatives have died in crimes committed by minors have banded together to ask the Justice Ministry to amend the Juvenile Law, which they say protects minor offenders through closed family court adjudication proceedings.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Toshiba to shift PC production from desktops to notebooks

Toshiba Corp. plans to halt production of desktop personal computers for home users in an attempt to beef up its notebook computer business, company sources said.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

MITI bill tracks pollutant releases

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry is planning an environmental protection law that will require industries to report on the pollutants they release into the atmosphere, water and soil.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Fiscal '97 trade surplus posts 79.7% expansion

Japan's customs-cleared trade surplus for fiscal 1997 grew for the first time in five years, rising 79.7 percent from the previous year to 11.44 trillion yen, according to provisional figures released April 20 by the Finance Ministry.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Bureaucrat calls for progress report on bank lending

Finance officials should check the lending practices at banks to determine whether they have eased their stance on loans following the closure of their books in March, Vice Finance Minister Koji Tanami said April 20.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

ANA union calls Golden Week truce

The union of pilots and flight engineers at All Nippon Airways Co. will temporarily suspend its ongoing strike in view of the upcoming Golden Week holidays, a spokesman for the carrier announced April 20.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Business lobby says Hashimoto should quit

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto should step down to take responsibility for mismanagement of the nation's economic policy, a deputy chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) said April 20.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Tokyo proposes isles compromise to Russia

Japan has offered a compromise proposal in a long-standing territorial row with Russia under which Moscow will continue to retain the four disputed islands off Hokkaido for a transitional period as long as it confirms their sovereignty belongs to Tokyo, government sources said April 20.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Video 'magazines' to fill foreigners' news needs

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Alliance delays ethics bill for third time

The tripartite ruling alliance on Friday moved back for a third time its self-imposed deadline for a jointly drafted bill to ban lawmakers from obtaining money through the use of influence.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

ASEAN experts air agenda for bridging cultural gaps

In the past few decades, Asian countries have established strong economic ties among themselves, but when it comes to culture, do Asians really understand each other?
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Major tax changes eyed in commission meeting

The government's Tax Commission on Friday began deliberations toward making comprehensive changes to the nation's personal and corporate income tax structure that would bring rates closer to international levels.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Bills allow SDF bigger role in contingencies abroad

Two bills to implement the new Japanese-U.S. defense guidelines were presented Friday to the ruling tripartite alliance, paving the way for the Self-Defense Forces to take unprecedented military roles in contingencies in areas surrounding Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Mongolian president to visit in May

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Dad who beat violent son to death gets three years

A father who for two years put up with his son's violent outbursts was given a three-year prison term on Friday for killing the 14-year-old with a baseball bat while he slept.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Japan's first skyscraper turns 30

Kasumigaseki Building, Japan's first skyscraper, celebrates its 30th birthday today.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

MITI chides trade partners with dubious practices list

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry on Friday released a list of eight "major concerns" with big trade partners that will affect MITI's future trade policies.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Fiscal reform law changes to be minimal

Revisions to the Fiscal Structural Reform Law will be kept to a minimum, and current spending caps imposed on key expenditure areas will hopefully remain unchanged, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Matsunaga reports on stimulus measures to G-7

Japan's partners in the Group of Seven on the whole accepted Tokyo's plans to implement a 16 trillion yen economic stimulus package later this month, Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Japan to send Cambodia $250,000 grant

Japan will extend $250,000 in grant-in-aid to Cambodia to help the country bring about a free and fair general election in July, Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi said Friday.

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat