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JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Mercosur, Japan to meet in October

Japan and Mercosur, the four-nation Latin American common market, will hold the second regular meeting in Tokyo in mid-October with Uruguayan Foreign Minister Alvaro Ramos visiting here as this year's Mercosur chairman.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Corporate tax cut tied to size of income base

Any reduction in the corporate income tax should be considered only within the scope of revenue that can be gained by expanding the taxable income base for companies, a top Finance Ministry official indicated Sept. 29.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Toyota to increase stake in Hino Motors

In a move to strengthen its ties with Hino Motors Ltd., Toyota Motor Corp. plans to purchase 13.3 million shares in the major truck manufacturer, increasing its shareholding to 20.1 percent, Toyota announced Sept. 29.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Closure of JR Building ends an era

The JR Building, which once housed the former head offices of the Japanese National Railways, will be closed Sept. 29, putting an end to a 60-year history that encompassed the defunct Railway Ministry.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

NPA vows to help crime victims gird for reprisals

The National Police Agency pledged Sept. 29 to step up efforts to protect crime victims from retaliation after the people who victimized them are released from prisons, NPA sources said.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Emigrants to Dominican Republic want land Japan promised

In an effort to press the government to fulfill a promise it once made 40 years ago, 12 representatives of Japanese emigrants to the Dominican Republic set foot Sept. 29 on their motherland.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Nissan Mutual's liquidation contested

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

U.S. pledges pressure if recession returns

Washington will step up pressure on Tokyo to alter its austere fiscal policy to stimulate domestic demand if the economy here proves to have fallen into recession next month, a policy adviser to the Democratic Party said Sept. 26.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Powell urges China engagement

Japan and the United States need to engage China while maintaining a solid partnership, and the new Japan-U.S. defense guidelines can help to strengthen this relationship, retired U.S. Gen. Colin Powell said in Tokyo Sept. 26 at a symposium addressing future Japanese-U.S. relations.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Malawi vice president visits today

Justin C. Malewizi, vice president of the Malawi Republic, will visit Japan Sept. 26 through Sept. 30 for official engagements, including promotion of investments in his country, the Malawi Embassy said.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Shimamura replaces ailing Ochi at agriculture helm

Yoshinobu Shimamura, 63, parliamentary vice minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, became the farm minister Sept. 26.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Broker Sanyo seeks extra bank financing

Ailing Sanyo Securities Co. disclosed Sept. 26 that it is seeking additional financial assistance from the three banks with which it has close ties in an effort to improve its balance sheets.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Extraordinary session to be stage for ethics debate

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Industry can cut CO2 emissions 7% by 2010, MITI says

Japan's industrial sector can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 7 percent from the 1990 levels by 2010 through new technologies, according to an estimate by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 1997

Court rules Dentsu liable in '91 employee suicide

The world's largest advertising agency, Dentsu Inc., has been ruled negligent in failing to prevent the suicide in 1991 of an employee who had worked excessive hours, despite seeing signs he needed rest, the Tokyo High Court said Sept. 26 in upholding a lower court ruling.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Izui summons urged for session

The Diet affairs chairmen of three opposition parties agreed Sept. 25 to raise political ethics issues in an extraordinary Diet session to start Sept. 29, including the subject of the alleged offerings of money by oil wholesaler Junnichi Izui to Liberal Democratic Party politicians.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Green conference to be held in Ube

An international symposium on the preservation of the world's environment will be held Oct. 17 in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Prosecutors raid Nikko in 'sokaiya' payoff probe

Nikko Securities Co.'s head office in Tokyo was raided Sept. 25 by prosecutors and members of the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Committee in connection with the brokerage's suspected illegal payoffs to "sokaiya" corporate extortionist Ryuichi Koike.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Group calls on public to oppose defense shift

A group of intellectuals issued an appeal Sept. 25 in Tokyo calling on citizens to oppose the new Japan-U.S. defense cooperation guidelines and for the government and politicians not to seek legislation designed to implement the accord.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Delay forecast for aviation pact

Japan and the United States will probably not reach an agreement by the end of September -- a self-imposed deadline -- in the ongoing bilateral civil aviation talks, Transport Ministry officials said Sept. 25.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Thai economic crisis puts a dent in carmakers

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Ailing farm chief, Ochi, 76, resigns post

Ihei Ochi, chief of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, on Sept. 25 resigned from his post, citing poor health.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Defense portrays contrite Hayakawa

Lawyers for Aum Shinrikyo figure Kiyohide Hayakawa sought to emphasize his human side Sept. 25 at his trial hearing, saying he is deeply repentant and has testified candidly, in the trials of other cult defendants, about his involvement in various crimes.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Law planned to boost land liquidity

The Finance Ministry established a study group Sept. 25 to draft a law to facilitate the creation of companies whose purpose is to secure real estate to boost land liquidity.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Toyoda supports corporate tax cut

The head of the nation's most powerful business group on Sept. 25 called for a cut in corporate taxes, stressing that such a move would invigorate corporate activity, lead to greater tax revenues and not run counter to the government's fiscal reconsolidation efforts.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

JR Tokai must reimburse unionists over Nozomi protest reductions

The Tokyo Regional Labor Relations Committee ordered Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) on Sept. 25 to pay back wages and allowances that were reduced for union members who took part in a protest campaign over the safety of Nozomi bullet trains.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Teacher's rumors ruled harassment

OSAKA -- The Osaka District Court ordered a male junior high school teacher Sept. 25 to pay 500,000 yen in compensation to a former female colleague whom he harassed.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1997

Theme park foes take protest against Universal abroad

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1997

Aoki president denies market rumors

The president of medium-size general contractor Aoki Corp. denied market rumors Sept. 22 that his firm was in a financial crisis, stressing that the company has been steadily reducing its debts.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1997

Ruling alliance agrees to examine ethics

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two smaller allies said Sept. 22 they will examine their funds and political ethics to salvage the public's trust in the wake of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's ill-fated appointment of convicted bribe-taker Koko Sato to his new Cabinet.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery 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.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference 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.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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