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JAPAN
Feb 11, 1997

Orca auction spurs calls for boycott

Animal rights groups may boycott products from Wakayama Prefecture in response to some 10 killer whales being caught and auctioned to amusement facilities and aquariums, it was learned Feb. 11.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 1997

Cupid liquidation sale attracts hearty crowd

Chihiro Matsuda likes jewelry very much, especially from her boyfriend. But she has one minor problem. "Now that we've broken up, I don't want this bracelet and necklace he gave me," she said. And, she added, now that she has a new boyfriend, she wants to make a fresh start "without bad memories."
JAPAN
Feb 11, 1997

Man-made island plan draws flak in Osaka

OSAKA -- Citizens here are criticizing a proposal to build another man-made island in Osaka Bay, at an estimated cost of 300 billion yen in public funds.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 1997

Protests and rallies mark controversial Founding Day

Denying the validity of dating the founding of Japan from the enthronement of a legendary emperor, citizens' groups staged rallies Feb. 11, calling for the government to abolish the national holiday to ensure the separation of church and state.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 1997

Top Japanese firms investing heavily in India

NEW DELHI -- Top Japanese firms have been announcing several high-profile investments in India, a huge market that has been widely complained about for its formidable trade barriers.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1997

'24-hour baths' to get sanitation advisement

An association of firms that make and sell so-called 24-hour-baths said Feb. 10 it will introduce voluntary sanitation guidelines for the water used in the systems.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1997

'96 surplus declines 31% for third straight fall

Japan's current account surplus for calendar 1996 fell 30.9 percent from the previous year to 7.18 trillion yen, marking the third straight year of decline, according to preliminary statistics released Feb. 10.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1997

Exhibit celebrates late alpine adventurer

The climbing gear and a diary of the late adventurer Naomi Uemura are currently on display at a museum in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward dedicated to the renowned adventurer.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1997

North Korean presence strengthens on city panel

KAWASAKI -- The foreign residents' advisory panel to the mayor of Kawasaki has agreed to add three resident North Koreans and a South Korean as observers to the body, correcting what has been criticized as a disparity in the representation of the two rival ethnic groups.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1997

Revised foreigner info booklets available

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has published revised versions of free information booklets in Chinese, Korean and Spanish for foreign residents that offer various basic data on everyday life in Japan, metropolitan officials said Feb. 10.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1997

U.S. college in Kobe plans to stay

The operator of the Kobe campus of Edmonds Community College, based in the state of Washington, has denied reports in the U.S. that the school plans to shut down its Japanese branch in March due to a decline in the number of students.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1997

U.S. was tardy reporting radioactive bullets mishap

U.S. Marine Corps jets accidentally fired 1,520 radioactive bullets near Okinawa during training exercises about a year ago, but the Japanese government was not informed until last Jan. 16, Foreign Ministry officials said Feb. 10.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1997

Plummeting land prices drowning waterfront project

Three companies jointly founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the private sector for a waterfront development project are close to financial collapse.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1997

Russia to join in tanker bow probe

Japan and Russia agreed Feb. 10 to jointly examine in Japan the bow section of the Russian tanker that has spilled thousands of kiloliters of oil into Japanese waters, Transport Ministry officials said Feb. 10.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1997

KDD to build telecom cable around Japan archipelago

KDD has decided to construct a large-capacity fiber-optic cable that will encircle the Japanese archipelago on the ocean floor, the telecommunications giant said.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

Kajiyama says bikes, phones musts for ministers

Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama said Feb. 7 that he has instructed each Cabinet minister to have a bicycle and a mobile phone as part of the government's efforts to increase preparation for massive disasters.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

Tokyo metro assembly poll slated for July 6

The election for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, which takes place every four years, will be held July 6, the Election Administration Commission of the Tokyo said Feb. 7.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

Five credit firms tighten easy loan operations

Five major consumer credit firms announced jointly on Feb. 7 a package of measures to deal with criticism that they are pushing up the number of personal bankruptcies by extending loans too easily.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

Yen's fall tops agenda for Japan at G-7 talks

As the finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations meet Feb. 8 in Berlin to discuss a host of economic issues, Japan's greatest concern going into the talks is how they assess the continued fall of the yen against the dollar.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

Toyota plants back in operation

NAGOYA -- Toyota Motor Corp. fired up all its assembly lines on Feb. 7 after a recent fire at an affiliated parts supplier sparked a shutdown, company officials said.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

3,000 to sue U.S., Japan over Yokota takeoffs, landings

A group of about 3,000 residents in 10 cities in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture will file a suit Feb. 14 against the Japanese and U.S. governments to seek suspension of night and early morning landings and takeoffs at Yokota Air Base, it was learned Feb. 7.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

Organizers turn to safety of oil cleanup volunteers

MIKUNI, Fukui Pref. -- Five volunteers helping to clean up the oil spill on the Sea of Japan coast have died of either a heart attack or stroke, prompting the largest citizens' headquarters coordinating the operations to place increased emphasis on safety.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 1997

Change to Japan accounting standards advised

An advisory body to the finance minister on Feb. 7 proposed changing the nation's corporate accounting standards to place greater weight on consolidated statements to better match global standards.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

NEC develops the first four-gigabit DRAM

NEC Corp. announced Feb. 6 it has developed the world's first four-gigabit dynamic random access memory chip, capable of storing approximately the same amount of data as a CD-ROM.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

JAMA chairman rebuts excessive export claims

In an apparent effort to nip another potential trade problem in the bud, Yoshifumi Tsuji, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Feb. 6 rebutted recent U.S. claims that the yen's drop is helping Japanese automakers increase U.S.-bound exports, noting that Japanese exports actually...
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

Car and truck imports log 4.1% increase in January

Passenger cars and trucks imported into Japan in January rose 4.1 percent from a year before to 24,178 units, posting a record high for the month, the Japan Automobile Importers' Association reported Feb. 6.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

Ex-bureaucrat given vacant, high-ranking audit post

A long-vacant, high-ranking post at the Board of Audits will be filled by a former career bureaucrat just as the government had wanted, despite cries from opposition parties against appointing an ex-civil servant to the post.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

Business leaders get lesson in reform

KYOTO -- Take the first step early and make it a big one, former New Zealand Treasurer Sir Roger Douglas advised Japan as the country tackles the problems of deregulation and economic reform.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

Confessed cop shooter fingers Inoue

The former police sergeant who confessed last spring to gunning down National Police Agency head Takaji Kunimatsu in Tokyo in March 1995 has claimed he carried out the ambush after taking a white pill given to him by Yoshihiro Inoue, a senior Aum Shinrikyo figure, police sources said Feb. 6.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1997

Japan wants arms transfer registration system augmented

Japan will propose expanding the United Nations registration system for conventional arms transfers to include domestically produced weapons to promote transparency in assessing military capabilities of member countries, government officials said Feb. 6.
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.
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.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Kotozakura unburdened by weight of history after claiming first title
Kotozakura speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Monday
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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