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JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998

Obuchi rules out snap elections

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said Monday he has no intention of dissolving the House of Representatives for snap general elections at this moment.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Business focuses on the crew rather than the leader

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Candidates make last pitches; junior group may quit LDP

The three candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency all promised aggressive economic measures Thursday afternoon as they delivered joint campaign speeches at LDP headquarters in last-minute pitches before today's election.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 1998

Freeze austerity law only as last resort: Matsunaga

Freezing the fiscal austerity law should be the last resort when the new Cabinet tries to revive the moribund economy, Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 1998

Keizai Doyukai demands leader who can think

BY SAYURI DAIMONStaff writer
JAPAN
Jul 14, 1998

Matsunaga assures Greenspan of policy continuity

Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga on Tuesday assured U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan that Japan's economic policy will maintain continuity under a new Cabinet.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Quest for Power: Hashimoto's fate lies in election results

Second in a series
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1998

Administrative reform efforts get under way

A new government task force on administrative reform held its first meeting Tuesday to determine the responsibilities of the 13 government bodies planned under a realigned administrative system.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Hashimoto's administrative reform bill clears Diet

A government-proposed bill that will serve as the framework for Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's plans for a slimmer administration -- one of his six major reform goals -- cleared the Diet late Tuesday afternoon.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Finance Ministry to split up on June 22

The Cabinet officially decided Tuesday to set up the Financial Supervisory Agency, the body that will take over the inspection and supervisory functions of the Finance Ministry, on June 22.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Suharto considers plea to use utmost restraint

In a message sent to Tokyo on Wednesday, Indonesian President Suharto said Jakarta will seriously consider Japan's request for the Indonesian government to exercise the maximum restraint in dealing with its political crisis.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Prosecutor named chief of new finance inspection agency

The government has decided to appoint Masaharu Hino, head of the Nagoya High Public Prosecutor's Office, to the post of the first director general of the Financial Inspection Agency, a new government body to be set up in June, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Who could replace Hashimoto?

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Tokyo bolsters warning against Indonesia travel

The government issued a stronger official warning Friday on Indonesia, urging people to refrain from traveling there until the situation stabilizes, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Hint at Lower House breakup denied

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka on Monday said comments he made the previous day alluding to a possible dissolution of the House of Representatives were misinterpreted by the media.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

LDP council approves financial reform bills

The Liberal Democratic Party's Executive Council on Friday approved several economic bills, including one for revising the fiscal austerity law, that will be submitted to the Diet on Monday.
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 8, 1998

New defense bills upset LDP's allies

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two small non-Cabinet allies -- the Social Democratic Party and New Party Sakigake -- began discussions April 8 on bills covering new defense cooperation guidelines between Japan and the United States.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 1998

Hashimoto hints of fiscal reform law revision

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto implied to a Diet committee March 27 that after the fiscal 1998 budget bills are passed, he will discuss revising the Fiscal Structural Reform Law, a legal barrier to powerful pump-priming measures such as income tax cuts.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 1998

Bank execs not feeling the pay pinch

Most of the 21 banks that have qualified for an injection of public funds, including the 17 approved by the Cabinet on March 17, plan to pay their executives 20 million yen or more a year.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 1998

1.4 trillion yen in public funds allocated to 17 banks

The Cabinet on March 17 approved a 1.42 trillion yen injection of public funds into 17 major banks ahead of the March 31 end of the fiscal year.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 1998

BOJ resignations to 'settle things'

The resignations of Bank of Japan Gov. Yasuo Matsushita and his deputy are sufficient to allow the central bank a fresh start following the arrest of a BOJ official on suspicion of accepting bribes from major banks, Matsushita said March 17.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Nuclear waste unloaded in Aomori Prefecture

Unloading of the 30 tons of high-level radioactive waste from a freighter was completed March 13 -- three days behind schedule -- after Aomori Gov. Morio Kimura permitted the ship to enter a local port and unload its cargo.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Three banks receiving public funds will trim 2,900 staff

Three of the four commercial banks that officially qualified March 13 for a capital injection of public funds will cut a total 2,900 employees over the next three years as part of their restructuring plans.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 1998

Hashimoto to meet Kim in London

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will hold talks with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung in early April while they visit London to attend the Asia-Europe Meeting to be held April 3 and 4, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka announced March 12.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 1998

Special envoy to be sent on Seoul visit

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will send a high-ranking official to South Korea later this week as a special envoy to set the groundwork for better relations with Seoul's new administration under President Kim Dae Jung, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said March 9.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 1998

Nuclear waste returns amid Aomori concerns

Sadakazu Tanigaki, director general of the Science and Technology Agency, said March 9 that he is ready to meet with Aomori Gov. Morio Kimura over matters related to high-level nuclear waste to be returned from France and unloaded in his prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 1998

Medical, student aid to Southeast Asian countries approved

The Cabinet approved emergency measures Friday to provide Indonesia with medical supplies and to assist students from Thailand and Malaysia who want to study in Japan, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 1998

Key Okinawa adviser to relinquish post

Yukio Okamoto, an official adviser to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Okinawa affairs, will resign from his post on Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 1998

Hashimoto wished Arai had cleared his name

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Thursday evening that he had wanted lawmaker Shokei Arai, found hanged at a Tokyo hotel earlier in the day, to clear himself of suspicion of wrongdoing in court rather than take his own life.
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.
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.
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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