Search - long form

 
Menu
Search
 
April 04, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
9,551 results
Sort by: Relevance Newest Oldest
After adjusting your search parameters, press Enter on your keyboard or click on the red magnifying glass to run your query again.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

Mahathir calls for international hedge fund controls

Staff writerMalaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, currently in Japan for a five-day visit, reiterated his criticism of hedge funds Friday and called on the international community to work out some form of measures to control their activities.In a joint interview with The Japan Times and other media...
JAPAN
Oct 8, 1998

Guilty bureaucrat fined, freed over Big Four bribes

A former Finance Ministry official received a two-year suspended sentence and was fined more than 5 million yen by the Tokyo District Court Thursday for accepting bribes from four securities companies.Toshio Miyano, 51, a former senior official at the ministry's Securities Bureau, was found guilty of...
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1998

Second bribed bank inspector walks off with suspended term

The Tokyo District Court sentenced a former Finance Ministry bank inspector to a suspended 28-month prison term Friday for accepting 4.47 million yen in bribes from five major banks.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

Bank inspector gets suspended sentence for bribes

A former Finance Ministry bank inspector was given a suspended prison term Thursday for receiving bribes worth more than 8 million yen from four major banks in exchange for providing tips on the ministry's bank inspection schedules.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 1998

New treats bring tasty twist to familiar souvenirs

Godzilla, Mickey Mouse and Hello Kitty have become the latest characters to take shape as traditional souvenir confectioneries in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Toyota wait-and-see on next KDD

Toyota Motor Corp. will decide whether to increase its stake in KDD Corp., to be set up through the merger of KDD and Teleway Japan Corp., after observing developments in the fast-paced telecommunications industry, Toyota's president said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Analysis: Fate rides on quick, effective policies

and MITSUKO NASHIMAStaff writers
JAPAN
Jun 30, 1998

Wined and dined, but no favors given, highway exec claims

A disgraced Japan Highway Public Corp. executive accused of taking 7.2 million yen in bribes from seven financial institutions admitted Tuesday that he was wined and dined by the firms but denied giving them any favors in return.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Finance Ministry takes a step toward transparency

The Finance Ministry announced Monday it has abolished 382 of its 400 nonlegal official notices, or "tsutatsu," in a bid to promote transparency in its supervision of financial institutions.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Travelers Group to acquire 25% stake in Nikko Securities

Nikko Securities Co. and U.S. financial conglomerate Travelers Group Inc. plan to forge an alliance that will result in Travelers' acquiring a 25 percent stake in Japan's third-largest brokerage.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Foreign insurers' success tied to spreading the word

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Kobe airport opponents call for plebiscite

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 14, 1998

Next tax rebate may come in August

The second round of special pump-priming income tax cuts for the current year may be implemented as early as August if related bills are enacted by the Diet by late May, members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel said April 14.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 1998

Hilton execs looking to expand presence in Japan

Staff writer
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
Jan 30, 1998

Bankers' group chairman Saeki will resign

As bribery scandals engulf Finance Ministry officials and employees of major banks, Natotaka Saeki, chairman of the Federation of Bankers Associations of Japan, announced Friday that he will resign as leader of the industry association "for the sake of the stability of the financial system."But Saeki,...
JAPAN
Dec 31, 1997

'Big Bang' will expose scrimpers' savings to big risks

Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 22, 1997

Banks' nonperforming loans hit 28 trillion yen

The total amount of nonperforming loans held by the nation's banks as of the end of September came to 28.08 trillion yen, a 178 billion yen increase over the figure reported at the end of March, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 1997

Finance, BOJ chiefs issue plea for public calm

Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka and Bank of Japan Gov. Yasuo Matsushita issued a joint statement Wednesday calling on the public to remain calm and not be swayed by unfounded rumors over the recent spate of financial failures.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

New economic package aims at accelerating deregulation

The government unveiled a package of pump-priming measures Tuesday that focuses on accelerating deregulation to help boost confidence in the economy, if not real demand, in the short term.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 1997

Hashimoto pledges to sign international ban on land mines

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto pledged Oct. 21 to sign in December an international treaty banning antipersonnel land mines, pushing the government to form a consensus behind him.Hashimoto outlined his position in a meeting with Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi, Defense Agency chief Fumio Kyuma and Chief...
JAPAN
Sep 10, 1997

Grounds of Universal site filled with excessive chemicals

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 12, 1997

Administrative reform debate intensifies as 11th hour nears

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

In with a Bang: Foreign financial firms eye deregulation

Japan's so-called Big Bang financial reform is a long time in coming, but foreign financial institutions are well prepared to meet the challenge, according to the head of the Tokyo office of ING Barings Securities Japan.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1997

Japan to offer massive aid to assist Thai economy

Japan indicated August 6 that it is ready to extend the greatest amount of financial assistance in a multilateral effort to support Thailand's flailing economy.
JAPAN
May 26, 1997

Braille 'meishi' make new impression

For businesspeople in Japan wanting to make a strong first impression, "meishi," or business cards, are as invaluable as an Armani suit or a reverential bow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 22, 2023

Why ASEAN is key to building order in the Indo-Pacific region

Southeast Asia’s geostrategic position is clearly important, and gaining the support of the bloc's 10 members can create significant advantages for major players.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Why is Narendra Modi so popular? Tune in to find out.

Modi playing on-air host to the world’s most populous nation is one way he has made himself intimately omnipresent across India’s vastness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2023

Danone pins turnaround hopes on AI

The firm is betting technology can give its products a scientific edge at a time when revenue is lagging and consumers are growing wary of processed food.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2023

India’s $210 billion wedding industry warms to LGBTQ ceremonies

India’s Supreme Court may legalize same-sex marriage this year, but many in the LGBTQ community are already reinventing the country’s wedding traditions for their own ceremonies.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan
By Johan Brooks

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

BOARDING & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL DAY 2025 (Sunday, April 20)
BOARDING & INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL DAY 2025 (Sunday, April 20)

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER