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JAPAN
Jun 24, 1997

Corporate Governance: Ethics charter just a start

There are ways to prevent corporate scandals, and the key to prevention is the attitude of corporate executives, according to an executive at Japan's largest economic organization.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1997

Japan, China to discuss yen loans this fall

Tokyo will begin talks with Beijing as early as this autumn to determine the size of official Japanese yen loans to be extended to China in fiscal 1999 and 2000, government officials said June 24.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1997

Wild goat herds face culling to save Ogasawaras

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will begin thinning out wild goats on four uninhabited small islands in the Ogasawara chain, about 1,000 km south of Tokyo, to preserve vegetation, coral and bird life, officials said June 23.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1997

KDD to head 16-firm Internet joint venture

KDD and 15 other firms will jointly set up a company in mid-July to host connection services for Internet access providers, it was announced June 23.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 1997

Next ANA chief wants stability after upper-level turmoil

Harmony and cooperation are his motto, says Kichisaburo Nomura, the president-designate of All Nippon Airways Co., which has been recently rocked by turmoil in top management over personnel matters.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1997

Posts ministry fights panel's privatization plan

The Posts and Telecommunications Ministry repeatedly stressed the need June 11 to keep postal, postal savings and insurance services in the hands of the state, saying that privatization would strip rural, unprofitable areas of their basic postal services.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1997

Japan merits new look, Aussie report tells firms

The nation's economic policymakers may get some encouragement from a new report by a government think tank in Australia that urges its companies to take another look at potential business opportunities that are emerging with Tokyo's reform efforts.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1997

Hashimoto to visit U.N., EU after Denver summit

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will leave Tokyo on June 19 to attend the annual summit of the Group of Seven major industrialized nations in Denver and to meet with European leaders in Europe, Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama announced June 9.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1997

Perishing Isahaya marine life looks to court for salvation

ISAHAYA, Nagasaki Pref. -- As authorities stand idle and let the entire ecosystem on this tideland perish by the day, marine creatures on the brink of extinction are fighting back against the human race -- in court.
JAPAN
May 22, 1997

Nonlife insurers report 2.2% decline in profits

The nation's five major nonlife insurance firms on May 22 released earnings reports for the year that ended March 31, revealing that their combined pretax profits fell 2.2 percent from the previous year.
JAPAN
May 16, 1997

Let nonbanks raise funds from more sources: paper

Nonbanks should be allowed to secure funds from capital markets through a wider range of sources, including such currently banned means as the issue of bonds and commercial papers, according to a report released May 16.
JAPAN
May 16, 1997

Economists doubt structural reforms will succeed

With the Cabinet's approval May 16 of an action plan for economic structural reform, the government tried to demonstrate its indomitable resolution to reconstruct the nation's economic system and ensure sustainable growth well into the next century.
JAPAN
May 16, 1997

Gifu girl's killer gets 18-year term

The Gifu District Court on May 16 sentenced a 23-year-old man to 18 years in prison for murdering a 7-year-old girl in 1994 in Hashima, Gifu Prefecture.
JAPAN
May 13, 1997

Dwindling aid for developing nations puts ADB in spotlight

FUKUOKA -- It will become increasingly important for the Asian Development Bank to offer assistance that would pave the way for the private sector to play a larger role in the development of countries in the region, a vice president of the bank said May 13.
JAPAN
May 13, 1997

Pyongyang's ADB bid to get due consideration, bank chief says

FUKUOKA -- North Korea's bid to gain membership in the Asian Development Bank will not be affected by other ongoing diplomatic negotiations concerning the country, ADB President Mitsuo Sato said May 13.
JAPAN
May 12, 1997

Seoul pushes North Korea's bid to join ADB

FUKUOKA -- South Korea on May 12 called on other members of the Asian Development Bank to join it in supporting North Korea's bid to become a member.
JAPAN
May 7, 1997

Attending the Nagano Games will be no easy feat

As opening day of the 18th Winter Olympics in Nagano Prefecture draws closer, many sports enthusiasts are beginning to wonder how they will be able to experience the Games.
JAPAN
May 7, 1997

Aboriginal leaders hit Asian Development Bank projects

Three leaders of Asian indigenous peoples said at a news conference May 7 that their human rights and environment are being violated because of development projects partially funded by Japan.
JAPAN
May 6, 1997

Lower House approves environmental impact bill

The Lower House approved a bill May 6 to create Japan's first law to assess the environmental impact of construction projects.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 1997

Fukui disbands oil-spill task force

FUKUI -- The Fukui Prefectural Government disbanded its special oil-spill task force on April 30 as the clean-up of crude oil spilled from a Russian oil tanker in the Sea of Japan is nearly complete and the bow of the ship removed.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 1997

Okinawa base lease bill clears Lower House panel

With the backing of major opposition parties, a government-sponsored bill aimed at giving Tokyo the power to continue forcibly leasing land for U.S. military bases in Okinawa easily passed a Lower House special committee without amendment April 10.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 1997

Hashimoto tries to assuage Okinawa with aid

As local antipathy lingers over the concentrated presence of U.S. military bases in Okinawa, the government of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has been trying to show its willingness to help bring sustainable economic growth to the southernmost prefecture independent from state subsidies, a long-cherished...
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1997

Daiei head urges 'new' Kobe as global city

OSAKA -- Rather than compete with Osaka as a business center, Kobe should be rebuilt as a city that offers a pleasant living environment, and priority should be given to economic development of the bay area, according to Isao Nakauchi, chairman, president and CEO of Daiei Corp.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 1997

Long-term radiation effects difficult to gauge, experts say

TOKAI, Ibaraki Pref. -- While facts continued to trickle out about the nation's worst radiation leakage, which occurred at the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant here last week, officials of the governmental Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp. (PNC) kept claiming the leak posed no serious bodily...
JAPAN
Mar 12, 1997

Mexico gets loans of 24.13 billion yen

Tokyo will extend up to 24.13 billion yen in yen loans to Mexico for a water supply and sewage project to help the Latin American country's efforts to protect the environment, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto told Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo on Mar. 12, according to Foreign Ministry officials....
JAPAN
Mar 5, 1997

Ainu revive traditional hunts

SAPPORO -- The Ainu, Hokkaido's indigenous people, used to joke that one could put a pan on the fire, go hunting for deer, and have the pan filled with venison before it got too hot. That was more than a century ago.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 1997

Japan to help fund Indochina road plan

In the first application of its new aid policy, Japan will provide official development assistance to help finance a major road project linking Thailand, Laos and Vietnam to promote the development of the greater Mekong subregion, Foreign Ministry officials said Mar. 10.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 1997

Nasdaq listing can liberate Japanese firms, exec says

If the Japanese government implements "Big Bang" financial reforms as quickly and efficiently as it has promised, it will not only liberalize domestic capital markets, it will also help Japanese firms feel freer to "go public and go international," according to Guang Xun Xu, a Nasdaq executive.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

Finance official rules stimulus measures out

A top Finance Ministry official ruled out on Mar. 3 the need for fiscal economic stimulus at this time, expressing confidence that the nation's recovery can be led by domestic demand.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

Foreigner juggles roles in radio, city hall

IWAMIZAWA, Hokkaido -- When Keith Barton came to Japan in July, he had no idea he would be filling the unusual combination of roles that he does now.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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