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JAPAN
Mar 24, 1998

Effects of tax cuts are overestimated, Yamasaki insists

and MARI KOSEKI
JAPAN
Mar 24, 1998

Kato urges revision of fiscal reform deadline

Koichi Kato, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Tuesday said that the target year for fiscal reform can be moved back by two years from the original goal year -- a step that would provide flexibility in working out economic stimulus measures.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 1998

Palestinian educator takes cues from Japanese schools

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Hong Kong denies plan for Olympics

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Hashimoto, LDP play different roles on economy

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Lower House approves 78 trillion yen budget

The 77.67 trillion yen fiscal 1998 state budget cleared the Lower House late March 20 and moved on to the Upper House with no amendments, allowing Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to clear a major political hurdle.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1998

Deregulation steps to end power firms' monopoly

The government announced March 19 that it plans to end utilities' monopoly on electric power generation and lift a ban on cheaper air fares as part of its fiscal 1998-2000 deregulation program.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1998

Permanent tax cuts urged by JCCI

The government should make permanent income and residential taxes cuts to shore up the nation's economy, the head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry said March 19.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 1998

Minyuren panel works to write up new DPJ's platform

The new Democratic Party of Japan will outline its ideals, policies and other key aspects by March 25, the Minyuren preparatory committee said March 16.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Economy shrinks 0.7% as recession approaches

Japan's economy shrank an annualized 0.7 percent in real terms for the October-December quarter, compared with July-September, bringing the growth rate for calendar 1997 to a scant 0.9 percent, the Economic Planning Agency said March 13.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 1998

BOJ exec entertained by top banks

Six to seven banks spent about 7 million yen entertaining an executive of the Bank of Japan over the past five years, according to sources at the banks.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 1998

10 trillion yen stimulus eyed

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will call for an additional economic stimulus package of more than 10 trillion yen after the Diet approves the fiscal 1998 state budget in April, top officials of the LDP have indicated.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 1998

Bill to make wards municipalities

The Home Affairs Ministry plans to submit a set of bills to the Diet March 10 to revise laws to convert Tokyo's 23 wards into full-fledge municipalities in April 2000, ministry officials said March 9.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 1998

Roads agency section chief held over bribes

Tokyo police arrested a section chief of the Japan Highway Public Corp. on Monday for allegedly receiving more than 1 million yen in bribes from two companies in connection with highway works contracts.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

LDP unveils latest plan to reinvigorate economy

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday unveiled its fourth stimulus package, hoping to boost confidence in the economy before the March 31 end of the fiscal year.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 1998

Hashimoto's speech called lip service only

Staff writers
JAPAN
Feb 12, 1998

Claris Japan to become FileMaker in April

Claris Japan Inc., the Japanese subsidiary of U.S.-based FileMaker Inc., will change its name to FileMaker Japan on April 1, Claris Japan President Takanobu Miyamoto said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1998

Cabinet savages Ota's turnabout on Nago heliport plan

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and members of his Cabinet expressed disappointment and anger Friday over Okinawa Gov. Masahide Ota's decision to officially reject the government's plan to construct a sea-based heliport off Nago.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1998

Osaka Games bid may be a costly pipe dream in development

Staff writerOSAKA -- Kazuhito Konishi is not likely to be on the list of people Osaka Mayor Takafumi Isomura hopes to meet during his trip to Nagano this weekend to promote Osaka's 2008 Olympics bid.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1998

Hosting the Olympics -- boon or bust?

Fifth in a series
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1998

Matsunaga open to debate on pump-priming measures

Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said Tuesday he would welcome debate within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on further pump-priming measures, but added the priority is to secure Diet passage of the supplementary and fiscal 1998 budgets.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 1998

Bill drafted to demand discipline from bureaucrats

Parties in the ruling alliance launched efforts Thursday to draft a bill mandating bureaucratic discipline amid the bribery scandal rocking the Finance Ministry.The ruling Liberal Democratic Party set up an internal panel, while the Social Democratic Party, one of the LDP's two non-Cabinet allies, announced...
JAPAN
Jan 21, 1998

Panel sets goals for bullet train expansion projects

A panel of representatives from the government and the three ruling parties gave priority Wednesday to two projects for expanding the nation's bullet train network, Transport Minister Takao Fujii said.Priority was given to two sections of bullet train line: One between Hachinohe and Shin Aomori on the...
JAPAN
Jan 16, 1998

Hashimoto restates dedication to stability, tax cuts

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Friday stressed the need to deliver on government pledges to implement a 2 trillion yen pump-priming tax cut and to pass financial stabilization measures.Speaking before the House of Representatives Budget Committee, Hashimoto noted that markets have already responded...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 1998

Limits on construction bond use may be lifted

LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato indicated Friday that the government may lift a division between deficit-covering bonds and construction bonds so more public funds can be injected into the economy."Removing the division is a matter that has lingered for a long time in the minds of a number of senior...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 1998

St. Ignatius Church reveals initial phase of facelift

The first phase of construction of a new building for St. Ignatius Church, near Yotsuya Station in Tokyo, is finished and was unveiled to the press Friday.The building, a Catholic church well known in the Japanese and foreign community alike, is oval-shaped and has a floor space of 1,450 sq. meters,...
JAPAN
Jan 5, 1998

Yokoyama looks to save Osaka from financial woes

Osaka Gov. "Knock" Yokoyama says that the prefecture's financial woes left him on the verge of despair but that talks with the national government over reform measures are continuing."I felt desperate, at times, because the situation was so bad," Yokoyama said. "But we must do what we can to turn the...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1997

Heroic actor Toshiro Mifune dead at age 77

Actor Toshiro Mifune, who appeared in 16 Akira Kurosawa films, including "Rashomon" in 1950 and "Seven Samurai" in 1954, died Wednesday night at a hospital in Mitaka, Tokyo. He was 77.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 1997

Cut in spending puts defense budget on downtrend

Defense spending in fiscal 1998 will be reduced by 0.3 percent, or roughly 12.4 billion yen, from the 4.9 trillion yen allocated in this fiscal year's initial budget, the Finance Ministry and Defense Agency agreed Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 1997

Election may mean end for Shinshinto

Staff writer
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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