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JAPAN
Nov 4, 1999
Kepco cancels hearing on MOX fuel
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 18, 1999
Global sports body promotes 'sacred unity'
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 27, 1999
MOX ships said prone to attack, accident
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1999
Exhibition displays horrors of Minamata disaster
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1999
Maizuru in Pyongyang's sights?
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 27, 1999
IOC warns Osaka over bidding conduct
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1999
Earthquake concerns Turkish restaurateur
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 25, 1999
Kobe airport foes mull last-ditch options
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1999
Will wiretap law catch mob off guard?
Staff writer
CULTURE / Music
Aug 17, 1999
Latino culture bursts onto scene
Fans of Latin American culture, especially salsa dancing, will definitely not want to miss Isla de Salsa '99, which takes place in Fukuoka Aug. 22.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1999
Asian instability may force Japan's nuclear hand
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999
UNSC urged to prevent nuclear proliferation
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999
Arms talks participants slam Tokyo Forum report
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1999
Asia tensions undermining global security: Akashi
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 19, 1999
Yamaguchi-gumi don celebrates a decade at the top
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1999
Setouchi Special: Bridge-linked isles hope for tourist blitz
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1999
Temporary housing closed to quake victims
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1999
Osaka all smiles for sports meeting
OSAKA — Overseas visitors to a major international conference here in October will be greeted by young women shoving drinks into their hands and smiling old male bureaucrats distributing promotional literature.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1999
Kobe airport foes vow door-to-door poll
KOBE — Local citizens' groups said Wednesday they will canvass residents door-to-door next month in order to determine once and for all whether people want a Kobe airport.
JAPAN
May 31, 1999
Prange exhibit recalls Occupation's censorship
Staff writer
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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