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JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999

Namitei: small, but able to take the pressure

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999

Japan Telecom targets Nissan's Tu-Ka shares

Japan Telecom Co. is in negotiations with Nissan Motor Co. over purchasing the automaker's equity stakes in six Digital Tu-Ka cellular phone companies, a spokesman for the Tokyo-based major carrier said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999

Tax bureau fines Energy Life chairman

OSAKA -- Tax authorities have fined the chairman of a social welfare institution about 200 million yen for concealing about 310 million yen in income related to construction of a nursing home, sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999

Nakabo vows RCC will nail bad-loan kings

Kohei Nakabo, departing president of Resolution and Collection Corp., vowed Thursday that the state-backed collection body will continue efforts to hold the banks that helped create the nation's bad-loan mess liable.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999

Lymphocyte quack, 65, sentenced to prison

The Tokyo District Court sentenced a 65-year-old man to a two-year prison term Thursday for administering lymphocyte to cancer patients without having a doctor's license -- a violation of the Medical Practitioners Law and Pharmaceutical Affairs Law.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999

UNSC urged to prevent nuclear proliferation

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999

Acquitted wife-killer Miura loses appeal in libel suit

The Tokyo High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Kazuyoshi Miura, a businessman convicted of trying to murder his wife in the early 1980s for insurance money, upholding a lower court decision against his 190 million yen libel claim against a magazine company.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999

Dumping claims stifling steel exports, Tokyo says

Japan aired its concerns Thursday to the United States that the recent series of antidumping claims by the U.S. steel industry against steel imports has substantially paralyzed Japanese exports of most major steel products, government officials said.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

Osaka man brings color to a gray industry

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

U.S.-Japan steel negotiations get under way today

Tokyo and Washington will hold bilateral talks today on Japan's steel exports to the United States in a bid to avert a further rise in protectionist sentiment in the U.S, a Japanese government official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

Hiroshima message falls on deaf earth

Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba said that survivors of the atomic bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, played an important role in the struggle against nuclear weapons in the past half century, but he feels that the world does not fully appreciate their message.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

Quintet of major firms to hawk single brand

Five major companies from different industries, including Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., are set to unite under a common brand name in a new marketing ploy, informed sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

Minister to honor slain ANA pilot

Transport Minister Jiro Kawasaki decided Wednesday to officially commend All Nippon Airways pilot Naoyuki Nagashima, who was fatally stabbed by a hijacker Friday, ministry officials said Wednesday.
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Jul 28, 1999

The little claimer that could

While companies, especially computer makers, have been eager to promote the Internet as a global bazaar and amusement park rolled into one, they are quickly learning that there's a little more to it than that. The tools that are supposed to help the customer are the same ones that can empower the unhappy...
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

Honor your notes: Taiwan lawmaker

A Taiwanese politician criticized the Japanese government Wednesday for refusing to honor wartime military bank notes and former German marks that Japan distributed in Taiwan when it colonized the area during World Wars I and II.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

Cohen wants cooperation

The United States, Japan and South Korea want cooperation -- not confrontation -- with North Korea, visiting U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen said Wednesday, urging Pyongyang to show restraint in attempting to launch another missile.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

Arms talks participants slam Tokyo Forum report

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

Second extra budget may be needed: Miyazawa

The government may have to prepare a second supplementary budget even if the 0.5 percent growth target for this fiscal year looks certain to be achieved in September, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa indicated Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

U.S. to share tracking data if Pyongyang fires missile

U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen and Defense Agency Director General Hosei Norota agreed Wednesday to share information if North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

LDP to vote on new chief Sept. 21

The Liberal Democratic Party will hold its presidential election Sept. 21, with candidacy applications to be submitted Sept. 9, a party panel decided Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

Prosecutors grill ex-NCB chairman

Prosecutors have questioned Seishi Matsuoka, former chairman of the failed Nippon Credit Bank, over allegations the bank window-dressed past earnings reports, it was learned Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999

No bottom to economy yet: EPA

Economic Planning Agency chief Taichi Sakaiya told executives Wednesday that he remains cautious about the nation's economic prospects, saying the current slump has yet to "clearly hit bottom."
EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 1999

Morocco's visionary passes away

An extraordinary group of world leaders assembled in Morocco last weekend for the funeral of King Hassan II, who died last week of a heart attack at the age of 70. The turnout, ranging from U.S. President Bill Clinton and his predecessor, Mr. George Bush, French President Jacques Chirac and South African...
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1999

The right not to be fingerprinted

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1999

Pyongyang missile posturing an extreme concern: report

North Korea's ability to produce missiles that can reach any part of Japan is a cause for extreme concern and an issue that directly affects Japan's security, the Defense Agency said in its 1999 white paper released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1999

Asia tensions undermining global security: Akashi

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1999

Nissan parts makers merge

Two major auto parts makers in the Nissan Motor group formally signed an agreement Tuesday to merge on April 1, company officials said.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1999

Panel deliberating bill to cut 50 Diet seats

The Lower House Special Committee on Political Ethics and the Election Law on Tuesday began deliberating a bill aimed at eliminating 50 Lower House seats elected by proportional representation.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1999

Food aid to North comes at a price

North Korea should first try to resolve pending issues with Japan before requesting food aid, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1999

Cabinet panel begins judicial system review

An advisory panel to the Cabinet launched discussions Tuesday aimed at giving Japan's judicial system its first overhaul of the postwar era.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

Podcast

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

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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