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JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

International trade show kicks off at Intex Osaka

OSAKA -- Osaka Messe-Bition '98, a six-day trade show that will introduce products and services from more than 61 countries to local consumers, opened April 24 at Intex Osaka.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Stability in Asia-Pacific crucial, ministry blue book says

It is essential that Japan, the United States, China and Russia enjoy stable relations for peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a diplomatic blue book released April 24 by the Foreign Ministry.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Jumbo Mauna Kea telescope project delayed

Final adjustments to Japan's largest single mirror telescope, which sits atop 4,200-meter Mauna Kea, Hawaii, will be put off until December due to delays by an American contractor.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Cultist angered by order to gas subway

A senior Aum Shinrikyo follower on April 24 expressed resentment toward cult founder Shoko Asahara for appointing him, along with others, to release deadly nerve gas in the Tokyo subway system in March 1995.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Saudi prince welcomes all kinds of investment

Saudi Arabia will spare no effort to accommodate Japanese investors, visiting Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz said April 24.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Japan may assist in preservation of Silk Road relics

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Universal Studios impact survey blasted as 'false'

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Yamaichi's Miki pleads guilty to 'sokaiya' payoffs

Atsuo Miki, the former president of Yamaichi Securities Co. held responsible for its demise, made his first court appearance April 24 and pleaded guilty to conspiring to make illegal payoffs totaling 423 million yen to "sokaiya" corporate extortionist Ryuichi Koike and a major leasing company.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Upper House OKs bill on disaster aid

The Upper House approved a bill April 24 that will provide up to 1 million yen in public assistance to survivors of future natural disasters.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Details of stimulus package unveiled

The government on April 24 unveiled a comprehensive set of stimulus measures worth 16.65 trillion yen -- the largest package ever compiled -- in hopes of nursing the economy back to life.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Package receives mixed reactions

Many economists criticized the 16 trillion yen stimulus package announced by the government April 24, saying its positive effects will only be temporary and won't be strong enough to put the economy back on the road to recovery.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Foley denies making tax plea, calls for further deregulation

OSAKA -- U.S. ambassador Thomas Foley wound up a two-day trip to the Kansai region April 24, his first since assuming the post last fall, calling on the Japanese government to deregulate further.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Deaftopia cafe a new spin on speak-easy

"No voice conversation please" reads a sign outside a cafe that opened in Tokyo's Nakano Ward this month.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Fiscal reform panel approves austerity law changes

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Conference on Fiscal Structural Reform gave the go-ahead April 24 for revisions to three points of the fiscal austerity law as part of "emergency measures" to accommodate the government's economic stimulus package.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Shelter opens for Shinjuku's homeless

A temporary accommodation center for homeless people finally opened in the Kita-Shinjuku district of Tokyo on April 24, after nearly a year delay due to opposition from local residents.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Mazda forecasts highest profits since '90

Mazda Motor Corp. said April 23 that it will post its highest profits since 1990 in a revised estimate of earnings for the 1997 business year, which ended in March.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Honda's new multiwagon is based on 'small is smart'

Following the succession of automakers who have introduced compact wagons this year, Honda Motor Co. announced April 23 that it will sell the Capa, its new 1.5-liter engine multiwagon, from today.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Stimulus package gets finishing touches

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party put the final touches April 23 to the 16 trillion yen worth of economic stimulus measures to be endorsed by the government today, which will include about 10-trillion yen in "real-water" measures that require direct government outlays.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Survey shows friends, family influence 'enjo kosai' trend

One in 20 high school girls date men for money and most are influenced by conversations with their friends and the attitudes of their families, according to a study released April 23 by the Asian Women's Fund.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Museum seeks bilingual volunteers

The Edo-Tokyo Museum in Sumida Ward is accepting applications for bilingual volunteers to explain the permanent exhibits at the museum to non-Japanese visitors.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

World Cup fever kicks off in Japan

Forty-seven days before kickoff, the World Cup, to be held in France from June 10 to July 12, has already begun for soccer fans here.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Tokio Marine to sell mutual funds with UAM

Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. will begin selling investment trusts later this year in a tieup with United Asset Management Corp., a major U.S. investment house, the nation's leading nonlife insurance company said April 23.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Internet use cutting in on TV time

Warning to television broadcasters: a recent poll has confirmed that the growing popularity of the Internet means users are spending less time watching TV.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

FTC approves creation of largest cement firms

The Fair Trade Commission gave conditional approvals April 23 to two merger plans that would create the nation's largest and second-largest cement firms by the end of this year.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Doctor says gas damaged woman's brain

Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara's defense counsel April 23 quizzed a doctor who gave medical treatment to a woman seriously injured in the March 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Curry's free if you bring a bowl

The Yokohama branch of the Ecology Special Interest Group (EcoSIG) is hosting "International Earth Day '98: The Tsurumi River Tree of Life Celebration" on Sunday in Yokohama.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Japan awaiting Yeltsin's speech on isles

Japan will pay close attention to Russian President Boris Yeltsin when he remarks on a bilateral territorial dispute in a speech to the Russian Parliament in early May, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said April 23.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Sakigake approves defense bills

New Party Sakigake, one of the non-Cabinet allies of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, approved bills April 23 that would implement updated guidelines for Japan's defense cooperation with U.S. forces.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

PBEC chief blames Asia crisis on private sector

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Hu, Kato agree to fight Asian 'flu' together

Visiting Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao and Koichi Kato, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, agreed Wednesday that the two countries should cooperate to overcome the economic and financial crises in Southeast Asia, LDP officials said.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.

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