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JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Business focuses on the crew rather than the leader

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Consensus-builder to lead the nation

Keizo Obuchi, the new Liberal Democratic Party president who is certain to become prime minister next week, is known for a low-key, consensus-oriented political style that has earned him few enemies.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Train noise to cost Odakyu 9.5 million yen

A government panel Friday ordered Odakyu Electric Railway Co. to pay 34 people living near the carrier's line a total of 9.56 million yen in compensation for noise pollution.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Fiscal policymakers face uphill task with economy

and YOSUKE NAITOStaff writers
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

'Bridge bank' bills set for Diet

Bills for the government "bridge bank" plan, aimed at resolving the bad-loan problem, are ready to be submitted at the outset of an extraordinary Diet session to convene later this month, Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Kajiyama backers to form new group within LDP

Supporters of former Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama, the runnerup in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race Friday, plan to form a policy study group under his leadership within the LDP.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Japan backs easing of Pakistan sanctions

Japan will join the other Group of Eight nations in supporting a possible easing of economic sanctions against Pakistan that are preventing international loans from being made to the debt-plagued country.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Aomori governor warms to spent atomic fuel plan

Aomori Gov. Morio Kimura expressed a positive stance Friday toward a controversial project to take in spent nuclear fuel at a new recycling facility under construction in Rokkasho Village.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Obuchi elected new LDP president

Keizo Obuchi was elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party on Friday, defeating two rivals by a large margin in a race held to replace the departing LDP leader, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Foreign Ministry pleased with Obuchi's selection

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Web surfers pick Koizumi

If cyber politics had called the shots, Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi would have been the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Patent Office to offer online trademark database search

A free Internet service will be launched by the Patent Office on July 31 to enable users to rummage through some 2 million trademarks that have already been registered or applied for, officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Banks a hurdle to wider yen usage: panel

Regaining confidence in the nation's banking sector is a prerequisite for promoting wider use of the yen in international markets, a Finance Ministry advisory group agreed Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

75 million yen emergency aid readied for Papua New Guinea

Japan will extend 75 million yen in emergency aid to Papua New Guinea, which was hit by a killer tsunami last week, Foreign Ministry officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

IT firms criticize 'backwardness' in approach to Net

To help the Japanese catch up with the wave of globalization in the realm of the Internet, a group of foreign-affiliated firms on Thursday urged the government to provide Net users with more financial incentives to build an information-oriented society.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Keidanren urges financial realignment

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Man loses bid to run against Kim Jong Il

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

End of recruitment pacts sparks skipping to find jobs

Abolition of recruitment agreements between companies and new university graduates has helped ease the hectic job-hunting ritual, but class attendance is dropping as students take the hunt into their own hands, according to a survey released Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Though they accept roles, Asian mothers not content

Mothers in Asian nations accept but are not fully content with the familial roles they have to play, according to the results of a survey released Thursday by an advertising agency.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Softbank, NTT Data, Orix form cybersales firm

NTT Data Corp., Orix Corp. and Softbank Corp. will jointly establish a firm next week to sell computers and office supplies on the Internet to corporate customers, top executives of the three companies announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Moody's casts pall over financial system

Japan's long-term government bond ratings, which currently stand at a prime Aaa, have been placed under possible downgrade, Moody's Investors Service announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Candidates make last pitches; junior group may quit LDP

The three candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency all promised aggressive economic measures Thursday afternoon as they delivered joint campaign speeches at LDP headquarters in last-minute pitches before today's election.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Smaller firms bruised over April-June quarter

A greater number of small and medium-size companies have reported declining performance from April to June compared with the same period a year ago, a government report said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

First new airline in 35 years set to make its mark

The first new domestic airline in 35 years is expected to get Transport Ministry approval on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1998

Koizumi, Kajiyama hope to force runoff against Obuchi

Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi is far ahead of the other two rival candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race, but the possibility of an upset lingers since many party members remain uncommitted, Kyodo News reported Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1998

Dolly's maker speaks out against human clones

Human cloning may be acceptable to provide the cells required in the treatment of diseases, the creator of Dolly the sheep -- the world's first adult animal clone -- said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1998

First-half trade surplus swells 66%

The nation's surplus in merchandise trade in the first half of this year soared 66 percent from a year earlier to 6.57 trillion yen, mainly because of a drop in imports caused by the prolonged economic slump, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1998

Japan to give India 392 million yen in humanitarian aid

Japan will extend up to 392 million yen to India as a humanitarian grant to help eradicate polio in the country, Foreign Ministry officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1998

'Internet cash' trial set for launch in September

In the latest development in Internet commerce, a cyberbusiness consortium will soon make available virtual cash that is transferable between individual consumers.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1998

Japanese-Latin Americans urged to apply for U.S. redress

The U.S. government is urging Japanese-Latin Americans who were taken from their homes in Latin America and held in U.S. internment camps during World War II to apply for U.S. redress before the deadline expires.
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.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.
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."

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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