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JAPAN
May 27, 1998

Suzuki, Opel to join forces on new passenger car

Suzuki Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it will jointly develop a small passenger car with Adam Opel AG, a subsidiary of General Motors Corp., and start producing the model in 2000.
JAPAN
May 27, 1998

Hashimoto pleas with Pakistan over possible nuclear test

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Wednesday afternoon urged Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif not to conduct a nuclear test, according to government officials.
JAPAN
May 27, 1998

Aum sarin chemicals unearthed from mountain in Nikko

Police said Wednesday they have unearthed eight cylinders of hydrogen fluoride, one of the chemicals used to make the deadly nerve gas sarin, on a mountainside in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, after piecing together tips from former Aum Shinrikyo members.
JAPAN
May 27, 1998

Teleway operating profit plummets

Teleway Corp., a domestic long-distance telephone carrier, reported Wednesday that its operating profit for fiscal 1997 dropped 72.8 percent from the previous year to 2 billion yen.
JAPAN
May 27, 1998

World's mayors, city leaders examine urban problems

Mayors and representatives from 21 major international cities gave reports and exchanged views on urban and environmental problems facing their cities at a Tokyo symposium on Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 27, 1998

Tokyo waterfront to add theme park, shops

Eight companies announced Wednesday that they have jointly launched a project to construct a theme park and shopping complex in Tokyo's waterfront development site in Aome, Koto Ward.
JAPAN
May 27, 1998

Nissan posts 14 billion yen net loss

Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday reported a consolidated net loss of 14 billion yen in the year that ended March 31.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Kato wants Diet to end on schedule

Koichi Kato, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, said Tuesday there should be no extension to the current Diet session, which is scheduled to end on June 10.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Mazda posts 64% jump in consolidated pretax profits

Fueled by increased sales and the improved financial condition of its North American operations, Mazda Motor Corp.'s consolidated pretax profits jumped 64.4 percent in the 1997 business year to 15.49 billion yen, the carmaker said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Aum doctor gets life sentence for subway sarin attack

Ikuo Hayashi, the former chief doctor for Aum Shinrikyo, was handed a life prison term Tuesday for committing mass murder in the March 1995 Tokyo subway nerve gas attack, even though the judge said he "deserves the death penalty due to the gravity of the crime."
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Jakarta back to business as usual, governor says

Visiting Jakarta Gov. Sutiyoso on Tuesday stressed that order has been fully restored to the Indonesian capital following President Suharto's resignation last week.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Talks on Indonesia's foreign debts expected to bear fruit

Negotiations between Indonesia and foreign businesses over the rescheduling of Indonesian firms' massive foreign debts is expected to bear some fruit, the head of Japan's banking industry said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Digital info craze altering Japanese lifestyles

An increasing number of Japanese are plugging into the digital information craze and spurring the information and communications industry to dizzying heights. But they are also working more and getting less sleep, says a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Finance Ministry to split up on June 22

The Cabinet officially decided Tuesday to set up the Financial Supervisory Agency, the body that will take over the inspection and supervisory functions of the Finance Ministry, on June 22.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Famed doctor was blinded by loyalty to Asahara

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JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Four-day U.N. conference tackles urban living woes

The United Nations and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government jointly kicked off Tuesday a four-day international conference on urban areas and environmental issues.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Court rejects suit over foreign fingerprint files

OSAKA -- The Osaka District Court rejected a request by 10 permanent foreign residents Tuesday that the fingerprints they provided under the Alien Registration Law no longer be kept on file and that they be paid 100,000 yen in compensation.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Keidaneren chief urges drastic reform to lift economy

Unless drastic reforms are carried out in Japan's financial and taxation systems, the government's latest stimulus package will have only a temporary effect on the economy, the new chief of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) warned Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Hayashi sentence sets precedent for cult trials

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

SDF planes recalled from Singapore

The government on Tuesday ordered six Air Self-Defense Force transport planes standing by in Singapore for the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals in Indonesia to return home.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Task force targets youths' narcotics use

The government unveiled a five-year plan Tuesday to crack down on drug abuse, targeting mainly minors, including high school students.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Disgraced Finance officials take pension cuts

Two senior Finance Ministry officials who resigned in connection with a wining-and-dining scandal have applied for and been granted retirement allowances reduced below standard levels, Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Boosting ties in every area best road to treaty: Panov

Unless Japan and Russia boost efforts to improve relations in every possible field, the two countries may not be able to attain their goal of signing a peace treaty by the end of 2000, Russian Ambassador to Japan Alexander Panov said Monday.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Panel ends debate on proposed air raid memorial

An advisory council to the Tokyo governor on Monday effectively ended all deliberations over a controversial planned memorial hall dedicated to victims of the U.S. air raids on Tokyo during World War II.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Pop Star Seiko Matsuda weds daughter's dentist

Pop star Seiko Matsuda, 36, who has gained fame as much for scandal as for her music, announced her marriage to a dentist six years her junior Monday at Tokyo's Takanawa Prince Hotel in Minato Ward.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Former Finance inspector admits to charges of graft

A former Finance Ministry official accused of giving favors to the Big Four brokerages in return for being lavishly entertained owned up to the charges Monday during his first trial hearing before the Tokyo District Court.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Government inters unidentified war dead

The remains of 2,332 unidentified people who died abroad during World War II were laid to rest at Tokyo's Chidorigafuchi war memorial Monday in a serene, government-sponsored ceremony, nearly 53 years after the war's end.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Greenback climbs to 137 yen on comment by Rubin

For the first time since August 1991, the dollar on Monday hit 137 yen in Tokyo after reports spread that U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said he could tolerate a yen as weak as 140 yen or 150 yen to the dollar to prevent the Japanese economy from collapsing.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Donations sought for Bolivia quake victims

The AMDA, an Okayama-based nongovernmental organization of medical professionals, is seeking donations for earthquake-hit cities in Bolivia.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Sour loans at 18 banks add to 21.78 trillion yen

Troublesome loans at the nation's top 18 banks totaled 21.78 trillion yen as of the end of March, according to fiscal 1997 earning reports released by Monday.
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.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
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.
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.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
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.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
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.

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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
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