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JAPAN
Jan 3, 1997

Designer gives nursing homes new look

In the past three years, architect Sadakazu Furuya has drawn up 15 designs for small-scale nursing homes, although he has received orders for none of them.Undeterred, he has devoted all his spare time to coming up with designs for what he calls group homes for the elderly. "I believe group homes are...
JAPAN
Jan 3, 1997

Ex-defense chief attacked at Haneda

Former defense chief Keisuke Nakanishi suffered a slight leg injury after being assaulted by an unknown assailant at Tokyo's Haneda airport late Jan. 3, police said.Nakanishi, who served as director general of the Defense Agency in 1993, was slightly injured on the left leg after an unidentified man...
JAPAN
Jan 3, 1997

Tokyo blames discrimination for lack of plans to hire foreigners

Despite the recent reversal of the Home Affairs Ministry's policy, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will not take immediate action to hire permanent foreign residents for general clerical positions, Gov. Yukio Aoshima has indicated.Aoshima said he has no plans to launch a study group to discuss the...
JAPAN
Jan 2, 1997

Virtual idol Kyoko Date breaks new ground in cyberspace project

She sings and dances, favoring the style of teenage pop diva Namie Amuro. She's got what it takes to make it as an idol of today -- boyishly cute looks and a wardrobe of tight, satiny shirts and shorts.
JAPAN
Jan 2, 1997

U.S. relations seem steady, but Japan will have to live up to commitments

Relations between Japan and the United States are likely to stay calm under their respective new administrations, but the future in both security and economic matters depends largely on whether Japan effectively fulfills its commitments, including those to deregulation and various agreements reached...
JAPAN
Jan 2, 1997

Will Japan be able to compete in the IR revolution?

In the past, a country's competitiveness was decided mostly by the productivity of its industries.
JAPAN
Jan 2, 1997

Thousands gamble on 'fukubukuro'

Thousands of customers, particularly young people, lined up Jan. 2 at a department store in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, for the chance to purchase "fukubukuro," good-luck bags, some of which contained the popular Nike Airmax sports shoe.About 15,000 people were positioned at the entrance of the Ikebukuro branch...
JAPAN
Jan 2, 1997

Rebels free seven, show no sign of ending standoff

LIMA -- Rebels of the tupac amaru revolutionary movement holed up inside the Japanese ambassador's home in Lima made a small gesture of conciliation by freeing seven hostages Jan. 1, but there is no sign they will give in to the government's demands to end the 15-day-old standoff.
JAPAN
Jan 2, 1997

Time deposits tied to politician's debts

A mutual aid cooperative run by a political organization of Tatsuo Tomobe, a member of the Upper House, marketed time deposits to pay off his debts, which totaled about 1 billion yen, co-op sources said Jan. 2.The Metropolitan Police Department considers this information key to backing up fraud allegations...
JAPAN
Jan 2, 1997

More failures to come as 'Jusen' iceberg emerges, many say

While public anger over the government's use of 685 billion yen in taxpayers' funds to liquidate seven "jusen" housing loan companies has subsided, this year may see the outbreak of yet another financial crisis that could eventually require the injection of public money.Analysts say the fuss over the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 13, 1996

Hallo Spaceboy, welcome back to Earth

The man is back — back in Japan and back from the brink of mediocrity.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 1996

Shinshinto to cooperate in police probe of Tomobe

Shinshinto said Feb. 4 that it will cooperate with police in their investigations concerning Upper House member Tatsuo Tomobe, a former Shinshinto member under arrest on suspicion of fraud.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 1996

Potter turns Mihara's lava into isle's trademark pottery

OSHIMA ISLAND, Tokyo -- Jun Oba takes advantage of the volcano here, even though he is not a souvenir vender or a seismologist. A ceramic artist, he uses lava to make pottery.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 1996

Students drum their way to cultural awareness

HACHIJO ISLAND, Tokyo -- Don, don, don! Sounds of drums echo along the hallways of Hachijo High School as eight girls and two boys practice "taiko" drumming in Folk Art A.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 1996

Cabinet approves pluthermal policy to shed stocks

The Cabinet formally approved on Feb. 4 a government plan to promote the so-called pluthermal process, which is aimed at reducing Japan's excess stocks of plutonium.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 1996

Domestic PC shipments climbed 33% in 1996

Domestic shipments of personal computers came to 6.809 million in 1996, up 33 percent from the previous year, the Japan Electronic Industry Development Association reported Feb. 4.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 1996

Group wins access to Tokyo government info

The Tokyo District Court on Feb. 4 granted a citizens' group access to Tokyo Metropolitan Government records on overtime work by its employees.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 1996

Satellite brings students closer to Tokyo

AOGASHIMA ISLAND, Tokyo -- A 7-year-old stands up in a classroom full of electronic media devices. She begins reading her short essay about her experience during winter break. Two microphones installed near the ceiling pick up her voice.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 1996

Compensation from shipowner's insurance demanded

Compensation for damage caused by a massive oil spill from a wrecked Russian tanker should be paid out of the shipowner's insurance and not by the government, Home Affairs Minister Katsuhiko Shirakawa said Feb. 4.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 1996

Ex-mayor's idea for bus divides residents, sinks re-election

HACHIJO ISLAND, Tokyo -- An unusual trailer bus put into service by the Hachijo town government in March seems to have produced at least two things: A mini tourism boom in another town nearly 300 km away, and, indirectly, the failed re-election bid of one of its own former mayors.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1996

Domestic vehicle sales still on a roll

Domestic sales of cars, trucks and buses in January rose 14.9 percent from a year before to 336,642 units, maintaining double-digit year-on-year growth for the third month in a row, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association reported Feb. 3.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1996

North Korean abduction alleged

Serious allegations were raised Feb. 3 that a 13-year-old Niigata Prefecture girl who disappeared near a local beach 20 years ago had been abducted by North Korean agents and is still being held in the Stalinist state against her will.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1996

Japan wants support for currency stability

Japan will use the meeting Feb. 1 of Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers to advocate that proper action be taken against excessive moves in the foreign exchange market.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1996

Shiodome land nets JNR Settlement 372 billion yen

As real estate brokers and developers looked on Feb. 3, Japanese National Railways Settlement Corp. announced that its 5.3-hectare plot of land around the former Shiodome Cargo Terminal near JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo's Minato Ward would be sold to three corporate groups for 372.3 billion yen.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1996

Metro-backed foundations face curbs

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Feb. 3 it has hammered out stricter guidelines to monitor the management of 70 selected organizations that are affiliated with the government.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1996

EU, Japan formally agree on liquor plan

Japan and the European Union on Feb. 3 formally agreed to the terms by which Tokyo will reduce the tax disparity between "shochu" domestic spirits and whiskey and other liquor, Japanese officials said Feb. 3.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1996

Nintendo machine sales said safe despite switch

Nintendo Co.'s loss of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, two popular home video game series, will not affect sales of its 64-bit video game machine, Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi said Feb. 3 in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1996

Keidanren's Toyoda changes stance on forex

Shoichiro Toyoda, chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), said Feb. 3 an exchange rate of between 110 yen and 120 yen to the dollar would be appropriate, revising his previous acceptance of a higher yen.
CULTURE / Film
Aug 29, 1989

'Majo no Takkyubin (Kiki's Delivery Service)'

The Japanese have a huge appetite for animation, as one glance at a TV or — at this time of year — a movie schedule will confirm. Much of that appetite, of course, is fed with junk: endless recyclings of superhero fantasy or schoolyard humor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2023

Majority of Japanese high schoolers see job as only for making money

The share of respondents who said they strongly agree with the idea stood at 68.6% in Japan, compared with 16.3% in the United States, 17.7% in China and 32.4% in South Korea.
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.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.

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