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JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Bus passes help reduce fares, pollution

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

English ideas sought for next century

The Tsuzuki Integrated Educational Institute is seeking contestants for its "Asia Pacific Cup" English presentation contest to be held at Daiichi University of Economics in Daizaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 2.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Keidanren chief passes torch to Imai

Japan has pushed deregulation forward during the past four years, but there is still more to be done, said Shoichiro Toyoda, outgoing chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), at his final Keidanren press conference Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

First evacuee charter planes return from Indonesia

The first four commercial planes sent to help evacuate Japanese nationals from riot-torn Indonesia arrived Monday at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, carrying about 1,000 people.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Indonesia Web site links stranded nationals with outside world

A World Wide Web site created by representatives of Japanese firms in Indonesia has become a crucial source of information for those both in and out of the country.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Deutsche Telekom presents fiscal '97 results in Tokyo

Completion of long-range projects in Germany and a cut in its workforce helped Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe's largest telecommunications company, to its highest revenues in five years, the firm's leading officers said Monday.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Asahi Bank to take over ailing credit union's assets

Asahi Bank announced Monday that it plans to take over the healthy assets and deposits of ailing credit union Seibu Shinyo Kumiai.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

'Titanic' receipts sink contenders

A megahit American film that won several Oscars in March has posted record ticket sales in Japan, the film's distributor said Monday.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Parents deny intending to kill baby

OSAKA -- A couple accused of fatally abusing their 1-year-old daughter denied at their first trial hearing Monday at the Osaka District Court that they had intended to kill her.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Man sentenced for groping student on train

A 42-year-old man was given a suspended prison term Monday for molesting a female college student on a Toyoko Line train in February.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

ASDF planes head to Singapore

Two Air Self-Defense Forces transport planes departed Monday evening for Singapore to stand by for the possible evacuation of Japanese nationals from riot-torn Indonesia.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Relieved returnees arrive with worries

The first extra flight from Jakarta brought relief and anxiety for some 300 evacuees arriving Monday morning at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Kenyan ambassador presents credentials

Kenya's new ambassador to Japan presented her credentials to the Emperor last week.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Tokyoites less traditional on gender roles

The percentage of men and women in Tokyo believing in traditional gender roles has sharply dropped in the past decade, Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials said Monday.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Land agency mulls tactics to raise values

The National Land Agency issued an annual report Friday discussing ways to make efficient use of idle or underutilized land in urban areas to increase property values.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Finance Ministry demotes Muto for bribes

Toshiro Muto, director of the Finance Ministry's secretariat, will be demoted Tuesday to take responsibility for a bribery scandal involving ministry officials, Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said Friday.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Two Edo copies of Ino maps discovered in library

Two hand-drawn copies of maps made by Ino Tadataka, the first modern cartographer to create precise maps of Japan during the Edo Period, have been discovered in the archives of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library, officials said Friday.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Matsunaga makes reassurances on Midori absorption

In a statement released Friday, Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said that all deposits at Midori Bank will be transferred to the new bank and that depositors should show proper "conscience behavior."
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Insurers plan study of Aoba buyout by AIG

Japan's life insurance industry body gave the green light Friday to begin a preliminary study into whether Aoba Life Insurance Co. might be sold to U.S. insurance giant American International Group Inc.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Weak economy means big business for movers

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Most second-tier brokerages log pretax losses for '97

Eight of the nation's nine second-tier brokerages posted pretax losses for the year that ended in March, according to earnings reports released by Friday, indicating that individual investors are still not returning to the stock market.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Japan Tobacco is taken to court

Hoping to turn Japan's tobacco industry on its head, seven sufferers from tobacco-related illnesses and their lawyers filed a lawsuit against Japan Tobacco Inc. and the government Friday at Tokyo District Court.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Tokyo bolsters warning against Indonesia travel

The government issued a stronger official warning Friday on Indonesia, urging people to refrain from traveling there until the situation stabilizes, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Diet passes disaster relief bill

A bill to offer public assistance to victims of natural disasters passed the Diet on Friday with the support of all non-Communist parties.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Nikko-affiliated brokerages to merge

Three brokerages linked to Nikko Securities Co. formally agreed Friday to brave the upcoming wave of financial deregulation by merging on Oct. 1.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

PKO defensive fire revision passes Lower House

The Lower House passed a revision to the peacekeeping operations law Friday that will allow Self-Defense Forces commanders to order defensive fire.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Global warming panel supports nuclear power

A special government task force set up to curb global warming announced tentative guidelines Thursday that called for the promotion of nuclear energy as well as a daylight-saving time system as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

English presentation contest looking for applicants

The Tsuzuki Integrated Educational Institute, a private group that owns professional schools across the country, is accepting applications for its first Asia-Pacific Cup English Presentation Contest from non-native English speakers.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Nemoto warns against double-dip recession

Unless appropriate action is taken, the nation's economy may take another downturn, the head of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations (Nikkeiren) said Thursday.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Tokyo says water supply not infected

Tap water in Tokyo is not infected with Cryptosporidium, a microscopic parasite that caused diarrhea and stomachaches in more than 8,700 Saitama residents in 1996, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said on Thursday.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Polls open for key Upper House election that could shake Japanese politics
People vote during Japan's Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo on Sunday.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood
The self as a muse: Leonard Foujita's world in paintings and photos
One of Leonard Foujita’s biggest muses was himself. He painted self-portraits, often with a cat on his side, looking back at the viewer. He posed for photographers throughout his life, the displayed photos showing he retained his signature bowl cut and round glasses.
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.

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