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JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Cabinet approves supplementary budget draft

The Cabinet approved drafts Monday for a fiscal 1998 supplementary budget, with actual spending reaching 6.1 trillion yen, and a bill for revision of the Fiscal Structure Reform Law to initiate an economic stimulus package worth more than 16 trillion yen.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Territorial row needs thorough focus, Gaidar says

Stafff writer
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

In with a Bang: Zurich Insurance stays with direct marketing

13th in an occasional series of articles on financial deregulation
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Merger talk jolts Japanese auto industry

After the stunning industrial merger between Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler Corp. announced last week, reports that Daimler Benz is also negotiating for a business tieup with Nissan Diesel Motor Co. has jolted the Japanese automobile industry.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

ASDF fighter crashes off Okinawa

An F-4EJ fighter of the Air Self-Defense Force crashed into the sea off Okinawa Prefecture during combat exercises Monday, injuring the two crew members, ASDF officials said.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

New treatments for AIDS, HIV near final stages

Two breakthrough treatments for HIV and AIDS are nearing the final stages of development, a group of international researchers said Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Hashimoto to discuss economic stimulus at G-8 meeting

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will fly to Britain on Thursday to attend the meeting of leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized countries in Birmingham, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Monday.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Argentine arbitrator receives reward for COP3 work

A former Argentine diplomat who presided over arduous negotiations during December's global warming conference in Kyoto said Monday that many countries have since taken steps to curb their greenhouse gas emissions.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Hint at Lower House breakup denied

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka on Monday said comments he made the previous day alluding to a possible dissolution of the House of Representatives were misinterpreted by the media.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Crows displace Tokyo birds as urban habitats disappear

The number of breeding areas for birds in Tokyo has greatly declined from the 1970s, leading to a big reduction in the number of thrushes and larks and a marked increase in crows, according to the results of a survey recently released by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Mayor urged to resign over friend's false registration

OSAKA -- The Higashi-Osaka Municipal Assembly on Monday unanimously called on Mayor Ikuo Shimizu to step down following his arrest for helping a friend falsely register as a resident of the city.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Osaka gives preliminary OK to Kansai flights over land

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government on Monday presented a draft to the leaders of 13 cities near the Kansai International Airport detailing its acceptance of new flight paths over land.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Mongolia-Japan partnership at focus of Bagabandi visit

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Universal Studios unveils Japan construction plan

OSAKA -- Details of the Universal Studios Japan theme park were unveiled at a news conference Friday, with USJ officials announcing that construction would begin in October this year as scheduled, and expressing confidence in the handling of environmental problems that have come up.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Panel OKs soccer lotto; bill foe Tanaka kicked out

A revised bill to introduce a soccer lottery system to raise funds to promote sports activities was approved Friday by a Lower House panel, bringing the lucrative but controversial legislation one step closer to enactment.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Three credit unions from Kanagawa fold

Three credit unions based in Kanagawa Prefecture effectively closed down Friday, with their operations expected to be transferred to three separate financial institutions by the end of next March.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

London more costly than Tokyo, survey shows

A survey by a private research institute showed Friday that the prices of goods and services in London were higher than those for similar items in Tokyo for the first time since it began its study in 1995.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Businesses snubbing 'sokaiya,' poll shows

More than 80 percent of business organizations responding to a government survey said they have issued a declaration stating they will no longer provide "sokaiya" corporate extortionists with benefits, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Friday.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Foreign insurers' success tied to spreading the word

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

LDP council approves financial reform bills

The Liberal Democratic Party's Executive Council on Friday approved several economic bills, including one for revising the fiscal austerity law, that will be submitted to the Diet on Monday.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Health lawyer urges rights clause for infection legislation

A leading expert on international health law told lawmakers Friday in Tokyo that provisions for preserving human rights should be laid down in new legislation being proposed for infection control.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Panel mulls hiring outsiders to monitor finance ministry

To prevent further corruption at the Finance Ministry, it may be necessary to set up a monitoring body that includes outside people, a member of a ministry ad hoc panel said Friday.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Eat 'ramen' for a fistful of dollars

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

China urged to crack down on drug smuggling

National Public Safety Commission chief Mitsuhiro Uesugi called on his organization's Chinese counterpart Friday to crack down on the increasing volume of illegal amphetamines being smuggled into Japan from China.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Indonesia minister visiting for economic aid

Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Indonesia's coordinating minister for economy, finance and industry, is to visit Japan today until Wednesday to discuss Japanese assistance to the country's current economic situation, Foreign Ministry officials said Friday.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Seoul minister to visit for fisheries talks

Park Chung Soo, South Korea's foreign and trade minister, will visit Japan this month to discuss with Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi and other government leaders the dispute over a terminated fisheries pact and other issues.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Obuchi plans trip to Cambodia

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

JAL, ANA follow U.S. carriers' fare cuts to Japan

Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. filed applications with the Transport Ministry this week to drastically discount air fares from the United States to Japan to counter fare cuts by American carriers, spokesmen for the two Japanese carriers said Friday.
JAPAN
May 7, 1998

Lower House approves Hosokawa's resignation

The Lower House approved former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa's resignation from the Diet during a plenary session Thursday.
JAPAN
May 7, 1998

Ecological housing debuts in Tokyo

An apartment complex to test environmentally friendly technologies opened Thursday in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward, with Gov. Yukio Aoshima on hand at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

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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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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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