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JAPAN
Aug 25, 1997

Japan-Israel talks focus on Palestinian hardship

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on August 25 called on his Israeli counterpart to reopen the West Bank and Gaza Strip to Palestinians, arguing that improving Palestinians' economic status is essential if peace is ever to be established in the Middle East.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 1997

Division of posts ministry proposed by reform council

The Administrative Reform Council has proposed privatizing the life insurance business operated by the Posts and Telecommunications Ministry and placing two of its other major operations -- postal savings and delivery -- under a new governmental agency.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 1997

Study group huddle likely sign of LDP strife

A group of 31 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers met late August 22 in Tokyo to prepare for the launch of a "study group" -- an apparent sign that intraparty strife is escalating prior to an expected reshuffle of the party's executives.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 1997

LDP straddles wall between China, U.S. policies on Taiwan

Amid heated criticism from Chinese Premier Li Peng over Japan's support of the U.S. in a hypothetical China-Taiwan conflict, the Liberal Democratic Party said August 22 that it will not specifically define the "areas surrounding Japan" phrase of the Japan-U.S. defense cooperation pact, but that Japan...
JAPAN
Aug 22, 1997

In vitro fertilization more in vogue

Nearly 7,000 couples with infertility problems underwent in vitro fertilization treatment in 1995, double the number of couples from the previous year, according to a study conducted by the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 1997

Toyota debuts power-hybrid bus

Toyota Motor Corp. introduced August 22 the nation's first microbus to simultaneously use a gasoline engine and an electric motor, the automaker said.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 1997

NPA targets convenience stores in pornography crackdown

The National Police Agency is considering making it harder for teenagers to buy magazines and videos deemed "harmful" due to their pornographic or violent contents from convenience stores, agency officials said August 22.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 1997

The Asahara Trial: Most charged found guilty

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 22, 1997

Ruling allies agree to make insurance system for elderly

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two non-Cabinet allies -- the Social Democratic Party and New Party Sakigake -- agreed in principle August 22 to create a new health insurance system solely for people 70 or older.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

PCBs at park site not Universal Studios theme

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Foreigners shoulder blame for more crime

The number of crimes blamed on foreigners almost doubled in the first half of this year, but 10 percent fewer foreigners were investigated for crimes than in the same period last year, the National Police Agency announced Aug. 21.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Asahara trial like an ongoing soap

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Panel gives glimpse of next government

The government's blue-ribbon panel on administrative reform concluded Aug. 21 that the government should be revamped into a Cabinet Office, 10 ministries and two agencies by January 2001.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Administrative orders up for review

The Finance Ministry expressed willingness Aug. 21 to review various administrative orders at present given to the financial industry with an eye to eventually scrapping them.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Nets removed from Minamata Bay

KUMAMOTO -- The Kumamoto Prefectural Government began work Aug. 21 to remove nets from the mouth of Minamata Bay, put in place more than two decades ago to prevent mercury-contaminated fish from leaving the bay and spreading disease.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Locals urged to restore communities

Local communities must take the initiative in efforts to revitalize downtown districts and those that do should receive assistance from the central government, according to a report by a joint government panel.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Tokyo Bay spill to be investigated

The Yokohama Local Marine Accidents Inquiry Commissioners' Office asked authorities Aug. 21 to investigate the July 2 accident in which a Panamanian-registered supertanker ran aground in Tokyo Bay, resulting in a massive spill of crude oil.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Osaka monorail extension opens

KADOMA, Osaka Pref.-- A 7.9-km extension of the Osaka Monorail Line linking Minami Ibaraki and Kadoma opens today.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Three killed as GSDF helicopter, plane collide

Three people were killed in a midair collision between a light plane and a Self-Defense Forces helicopter over Ryugasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 21 in the afternoon, police reported.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1997

Talks likely to progress over wives' Japan visits

Japan and North Korea are expected to take steps Aug. 21 in Beijing toward allowing Japanese women living in the Stalinist state to visit their homeland.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1997

Japan-U.S. defense guidelines will deliberately be left vague

The Japan-U.S. defense cooperation guidelines, which are to be reviewed this fall, do not specify the geographical areas in which Japan can carry out defense maneuvers, Taku Yamasaki, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Affairs Research Council said Aug. 20.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1997

Pedestrians injured when taxi collides with truck

Six pedestrians were injured Aug. 20 in Tokyo's Yurakucho district when a taxi mounted a sidewalk after colliding head-on with a truck, police said.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1997

Man faces arrest in hit-and-run spree

Police plan to arrest a 48-year-old truck driver for professional negligence after he was allegedly involved in 47 hit-and-run accidents in 30 minutes, they said Aug. 20.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1997

Reform bang may be too soft to shake up insurance sector

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1997

Brother and sister stabbed in elevator

NAGANO -- Police arrested a 28-year-old woman Aug. 20 for allegedly stabbing two children inside a supermarket elevator in Suzaka, Nagano Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1997

Police act in play on phantom attacks

Police officers and local government officials from Tokyo's Itabashi Ward staged a performance Aug. 20 in front of JR Itabashi Station to inform the public about a series of phantom attacks that have been reported recently in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1997

Japan, China to discuss issues of WTO and tariffs

Japan and China will hold a fresh round of negotiations in Tokyo next week on Beijing's admission to the World Trade Organization, government officials said Aug. 20.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1997

NGOs to focus on global warming

KYOTO -- Nongovernmental organizations from eight prefectures are organizing events between Aug. 23 and Aug. 31 to raise awareness of global warming as a precursor to December's third Conference of Parties (COP3) of the Framework Convention on Climate Change in Kyoto.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1997

Victim attacked again

The victim of a phantom attack in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward was attacked Aug. 19 for a second time by a man who followed her from behind and scratched her arm before fleeing the scene.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 1997

Coalition nixes medical plan

The Liberal Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party and New Party Sakigake on Aug. 19 refused a government-proposed plan to impose a much greater share of medical bills on the public. The plan would require the health insurance system's policyholders to shoulder 30 percent of their medical bills,...
Western businesses will not return to Russia
A McDonald's restaurant sits shuttered in Moscow in May 2022 as a result of Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Japanese customers brave the rain to line up for cheap stockpiled rice
Iris Ohyama began sales of government-stockpiled rice at a home center location in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday morning.
Hegseth to prioritize China and more allied spending in Asia — but questions remain
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a trilateral meeting between Japan, the U.S. and Australia at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday.
Lessons from India-Pakistan war: Were China's arms overrated?
A Chinese J-10B fighter jet is put on display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, in October 2016. The short May conflict between India and Pakistan became a live trial for Chinese arms, exposing vulnerabilities in its fighter aircraft and air defense systems.
Former Japanese princess Mako gives birth to first child
Mako Komuro (right), the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, left the Imperial Family after marrying Kei Komuro, a former schoolmate at International Christian University in Tokyo, in October 2021.
Atsuko Okatsuka brings big 'dad' energy to new special
Atsuko Okatsuka tries out some of the jokes from her new special, “Father,” at the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya in January.
How ‘hikikomori’ shut-ins ‘start to have dreams for the future’
Located in Nagano Prefecture, Samurai Gakuen tries to help young and old individuals who have withdrawn from society rediscover their places out in the world.
Halt of U.S. visa process puts Japanese students' futures in question
People hold up signs during a rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston on Tuesday.
Anime's big night out is getting bigger — and more surreal
Anime director Shunsuke Nakashige accepts the anime of the year award for “Solo Leveling” at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
Mateusz Urbanowicz: ‘Miyazaki inspired me to put the audience first’
Mateusz Urbanowicz’s recent book “Imaginary Storefronts” collects his illustrations of the mundane Japanese street scenes that have given him immense inspiration.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
By Eric Margolis

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