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JAPAN
Dec 27, 1999

Illegal Iranians ask for permission to stay

Five Iranian families who have overstayed their visas visited the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Monday to ask the justice minister for special permission to live in Japan. The 17 people, including seven minors, said they made the request either because they have children...
JAPAN
Dec 27, 1999

Nuclear plant jobs lure unwitting day laborers

Staff writer The death last week of a JCO Co. employee who on Sept. 30 was working at the scene of Japan's worst nuclear accident, reminded the nation of the health consequences of an atomic accident. According to Yuko Fujita, associate professor of physics at Keio University, accidents like the one...
JAPAN
Dec 27, 1999

Court backs ruling refusing pension for Korean war veteran

The Tokyo High Court on Monday upheld a lower court decision that dismissed a claim from a South Korean man demanding that the government give him a pension because he fought for Japan during the war. Kim Song Su, 75, who lives in Pusan, South Korea, said that although he lost an arm fighting in Burma,...
JAPAN
Dec 27, 1999

'Knock' resignation accepted; retirement pay not

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Assembly on Monday unanimously accepted the resignation of Gov. "Knock" Yokoyama, who was charged last week with molesting a female campaign worker. A gubernatorial by-election will be held Feb. 6. Yokoyama tendered his letter of resignation to the assembly last Tuesday...
JAPAN
Dec 27, 1999

MSA and MSDF form action plan against rogue ships

The nation's two maritime authorities agreed on a joint action plan on Monday to deal with rogue vessels that violate Japanese waters. The joint plan, in the form of a manual, was drawn up as part of a review of a chase in the Sea of Japan in March in which Maritime Safety Agency patrol boats and Maritime...
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 1999

Justice on the ropes

If crimes against humanity are to be deterred, those that contemplate committing them must know that they will be punished for their misdeeds. The establishment of the International Criminal Court is an important step toward that end, but its effectiveness depends on governments having the political...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 1999

Upbeat ending to 20th century

PARIS -- A number of problems continue to darken the world as it prepares for a new century and a new millennium: chronic warfare in Afghanistan, Africa and Columbia; widespread terrorism; a stalemate in Kosovo; fear over the plans of "rogue states" such as North Korea, Iraq and Iran; the refusal of...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 1999

Causes of Tokai disaster not so simple

In November, I visited JCO Co.'s nuclear fuel-processing plant -- a subsidiary of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. -- where Sept. 30 a level-5 nuclear incident took place. The plant is located 110 km from Tokyo in the small town of Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture. The plant is in an area that is a blend of residences...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / GETTING THINGS DONE
Dec 26, 1999

Point of view

Here is a count-your-blessings column for the yearend, reminders of what we may miss but also of what we gain by international exposure. First, a list of what Japanese like best about the West, and then, Western views of living in Japan.
COMMUNITY / JAPAN LITE
Dec 26, 1999

Forget this year, and the last 999 as well

At the end of the year now, Japan is in the throes of "bonenkai," or "forget the year" parties. I wonder, though -- shouldn't we be having "forget the millennium" parties?
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Ajisaka backed again for Osaka governor

OSAKA -- The Association to Reform the Osaka Prefectural Government, which consists of the Japanese Communist Party's local chapter, citizens' groups and labor unions, announced Friday it will again back Makoto Ajisaka, a former philosophy professor, in the gubernatorial election to be held Feb. 6....
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Asylum said in short supply here

Staff writer The number of people granted asylum by Japan in 1999 edged into double digits for the second straight year, but lawyers say some seeking to stay are being deported in an inhumane manner. This year, 11 people have been granted refugee status, down from 16 last year. On Nov. 22, an Iranian...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Aum officer faces death sentence

Prosecutors demanded the death penalty Friday for Aum Shinrikyo's former intelligence chief for conspiring in the March 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, which killed 12 people and injured thousands. Yoshihiro Inoue, 29, also stands accused of being involved in nine other criminal cases,...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Highlights of 2000 budget

"Millennium Projects" 1) 11.9 billion yen for education projects, such as providing Internet access to all public schools by the end of fiscal 2001; 2) 15.2 billion yen for information technology; 3) 64 billion yen for projects to analyze human, rice genomes. Foreign aid 1) Official development assistance...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Consortium, FRC agree on LTCB sale

The Financial Reconstruction Commission said Friday that it has agreed on a basic accord with a financial consortium led by Ripplewood Holdings LLC of the United States on the sale of the nationalized Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan. The FRC and the consortium will sign a final agreement in January on...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Drop nuclear safety myth, institute precautions: NSC report

Japan should drop the long-held myth that nuclear power operations are "absolutely safe" and take steps to prevent the recurrence of serious accidents like the Tokai disaster that rocked the nation in September, the government's Nuclear Safety Commission said in a report Friday. The report was compiled...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Nose incinerator workers sue over dioxin

Six former workers of a garbage incineration facility in Nose, Osaka Prefecture, which is blamed for the nation's worst dioxin contamination, filed a lawsuit Friday against the central and local governments, demanding compensation for damaged health. The suit filed with the Osaka District Court is also...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Aid to Pyongyang still premature, Kono says

Japan is not ready to provide food aid to North Korea anytime soon because a proper environment for making such a move has yet to be created, Foreign Minister Yohei Kono said Friday. Kono's comment came in response to the result of two bilateral meetings this week in Beijing -- one between the two countries'...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

State to bring back hazardous waste in Manila

The government will ship 122 containers of hazardous medical and household waste to Japan from the Philippines early next month by securing ships in cooperation with the Transport Ministry, trade chief Takashi Fukaya said Friday. The move will be the first time the government has accepted the return...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Ramifications of the 2000 budget

Staff writer The 85 trillion yen fiscal 2000 state budget, approved by the Cabinet Friday, will put the nation deeper into debt. How serious is the debt and what can be done about it? Here are some questions and answers about the new budget and government debt: Why did the government prepare an aggressive...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Cabinet OKs 85 trillion yen 'final push' budget

The Cabinet on Friday approved an 84.99 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2000 that leans more heavily than ever on bond issues in what is being billed as the final push to strengthen the long-fragile economy. The general-account budget, the same size as the Finance Ministry's draft proposed Monday, will...
EDITORIALS
Dec 23, 1999

Nuclear program under fire

Japan's nuclear power program is at a critical moment. Earlier this week, Mr. Hisashi Ouchi died as a result of exposure to massive doses of radiation during an accident three months ago at the Tokaimura uranium processing facility. He is the first Japanese to die in a nuclear accident. That tragedy...
JAPAN
Dec 23, 1999

Carmakers jockey for inroads in slow-growing China market

Staff writer GUANGZHOU, China -- Browsing through glossy catalogs, a couple of men chat with dealers over the counter of a spacious car showroom. Beside them sit three brand-new cars. What appears to be an ordinary scene at any roadside dealership, however, is not run-of-the-mill; one of the cars --...
JAPAN
Dec 23, 1999

WTO ruling pumps up Japan for battle

Staff writer Emboldened by a preliminary World Trade Organization ruling that deals a serious setback for Washington's antidumping policy, Japan is likely to up the ante in an anticipated series of its own legal WTO battles with the United States over steel trade. In an interim report presented to the...
JAPAN
Dec 23, 1999

IOC says Osaka must not push Olympic bid abroad

OSAKA -- This city's 2008 Olympic bid will undergo a preliminary review by the International OlympicCommittee sometime between March and September, during which time it must not promote the bid internationally, IOC officials have told Osaka. "Under the new guidelines, cities wishing to bid for the 2008...
JAPAN
Dec 23, 1999

Iwakuni loses backing for Osaka governorship

OSAKA -- Senior officials of the Osaka chapter of the Democratic Party of Japan agreed Thursday that they will not back House of Representatives lawmaker Tetsundo Iwakuni, who submitted a letter of resignation to the party Wednesday, as its candidate for the upcoming Osaka gubernatorial election. Instead...
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Dec 23, 1999

Sake tools you can trust

Happy Holidays to all Japan Times readers.
JAPAN
Dec 23, 1999

SDP legislator demands apology for comic

Diet member Kiyomi Tsujimoto of the Social Democratic Party has demanded that major publishing house Shogakukan Co. and cartoonist Yoshinori Kobayashi apologize to her for a cartoon in the magazine SAPIO that she claims libeled her. Tsujimoto told a news conference Wednesday that she made the demand...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / GETTING THINGS DONE
Dec 23, 1999

Yearend nostalgia

There is something about the holiday season that brings out nostalgia. Old times are recalled. We reach out with Christmas and New Year's cards to friends we haven't seen for years. A lot of conversations begin with, Do you remember . . . It seems that although most people anticipate the opportunities...
COMMUNITY
Dec 23, 1999

A cry to help children in need

If Joseph Lam were to take a vocational aptitude test, the results would no doubt point to a career in either politics or tele-evangelism.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Wholesalers may be behind elevated retail rice prices
Wholesalers added ¥7,593 on average to their selling prices for stockpiled rice, far more than the ¥2,206 to ¥4,689 added for the 2022 rice.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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