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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 1999

The autonomy imperative

In these post-Cold War days, the governments of the United States and its allies still routinely expose their citizens to the risks of death and destruction in the name of national security. The people of northern Italy complained for years about low-flying U.S. military aircraft, but Rome simply ignored...
CULTURE / Music / HOGAKU TODAY
Apr 3, 1999

Shamisen ballads bridge the musical and spiritual

Kioi Hall's large hall will be used for a concert of classical Japanese music April 6, for the first time since its opening in 1995.
EDITORIALS
Apr 3, 1999

In praise of Irish 'fudge'

This year, British and Irish people alike are feeling a good deal more somber than they did on Good Friday last year. Then, Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland found common ground for a peace agreement designed to end 30 years of sectarian violence that had claimed more than 3,200 lives. Today,...
CULTURE / Art
Apr 3, 1999

New faces fail to make an impression

It is more than a little strange to be greeted at the entranceway to an art exhibition by a sign which warns that the work on the walls inside might be better appreciated if visitors lowered their expectations. But the text posted outside the NTT Intercommunication Center's current "New Media New Face...
EDITORIALS
Apr 2, 1999

Stumbling over Myanmar

Relations between Europe and Asia continue to be the weakest link in the three-legged global economy. Efforts to remedy that defect have been made. One of the most important is the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process that began in 1997. Those meetings have made some progress, but a deeper dialogue between...
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1999

Justsystem lowers profit projection

Justsystem Corp., a major software firm based in Tokushima Prefecture, lowered its earnings projection Friday for fiscal 1998, citing declining share in the pre-installed software market and falling unit prices amid the economic slump.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1999

GDP goal within reach, Miyazawa says

Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa voiced confidence Friday that Japan will be able to clear its target of 0.5 percent growth in gross domestic product in fiscal 1999.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1999

Local Elections '99: Ishihara vows leadership, straight talk

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1999

Suu Kyi backers gather to mourn Aris

More than 50 people gathered at a hall Friday in Tokyo's Toshima Ward to mourn the death of Michael Aris, who was married to Myanmar opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1999

Japan Inc. to pull back on capital investment

Japanese corporations intend to spend 7.7 percent less on plant and equipment investment in fiscal 1999 than compared with the year ended Wednesday, according to the results of a survey released Friday by the Industrial Bank of Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1999

Bureaucrats vow satellite blueprints by summer

Senior government officials vowed Friday to draw the blueprint for planned intelligence satellites by this summer, including the selection of contractors, government officials said.
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Apr 2, 1999

Sonic adventures in mixed media

Samm Bennett's ideal record store would be organized alphabetically, each floor dedicated to a segment of the alphabet rather than a particular musical genre. This would be perhaps the only way of finding all of his work in the same place.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1999

First bullfight delights recruits, irks activists

Staff writer
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 2, 1999

Spellbound by Decoufle's grand illusion

Wit, magic and illusion took over the stage at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall on March 26-28 when Philippe Decoufle and his Compagnie D.C.A. closed the Contemporary Arts Series with "SHAZAM!" The opening filmed sequence of performers vanishing and reappearing through a series of frames, laid the tone of the piece:...
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1999

Joint Japan-Russia fishing activities mulled

Studies on joint economic activities by Japan and Russia on disputed islands off Hokkaido will likely target fish farming and the creation of a fishery off the islands, a Japanese official said Friday after the conclusion of two-day vice-ministerial talks.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 1999

Trainers' strike cancels horse races

The Nakayama, Hanshin and Chukyo horse tracks will cancel all races scheduled for Saturday due to a general strike by trainers in the tracks' labor unions, the Japan Racing Association announced Friday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 1999

A warning to tyrants everywhere

In a landmark decision, Britain's Law Lords last week ruled 6-1 that Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, could be extradited to Spain on charges of human-rights abuses during his rule. The vote was even more decisive than the earlier 3-2 ruling that dismissed Mr. Pinochet's immunity claim...
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

Insurance reform schedule needs no change: Tanami

Japan does not need to change at all its policy on liberalizing the insurance market, despite a newly released U.S. report critical of Tokyo on the matter, Vice Finance Minister Koji Tanami stressed Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 1999

Russia's shaky vote of confidence

Russia and the International Monetary Fund this week agreed on a framework that will permit the organization to resume lending to the beleaguered country. Only the outlines of the deal have emerged; final details are to be worked out next week. But the particulars of the package are less important than...
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

Japan, U.S. vow efforts against North Korea missiles

Japan and the United States reaffirmed their resolve Thursday to closely cooperate to discourage North Korea from work on its missile programs.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

Spy satellites to be 100% made in Japan: Nonaka

The government plans to rely solely on Japanese technology in developing four intelligence satellites to be launched by 2002, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

UNICEF issues plea for Kosovo refugees

The Japan Committee for the United Nations Children's Fund is calling for emergency aid for the tens of thousands of refugees fleeing Kosovo.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

Hitachi chief's strategy centers on shareholders

The newly appointed president of Hitachi Ltd. pledged Thursday his firm would place greater importance on shareholders and strive for an 8 percent return on equity within four years.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

Local Elections '99: Akashi vows to revive Tokyo

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

New Komeito limits support for Akashi

In a last-minute compromise, New Komeito said Thursday it would support former U.N. Undersecretary General Yasushi Akashi, who is being fielded by the Liberal Democratic Party, for the Tokyo gubernatorial election -- but just "at the local level."
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

Listed firms' appraisal losses fall to 1.2 trillion yen

The combined appraisal loss of shares held by major firms listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange had more than halved to 1.2 trillion yen by Wednesday's close of fiscal 1998 from 2.8 trillion yen on Sept. 30, a think tank said.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

New FSA employees eager to improve industry

Fourteen new recruits joined the Financial Supervisory Agency Thursday as the first new staff to be hired based on the national public service exam since the watchdog was launched in June.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

Colombia urges more trade transparency

Colombia will join Japan in a comprehensive and collective approach to the coming round of global free-trade talks, but Tokyo must make efforts to abolish agricultural subsidies and improve the transparency of its farm trade rules, Colombian Foreign Trade Minister Martha Ramirez said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1999

Marubeni reverses earnings outlook, airs reform plan

Major trading house Marubeni Corp. lowered its earnings projection for fiscal 1998 on Thursday and announced a restructuring program to consolidate its 701 group firms into about 500 by March 31, 2001.
COMMUNITY
Apr 1, 1999

Study shows boiled rice main cause of cancer

April Fool! In Japan, April 1 is a day of beginnings and renewals, a sort of second New Year's. It's the first day of a new school year; and the start of careers for newly hired graduates. It's also the start of a new fiscal year in business. For Japanese baseball fans, April 1 is the first day of regular...
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
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.
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.
Princess Aiko arrives in Ishikawa to visit quake-hit areas
Princess Aiko is greeted by Ishikawa Gov. Hiroshi Hase (left) at the Kanazawa Station on Sunday.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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