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JAPAN
Dec 11, 1998

U.S. lagging on defense deliveries: audit board

The United States failed to deliver 46.1 billion yen worth of defense equipment to Japan as of the end of fiscal 1997, despite Japan's advance payment, a Board of Audit report showed Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 1998

Wife gets 15 years in spouse's slaying

A 41-year-old woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday for conspiring with her lover to kill her husband for insurance money.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 1998

Ex-employee's organ links Hayashi to another death

WAKAYAMA -- A deceased 27-year-old ex-employee of Kenji Hayashi, whose wife, Masumi, was served an arrest warrant Wednesday for allegedly murdering four people and trying to kill 63 others by lacing their curry with arsenic, has pointed a finger from the grave to implicate her in yet another arsenic-related...
JAPAN
Dec 10, 1998

Iwanami films files for protection

Iwanami Productions Inc., a major documentary film producer, on Thursday sought court protection from creditors under the bankruptcy law.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 1998

Bird, nature groups push state to protect Fujimae wetland

Representatives of a national bird organization called on the government Thursday to preserve Aichi Prefecture's Fujimae tidal flats, citing predictions that building a landfill on the site would severely damage the nation's most important wetlands.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 1998

Tokyo-Pyongyang tensions elicit more Defense disclosure

Five-year-old tensions between the U.S. and North Korea are intensifying, and Japan is growing increasingly nervous about the prospects of another missile launch from its reclusive neighbor.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 1998

Juvenile Law changes still under debate

A Justice Ministry panel debating changes to the Juvenile Law failed to reach a conclusion after a 10-hour marathon session Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1998

Kinki Nippon to sell HQ for retiree pay

Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. will sell its headquarters to Kinki Nippon Railway Co. later this month to raise retirement funds for personnel retiring early under its streamlining efforts, officials announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1998

Obuchi says bureaucrats should speak for Diet members

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi expressed his intention Wednesday to leave some room for bureaucrats to answer questions during Diet sessions, rather than having only Diet members do the job, as proposed by Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1998

LDP proposes housing loan tax breaks

The tax panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party agreed Wednesday to propose radical tax breaks for housing loans for fiscal 1999, calling the allowance "the largest issue" in the government's efforts to stimulate the moribund economy.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1998

Vietnam put on aid list for Miyazawa Plan

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JAPAN
Dec 9, 1998

Masumi Hayashi held in Wakayama curry killings

WAKAYAMA -- Police served Masumi Hayashi with a warrant Wednesday, charging her with murdering four people and attempting to kill 63 others by poisoning a vat of curry served up during Wakayama's Sonobe district summer festival.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1998

Pyongyang suspected of missile activity, but not launch

Defense Agency chief Hosei Norota admitted to a Diet committee on Wednesday that the agency has obtained information suggesting that North Korea is constructing new missile facilities.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1998

Nissan to sell off leasing business to IBJ

As part of efforts to streamline its operations, Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to sell the leasing business of a subsidiary to a unit of the Industrial Bank of Japan.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1998

Clarify constitutionality of Japan PKO role: Ozawa

Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa reiterated on Wednesday that the government should clarify its stance on interpreting Self-Defense Forces' participation in United Nations military peacekeeping operations, as it pertains to the Constitution.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1998

Nonaka seeks Okinawa visit for breakthrough on bases

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said Wednesday he hopes to visit Okinawa later this month to seek ways to resolve issues over the reorganization of U.S. military bases in the prefecture and to help revive the ailing local economy.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Fukushima re-elected as ACCJ president

Glen Fukushima was re-elected as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, it was announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Defense opens probe into uniformed officer ranks

The Defense Agency officially launched an in-house investigation Tuesday over new suspicions of a coverup involving uniformed Self-Defense Forces officers.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Economy mired but beginning to move: EPA

Though the economy remains in in contraction with continuing weakness in corporate investment, the Economic Planning Agency said in its monthly economic report Tuesday that "there is a whiff of change in the air."
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Public forum opens on Japan PKO role

As Japan's contribution to U.N. peacekeeping activities comes under Diet debate in connection with the planned alliance between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Liberal Party, some LDP members launched a forum Tuesday urging more public discussion on the issue.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Kogi River most polluted in nation

The Kogi River in Osaka Prefecture has the worst water quality of any river in Japan, while the Yoichi River in Hokkaido has the purest, according to an Environment Agency study released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

LDP, Liberals near policy deal

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Liberal Party will probably soon finalize a basic policy accord aimed at the formation of a coalition government, sources from the parties said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Cheap sushi darling of slumping service sector

Amid the prolonged recession, taxi drivers, travel agencies and restaurateurs have been racking their brains to come up with ingenious ways to tempt consumers and companies to loosen their purse strings.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Japanese-Filipino war orphans petition for citizenship

A group of 10 Japanese-Filipinos representing Japanese left behind in the Philippines after World War II submitted a petition to the government Tuesday urging it to speed up its efforts to recognize them as Japanese citizens.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

JAS Tokyo-Hong Kong flights approved

The Transport Ministry today will approve Japan Air System Co.'s request to start regular air service between Tokyo and Hong Kong, based on a recommendation by the Transport Council, the ministry said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Oneworld alliance looks to grow

British Airways expects new partners in a global alliance that it and four other international airlines will form in the near future, Robert Ayling, the carrier's chief executive, said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 1998

Third supplementary budget approved

The House of Representatives on Tuesday evening approved a third supplementary budget for fiscal 1998 and immediately sent it to the House of Councilors for enactment.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 1998

Nissan, Hitachi to jointly research advanced auto technologies

To survive costly high-tech global competition in the auto industry, Nissan Motor Co. and Hitachi Ltd. announced Monday they are studying an alliance to jointly develop next-generation electronic technologies for automobiles.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 1998

Norota apologizes for second batch of wandering documents

Defense Agency Director General Hosei Norota admitted Monday that some uniformed officers of the Self-Defense Forces moved procurement-related documents out of their offices prior to the September raid on the agency.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 1998

Students' Global Society opens forum for development issues

HIROSHIMA -- A group of students and scholars at Hiroshima University have formed Global Society, which they hope will be one of Japan's leading international research bodies for overseas development activities.
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.
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.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.

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