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JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Split decision shows LDP has little breathing room

Keizo Obuchi was elected prime minister Thursday in the first split Diet vote since 1989, clearly illustrating the tight spot in which his Liberal Democratic Party now stands.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Thunderstorms rattle Kanto, soak Yokohama

Thunder accompanied by heavy showers brought near record-setting rainfall Thursday to much of the Tohoku and Kanto-Koshin regions (Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures), resulting in train delays and warnings from the Meteorological Agency.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Analysis: Leadership remains tied to factional politics

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Osaka draws up 10-year restructuring plan

OSAKA -- To forestall intervention by the central government, the cash-strapped Osaka Prefectural Government announced a 10-year restructuring plan Thursday that includes a reduction in prefectural officials and teachers as well as a suspension of regular annual wage increases for two years.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

LDP assembly members break ranks in Tokyo

In the wake of the Liberal Democratic Party's crushing setback in the July 12 Upper House elections, nearly half of the 52 LDP members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly decided to form a new parliamentary group, party sources said.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Leniency requested for Aum cultist

The defense counsel for Aum Shinrikyo defendant Kazuaki Okazaki, who is on trial for the murder of Yokohama lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto and the attorney's family, stressed during his final hearing Wednesday that the defendant gave himself up to authorities and that none of the facts surrounding the case...
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Polluted skies to clear over Nishi-Yodogawa

OSAKA -- One of Japan's largest air pollution lawsuits ended Wednesday when about 100 plaintiffs settled four court cases with the state and Hanshin Express Public Corp.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Obuchi welcomes laser weapon ban

Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi on Wednesday welcomed today's start of a protocol banning blinding laser weapons.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

FM Setagaya starts broadcasting today

Tokyo's ninth community FM radio station hits the airwaves today at noon in Setagaya Ward.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Musashino City fights health insurance ruling

The Tokyo suburb of Musashino has filed an appeal against a Tokyo District Court ruling that ordered it to grant a National Health Insurance card to a Chinese woman who had overstayed her visa, officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Commercial sales fell 4.4% in June

June commercial sales fell 4.4 percent in volume from the same month a year earlier, due to a slump in corporate demand and to unseasonably bad weather, according to a report released Wednesday by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Volunteer house builders give hope to the needy

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Miyazawa accepts Finance post

Former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa accepted an earnest request Wednesday evening from Liberal Democratic Party President Keizo Obuchi to assume the post of finance minister.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

KDD, Teleway finalize deal for merger next December

In a move likely to further spur cutthroat competition in the telecommunications industry, KDD and Teleway Japan Corp. signed an agreement Wednesday to merge on Dec. 1.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

June industrial production climbed 1.3%

Japan's industrial production in June rose 1.3 percent from the previous month and shipments increased 0.7 percent -- both for the first time in five months -- due to the rise in auto production and shipment of steel for export, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said in a preliminary report...
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Hayami defends easy monetary policy

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami on Wednesday explained the central bank's wait-and-see attitude in its recent monetary policy decision, ruling out the possibility of further lowering the official discount rate or pursuing an inflationary policy to help revive the economy.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Opposition to let SDP join talks

Three major non-Communist opposition forces agreed Tuesday to allow the Social Democratic Party, a former political ally of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to join their talks on policy-related matters and Diet affairs.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

China wants Japan to put 'three noes' policy in writing

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Sumitomo Bank, Daiwa to set up joint ventures

Sumitomo Bank and Daiwa Securities Co. have agreed to start three joint ventures next April in a move to secure an edge over competitors under the ongoing ""Big Bang" financial deregulations, the two companies announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Easy money policy stays

The Bank of Japan's policy board agreed Tuesday to keep the nation's current easy monetary policy unchanged, the central bank said.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Four-year sentence sought for key Aum cultist

Prosecutors demanded a four-year prison sentence Tuesday for Hisako Ishii, a core member of Aum Shinrikyo, for allegedly abetting the flight of three cult fugitives, forging accounting documents and conspiring to destroy the body of a cultist.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Researchers urged not to clone humans

University researchers should not clone human beings due to public concerns over ethics issues and because the safety of such experiments is not guaranteed, an advisory panel to the education minister said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Skymark becomes nation's first new airline in 35 years

Skymark Airlines on Tuesday obtained a license to offer flight services between Tokyo and Fukuoka, becoming the first new airline in 35 years to enter Japan's domestic market.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

JNR debt disposal bill stirs heated dispute

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Sample Europe's language, culture at Osaka fair

OSAKA -- People in Japan who cannot travel to Europe this summer at least have a chance to sample a bit of its culture here.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Insider suspected in curry poisoning

WAKAYAMA -- Police suspect the culprit who poisoned curry with cyanide at a festival here last weekend may have been familiar with local activities, informed sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Pigeon to sell German baby car seats

Concord GmbH, Germany's No. 2 maker of child car seats, will enter the Japanese market in September through a new contract with Pigeon Corp., a Japanese maker of baby products, the two companies announced Tuesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Justice panel debates Juvenile Law reform

Members of a Justice Ministry committee met in Tokyo on Tuesday to start discussing how the Juvenile Law could be changed to improve the process of determining the guilt or innocence of youth suspects.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Keidanren proposes financial sector reforms to Obuchi

The head of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) on Tuesday presented a set of economic policy proposals, including tax cuts, to Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi, the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Indonesia still in crisis, politician says

Indonesia remains in a state of crisis despite the May resignation of former President Suharto, Indonesian opposition leader Amien Rais said during a news conference Tuesday in Tokyo.
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.
Rich Japanese still fear yen crash, wealth manager says
The yen slumped more than 2% on Monday alone, nearing ¥150 to the dollar, after the U.S. and China temporarily lowered tariffs, triggering a reversal of bearish dollar bets.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Irresponsible climbing prompts debate over who should pay for Mount Fuji rescues
Mount Fuji fills the skyline above a bridge connecting stores at a popular outlet shopping center in the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in November 2024.
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.
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.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.

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