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JAPAN
Sep 2, 1998

Japan hopes for Cambodia coalition

The Japanese government hopes Cambodia's three parties will form a coalition for greater stability in the Southeast Asian nation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Sadaaki Numata said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Nissan develops new emission-cutting powertrain

CHIBA -- Combining its cutting-edge engine and transmission technologies, Nissan Motor Co. has developed a new powertrain that it said can improve its vehicles' fuel economy by 50 percent and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 35 percent.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Three held in alleged toll card scam

Tokyo prosecutors Tuesday arrested three men, including a former executive of Japan Hica Co., affiliated with Japan Highway Public Corp., on suspicion of aggravated breach of trust in connection with about 5 billion yen in losses the company suffered, officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Outraged Japan suspends assistance to North Korea

The government, outraged by North Korea's launch Monday of a ballistic missile over Japanese territory, announced a major policy shift toward Pyongyang on Tuesday, suspending food aid and assistance for light-water nuclear reactor projects as well as its offer to resume normalization talks with North...
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

L.A. tourist bureau opens full-time branch in Tokyo

The Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau has opened in Tokyo its first full-time international office outside North America, delegates from the city announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Kansai airport chief sentenced for taking bribes

A former president of Kansai International Airport Co. was sentenced Tuesday to 1 1/2 years in prison, suspended for three years, by the Tokyo District Court for accepting bribes worth 2.16 million yen from an oil wholesaler.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Preventing Disaster: Flood damage dampens national drills

Hundreds of thousands of people across the country participated in annual disaster drills Tuesday, while many prefectures canceled or scale-downed their exercises in the wake of flood damage triggered by Typhoon No. 4.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Tokyo, Seoul seek Korean stability

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and South Korean Defense Minister Cheon Yong Taek agreed Tuesday to improve bilateral consultations to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Yen skyrockets to 136 to the dollar in London

While markets around the globe fall precipitously, partially due to Japan's faltering economy, the yen is finding renewed strength; it hit 136.80 to the dollar early Tuesday afternoon in London.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Preventing Disaster: Quake prediction said overemphasized

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

DPJ drafts JNR debt scheme

An opposition party's counterproposal to the government's plan to settle debts left behind by the defunct Japanese National Railways would garner funds through steps such as administrative streamlining, it was learned Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Preventing Disaster: Preparation can save lives

It was a fateful day for Tokyo and the nation.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

No to independent liquidation panel, Miyazawa says

While upholding the government's readiness to compromise with the opposition, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa refused to accept Tuesday the idea of setting up independent authorities to supervise the liquidation of failed financial institutions.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Ex-Defense Agency official probed over influence peddling

A former deputy director of the Defense Agency's Central Procurement Office may have improperly pressed a communications equipment supplier to hire two retired Defense Agency officials, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Tax bureau finds unreported Kimijima assets

The family of late fashion designer Ichiro Kimijima failed to report about 300 million yen in taxable inheritance assets he left behind after dying in 1996, it was learned Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Government appoints new ambassador to Australia

The government appointed Masaji Takahashi as ambassador to Australia on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Screening panel admits bank rescue errors

Public money was injected into 21 banks in March although the government's screening panel did not know the banks' financial details, Yoko Sazanami, the panel's head, told the Diet on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Preventing Disaster: Safe? Leave a message after the beep

When a disaster strikes, thousands of people rush to the telephone to contact their loved ones, tying up much-needed phone lines.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Cuban debt-rescheduling clears way for trade

A total of 28 private-sector Japanese companies who are creditors of the Cuban government inked their final debt rescheduling agreements Tuesday with the country, clearing a major hurdle on the road to bilateral economic activities.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

LDP, opposition camp agree to negotiate finance bills

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition camp agreed Tuesday to set up a forum to negotiate revisions of key financial stabilization bills. The forum is expected to start as early as Monday, LDP sources said.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Pakistan, India chided over nuclear tests

Pakistan and India should clearly commit themselves to the nonproliferation of nuclear technologies to third countries and sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura told ambassadors of the two countries Tuesday in separate meetings, according to Foreign Ministry...
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

Thailand's poor to receive support from Japan

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi told Thai Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi on Monday that Japan will step up financial support to Thailand in a bid to help the country's poor.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

North Korea launched a new long-range ballistic missile that flew over northeast Japan on Monday and into the Pacific ocean, according to the U.S. military in Japan.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

LTCB chief recants Diet statements on bank's solvency

The president of the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan told the Diet on Monday that he "believes" his bank is solvent, only to recant the statement later in the day.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

JANUS system blazes trail in speech recognition

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

Opposition criticizes JR debt-sharing proposal

The opposition camp criticized proposed burden-sharing by JR group firms during a Lower House committee meeting Monday and questioned the legitimacy of creating a special tobacco tax as a way to dispose of 27.8 trillion yen in debts left by the defunct Japanese National Railways.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

Police arrest mom, son in connection with welfare scam

Tokyo police arrested a 52-year-old woman and her 33-year-old son Monday for unfairly receiving livelihood assistance funds, police said.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

State smoking panel concludes it has no recommendations

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

Preservation of historic plane urged

A group of aircraft enthusiasts is campaigning to permanently preserve the first mass-produced model of a historic Japanese airplane that may be scrapped after 33 years of flights.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

Calls rise for Kobe airport plebiscite

Staff writer
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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