Search - member

 
 
JAPAN
Aug 27, 1999

IOC warns Osaka over bidding conduct

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1999

DDI handy-phone firms plan to merge by 2000

DDI Corp.'s nine struggling personal handy-phone system firms plan to merge on January 1, 2000, creating an unprecedented single company to cover the entire nation, company executives announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1999

Earthquake concerns Turkish restaurateur

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1999

Hatoyama declares entry into DPJ presidential race

Yukio Hatoyama, deputy secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, officially declared his candidacy Thursday for the DPJ's presidential election next month, seriously clouding the prospect of incumbent leader Naoto Kan's re-election.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1999

Chiba car spotted in abduction case

A car with Chiba Prefecture license plates was seen parked in front of Aum Shinrikyo's Nagoya chapter building about 12 hours after a woman was set free in the city after being abducted in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, investigative sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1999

East Timor monitor urges a bigger global presence

A member of the U.N. volunteer team to monitor the referendum in East Timor next week called for a stronger international presence in the violence-ridden territory as the historic poll approaches.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 1999

Sister of sarin gas attack victim abducted

The sister of a teenager who was killed in the 1994 sarin gassing in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, was abducted Tuesday morning in Chiba Prefecture but freed uninjured 12 hours later in Nagoya, police said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 1999

Mori blasts LDP candidates for New Komeito snub

Yoshiro Mori, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, lashed out Tuesday at two candidates in the LDP presidential race, blasting criticisms of a decision to form a coalition government with New Komeito.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 1999

Rudderless retirees require coaching on how to enjoy life

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 23, 1999

Kosovars seek status as refugees

OSAKA -- A group of eight people who fled the war-torn Yugoslav province of Kosovo filed applications with the Osaka Immigration Bureau on Monday requesting refugee status.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 1999

South Asia's dwindling hopes for peace

ISLAMABAD -- Weeks of lingering hopes for a limited improvement in relations between South Asia's two large nuclear-armed neighbors, India and Pakistan, were shattered in less than two minutes when an Indian fighter jet shot down a Pakistani naval patrol aircraft.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 1999

Tokyo to host U.N. regional hearing

Staff writer
EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 1999

All eyes on Mr. Bush

The Republican campaign for the U.S. presidential elections has drawn its first blood. A mere 15 months ahead of the actual ballot, the party hopefuls descended upon Ames, Iowa, to participate in an unofficial straw poll that has no standing in the nomination process, which begins next February. Originally,...
JAPAN
Aug 18, 1999

Japan nears deal to ease Saudi Arabia's WTO entry

Staff writer
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 1999

End the 'one China' fiction

China is again rattling its sabers over Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui's recent statement that Taiwan will henceforth conduct its relations with China as "a special state-to-state relationship."
JAPAN
Aug 13, 1999

Ministry vows effort to aid duped emigrants

Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Friday pledged his effort to provide part of the ministry's fiscal 2000 budget for aged Japanese who emigrated to the Dominican Republic four decades ago.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Aug 13, 1999

Fuji Rock Underworld more than a Blur

Big bag of cheese 'n' mushroom sandwiches: yummy. Bottle of tequila: check. Crate of Yebisu beer: yup. Jump in the Devilmobile and find the city seems to never end, but after three hours on petrol and beer our ears are popping as we spiral up the backside of a mountain near Naeba in Niigata Prefecture...
EDITORIALS
Aug 12, 1999

Symbols to unite that divide

The government has finally put the Hinomaru flag and the "Kimigayo" anthem on the statute book. This has hardly put the matter to rest, however. By rushing the flag-and-anthem bill through the Diet Monday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party chose to ignore the feelings of a large segment of the public...
JAPAN
Aug 12, 1999

Lawmaker urges halt in cash flow to North Korea

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 12, 1999

Auto sector shakeup has parts makers playing catchup

Staff writer
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Aug 11, 1999

Nopporo's wild north woods

Nopporo Woodland Park, located approximately 15 km east of central Sapporo in Hokkaido, is huge, with a total area of 2,051 hectares. It is rare to find such a large and wonderful park so close to a major city in Japan. The citizens of Sapporo, Ebetsu and Hiroshimacho are privileged to have this natural...
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1999

Diet flap over wiretap bills continues

The Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition party, is planning a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's Cabinet over Monday night's Upper House panel vote on wiretapping bills.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 1999

No progress but Obuchi, Ozawa continue talks

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa met Monday and confirmed they will "make efforts till the last minute to realize their policy agreement."
JAPAN
Aug 9, 1999

Flag-anthem law no end to controversy

Staff writer
EDITORIALS
Aug 8, 1999

Bringing peace to the Balkans

The avowed aim of the Sarajevo summit Aug. 6 was simple in its grandeur: to promote peace and prosperity in the war-ravaged region and prepare it for eventual membership in the European Union and NATO. Whether the means and the commitment exist to achieve this lofty goal remains to be seen.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 1999

Afghanistan's miserable war continues

ISLAMABAD -- The fresh military victories scored by Afghanistan's Taliban militia in the past few weeks have once again thrown into doubt the prospects for a stable government in the war-torn central Asian country. Despite controlling more than 90 percent of Afghan territory, the Taliban is no closer...
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1999

Hiroshima marks 54th anniversary of Atomic bombing

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1999

Kawasaki takes on housing discrimination

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1999

Wiretap legislation enters final debate

The Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee held a first public hearing Wednesday on controversial bills to allow law enforcement authorities to monitor communications during investigations of organized crime.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1999

LDP lawmakers want remittances to North halted

Japan should suspend cash remittances to North Korea if Pyongyang test-launches a second ballistic missile, Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers said Wednesday.

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?