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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
Nov 6, 1998

Pyongyang launch puts satellite plan in motion

Japan will launch by fiscal 2002 four information-gathering satellites that can also be used for reconnaissance purposes, according to a decision reached at Friday's Cabinet meeting, officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Too much, too little, too late?

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi instructed his Cabinet ministers Friday to work out measures that will double people's living, business and recreational space within five years, and create some 500,000 new jobs through economic structural reform within the next two years.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 1998

Minister's new home defended as legitimate buy

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Muneo Suzuki purchased a new house in Tokyo's Minato Ward last June while serving as chief of the Hokkaido and Okinawa Development agencies, despite an informal agreement that serving ministers would refrain from such purchases, it was learned Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Miyazawa likely to take Finance Ministry post

Former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa is likely to accept a request from Keizo Obuchi, newly elected president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to run the Finance Ministry, party sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

New chief vows every effort to revive economy

Keizo Obuchi, new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, pledged Friday to make every effort to revive the economy and regain the public's trust in politics.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 1998

Hashimoto announces resignation

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto announced Monday that he will resign to take responsibility for the massive defeat of the Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's Upper House election.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Lower House rejects no-confidence motion

A Lower House plenary session voted down a no-confidence motion Friday against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto by a 273-207 vote.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1998

Hashimoto counts on panel to keep reform on track

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Wednesday a planned third-party advisory panel to monitor the government's administrative reform efforts will play a key role in countering anticipated objections from bureaucrats against the reform.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Businesses snubbing 'sokaiya,' poll shows

More than 80 percent of business organizations responding to a government survey said they have issued a declaration stating they will no longer provide "sokaiya" corporate extortionists with benefits, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 1998

Japanese 'security council' to decide emergency support for U.S.

The Security Council of Japan, an advisory body to the prime minister, will basically decide which emergency situations will warrant Japanese support for U.S. forces under the new defense cooperation pact with the United States, Defense Agency officials said April 10.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 1998

Diet approval would hamper SDF dispatch, Kyuma says

Defense Agency chief Fumio Kyuma reiterated April 7 that the government must not be hampered by the need to get the approval of the Diet before dispatching the Self-Defense Forces during an emergency near Japan.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1998

Diet gets chance to view four banks' inspection papers

The Cabinet gave the green light Friday for the Diet to receive Finance Ministry documents relating to ministry inspections of four banks that are named in a bribery scandal involving ministry banking inspectors.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

Limits on stock trading by lawmakers urged

Several members of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Cabinet and leaders of his Liberal Democratic Party suggested Friday that tighter controls should be imposed on stock trading by Diet members, while others voiced opposition to the idea.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 1998

LDP approves draft of controversial JNR debt bill

Despite staunch opposition from some party members, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday cleared a controversial draft bill to dispose of 27.8 trillion yen in debt left by the former Japanese National Railways.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 1998

Ruling alliance targets bureaucrats with new ethics law

The three top leaders of the ruling alliance confirmed Monday evening that a new law mandating ethical discipline in the bureaucracy should be created to prevent money-related scandals.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 1998

Top Finance bureaucrat resigns over bribery case

Vice Finance Minister Takeshi Komura handed in his resignation Thursday afternoon to take responsibility for the recent scandal in which two ministry inspectors were arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes from major banks.Koji Tanami, a ministry official now in charge of the Cabinet Councilors' Office...
JAPAN
Jan 28, 1998

Mitsuzuka resigns over finance bribery scandal

Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka tendered his resignation Wednesday to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to take the blame for a scandal in which two ministry bank inspectors were arrested for bribery.In accepting Mitsuzuka's resignation, Hashimoto will also hold the post of finance minister until...
JAPAN
Dec 31, 1997

Hashimoto to stay in charge by default, despite recession

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JAPAN
Oct 3, 1997

Hashimoto announces plans to stimulate economy

Describing the state of the economy as "extremely bad," Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Oct. 3 the government will cut corporate tax rates and accelerate the decontrol of land transactions to give it new life.A comprehensive package of such measures will be worked out and announced by the end...
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1997

Ailing farm chief, Ochi, 76, resigns post

Ihei Ochi, chief of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, on Sept. 25 resigned from his post, citing poor health.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 1997

SDP, Sakigake issue ultimatum on Sato

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's two non-Cabinet allies threatened Sept. 17 to end the tripartite alliance unless Koko Sato resigns as head of the Management and Coordination Agency.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1997

Millions across the nation take part in earthquake drills

Millions of people around the country observed the 74th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake on Sept. 1 by taking part in antidisaster drills.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Panel gives glimpse of next government

The government's blue-ribbon panel on administrative reform concluded Aug. 21 that the government should be revamped into a Cabinet Office, 10 ministries and two agencies by January 2001.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 1997

Capital move talks shelved till 2003

The Cabinet confirmed June 6 that discussions on moving the capital to a site outside Tokyo will be shelved until 2003 or later as a way to help end the state budget crisis, Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama said June 6.
JAPAN
May 16, 1997

Economists doubt structural reforms will succeed

With the Cabinet's approval May 16 of an action plan for economic structural reform, the government tried to demonstrate its indomitable resolution to reconstruct the nation's economic system and ensure sustainable growth well into the next century.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

Budget ax may fall on defense layout

The government will review its plan to spend 25.1 trillion yen on defense-related programs between fiscal 1996 and 2000 in an effort to rebuild the nation's debt-stricken fiscal health, the government's top spokesman said Feb. 27.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 1997

Peru criticizes Japanese press for entering hostage compound

LIMA -- The Peruvian government on Jan. 7 criticized Japanese press members who are covering the hostage crisis at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima for their impromptu forays into the besieged compound.Prime Minister Alberto Pandolfi in a statement said the entry of Japanese reporters into...
JAPAN / History / Longform
Jun 19, 2023

Resurrecting a prince's home with a dark wartime past

Tekigaiso hosted meetings that helped set Japan's course during World War II. But with an extensive renovation taking place, how much of its story is set to be told?
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2023

Japanese parliament enacts bill to increase defense spending

The bill was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the Upper House, with support mainly from the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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