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JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Famed doctor was blinded by loyalty to Asahara

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Disgraced Finance officials take pension cuts

Two senior Finance Ministry officials who resigned in connection with a wining-and-dining scandal have applied for and been granted retirement allowances reduced below standard levels, Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 21, 1998

Local Indonesian students rejoice at Suharto's resignation

Students from Indonesia expressed surprise and hope for the reform of their country following President Suharto's announcement of his resignation Thursday.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

PKO defensive fire revision passes Lower House

The Lower House passed a revision to the peacekeeping operations law Friday that will allow Self-Defense Forces commanders to order defensive fire.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Nemoto warns against double-dip recession

Unless appropriate action is taken, the nation's economy may take another downturn, the head of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations (Nikkeiren) said Thursday.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Eat 'ramen' for a fistful of dollars

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 4, 1998

Czech glass artist brings Bohemia to Notojima

NOTOJIMA, Ishikawa Pref. -- A glass studio recently invited a craftsman from a country with a long tradition of glasswork to spend a year on this small island teaching the art of creating Czech-style glassware.
JAPAN
May 1, 1998

SDP reportedly ready to quit ruling alliance

Social Democratic Party executives have decided to terminate the party's parliamentary alliance with the Liberal Democratic Party early next month unless its demands on a proposed anticorruption bill are accepted, an SDP source said May 1.
JAPAN
May 1, 1998

Israel issues Sugihara commemorative stamp

To mark its 50th anniversary, Israel has issued stamps bearing the likeness of five diplomats who were instrumental in helping Jews escape the Holocaust, including the late Japanese consul of Lithuania, who issued exit visas to refugees, it was learned May 1.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 1998

Hosokawa announces resignation from Diet

Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, who has been the glue linking the intraparty groups within the Democratic Party of Japan, announced April 30 that he will resign as a Diet member.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 1998

Korean resident tastes victory in 12-year legal defeat

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998

Foreigners' council offers city feedback

More than 30 foreign residents of Tokyo gathered Tuesday at Shibuya Workers' Welfare Hall for a brainstorming session on ways to improve life for the city's foreign community.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 1998

GSDF ready reservists sworn in

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Curry's free if you bring a bowl

The Yokohama branch of the Ecology Special Interest Group (EcoSIG) is hosting "International Earth Day '98: The Tsurumi River Tree of Life Celebration" on Sunday in Yokohama.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 1998

Tokyo faces wary G-7 reaction

Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga departs today for Washington where he will attend a series of financial meetings, including a gathering of the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Doctor tells how he saved sarin victim

Defense lawyers for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara on April 10 cross-examined a doctor who treated a man seriously injured in the March 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 1998

Taxation package hailed by analysts

Masaru Takagi, a professor of economics at Meiji University, welcomed Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's announcement Thursday of a plan to launch a pump-priming package, including 10 trillion yen in "real water" spending.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 1998

Sony chairman Ohga to fill Keidanren post

The Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) on April 6 announced it will appoint Chairman Norio Ohga of Sony Corp. as one of its vice chairmen.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 1998

Foreign hires bring hope for improved workplaces

Japanese businesspeople hope that the hiring of non-Japanese employees will lead to the introduction of the merit system, according to a survey released Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 1998

BOJ sets up legal compliance panel

The corruption-plagued Bank of Japan has set up an in-house committee to discuss matters concerning legal compliance by its officials, the central bank said March 27.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 1998

Gist of proposed stimulus measures

The following are the key points of the Liberal Democratic Party's stimulus plan:
JAPAN
Mar 24, 1998

Hayami puts trust in market

The new Bank of Japan governor is raising his eyebrows at the government's reported plan to inject public funds into the stock market to keep it afloat, instead preferring to let things be decided by market forces.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 1998

Public works considered best stimulus package

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Aum Three Years Later: Victims struggle for redress

Last of three parts
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1998

Reporter dogs cultists' trials

For more than eight years, freelance journalist Shoko Egawa has devoted her time and energy to reporting on Aum Shinrikyo, driven by regret that she could not keep her friend, lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, and his family from being murdered.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 1998

Aum Three Years Later: Sarin plant haunts Kamikuishiki

First of three parts
JAPAN
Mar 18, 1998

Ex-gangster held for sale of stimulants

A former senior gang member has been arrested for allegedly selling about 50 kg of stimulant drugs with a street value of 1.5 billion yen to the head of an underworld group in Tokyo, police said March 18.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Cabinet approves bill to widen SDF defensive fire

The Cabinet approved a bill March 13 to revise the law governing Japan's participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations to allow military commanders to order defensive fire.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 1998

Chief of bookbinding firm kills self

Ryutaro Kotaki, 45, president of a Tokyo bookbinding company, took his life by driving his car into the sea off a pier in the city's Minato Ward at about 7 a.m. March 9, police said.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 1998

PKO force commanders may get OK to order defensive fire

A 1991 Diet remark by then Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu may be standing in the way of a looser law that would allow military commanders to order defensive fire while engaged in U.N. peacekeeping operations.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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