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JAPAN
Feb 10, 1998

Japan, Malaysia mull yen-based trade settlement

Anwar Ibrahim, the visiting Malaysian deputy prime minister and finance minister, said Tuesday that his nation and Japan are discussing the possibility of making the yen a trade settlements currency to help stabilize regional currencies in the future.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1998

Peace Boat cruise to set course for better Japan-Korea ties

Peace Boat, a Tokyo-based organization that charters liners semi-annually, will host a unique cruise to encourage better understanding between Japanese and South Koreans this month.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1998

Nagano Games' key challenge may be traffic

Fourth in a series
JAPAN
Feb 3, 1998

PC shipments fell 1% in 1997; domestic forecast revised

Total shipments of personal computers by Japan's 23 major personal computer makers dropped 1 percent to 8.28 million units in 1997, an industry group said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 1998

USA Today going forward with paper and without

Is the deluge of Internet information having a negative impact on the newspaper business?
JAPAN
Feb 2, 1998

Nissan, Daihatsu launch new compacts

Hoping to stimulate the auto market, two Japanese companies on Monday introduced new five-door compact models.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1997

Asahara trial like an ongoing soap

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 18, 1997

Ford and Mazda moving in sync

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 12, 1997

Administrative reform debate intensifies as 11th hour nears

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JAPAN
Jul 23, 1997

Same ministers to run less ministries in Hashimoto's reform

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto made remarks July 23 that could invite skepticism of his administrative reform efforts.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1997

Homeless undercut kiosks with used magazines

Some homeless people around JR Shinjuku Station run a thriving business selling discarded magazines at discount prices, but kiosks are complaining that their "illegal" rivals are damaging their sales.
JAPAN
May 20, 1997

Many voices join in battle over 'comfort woman'

Nationwide debate over "comfort women" will probably not end soon. Did wartime Japanese authorities really abduct Korean women for sex slavery, and is it the key question? Should school textbooks cover the issue and should Japan alone be mentioned regarding such practices?
JAPAN
May 8, 1997

Submit your own reform plan, Muto says

Management and Coordination Agency chief Kabun Muto dealt with spotted resistance to change May 8 by instructing each state ministry and agency to submit individual proposals for administrative reform, according to top government spokesman Seiroku Kajiyama.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1997

Nurse recounts sex slave system of Imperial Navy

Chiyo Nakazato, 71, a former nurse for the Imperial Japanese Navy, remembers that during the war, her male colleagues at the navy hospital on Hainan Island in the South China Sea were so anxious to go out at night they queued up by the door even before 6 p.m., when they were officially off duty.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 1997

24,000 crank calls result in arrest of rejected comic

A resident of Chiba Prefecture has been arrested for making thousands of crank calls to the offices of Kodansha, a major publishing house, police said.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 1997

MSDF unit holds curry bash to change image

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. -- Entertaining people with a meal is one way of winning favor, and a local Maritime Self-Defense Forces' branch showed how effective this approach can be Mar. 7 when they invited members of the public to an unprecedented luncheon aboard MSDF destroyers.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 1997

Dragon Airlines plans more Japanese routes

Hong Kong Dragon Airlines hopes to open new routes to three Japanese cities in the near future, the new head of the carrier said Feb. 19 in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 1997

Dad offers reward to find missing son

SINGAPORE -- A Singaporean businessman is offering a 3 million yen reward to find his only son, who failed to return from a hiking trip to Mount Fuji.
JAPAN
Jan 2, 1997

Virtual idol Kyoko Date breaks new ground in cyberspace project

She sings and dances, favoring the style of teenage pop diva Namie Amuro. She's got what it takes to make it as an idol of today -- boyishly cute looks and a wardrobe of tight, satiny shirts and shorts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2023

Putin’s nuclear scare tactics will fall flat

Ukraine and the West are smart to take Russia’s nuclear doctrine at face value: No nukes will fly until and unless Russia faces an existential threat. So far, it hasn’t.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023

Washington recruits dogs and cats in war on rodents

There were nearly 13,400 calls to a city hotline for rat issues in 2022, up around 2,000 on the year before, according to local media reports. Now, some residents are fighting back.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2023

COVID wave looms in Japan after case numbers nearly double in a month

The average number of patients at each reporting facility was 5.11, up from 4.55 in the previous week and from 2.63 between May 8 and May 14.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 12, 2023

AEW to lean on partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling in fight against WWE

The AEW and New Japan co-branding will be put to the test later this month at a joint production in Toronto known as Forbidden Door.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Community
Jun 10, 2023

Finding familiar ground at a D&D-inspired Tokyo comedy show

The stories are wild and the jokes are improvised, but expat audiences find these monthly shows a comfort.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2023

World's slum populations set to surge as housing crisis bites

More than half of the world's population lives in cities and towns, so tackling urban poverty and inequality is more urgent than ever before.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 5, 2023

Investigators' pressure seen as reason for GaaSyy's return to Japan

Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department said that GaaSyy’s return was the “result of UAE authorities’ measures and not a voluntary one.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2023

After Erdogan’s attacks, fear spreads among LGBTQ people in Turkey

The rights and freedoms of LGBTQ citizens became a lightning-rod issue during this year’s election campaign in Turkey, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling them a threat to society.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2023

Diane Feinstein, back in the U.S. Senate, relies heavily on staff to function

The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times, who tell her how and when to vote and shield her from the press and public.

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?