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JAPAN
Sep 2, 1998

Brazilian files discrimination suit

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 19, 1998

In with a Bang: Fidelity finds favor in recession

17th in an occasional series on financial deregulation
JAPAN
Jul 15, 1998

Submarine keeps low, but potent, profile

Staff writerYOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. -- Seen from dockside, the silhouette of the USS Topeka strikes an unusually humble pose.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Panel proposes laws for protecting individual credit data

Legislation is needed to protect personal credit information, including the names and addresses of borrowers and their outstanding debts, according to a government panel report released Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Man arrested over heroin pills sent by mail

A 28-year-old Iranian man was arrested at his home Wednesday after receiving tablets of heroin sent to him from Belgium, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 1998

Key 'Big Bang' reforms kick in today to begin new era in finance

Today's start of the new fiscal year also ushers in a new era for the nation's financial sector as some key measures that form the backbone of the "Big Bang" financial system deregulation take effect.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 1998

Essay contest open to entire world

Lettre International, a Berlin-based cultural quarterly, and the German city of Weimar, which is designated as the 1999 European City of Culture, are inviting the public from around the globe to enter an essay contest.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 1998

Justice Ministry protests Focus article on Kobe boy

The Justice Ministry issued a letter of protest Wednesday to the publisher of Focus magazine for the publication of an illustration and writing samples by a Kobe boy who killed two children and assaulted three others last year.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1998

Sharp to introduce new model of Zaurus

Sharp Corp. will introduce new models of the Power Zaurus, a pocket-size mobile computer, on March 12, the company said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 1998

Bill aims to put some backbone into administrative reform

The Cabinet adopted a bill Tuesday that will serve as the basic law to start consolidating a reformed administrative system in January 2001 at the earliest.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 1998

Merrill Lynch to set up second brokerage house in Japan

U.S. financial management giant Merrill Lynch & Co. announced Thursday it plans to open a new brokerage house in Japan this summer and will hire about 2,000 former employees of the failed Yamaichi Securities Co. to work in about 30 outlets across the country.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1998

Firms battle for visibility during Nagano hoopla

NAGANO -- Beyond the venues where some of the world's top athletes are competing for Olympic medals, another battle is under way in this city.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 1998

Free home stays available for Paralympics participants

The Nagano Olympic and Paralympic Homestay Program Committee is inviting friends and families of officials and athletes participating in the Games to apply for free accommodation in Nagano.Between Feb. 1 and Mar. 15, qualified visitors will be able to stay two or three nights -- but no more than a week...
JAPAN
Nov 21, 1997

Hashimoto drafts plan for government in 2001

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto won the ruling alliance's support late Friday for a compromise administrative reform proposal to hand over the three controversial services of the Posts and Telecommunications Ministry to a new public corporation in five years.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 1997

Postal corporation compromise gains some support

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto made progress Thursday in gaining acceptance for his latest proposal to set up independent government firms in five years to take over some of the state's operations, including three services under the postal ministry's control.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1997

Allies draw line in sand over postal services

Apparently backpedaling on administrative reform efforts, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its two smaller allies on Tuesday confirmed they will demand that the three services of the posts ministry be maintained as state-run.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 1997

LDP exec unswayed on privatization of postal services

Taku Yamasaki, policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Wednesday that it would be difficult to keep intact the three services of the Posts and Telecommunications Ministry.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 1997

Hashimoto hints at ditching reform proposals

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto indicated Oct. 20 that to accommodate demands from the Liberal Democratic Party, he may sacrifice some of the streamlining proposals suggested in an interim report drafted last month by a blue-ribbon government panel, which he heads.During the first meeting of a House...
JAPAN
Oct 15, 1997

Shinshinto leader Ozawa lashes out at defense guidelines

Shinshinto leader Ichiro Ozawa said Oct. 15 the revised guidelines for Japan-U.S. defense cooperation could lead Japan into a neighbors' war and a violation of the Constitution, which bans the right of collective defense.During his first news conference since June, Ozawa criticized the government for...
JAPAN
Oct 14, 1997

Hashimoto backpedals on postal deregulation

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Oct. 14 left the door open to keeping all three postal services of the Posts and Telecommunications Ministry under government control, backpedaling on a partial privatization proposal by a governmental panel."There are various arguments (about the privatization plan),"...
JAPAN
Oct 14, 1997

LDP rips Koizumi for stance on postal services dispute

Members of the Liberal Democratic Party's executive council criticized Junichiro Koizumi, the health and welfare minister, on Oct. 14 for commenting that bureaucratic influence has led LDP members to oppose the privatization of postal services.Koizumi made the remark on a TV talk show Oct. 12.During...
JAPAN
Oct 6, 1997

Firms harsh on theft, not sexual harassment

Japanese companies take strict disciplinary measures against employees who leak corporate secrets or commit financial wrongdoing, but are more lenient when it comes to cases of sexual harassment or office affairs, a private research organization said Oct. 6.The Labor Administration Research Institute...
JAPAN
Oct 3, 1997

SDP doubts worth of postal reform proposal

The Social Democratic Party, one of two non-Cabinet allies of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, questioned on Oct. 3 the wisdom of a government panel's proposal to break up the Posts and Telecommunications Ministry.During an Upper House plenary session debate, SDP policy chief Kazuo Oikawa said in...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1997

LDP slams postal privatization plan

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party announced its opposition Oct. 2 to a proposal by a government advisory panel to privatize two of the three postal services currently provided by the Posts and Telecommunications Ministry.During Diet debate, Kenji Manabe, policy chief of the LDP's House of Councilors...
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1997

Sato is gone but Hashimoto's problems remain

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 8, 1997

Tough challenges await prime minister

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 2, 1997

Variable-rate auto insurance arrives today

The Japanese branch of American Home Assurance Company on Sept. 2 begins mail-order sales of differentiated-rate auto insurance, the first of its kind in Japan.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 1997

ORIX unveils 'cheap' insurance

ORIX Life Insurance Corp. will introduce Sept. 1 what it calls "unprecedented cheap" life insurance products available only through mail order, the firm announced August 28.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 1997

Nation takes to speedy, on-line, hassle-free transactions

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 17, 1997

'Visitor' suspected of sending letter bombs

A man believed to be in his 20s frequently visited Nippon Television Network Corp. in Tokyo, asking to meet with an NTV newscaster and a teenage actress, both of whom later became targets of letter bombs, police sources said July 17.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
Matcha is added to beverages on offer at Kettl Tea in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on May 20.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

Podcast

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

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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