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JAPAN
Jun 30, 1998

EU ambassador tells Tokyo to speed up loan disposal

Japan must quickly remove bad loans in order to revitalize the economy and put it back on the path of sustainable growth, the European Union's new ambassador to Japan said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 1998

Australian mine protests threaten Kansai uranium supply

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 29, 1998

Delayed China loan talks headed for summer start

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 29, 1998

Future looks bright for Latin America: IDB chief

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998

Loan talks with China to start this summer

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Banned Imperial army veterans head for Canada

An Imperial Japanese Army veteran planning to speak overseas about Japan's wartime atrocities in Asia left for Canada on Thursday, despite a warning he would be denied entry, according to his trip organizer.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1998

Election Equation: Debate urged on behalf of the weak

Eighth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Ex-health vice minister sentenced to two years for bribery

A former top bureaucrat at the Health and Welfare Ministry was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday and fined 63.69 million yen for bribery in connection with the construction of special subsidized nursing homes.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998

Sakakibara survives finance ministry reshuffle

Eisuke Sakakibara, vice finance minister for international affairs, will keep his post despite a regular personnel reshuffle scheduled for July 1, a top ministry official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Russo-Japanese talks begin; isles response slated for fall

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin on Monday reaffirmed that President Boris Yeltsin will reply to a proposal by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to resolve a territorial dispute in the autumn, when Hashimoto visits Moscow, according to Foreign Ministry officials.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

In with a Bang: Paribas' strategy focused on the euro

16th in an occasional series on financial deregulation
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

New finance watchdog faces credibility hurdle from get-go

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Arthur D. Little selects Fukushima as next chief

Inc., a global strategic consulting firm, on Thursday announced that Glen Fukushima, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, has become its president. Fukushima, who was vice president of AT&T Japan Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Corp. in the U.S., assumed the current position...
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Japan becomes top aid donor for seventh straight year

Japan stretched its record as the world's top aid donor to seven consecutive years in 1997 despite cuts in official development assistance and a depreciating yen, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1998

Partytalk: Kato vows to attack bad loans

Second in a series
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1998

Protected panel reaches no conclusion on war-memorial plan

Protected by a dozen security guards and a metal detector, a controversial advisory panel to the Tokyo governor ended its final session Tuesday on a planned memorial hall for victims of U.S. air raids during World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1998

Nippon Cargo, UPS plan code-sharing start in August

Nippon Cargo Airlines and United Parcel Service will start code-sharing operations between Japan and the United States and within North America on Aug. 1, executives of the two firms announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1998

Government lacks economic vision, business execs say

The sharp fall in the value of the yen is too wild and the government must present a clear vision for resuscitating the nation's economy before the upcoming Upper House election, business leaders said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Soccer fanatics praise Japan's vibrant cheering section

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Apathy, slump may keep voters at bay, expert says

First in a series
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

European firms dependent on Japan for global success

15th in a series
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Date for Suzuki visit to Kunashiri Island set

Muneo Suzuki, director general of the Hokkaido and Okinawa development agencies, will visit Kunashiri Island June 23 to 25, becoming the first state minister to visit the disputed Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, Foreign Ministry officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

Peace Boat to take antinuclear messages to India, Pakistan

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

Suzuki-India venture set for overhaul

Three days after settling a drawn out dispute over their joint auto venture, Suzuki Motor Corp. and the Indian government have decided to review overall production at Maruti Udyog Ltd. in a bid to boost its competitiveness, the automaker's president said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1998

Environment activists awarded Blue Planet Prize

A U.S. environmental activist and a Russian meteorologist have won this year's Blue Planet Prize, a Japanese environmental award sponsored by the nonprofit Asahi Glass Foundation, its officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

New Chile ambassador sees change

New Chilean Ambassador Oscar Fuentes said Monday his country wants to consolidate its ties with Japan in trade and other areas and promote multilateral cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

New WHO dioxin rules may affect Japanese regulations

The World Health Organization has set new guidelines for the regulation of dioxins and coplanar PCBs, a group of toxic chemicals that have a similar chemical composition to dioxins but are currently unregulated in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

El Nino bids adios as Pacific surface cools

The strongest El Nino to date is coming to an end, as recent trade winds have cooled the surface of the Eastern Pacific Ocean since late May, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Japanese mayors unite against nuclear test blasts

Denouncing the recent nuclear tests carried out by India and Pakistan, an association of city mayors from across the nation adopted an emergency resolution Wednesday at their meeting in Tokyo, urging the abolition of atomic weapons and tests.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 1998

Hotel opens on Tokyo waterfront

Le Meridien Grand Pacific Tokyo opened in Tokyo's Daiba waterfront district in Minato Ward on Monday.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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