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JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Osaka draws up 10-year restructuring plan

OSAKA -- To forestall intervention by the central government, the cash-strapped Osaka Prefectural Government announced a 10-year restructuring plan Thursday that includes a reduction in prefectural officials and teachers as well as a suspension of regular annual wage increases for two years.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Leniency requested for Aum cultist

The defense counsel for Aum Shinrikyo defendant Kazuaki Okazaki, who is on trial for the murder of Yokohama lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto and the attorney's family, stressed during his final hearing Wednesday that the defendant gave himself up to authorities and that none of the facts surrounding the case...
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

Polluted skies to clear over Nishi-Yodogawa

OSAKA -- One of Japan's largest air pollution lawsuits ended Wednesday when about 100 plaintiffs settled four court cases with the state and Hanshin Express Public Corp.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Indonesia still in crisis, politician says

Indonesia remains in a state of crisis despite the May resignation of former President Suharto, Indonesian opposition leader Amien Rais said during a news conference Tuesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1998

Kids resolve to protect environment

Over 100 children from seven nations gathered recently at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, to discuss what they could do to prevent environmental destruction.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1998

Youths growing spontaneously violent

Youths today are increasingly committing violent crimes "spontaneously" or as part of groups that lack deep associations or friendship, according to a midterm report compiled by the Justice Ministry's Correction Bureau.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Train noise to cost Odakyu 9.5 million yen

A government panel Friday ordered Odakyu Electric Railway Co. to pay 34 people living near the carrier's line a total of 9.56 million yen in compensation for noise pollution.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Candidates make last pitches; junior group may quit LDP

The three candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency all promised aggressive economic measures Thursday afternoon as they delivered joint campaign speeches at LDP headquarters in last-minute pitches before today's election.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1998

Osaka boasts of clean, better-tasting tap water

HIRAKATA, Osaka Pref. -- Osaka Prefecture's once moldy-smelling, strange-tasting tap water is now safer to drink and better tasting thanks to three high-tech drinking water filtration plants that went into full operation Wednesday, prefectural officials claim.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1998

Computers evolving to slimmer, more stylish models

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JAPAN
Jul 17, 1998

Finance Ministry needs major overhaul, panel says

The Finance Ministry should be overhauled to make its policymaking more transparent and efficient and to boost staff morale, an ad hoc ministry panel said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 1998

Major e-money experiment launched in Shibuya area

One of the world's largest experiments in the use of electronic money was launched in Tokyo's Shibuya district Thursday, with major credit card companies and banks preparing to distribute 133,000 electronic money cards by the end of October 1999.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Cultist says Aum ruined his thinking

A former Aum Shinrikyo member allegedly involved in making a device used in the deadly June 1994 nerve gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, said the cult's closed society impaired his ability to think about his actions.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 1998

Prudential-Mitsui venture to focus on customer needs

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JAPAN
Jul 15, 1998

Cardboard coffins viewed as more intimate sendoff

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JAPAN
Jul 13, 1998

LDP setback may rock Asia for some time: HKMA chief

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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
Jul 13, 1998

LDP suffers stunning defeat as disgruntled voters speak up

The Liberal Democratic Party suffered a stunning defeat in Sunday's Upper House election as voters issued an apparent no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's economic policies.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Eigo Seinen fetes 100 years of publication

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JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Of mice, men and mysteries behind gender determination

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JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Open recruiting changes job search

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JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Hospital sign threatens illegal immigrants

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JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

USS Independence bids farewell

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. -- The aircraft carrier USS Independence, having been deployed at the U.S. base here for nearly seven years, bid farewell to Japan Tuesday, receiving an emotional sendoff from the sailors' families and friends.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Death urged for ex-cultist tied to Sakamoto slayings

Prosecutors demanded the death penalty Monday for a former Aum Shinrikyo member accused of taking part in the 1989 slaying of a Yokohama lawyer and his family.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Candidates finding new ways to court voters

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JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Osaka's Olympic bid raises issues of debt, toxins

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JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Sweltering heat hits cities on Kanto plain

Much of the nation experienced mid-summer heat Friday as the mercury hit record levels for the year in various cities, especially in the Kanto area, and was blamed for two deaths.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Educational changes at home urged for kids' sake

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JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Public hearing fields concerns over Universal Studios site

OSAKA -- Nearly 70 local citizens gathered at a public hearing to voice concerns about environmental problems at the proposed site for Universal Studios Japan in southern Osaka.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

JAL chief aims to run like the Bulls

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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.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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