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JAPAN
Aug 15, 1997

Seven ministers visit Yasukuni on anniversary

Seven Cabinet ministers went to Yasukuni Shrine on Friday morning to pay homage to Japan's war dead. One more Cabinet member was expected to visit the shrine later the same day and four other Cabinet ministers visited the shrine before Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 1997

Community cheers as Osaka's name announced

OSAKA -- Some 600 people including politicians, businesspeople and citizens gathered at the Osaka Municipal Central Public Hall to watch the live broadcast of the Japanese Olympic Committee's announcement that Osaka has been named as a candidate to host the 2008 Olympic Games.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 1997

Parties and politicians jockey for power

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 12, 1997

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

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1997

Two injured in blast

YOKOHAMA -- One man fell unconscious and another was slightly injured Aug. 11 when an explosion ripped through a garbage disposal facility in Kanagawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1997

Korean victims of A-bomb remembered

HIROSHIMA -- Nearly 60 people gathered in the rain here August 5 at a small cenotaph dedicated to Korean victims of the atomic bombing in a ceremony to mark the 52nd anniversary of the attack.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1997

Kobe youth must undergo psychiatric testing

KOBE -- The 15-year-old Kobe boy being held in the grisly decapitation of Jun Hase and the attempted murder of three other elementary school children must undertake a psychiatric test, the Kobe Family Court stated August 4.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1997

Youths learn about horror of nuclear war

HIROSHIMA -- Although the world has become more aware of the dangers of atomic weapons, nuclear testing continues, Tatsuya Hayashi of the Hiroshima YMCA said August 4 at the opening of the three-day 1997 Youth Peace Seminar.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 1997

Ancient mirror finding seems to back Kinki-Yamatai theory

OSAKA -- Five bronze mirrors were found in a tumulus in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, reinforcing the theory that the ancient kingdom of Yamatai was in the Kinki region, instead of in northern Kyushu.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1997

'Asian' plastics firm coming home as first OSE foreigner

OSAKA -- In 1977, the yen's rise forced Showa Plastics Co. to set up its first overseas factory. The Osaka-based plastic components maker said there was "no (other) choice."
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1997

AIDS symposium set for Yokohama

As part of a monthlong effort to educate people on AIDS, Kanagawa Prefecture and the Yokohama YMCA have organized a series of workshops and seminars for Aug. 8 to Aug. 10 at the Kanagawa Citizens' Center.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1997

Motorcycle riders looking for review of regulations

While Washington and overseas motorcycle manufacturers see the nation's regulations as trade barriers, bikers in Japan call them just plain unfair.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1997

Returning JOCV members to get help

The government might begin formulating measures to help find employment for those who have served as members of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers after they return to Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1997

U.S. swipe at FTC has MITI irked

Osamu Watanabe, vice minister for international trade and industry, on July 28 criticized Washington for going too far in its attack on the Fair Trade Commission.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1997

DKB gets maximum slap on wrist for bank law violation

The Tokyo Summary Court fined Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank 500,000 yen July 28 for violating the Banking Law, immediately after receiving a summary indictment against the major commercial bank from prosecutors earlier in the day.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1997

Donations sought for Poland flood victims

The Polish Embassy in Tokyo has called for contributions following massive floods that have ravaged the country's southern and western regions.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1997

Hatchet-wielding man injures two in Osaka

OSAKA -- A man struck two passersby with a hatchet early July 24 in a park in Higashi-Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, inflicting serious injuries, police said.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1997

Carlsberg tapping into Japan's trendy beer market

OSAKA -- While four major domestic brewers are engaged in fierce competition to take the biggest share of the virtually zero-growth domestic beer market, the maker of Carlsberg is trying to find its own "suitable and profitable niche."
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1997

Novel mirrors reality of 'sokaiya' scandals

The scandal that has rocked the nation's leading financial firms goes beyond what novelists could ever have imagined, says writer Ryo Takasugi, whose recent novel offers a glimpse into the moral decay of Japanese bankers.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1997

Development aid conference begins today in Okinawa

A two-day international conference on development will open July 24 in Okinawa Prefecture to seek out and promote more effective forms of development assistance.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1997

Japanese don't eat dog sushi or burp after meals

Before teacher Paul MacLeod left the U.S. to visit Japan, his students gave him some advice.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 1997

Business leaders say Japanese-style management outdated

KARUIZAWA, Nagano Pref. -- Japanese-style management must undergo reform to place more focus on shareholders and establish effective corporate governance, according to business leaders at the 12th summer seminar of the Japanese Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai).
JAPAN
Jul 18, 1997

The Asahara Trial: Defense challenges inconsistencies

Lawyers for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara challenged on July 18 the testimony given by a former key cultist for the prosecution, in which he spelled out the role Asahara played in the 1989 murder of a Yokohama lawyer and his family.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 1997

Sending planes was right decision, Kajiyama says

The controversial dispatch of three Air Self-Defense Force transport planes to Thailand for a possible evacuation mission in Cambodia was the "right choice," Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama said July 18.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 1997

Open debate on disaster bills urged

KOBE -- People pushing for a disaster compensation bill, including well-known author Makoto Oda and several Diet members, visited the Hyogo governor and Kobe mayor earlier this week to explain the bill and seek support. "This is the first time we've met the governor and the mayor in this manner," said...
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

ASEAN's decision hailed by former ambassador

The decision by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to postpone Cambodia's entry to the group is an effective measure that will pressure the country to resolve its political crisis, according to Yukio Imagawa, Japan's former ambassador to Cambodia.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Financier-reduction plan shot down by experts

Experts criticized a set of proposals July 11 announced by the Liberal Democratic Party for cutting government-affiliated financial institutions because they lack meaningful principles on which such downsizing can be based.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

New MITI vice minister calls for change

As the global community enters an age of overwhelming competition, Japan must increase its efforts to revamp economic structures and create a new system with greater efficiency, according to Osamu Watanabe, who on July 11 was appointed vice minister for international trade and industry.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Request for disaster relief

The Japan Emergency Team, a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization specializing in disaster relief, is preparing to send members to the site of a landslide that killed 19 people in Kagoshima Prefecture on July 10, the team said July 10.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1997

Sapporo to host U.N. arms symposium

A U.N.-sponsored international conference on disarmament will be held July 22 to 25 in Sapporo to promote international cooperation in arms reduction, Foreign Ministry officials said July 8.
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.
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.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
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.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
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.

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