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JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Preventing Disaster: Flood damage dampens national drills

Hundreds of thousands of people across the country participated in annual disaster drills Tuesday, while many prefectures canceled or scale-downed their exercises in the wake of flood damage triggered by Typhoon No. 4.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Ex-Defense Agency official probed over influence peddling

A former deputy director of the Defense Agency's Central Procurement Office may have improperly pressed a communications equipment supplier to hire two retired Defense Agency officials, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Screening panel admits bank rescue errors

Public money was injected into 21 banks in March although the government's screening panel did not know the banks' financial details, Yoko Sazanami, the panel's head, told the Diet on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1998

Preventing Disaster: Safe? Leave a message after the beep

When a disaster strikes, thousands of people rush to the telephone to contact their loved ones, tying up much-needed phone lines.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

Calls rise for Kobe airport plebiscite

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JAPAN
Aug 28, 1998

Nikkei plunges under 14,000 to hit 12-year low

Fears of a synchronized global stock market rout sent Tokyo share prices into free fall Friday, driving down the Nikkei average to its lowest level in more than 12 years.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1998

Venezuelan envoy looking to build Japanese trade ties

Venezuelan Ambassador Carlos Enrique Nones Sucre said Wednesday his country is eager to develop closer trade, investment and economic cooperation with Japan.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 1998

Bureaucrat may face three years for bribes

Prosecutors demanded a three-year prison term and 3.38 million yen fine Tuesday for a former Finance Ministry official accused of receiving bribes from brokerages and a major bank.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 1998

Solo 'bridge bank' scenario scrutinized by opposition

A major bank without a merger plan could be placed under the "bridge bank" scheme if it fails, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said Tuesday during the Diet's extraordinary session.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 1998

Okinawa typhoon may hit mainland

A relatively small typhoon that developed southeast of Minami-Daito Island, Okinawa Prefecture, may strike mainland Japan on Friday, becoming the first to do so this year, according to the Meteorological Agency.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 1998

Aum fugitive denies sarin knowledge

Former Aum Shinrikyo fugitive Yasuo Hayashi, 40, testified in court Monday that he was unaware a spray device he manufactured would be used for the deadly June 1994 sarin attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1998

BOJ recaptures leading spot on list of corporate earners

The Bank of Japan is once again the highest corporate income earner, according to statistics for fiscal 1997 released Thursday by Teikoku Databank.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1998

100 homeless face shelter eviction

Nearly 100 homeless people evicted from their cardboard shantytown near Shinjuku Station in February may have to vacate their current shelters this fall.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1998

July surplus soars 57% in 16th consecutive rise

The nation's surplus in merchandise trade soared 56.8 percent in July from a year earlier to 1.316 trillion yen, logging an increase for the 16th consecutive month, according to preliminary figures released Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 1998

DIC to aid Namihaya Bank merger through loan purchase

OSAKA -- Deposit Insurance Corp. will purchase roughly 250 billion yen worth of nonperforming loans held by two second-tier regional banks here ahead of their merger in October, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 1998

Focus: Nanjing Massacre can't shake ever-changing spin

Iris Chang's controversial book "The Rape of Nanking," which came out last December in the United States, has rekindled debate in Japan over the incident.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 1998

IMF tells Japan to repeal tax hike, clear bad loans

WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund on Thursday presented a package of policy proposals to rejuvenate Japan's ailing economy, including a cut in the national consumption tax and a revamp of the postal savings system.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 1998

BOJ board member opposes monetary policy, urges cuts

One of the nine members of the Bank of Japan Policy Board opposed the central bank's monetary stance and called for further cuts in a short-term interest rate at its meeting July 16, according to minutes released Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 1998

Package unlikely to spark self-sustained recovery, BOJ says

The economy will probably not make an immediate transition to a self-sustained recovery, even if the government's 16 trillion yen stimulus package is implemented, the Bank of Japan reckoned in a report Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 1998

Expand 'bridge bank' plan to majors, Hayami urges

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami hinted Thursday that the government's "bridge bank" plan to enable fund flows to continue to sound borrowers at failed financial institutions should also be applied to the nation's 19 major banks.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

New cruiser brings flexibility to 7th Fleet

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Inflatable jacket softens cyclists' impacts with asphalt

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

No mega-merger on horizon for road-warrior Honda

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998

Ministry sued over naturalization guidelines

A Taiwanese national and legally recognized permanent resident of Japan filed suit Monday with the Tokyo District Court against the Justice Ministry for rejecting his application for naturalization.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998

Obuchi rules out snap elections

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said Monday he has no intention of dissolving the House of Representatives for snap general elections at this moment.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998

Daiei backs out of JT redevelopment project

Major supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. announced Monday it will not take part in a redevelopment project at the site of a former Japan Tobacco Inc. plant in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Obuchi names Cabinet, taps Miyazawa to lead recovery

Keizo Obuchi named his "economic reconstruction" Cabinet on Thursday evening after being elected Japan's 54th prime minister, tapping former leader Kiichi Miyazawa for the key post of finance minister.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Split decision shows LDP has little breathing room

Keizo Obuchi was elected prime minister Thursday in the first split Diet vote since 1989, clearly illustrating the tight spot in which his Liberal Democratic Party now stands.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1998

Analysis: Leadership remains tied to factional politics

Staff writer
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...
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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