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JAPAN
Mar 31, 1998

Kan appointed leader of new DPJ

Naoto Kan, leader of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, will become head of the newly expanded version, leaders of the four parties involved decided at a meeting March 31.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 1998

Japan to aid Karen refugees in Thai camps

In a move that threatens to displease Myanmar's military regime, Japan will provide between 5 million yen and 10 million yen in grant-in-aid to help relieve the suffering of Karen refugees in Thailand, Foreign Ministry sources said March 31.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 1998

NHK introduces digital TV to Asia-Pacific

NHK April 1 kicks off a digital international television broadcasting service for the Asia-Pacific region.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 1998

Deregulation plan launched to activate economy

A three-year plan was launched March 31 that targets 15 industrial sectors for deregulation, including domestic airline operations, electric power retailing and digital broadcasting, government officials said.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 1998

Sumida most vulnerable if big quake hits Tokyo

Kyojima 3-chome in Sumida Ward would be the least resistant to heavy damage out of all areas of Tokyo if a major earthquake were to strike, a report released Monday by the metropolitan government indicates.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 1998

Kunimatsu ambush remains a mystery

Three years ago Monday, Takaji Kunimatsu, then chief of the National Police Agency, was shot by an unidentified gunman and seriously wounded as he left his condominium in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward for work.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 1998

Population now at 126 million

Japan's population as of Oct. 1 was estimated at 126 million, an increase of 300,000 over the previous year's total, the Management and Coordination Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 1998

Osaka subway worker dies in fire

OSAKA -- A construction worker died from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out early March 27 at Honmachi Station on the Midosuji Subway Line here, police said.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 1998

16 trillion yen stimulus plan packed with public works

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on March 26 proposed the nation's largest-ever economic stimulus package, worth at least 16 trillion yen.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 1998

Kato urges revision of fiscal reform deadline

Koichi Kato, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Tuesday said that the target year for fiscal reform can be moved back by two years from the original goal year -- a step that would provide flexibility in working out economic stimulus measures.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 1998

Former Yamaichi chiefs indicted for hiding debt

Former Yamaichi Securities Co. Chairman Tsugio Yukihira and Atsuo Miki, the firm's former president, were indicted Tuesday on charges of violating the Securities Transaction and Commercial Code by hiding about 270 billion yen in debts and still paying about 6 billion yen in dividends to shareholders,...
JAPAN
Mar 23, 1998

Mitsui Marine plans Hungary entry

Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Co. will set up a representative office in Budapest to cultivate the emerging market of Eastern Europe, the company said Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 1998

Saiga named Saitama vice governor

Fumiko Saiga, minister of the Japanese delegate to the United Nations, will be appointed vice governor of the Saitama Prefectural Government, Vice Foreign Minister Shunji Yanai said Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Hong Kong denies plan for Olympics

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JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Lower House approves 78 trillion yen budget

The 77.67 trillion yen fiscal 1998 state budget cleared the Lower House late March 20 and moved on to the Upper House with no amendments, allowing Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to clear a major political hurdle.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Anniversary of subway nerve gas attack observed

Memorial events were held March 20 to mark the third anniversary of the deadly Tokyo subway nerve gas attack, which key members of Aum Shinrikyo have been accused of carrying out.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Aum Three Years Later: Victims struggle for redress

Last of three parts
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

SESC seeks punishment for Nikko over illicit profits

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission called on the finance minister March 20 to take administrative action against Nikko Securities Co. for allegedly violating the Securities and Exchange Law and a ministry ordinance.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Transport considers cut in airport landing fees

Transport Minister Takao Fujii said March 20 that the ministry will examine the possibility of reducing airport landing fees so Japanese carriers can compete fairly with foreign airlines.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1998

Diet passes bill to give corporate status to NPOs

The Diet passed a revised bill March 19 that will give corporate status to volunteer and other citizens' groups for the first time by recognizing them as official nonprofit organizations.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1998

Aum Three Years Later: Cult seen on steady path to rebirth

Second of three parts
JAPAN
Mar 18, 1998

Japan plans to stage cultural week in Tehran

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 18, 1998

Matsuno tells Diet he condoned 'tobashi' option for Yamaichi

Diet testimony given March 18 by Nobuhiko Matsuno, former chief of the Finance Ministry's Securities Bureau, indicates that he may have advised a top executive of Yamaichi Securities Co. to continue dubious practices involving a "tobashi" trading-related problem with one of its client firms.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 1998

Political donations law to change

In an effort to win back public trust in politics by regulating political funding, the three ruling parties agreed March 17 to ban donations to parties from organizations that receive subsidies from local governments and the central government.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 1998

Finance Ministry agrees that 0.1% GDP rise is long shot for '97

Vice Finance Minister Koji Tanami said March 16 he agreed with the Economic Planning Agency's view that it would be "quite difficult" for the nation's economy to achieve 0.1 percent growth for the current fiscal year.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 1998

Mazda leader looking to revitalize dealerships, sales

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Sanwa President Saeki resigns from BOJ advising job

Naotaka Saeki, president of Sanwa Bank, resigned as a counselor to the Bank of Japan on March 13.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Foreign firms attempt to cash in on Tokyo's real estate bargains

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Mitsui Marine & Fire decides against Sanyo takeover

Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Co. announced March 13 that it has dropped a plan to take over part of failed Sanyo Securities Co. because it is unlikely the company will be able to make a profit.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Killing of Sakamotos baffles Aum lawyer

One-time Aum Shinrikyo lawyer Yoshinobu Aoyama testified as a prosecution witness March 12 in the trial of Aum founder Shoko Asahara, claiming he never considered Tsutsumi Sakamoto, an anti-Aum lawyer believed murdered by cultists, an obstacle to Aum.
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
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.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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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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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
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