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JAPAN
Oct 23, 1998

Death sentence 'a matter of course,' court says

Staff writerFriday's ruling that sentenced to death former Aum Shinrikyo senior figure Kazuaki Okazaki is widely viewed by legal experts as "a matter of course," considering the heinous nature of the crimes.Explaining the reasons for capital punishment, presiding Judge Megumi Yamamuro at the Tokyo District...
JAPAN
Oct 23, 1998

Okazaki calls demand for death unfair

Kazuaki Okazaki, a former Aum Shinrikyo figure sentenced to death Friday, showed little emotion in court during the near hour it took the judge to read out his ruling. Sitting motionless with his hands on his knees and tilting his head down, he looked as if he was in deep meditation.But letters Okazaki...
JAPAN
Oct 22, 1998

ANA changes course for Star Alliance

In an effort to pull in business class customers for its international routes, All Nippon Airways Co. will join the Star Alliance, a multilateral strategic linkup of international carriers, next October, ANA officials said Thursday.The alliance is made up of Air Canada, Lufthansa German Airlines, Scandinavian...
JAPAN
Oct 22, 1998

Obuchi pledges economic recovery drive

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi renewed his pledge Thursday to put the economy on a recovery path within two years and stressed that the government will do all it can do to achieve that goal.In a speech at a Tokyo hotel, Obuchi reiterated that the government will swiftly compile a third supplementary budget...
JAPAN
Oct 21, 1998

JNR Settlements' era ends without a bang

JNR Settlements Corp.'s 11-year history ended at midnight Wednesday as new laws to more effectively dispose of 28.3 trillion yen in debt left behind by the defunct Japanese National Railways took effect.The semigovernmental body was created in 1987 to tame debt of 22.6 trillion yen accumulated by JNR,...
JAPAN
Oct 21, 1998

R.I. Japan volunteers card sales for refugees

R.I. Japan, a Tokyo volunteer organization assisting refugees in countries that include Rwanda and Myanmar, is again selling Christmas cards to raise funds, an activity it has been engaged in since 1980.The organization is selling seven types of Christmas cards, including those bearing copies of paintings...
JAPAN
Oct 21, 1998

Annan hears Obuchi action program pledge

Japan will assist Africa by implementing the action program adopted at the second Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-II), Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi told U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan Wednesday, according to Foreign Ministry officials.Obuchi told Annan, a participant in...
JAPAN
Oct 21, 1998

DDI begins international telecom service

DDI Corp., the country's second-largest telecommunications carrier, will launch an international telephone service today, and its low-rate approach is expected to intensify price competition among carriers.DDI, which offers international service to 235 destinations, sets its international rates for...
JAPAN
Oct 20, 1998

Pension premium hike in April may be shelved

The government is considering scrapping a scheduled April premium hike in the national pension plan for self-employed people, to keep from further dampening consumer spending, Health and Welfare Minister Sohei Miyashita said Tuesday.At a news conference following a Cabinet meeting, Miyashita revealed...
JAPAN
Oct 20, 1998

The Aum Trials: Appeal rejected for sarin-truck maker

The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a senior member of Aum Shinrikyo, upholding a lower court decision that sentenced him to eight years in prison for modifying a van so it could be used for spraying sarin and building a plant to produce the deadly nerve gas.Wakashio Togasi, 38, was...
JAPAN
Oct 20, 1998

Standards urged for 'barrier-free' goods

Staff writerImagine an Othello game designed so that its black and white pieces can be distinguished by touch, enabling visually impaired people to play.This is one proposed "barrier-free" product, an item that facilitates the lives of people with disabilities.Beer cans with tiny protrusions on their...
JAPAN
Oct 20, 1998

Ninth Nissan Sunny makes debut

Nissan Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the ninth-generation models of its popular Sunny series, constructed on a platform that is to be shared by a number of cars to substantially cut development costs.Nissan, which has been plagued by dwindling profits and weak consumer spending, plans to reduce the...
JAPAN
Oct 19, 1998

Japan commits to African development

Japan, despite its economic difficulties, will continue to support development in Africa, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi pledged Monday.Addressing the opening session of the Second Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-II), Obuchi also said Japan would take measures to push for so-called...
JAPAN
Oct 19, 1998

Smoke-billowing ship sparks toxin-leak scare

Smoke billowed from a chemical-carrying Panamanian containership berthed at a Tokyo pier Monday, raising fears of a possible leak of toxic gases and other substances, the Tokyo Fire Department said.The smoke from the 16,584-ton Uni Vital may have been caused by a chemical reaction between air and about...
JAPAN
Oct 19, 1998

Sickly students schooled in food, exercise in Izu

ITO, Shizuoka Pref. -- On a recent sunny Sunday morning, loud cheers filled a school playground, encouraging elementary students as they ran toward the finish line of a 1-km race."I made it!" a 10-year-old boy cried just after crossing the line. "My shoes almost came off when I was running, but I finished!"...
JAPAN
Oct 19, 1998

Small firms get tips on coping with credit crunch

Managers from about 250 small and medium-size companies based in Tokyo gathered Monday for advice on coping with the worsening credit crunch.The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce hosted the seminar as many smaller firms are finding it difficult to obtain loans from Japanese financial institutions. Participants...
JAPAN
Oct 19, 1998

Atami's fortune no longer springs eternal

Staff writerATAMI, Shizuoka Pref. -- This used to be one of the most popular spa resorts in Japan, with streets packed with yukata-dressed tourists and hotel rooms fully booked for company parties.But such memories have been fading in Atami. Hard-hit by earthquakes and the recession, the city's central...
JAPAN
Oct 19, 1998

It's definite: LTCB in capital deficit

The Financial Supervisory Agency has decided that the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan was in capital deficit as of Sept. 30, the end of the first half of this fiscal year, FSA officials said Monday.The FSA audited LTCB's books by measuring its securities and real estate assets at market value instead...
JAPAN
Oct 19, 1998

Small firms slow to face Y2K bug

Not even a third of Japan's small and medium-size firms have begun to face the millennium bug problem out of a lack money or knowledge, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency said Monday.The agency sent out surveys to about 10,000 small and medium-size companies in September, to which 2,026 companies...
JAPAN
Oct 19, 1998

960 million yen ready for Aum claimants

About 1,200 people seeking compensation for crimes allegedly committed by Aum Shinrikyo, which has been declared bankrupt, will soon receive some 960 million yen, a group of lawyers handling the cult's bankruptcy administration said Monday.Head lawyer Saburo Abe said the distribution of the money, about...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

Hyogo quake-housing tenants starve to victory

Staff writerKOBE -- A four-day hunger strike against Hyogo Prefecture's public housing policy helped survivors of the 1995 Kobe earthquake still living in temporary housing score a major victory recently when prefectural officials agreed to the protesters' major demands."Finally, officials realized...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

Nose high-school students tested for dioxin

OSAKA -- A high school in the town of Nose, Osaka Prefecture, began conducting blood tests on its students Friday following the discovery in April of high levels of dioxin in the soil around a local garbage incinerator.The school, which has a training farm for students near the incinerator, is offering...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

The Aum Trials: Niimi, Endo refuse to testify against guru

Two Aum Shinrikyo figures accused of being involved in the 1994 Matsumoto sarin gas attack took the witness stand for prosecutors at the trial of Aum founder Shoko Asahara Friday, but both refused to testify.Tomomitsu Niimi, 34, a key cult figure, said he cannot testify because he refused to comment...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

Mahathir calls for international hedge fund controls

Staff writerMalaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, currently in Japan for a five-day visit, reiterated his criticism of hedge funds Friday and called on the international community to work out some form of measures to control their activities.In a joint interview with The Japan Times and other media...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

Diversity urged for energy security ahead of APEC meet

Staff writerGINOWAN, Okinawa Pref. -- Australia must make the most of its rich natural resources and knowledge of efficient energy infrastructure to help Asia-Pacific economies meet the surging energy demands of the next century, said Warwick Parer, Australian minister for resources and energy."One...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

U.S. raises concerns about new Bank law

The United States on Friday expressed concerns over whether Japan's bank recapitalization law will be effectively used to solve its banking trouble.U.S. Treasury officials raised the question at working-level talks with the Finance Ministry held in Tokyo, according to officials from both sides. The...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

The Aum Trials: Inoue blames actions on loyalty

Former Aum Shinrikyo intelligence chief Yoshihiro Inoue testified in court Friday that his involvement in heinous crimes allegedly carried out by the cult derived from his loyalty toward its guru, Shoko Asahara.Inoue's defense team questioned him at his trial hearing at the Tokyo District Court to clarify...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

Ghana's first lady commends NGOs for progress

OSAKA -- Governments and nongovernmental organizations in Africa have been building better relations by increasing their mutual knowledge and understanding, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, the first lady of Ghana, said at an international symposium held here Friday.Addressing about 150 participants in...
JAPAN
Oct 15, 1998

Immigration to ease rules on re-entry permits, Australians

Justice Minister Shozaburo Nakamura on Thursday announced a set of changes to immigration policies, including extending the period for re-entry permits and eliminating a visa requirement for short-term visitors from Australia.Nakamura told a news conference that the changes are part of the nation's...
JAPAN
Oct 15, 1998

Expert calls for overhaul of emergency medical system

Staff writerThe nation's emergency medical system should be greatly improved before organ transplants from brain-dead donors are promoted, said one veteran doctor who specializes in emergency care.Yuichi Hamabe, director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bokuto Hospital's Life Support Emergency Center in Sumida...
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
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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