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JAPAN
Oct 5, 1998

Workshop to discuss development of Mekong countries

Staff writerHigh-level officials from nine countries and six international organizations will meet in Tokyo early next month to discuss ways to accelerate the development of the greater Mekong subregion despite the deep Asian economic crisis, Foreign Ministry sources said Monday.The workshop, scheduled...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1998

Nikkei has close brush with 13,000

Tokyo share prices managed to eke out a modest gain Friday, thanks to government officials' warnings against speculative selling and buying support by public fund managers.The 225-issue Nikkei average plunged below the 13,000 level briefly for the first time in 12 years and eight months before ending...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1998

Dioxin-tainted soil removal begins in Osaka

OSAKA -- Work started Friday to remove soil highly contaminated with dioxin from an incinerator in Nose, Osaka Prefecture, but the final destination of the soil has yet to be determined.The removal of the soil, which contains more than 1,000 picograms of dioxin per gram of soil, marks the first such...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1998

Lower House stamps reforms in 'epoch-making' action

After weeks of intense negotiations between the Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition camp, key financial reform bills designed to fix Japan's banking sector woes cleared the Lower House Friday evening.The bills were sent immediately to the Upper House and could become law as early as next Friday.After...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1998

Toza students, creditors may be out of luck

OSAKA -- It is highly unlikely that students of the Kansai branches of the failed English-language school Toza Gaigo Gakuin or creditors of Alles, the school's operator, will recover their tuition or loan payments, as the bankrupt firm's collected assets were far less than taxes owed, an administrator...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1998

New technology firms to show wares at OCCI forum

OSAKA -- The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry is inviting companies to the Global Venture Forum '98, slated for later this month, to view new technologies created by venture businesses in Japan and other countries.At the two-day convention starting here Oct. 22, 35 venture companies from eight...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1998

LDP presents new recapitalization plan

Following Friday's passage of key financial reform bills in the Lower House, the Liberal Democratic Party presented its plan to recapitalize financial institutions to four opposition parties.Negotiations between the LDP and the opposition camp over the measures, which would replace the current bank...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1998

ODA reduction requires greater efficiency: white paper

Reform of Japan's official development assistance is needed to achieve efficient and effective ways of extending foreign aid, an ODA white paper released Friday says."Japan's ODA in the current fiscal year, which ends March 31, 1999, has been cut by 10.4 percent. ... Therefore, efficiency and effectiveness...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 1998

Conductor oversleeps, delays commuters

OSAKA -- An early morning train run was canceled between Hineno and Otori stations on West Japan Railway's Hanwa Line at 6:04 a.m. after a 34-year-old conductor overslept, officials at Hineno Station said.The conductor, who was not named, finished his duties the previous day around midnight and went...
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1998

NGOs urged to play role in fighting human rights abuses

KOBE -- Nongovernmental organizations can play an important role in preventing human rights abuses of refugees by providing care and necessary materials and influencing the international community, an officer with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees said Thursday.Milton Moreno, an external...
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1998

DKB, J.P. Morgan form investment trust venture

Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and J.P. Morgan and Co. of the United States has sealed a tieup agreement to sell investment trust products in Japan through DKB's sales channels, the two companies announced Thursday.The move is an attempt to gain a competitive edge over established alliances between rival financial...
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1998

Endocrine disrupters causing alarm

Staff writerA team of scientists in Tokyo announced last weekend that it has found eggs in the spermaries of three out of 20 male flounder caught in the sea near the Kanto region.The scientists said the abnormality may have been caused by suspected endocrine disrupters, chemicals believed to disrupt...
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1998

U.S. requests insurance talks on 'real problems'

The U.S. has requested formal consultations with Japan on insurance issues in mid-October, a U.S. government official said Thursday.Washington wants to discuss its concerns over the speed of Tokyo's approval process for new insurance products, activities of recently reformed private rating organizations...
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1998

Date club's teen hooking undoes boss

The operator of a so-called dating club in Tokyo's Toshima Ward has been arrested on suspicion of violating the Juvenile Welfare and Antiprostitution laws for allegedly introducing high school girls to customers for purposes of prostitution, police said Thursday.Police have taken into custody 14 high...
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1998

Makki Academy shutdown stymies surprised pupils

The sudden closure of Makki International Academy, a school that taught animal care, fashion, dancing and sports, is sparking turmoil nationwide for thousands of students who were unaware of the school's imminent demise.Makki International Academy, which was based in Tokyo with 21 schools across the...
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1998

Media's slant on Japan irks expats in America

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JAPAN
Sep 29, 1998

Social tyranny keeps Japan far from U.N. rights ideals: expert

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JAPAN
Sep 29, 1998

Cancer gene therapy sets national precedent

A University of Tokyo committee on gene therapy research decided Tuesday to perform the nation's second gene therapy treatment on a 60-year-old patient with kidney cancer.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1998

Japan likely to seek WTO in Canada auto row

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JAPAN
Sep 29, 1998

Tokyo to resume KEDO project role

Japan will soon resume its involvement in a project to build two light-water nuclear reactors for North Korea, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura indicated Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 1998

Japan Leasing collapses in record-setting bankruptcy

Japan Leasing Corp. -- one of three nonbank affiliates of the troubled Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan -- has failed and its top management will step down soon, the company said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 1998

Defense Agency delays results of internal probe

The interim results of the Defense Agency's in-house probe of a suspected coverup in an overcharging scandal will be released in October, a month later than originally scheduled, the agency said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 1998

Court awards eye patients 100 million yen

OSAKA -- The Osaka District Court on Monday ordered a company that owns a failed Osaka ophthalmic hospital to pay about 100 million yen to 16 patients who suffered eye damage from the hospital's laser surgery.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 1998

Thieves hit store for 25 million yen in cosmetics

More than 3,000 cosmetic items worth about 25 million yen were stolen early Sunday from a store in Tokyo's Koto Ward, police said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1998

Defense Agency spurns NEC, Toyo

The Defense Agency announced Friday that it will suspend business dealings with electronics giant NEC Corp. and affiliate Toyo Communication Equipment Co. from Oct. 1 in the wake of a procurement scandal involving former officials of the agency and the companies.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1998

JNR Settlements given 191 billion yen in rescue loans

The government decided Friday to extend about 191 billion yen in relief loans to JNR Settlements Corp. to avoid the public corporation's possible default.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1998

Daylight-saving forum rekindles debate

In a move to promote energy saving and leisure activities in summer, the government convened on Friday an open forum in Tokyo to discuss introducing daylight-saving time.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1998

TICAD-II looks to halve African poverty by 2015

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JAPAN
Sep 24, 1998

Bank inspector gets suspended sentence for bribes

A former Finance Ministry bank inspector was given a suspended prison term Thursday for receiving bribes worth more than 8 million yen from four major banks in exchange for providing tips on the ministry's bank inspection schedules.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Opposition, LDP policy chiefs agree to meet

After several days of wrangling over financial stabilization bills, opposition parties on Tuesday agreed to a policy chiefs-level meeting with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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