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JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Zen temple celebrates blossoming

KYOTO -- The blossoming of a "sara soju," or sal, tree is being celebrated in a new event created by Torinin Temple in this ancient capital.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Soccer fanatics praise Japan's vibrant cheering section

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Apathy, slump may keep voters at bay, expert says

First in a series
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Travel agencies add up tour cancellation losses

Japanese travel agencies that failed to obtain enough World Cup tickets for paying customers said Monday they are suffering severe financial setbacks because of the problem.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 1998

Yen free fall drags Nikkei below 15,000 line

Fears over Japan's economic weakness on Monday helped push the dollar past 146 yen and pull Tokyo stock prices below the psychologically important 15,000 line for the first time in five months.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Disputes on U.S.-Japanese insurance deregulation unresolved

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Man can still claim smallpox vaccine damages: supreme court

The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a high court ruling that rejected a damages claim by a 46-year-old man who suffered brain damage as a result of an inoculation required by the state, and remanded the case to the Tokyo High Court.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Ticketless Cup fans still have high hopes

As hundreds of tourists left for France with hopes of attending Japan's World Cup opener, travel agencies on Friday continued to face difficulty securing tickets.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Economy shrank 0.7% in fiscal 1997

The economy shrank by an annualized 5.3 percent during the last three months of fiscal 1997 compared with the previous quarter, leading to the nation's first annual economic contraction in 23 years, according to figures released Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

Peace Boat to take antinuclear messages to India, Pakistan

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

Insurance market has U.S. anxious

The United States expressed concern over the progress of Japan's deregulation of its insurance market, during a high-level bilateral meeting Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

World Cup fans leave for France as ticket woes continue

As confusion continued Thursday over a massive shortage of World Cup tickets for Japan matches, 319 soccer fans left Narita airport for Paris aboard a special Japan Airlines flight.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

BOJ official admits taking bribes, denies leaking bank info

A fired senior Bank of Japan official pleaded guilty Thursday to accepting 4.3 million yen in bribes from two banks but denied leaking vital BOJ information in exchange for the lavish favors.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1998

EU may file WTO complaint over Japan's leather quota

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1998

Bilateral insurance talks heat up

Disagreements flared Wednesday as Japanese and U.S. officials entered their second day of talks to discuss the progress of bilateral insurance agreements.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1998

Sumitomo Life banks future on asset-managing affiliate

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. will increase its capital stake in its affiliated asset management company, turning it into a subsidiary and making it the largest asset management firm in Japan, company sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1998

U.S. agriculture group hosting trade fair

OSAKA -- A two-day trade fair designed to introduce and promote U.S. agricultural products in the Kansai region opened Wednesday at Osaka MyDome, beside the Osaka Chamber of Commerce building.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Tokyo upset with canceled visit of North Korea wives

Tokyo expressed displeasure Tuesday with Pyongyang's announcement that Japanese women living with their North Korean husbands in the reclusive state "canceled" applications to visit their homeland.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Spaces for subcompacts to be required in January

More cities will require drivers of subcompact cars, or "kei-jidosha," to register parking spaces starting in January, according to a parking ordinance revision approved at Tuesday's Cabinet meeting.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Flight crew unions back ANA pilots in ongoing wage feud

The Japan Federation of Flight Crew Unions issued a statement Tuesday supporting the crew union of All Nippon Airways in its ongoing dispute with management.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Japan makes first demands in bilateral insurance talks

Japan and the United States each made their points known Tuesday, the first day of bilateral follow-up talks in Tokyo over their insurance markets.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Ford not raising stake in Mazda yet, Miller says

The president of Mazda Motor Corp. on Tuesday denied media reports that Ford Motor Co. plans to increase its equity stake in the Japanese automaker.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Hashimoto's administrative reform bill clears Diet

A government-proposed bill that will serve as the framework for Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's plans for a slimmer administration -- one of his six major reform goals -- cleared the Diet late Tuesday afternoon.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Endocrine disrupters catch attention of academia

Experts from a number of fields related to endocrine disrupters set up an academic society Tuesday in Tokyo to help the nation combat the chemical substances whose effects on humans remain unknown.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Tokyo temple offers Zen with an American touch

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Tokai professor optimistic economy will pick up soon

Despite the dire predictions of some pundits, Japan's economy will defy the naysayers and recover from its sluggishness within the year, Tokai University Professor Hajime Karatsu predicted Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Works kickbacks seen from small contractors

The Construction Ministry is looking into reports that small and medium-size contractors are charging commissions by "subcontracting" public works projects they can't handle to major construction firms, it was learned Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

MITI recommends easing of oil industry rules

The government should scrap measures designed to balance supply and demand of petroleum products in nonemergency situations, the Petroleum Council, an advisory body to the minister for international trade and industry, said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Father of missing Japanese urges tough Lebanese approach

Megumi Yokota's father believes Japan should follow the example of the Lebanese government, which in 1979 repatriated its citizens who had been abducted to North Korea, after tough, behind-the-scenes negotiations with the communist government.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Keidanren chairman responds to criticism

The Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) is not currently soliciting political donations from its member companies, the new head of Keidanren said Monday.
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.

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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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