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JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Japan bashing, passing progresses to 'fixing'

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Japan freezes new loans to India after latest blasts

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Thursday that Japan will freeze new yen loans to India to protest the two nuclear tests conducted Wednesday, which came despite protests from the international community over three tests conducted two days earlier.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Government upgrades tourist advisory for Indonesia

The government on Thursday issued a stronger official warning advising travelers to refrain from making sightseeing and other nonessential trips to Indonesia until conditions in the country stabilize, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka told a regular press conference.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

YMCA to hold charity relay to benefit children

The YMCA Foreign Community Supporting Committee will sponsor a charity run in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Hope on the horizon for economy, poll claims

While most companies are concerned about the current state of Japan's economy, some bright signs are finally emerging and those who are optimistic about the future of the economy now outnumber those who are pessimistic, according to a survey released Thursday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

No double Diet election intended, Hashimoto hints

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto implied Wednesday that he does not intend to call a snap election of the House of Representatives to tie in with the House of Councilors election in July.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Niimi said Aum crimes were just

Tomomitsu Niimi, a former senior member of Aum Shinrikyo, told prosecutors during questioning that he believed the series of heinous crimes committed by the cult were "absolutely right," according to an investigative record read in court Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Mitsubishi Motors woos GM with GDI engine

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday that it may supply its environment-friendly gasoline direct-injection engine to General Motors Corp. of the United States.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Lawsuits seek to put dent in massive tobacco industry

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Yamaichi president says official 'hint' led to loss-hiding tactic

The former president of Yamaichi Securities Co. said under oath Tuesday that a "hint" from a senior Finance Ministry official led the firm to compensate losses to a client and then hide them off its balance sheets.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

U.S. business programs put theory into practice in Asia

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

ASDF fighter crashes off Okinawa

An F-4EJ fighter of the Air Self-Defense Force crashed into the sea off Okinawa Prefecture during combat exercises Monday, injuring the two crew members, ASDF officials said.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Osaka gives preliminary OK to Kansai flights over land

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government on Monday presented a draft to the leaders of 13 cities near the Kansai International Airport detailing its acceptance of new flight paths over land.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Mongolia-Japan partnership at focus of Bagabandi visit

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Panel OKs soccer lotto; bill foe Tanaka kicked out

A revised bill to introduce a soccer lottery system to raise funds to promote sports activities was approved Friday by a Lower House panel, bringing the lucrative but controversial legislation one step closer to enactment.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Foreign insurers' success tied to spreading the word

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Panel mulls hiring outsiders to monitor finance ministry

To prevent further corruption at the Finance Ministry, it may be necessary to set up a monitoring body that includes outside people, a member of a ministry ad hoc panel said Friday.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

Eat 'ramen' for a fistful of dollars

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

China urged to crack down on drug smuggling

National Public Safety Commission chief Mitsuhiro Uesugi called on his organization's Chinese counterpart Friday to crack down on the increasing volume of illegal amphetamines being smuggled into Japan from China.
JAPAN
May 8, 1998

JAL, ANA follow U.S. carriers' fare cuts to Japan

Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co. filed applications with the Transport Ministry this week to drastically discount air fares from the United States to Japan to counter fare cuts by American carriers, spokesmen for the two Japanese carriers said Friday.
JAPAN
May 7, 1998

Fans come together from across nation to mourn rocker

About 25,000 fans, many with flowers for their fallen hero, gathered Thursday at Tokyo's Tsukiji Honganji Temple to mourn the passing of X Japan guitarist Hideto Matsumoto.
JAPAN
May 7, 1998

New chief of Ford subsidiary looks to bring focus to dealers

Eiji Iwakuni, who on April 1 became the new president of Ford Motor Co. (Japan) Ltd., knows the carmaker did not hire him for his English-speaking ability.
JAPAN
May 6, 1998

Custom license plate numbers debut

Motorists flocked to transport authority offices nationwide Wednesday morning to apply for customized license plates under a new system that allows people to choose their favorite numbers instead of having numbers assigned.
JAPAN
May 6, 1998

Enterprise Spirit: Forval aims to become one-stop telecom shop

18th in a series of occasional articles on venture businesses
JAPAN
May 6, 1998

Holidays less golden at tourist spots

The number of domestic travelers during the Golden Week holiday period reached 62.8 million, down 4.7 percent from last year, the National Police Agency said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 4, 1998

Tokyo-Mitsubishi chief defends wining, dining customs

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 4, 1998

Informed consent lacking, patients say in survey

About 30 percent of outpatients and 40 percent of inpatients who consider informed consent very important said they were satisfied with their doctors' explanations about their condition and treatment, according to survey results released Monday by the Federation of Health Insurance Societies (Kenporen)....
JAPAN
May 4, 1998

Helpline offers advice following 7.7 Okinawa quake

The Japan Helpline is offering emergency assistance to foreigners concerned about natural disasters following a powerful earthquake that rattled the Okinawa islands Monday morning.
JAPAN
May 4, 1998

Czech glass artist brings Bohemia to Notojima

NOTOJIMA, Ishikawa Pref. -- A glass studio recently invited a craftsman from a country with a long tradition of glasswork to spend a year on this small island teaching the art of creating Czech-style glassware.
JAPAN
May 4, 1998

Fishermen still reeling from Nakhodka oil spill

Staff writer
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.

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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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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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