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JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Tokyo, Kanagawa bow to wiretap ruling

The central government and Kanagawa Prefecture said July 10 they will not appeal a June 26 high court ruling ordering them to pay about 4 million yen in damages for the 1986 wiretapping of the home phone of then Japanese Communist Party official Yasuo Ogata.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Unlicensed bus firms raided

The Metropolitan Police Department and local police raided hotels and operators of duty-free stores July 10 for operating unlicensed tourist bus services in violation of the Land Transport Law, police sources said.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1997

Landslide in Fukuoka claims at least 19

FUKUOKA -- Inundating rains set off massive flash flooding and landslides in Kagoshima Prefecture on July 10, killing at least 19 people, injuring 13, and leaving two missing, police said.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1997

Need for Cambodia airlift recedes

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Teijiro Furukawa indicated late July 9 that the need for the government to send Air Self-Defense Force planes to Cambodia to rescue Japanese people there has decreased.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1997

Cluster discovery may rewrite theory on galaxy formation

A team of Japanese astrophysicists have discovered a cluster of galaxies about 9 billion light years away from the Earth -- a discovery that could rewrite the conventional theory on the formation of galaxies.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1997

Japan may reduce official aid to UNDP

Japan may cut its aid disbursement to the United Nations' development unit because of cuts being made to its official development assistance budget, Foreign Minister Yukihiko Ikeda told James Speth, administrator of the U.N. Development Program, according to ministry officials.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1997

Sapporo to host U.N. arms symposium

A U.N.-sponsored international conference on disarmament will be held July 22 to 25 in Sapporo to promote international cooperation in arms reduction, Foreign Ministry officials said July 8.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1997

Transport to stiffen health checks for mariners

The Transport Ministry will this year tighten the physical checkup criteria for older marine pilots to ensure they are physically fit to guide large vessels through busy ports and bays, sources close to the ministry said July 8.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1997

Citizens suspicious of Osaka's bid for Olympics

OSAKA -- While Osaka officials say public support for the 2008 Olympics bid is at a fever pitch, many ordinary citizens are concerned that public money is being spent on Olympic-size plans without public accountability, and recent polls indicate a growing number are having second thoughts about the Games....
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1997

Hase murder suspect called 'scapegoat'

Japanese society is trying to make a scapegoat of the 15-year-old suspect held in the killing of Jun Hase, according to panelists taking part in a discussion organized by the Social Democratic Party on July 8 to assess the social impact of the case.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Family of young transplant patient seeks help with bills

The family of a 6-year-old boy who underwent two heart transplants in the United States last year is in a financial crisis after amassing more than 200 million yen in hospital bills.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Hashimoto elated with LDP wins; JCP surges

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto expressed confidence July 7 over his Liberal Democratic Party's continued reign over national politics following his party's victory in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly race July 6.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Chugoku Focus: Reclamation foes find new target

MATSUE, Shimane Pref. -- As the controversial project to fill in Isahaya Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture takes its toll on the marine environment, local residents here are battling against another unwanted public works project that appears to serve no purpose.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Finance launches group to draft 'Big Bang' legislation

The Finance Ministry has launched a study group to initiate discussions on drafting wide-reaching financial services legislation.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Japan to join EU action against Massachusetts law

Japan will join the European Union as early as next week in filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization about a Massachusetts law that denies state contracts to companies doing business in Myanmar, government sources said July 4.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Supreme court rejects Inamura appeal

The Supreme Court on July 4 rejected an appeal from a former Environment Agency director general, letting stand a lower court sentence of three years in prison and a 300 million yen fine for tax evasion.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Contractor files for bankruptcy

A medium-size general contractor listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange effectively went bankrupt July 4 due to real estate-related debts that inflated after the burst of the bubble economy in the early 1990s.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Shinshinto panel urges end to open primaries

Shinshinto should stop using open primaries to choose its leader, a panel within the largest opposition party said in a report released July 4.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Okinawa to host development talks

Japan will host an international development conference in Okinawa Prefecture on July 24 and 25 to seek ways of promoting development assistance, Foreign Ministry officials said July 4.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1997

Tanker's oil spill smaller than first feared

Oil spilled July 2 from a supertanker in Tokyo Bay amounts to about 1,550 kiloliters of crude, only one-10th the figure reported the night of the spill, Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama said July 3.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1997

The Tokyo Elections: Small parties get their chance

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on July 6 is widely seen as the most important vote of the year, but it is not only a battlefield for the nation's largest parties.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1997

High school grounds 175 students for partying

OSAKA -- A fifth of the entire student body at an Osaka prefectural high school has been grounded for drinking and smoking in parties following a recent athletic event, it was learned July 2.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1997

U.N.'s Akashi urges nation to aid North Korea

U.N. Undersecretary General Yasushi Akashi urged Japan on July 2 to extend humanitarian emergency food aid to North Korea to ease its severe food shortage.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1997

Major oil spill hits Tokyo Bay

A supertanker ran aground July 2 in Tokyo Bay, dumping as much as 15,000 kiloliters of crude oil in one of the worst environmental accidents in Japanese waters, the Maritime Safety Agency said.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1997

Dutch juror throws support behind war claimants

During his teaching stint at a Dutch naval cadet school in the 1950s and '60s, Frits Kalshoven taught aspiring officers about how to fight a war as humanely as possible.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1997

Dialogue seen as key to Russian row

Building confidence and stepping up cooperation with Russia through high-level dialogue are the keys to resolving the long-standing territorial row over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, according to Shunji Yanai, newly appointed foreign vice minister.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 1997

Japan-Nordic summit ends with focus on environment, welfare

BERGEN, Norway -- The leaders of Japan and the Nordic countries ended their first-ever summit June 26 with a call to work together on the environment and share expertise on social welfare programs.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 1997

2,355 firms face shareholders under 'sokaiya' spectre

A record 2,355 listed and unlisted companies nationwide held their annual shareholders' meetings June 27 with 10,000 police officers mobilized to keep "sokaiya" corporate extortionists in check, the National Police Agency said.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 1997

Prosecutors widen probe into dubious DKB loans

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office questioned Tadashi Okuda, former chairman of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, and former consultant Kuniji Miyazaki on June 27 over the bank's alleged loans to a "sokaiya" corporate racketeer.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1997

Russian boat shoots, wounds Japanese fishermen

A Russian patrol vessel fired on a Japanese fishing boat off Nosappu Cape in Nemuro, Hokkaido, late June 25, seriously wounding two crew members, the Maritime Safety Agency office in Nemuro said June 26.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
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.
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.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
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.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
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.

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