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JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Finance asked to keep hand out of scholarship jar

The Finance Ministry should loosen its grip on and refrain from using World Bank scholarships designed to give people in developing countries chances to study abroad, Taro Kono, a House of Representatives member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Japanese mayors unite against nuclear test blasts

Denouncing the recent nuclear tests carried out by India and Pakistan, an association of city mayors from across the nation adopted an emergency resolution Wednesday at their meeting in Tokyo, urging the abolition of atomic weapons and tests.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Ozawa makes pre-election policy vows for Liberal Party

Severely criticizing Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto for the "total failure" of his economic policies, Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa stressed Tuesday that now is the time for his party to play its role in rebuilding the nation's ailing economy.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 1998

Papers urged to compete with new strategies as Internet expands

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JAPAN
May 28, 1998

SDP ready to divorce LDP after four-year alliance

The Social Democratic Party will announce an amicable divorce from the Liberal Democratic Party as early as Saturday, four years after forming an unlikely alliance of left and right in part to enable the LDP to return to power.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Talks on Indonesia's foreign debts expected to bear fruit

Negotiations between Indonesia and foreign businesses over the rescheduling of Indonesian firms' massive foreign debts is expected to bear some fruit, the head of Japan's banking industry said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 26, 1998

Keidaneren chief urges drastic reform to lift economy

Unless drastic reforms are carried out in Japan's financial and taxation systems, the government's latest stimulus package will have only a temporary effect on the economy, the new chief of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) warned Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Panel ends debate on proposed air raid memorial

An advisory council to the Tokyo governor on Monday effectively ended all deliberations over a controversial planned memorial hall dedicated to victims of the U.S. air raids on Tokyo during World War II.
JAPAN
May 22, 1998

Chinese seek war labor redress of 840 million yen

A 70-year-old Chinese man demanded in court Friday that Japanese corporations and the government admit wrongdoing and pay redress for labor he claims he and 41 others were forced to perform in coal mines and elsewhere in Japan during World War II.
JAPAN
May 22, 1998

J. League contender Tokyo Gas bent on survival

As dwindling attendance figures raise concerns over the future of Japan's only professional soccer league, one local Tokyo team busily preparing to join the new second division of the J. League next year is hoping that careful management will ensure its success.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Government now ready to utter the 'R' word

The government will convene a meeting of Japan's top economists next month to formally admit that Japan's economy is now in a recession, a government source said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

Exports declined 1.7% in April

Japan's exports in April fell 1.7 percent from the same month last year -- the first fall since July 1995 -- because of a decline in exports to economically battered parts of Asia.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

DirecTV customers climb to 109,000

DirecTV Japan Management Inc. had 109,000 subscribers in Japan as of Tuesday, said Chairman Gareth Chang in his first release of subscription figures since the firm was launched in December.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Keidanren chief passes torch to Imai

Japan has pushed deregulation forward during the past four years, but there is still more to be done, said Shoichiro Toyoda, outgoing chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), at his final Keidanren press conference Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

First evacuee charter planes return from Indonesia

The first four commercial planes sent to help evacuate Japanese nationals from riot-torn Indonesia arrived Monday at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, carrying about 1,000 people.
JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Kenyan ambassador presents credentials

Kenya's new ambassador to Japan presented her credentials to the Emperor last week.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Matsunaga makes reassurances on Midori absorption

In a statement released Friday, Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said that all deposits at Midori Bank will be transferred to the new bank and that depositors should show proper "conscience behavior."
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Hashimoto to discuss economic stimulus at G-8 meeting

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will fly to Britain on Thursday to attend the meeting of leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized countries in Birmingham, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Monday.
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

Seoul minister to visit for fisheries talks

Park Chung Soo, South Korea's foreign and trade minister, will visit Japan this month to discuss with Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi and other government leaders the dispute over a terminated fisheries pact and other issues.
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 4, 1998

Tokyo-Mitsubishi chief defends wining, dining customs

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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
JAPAN
May 1, 1998

PerfecTV, JSkyB merge to form new digital broadcaster

PerfecTV Corp. and Japan Broadcasting Co. (JSkyB) merged into a new company May 1 called Japan Digital Broadcasting Services Inc., for operation of a new service called SKY PerfecTV!
JAPAN
May 1, 1998

Unions mark May Day with demand for change

Unionists observed the 69th May Day event at about 1,100 sites across the country amid a gloomy economic atmosphere.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 1998

Hosokawa announces resignation from Diet

Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, who has been the glue linking the intraparty groups within the Democratic Party of Japan, announced April 30 that he will resign as a Diet member.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 1998

Negotiations on fisheries make little progress

South Korea and Japan on April 30 concluded the first round of resumed negotiations to hammer out a new fisheries pact, but made little significant progress.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Crisis in Asia: Turmoil points Philippines in right direction

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JAPAN
Apr 27, 1998

Scientists honored for genetic plant engineering

Staff writer
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
40 years after Plaza Accord, Japan still at mercy of forex swings
The Plaza Hotel in New York, where finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Five countries met and struck the Plaza Accord on Sept. 22, 1985.
Anime’s ‘Demon Slayer’ hit is a watershed for Japan
Channing Tatum, one of the English-language voice actors, and others attend the premiere of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” at the TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 9. Japanese anime has surged from niche fandom to global box-office powerhouse with the latest “Demon Slayer” installment.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
YouTuber Gigguk shifts from talking anime to making anime
The process of making “Baan” was personal and enlightening for Maneetapho, who spent years talking about anime on his YouTube channel and podcast before making the jump to becoming an anime creator himself.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan
By Christoph Sponsel

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