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JAPAN
Jan 14, 1999

Obuchi puts happy face on minority coalition launch

While the Liberal Democratic Party and Liberal Party will jointly tackle Japan's mounting problems, they will also try to seek support from other parties to stabilize the government, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 1999

Sick? 60% prefer to work

About 60 percent of company employees over 40 would not call in sick if they caught a cold, and three out of four would go to work even if they had fevers as high as 37.5, according to a recent survey by a major pharmaceutical firm.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 1999

Century of Change: Society short of leaps in women's education

Michiko Kanzaki, 77, still remembers how her elementary school teachers taught her to be like "the water that complies with its container" — that is, faithful to her country, dutiful to her parents and obedient to her husband.
JAPAN
Dec 23, 1998

China to send over train-study group

China has indicated that it plans to send senior officials to Japan early next year to exchange information on the construction of a high-speed train system between Beijing and Shanghai, a Transport Ministry official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 22, 1998

Obuchi to give back half of bonus

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi told a regular Cabinet meeting that he plans to return half of the bonus he received earlier this month, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 1998

Three U.S. scientists win Japan Prize

Three scientists from the United States who have contributed to the fields of information technology and life sciences have won the 1999 Japan Prize, its selection committee announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 1998

TV ratings, self-regulation favored over v-chip

A government-sponsored panel studying the impact of television on children called for the broadcasting industry to regulate its own program content Monday, but elected not to recommend introduction of the v-chip TV censoring system, saying it needs further study.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

Obuchi hints SDF may play U.N. military role

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi indicated Wednesday that the government may study the possibility of revising existing legislation that prevents the Self-Defense Forces from taking part in U.N. military operations.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Kobe mayor targeted after city hall stomps plebiscite push

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JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998

State awaits heliport solution as Inamine defeats Ota

The government will abandon its controversial plan to build a sea-based heliport off the northern Okinawa city of Nago and instead seek a solution based on the policy platform of Okinawa's newly elected governor, Keiichi Inamine, a government spokesman said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 1998

Textbook amendments may require written reasoning

The school textbook screening process may become more simple and transparent beginning in 2000, and students' school bags may become less bulky, the Education Ministry said Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 1998

Japan, Russia declare 2000 peace treaty deadline

MOSCOW -- Japan and Russia on Friday announced a joint declaration setting 2000 as the target year for concluding a bilateral peace treaty that has been blocked by a decades-old territorial dispute.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

Pyongyang launch puts satellite plan in motion

Japan will launch by fiscal 2002 four information-gathering satellites that can also be used for reconnaissance purposes, according to a decision reached at Friday's Cabinet meeting, officials said.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

Good news kids: End in sight for 'exam hell'

Japanese youngsters may no longer have to endure the ritual of "entrance exam hell" and specialize in cramming for either high school or university admissions tests if the Education Ministry's planned reforms are implemented.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 1998

Aussie school offers funds for Japanese grad students

Recognizing its role in strengthening ties between Australia and Japan, the Australian National University last week announced the creation of a new scholarship for Japanese graduate students.The scholarship will provide tuition and other expenses for three years of graduate study in any discipline...
JAPAN
Oct 22, 1998

MITI, Saudi trade chiefs chat

Japan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday reaffirmed their bilateral efforts to facilitate investment in the Arab nation, which pledged to be a primary oil supplier to Japan and other world economies, officials of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said.MITI Minister Kaoru Yosano met separately...
JAPAN
Oct 21, 1998

Action agenda for Africa targets poverty, illiteracy

African countries and their development partners pledged Wednesday to attempt to halve the extreme poverty on the continent and achieve universal elementary school education by 2015.To this end, Japan pledged 90 billion yen, mostly grants for educational and health facilities."The ultimate objective...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

FTC fines builders for bid-rigging

The Fair Trade Commission has ordered 70 local construction companies in Gunma Prefecture to pay fines totaling 353.4 million yen for bid-rigging, officials said on Friday.FTC officials said the companies from the city of Numata and the Tone District in the prefecture held study meetings from April,...
JAPAN
Oct 8, 1998

Gift coupons government's latest demand strategy

Providing consumers with merchandise coupons in an effort to stimulate personal consumption will be studied as a possible measure for the second fiscal 1998 supplementary budget, government officials said Thursday.Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka confirmed during a morning news conference that...
JAPAN
Sep 7, 1998

NEC starts up communications unit in Singapore

NEC Corp. announced Monday it has set up a subsidiary in Singapore to design and develop hardware and software of base stations for wide-band Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), a next-generation wide-band mobile communication system.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998

Thailand's poor to receive support from Japan

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi told Thai Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi on Monday that Japan will step up financial support to Thailand in a bid to help the country's poor.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 1998

Foreign teachers push for equitable pensions

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1998

Agency adds farm toxins to guidelines

The Environment Agency has decided to enact a set of comprehensive measures to regulate nitrate nitrogen, a chemical released into the environment from livestock excreta and agricultural fertilizers made of nitrogen, ministry officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1998

Defense to stall request for theater missile funds

The Defense Agency will put off its request for greater funding of joint research into the theater missile defense program, partially to avoid angering Beijing before the upcoming visit of Chinese President Jiang Zemin, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 1998

Focus: Nanjing Massacre can't shake ever-changing spin

Iris Chang's controversial book "The Rape of Nanking," which came out last December in the United States, has rekindled debate in Japan over the incident.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

Deregulation panel targets 16 fields for further reform

A government deregulation committee Tuesday picked 67 themes in 16 fields, including social sectors, as targets for further decontrols.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

New law fails to preserve Ainu people's rights: U.N.

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1998

Kajiyama backers to form new group within LDP

Supporters of former Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama, the runnerup in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race Friday, plan to form a policy study group under his leadership within the LDP.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 1998

Keidanren urges financial realignment

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 22, 1998

Dolly's maker speaks out against human clones

Human cloning may be acceptable to provide the cells required in the treatment of diseases, the creator of Dolly the sheep -- the world's first adult animal clone -- said Wednesday.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
Kyoto gets its own teamLab, largest in Japan
Visitors wearing kimonos look at digital artwork at the newly opened teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto.
Ashfall warning in Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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