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Asako Murakami
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1999
Service helps toothbrush maker clean up
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999
Namitei: small, but able to take the pressure
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999
Osaka man brings color to a gray industry
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1999
Dam plebiscite worries still run deep
TOKUSHIMA — The Tokushima Municipal Assembly's passage of an ordinance Monday to hold a plebiscite on the controversial Yoshino River dam project was realized after three groups in the assembly in favor of the vote reached a compromise with New Komeito.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1999
Offices offered for use by the out-of-work
OSAKA — It looks like a normal office — desks and chairs, personal computers and telephones, business magazines in a corner magazine rack.
JAPAN
May 26, 1999
Home-based entrepreneurs network for respect
Staff writer
ENVIRONMENT
May 15, 1999
Desert dome fosters research into arid climes, desertification
TOTTORI -- A huge glass dome structure near Japan's largest sand dune houses a research institution to combat desertification -- a serious threat to the global environment. Tottori University's Arid Land Research Center is also developing ways to promote sustainable agriculture in arid areas.
JAPAN
May 14, 1999
Dunes' dome fosters research into arid climes
Staff writer
JAPAN
May 10, 1999
Survivor of child sex abuse, quake recovering in new life
Staff writer
JAPAN
May 3, 1999
Financial sector new link in environment chain
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jan 18, 1999
New Komeito eyed as coalition takes first test
The regular 150-day Diet session that convenes today will test the effectiveness of the newly launched coalition between Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's Liberal Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in shaping the nation's politics.
JAPAN
Dec 31, 1998
Century of Change: Plebiscites reshape political process
Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 4, 1998
LDP-Liberal Party rift grows
Staff writers
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998
New Komei aims to play pivotal role straddling the fence
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998
Candidates finding new ways to court voters
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 26, 1998
Election Equation: Lack of opposition unity props LDP
Ninth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 24, 1998
Quest for Power: Hashimoto's fate lies in election results
Second in a series
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998
Partyspeak: SDP won't again share bed with archfoe LDP
Fourth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998
Diet wraps up term after passing 106 bills, extra budget
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998
Partyspeak: Komei seeks to thwart LDP quest for majority
Third in a series
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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