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Hisane Masaki
JAPAN
Dec 18, 1998
Japan to dispatch rice tariff lobbyists
Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 11, 1998
Tokyo invites Iran President to visit
Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 9, 1998
Vietnam put on aid list for Miyazawa Plan
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 25, 1998
Argentine President Menem looks forward to stronger ties
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998
Japan to put up funds for Beijing youth exchange center
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998
APEC members step up pressure against Japan
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 30, 1998
Tokyo pushes for ODA to combat global warming
Staff writerWith a key environmental conference slated to kick off in Buenos Aires on Monday, Tokyo has launched a behind-the-scenes diplomatic effort to rally support for official development assistance to play a role in implementing the "clean development mechanism" to combat global warming.The Japanese...
JAPAN
Oct 29, 1998
APEC members endorse paperless trading by 2010
Staff writerJapan, the United States and 19 other members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have agreed in principle to institute paperless trading by 2010, government sources said Thursday.The agreement will be finalized at the 10th annual meeting of APEC foreign and trade ministers and...
JAPAN
Oct 23, 1998
Ostracized burakumin leather tanners faced with new threat
The biggest victim of a leather products trade dispute between Japan and the European Union may turn out to be the hisabetsu buraku — the ostracized hamlets where many of Japan's social outcasts earn a living tanning leather.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 1998
APEC charts technological growth into 21st century
Staff writerThe Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has drawn up the draft guideline to promote cooperation among Japan, the United States and the 19 other member economies in industrial science and technology toward ensuring sustainable economic growth and facilitating regional trade and investment.The...
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1998
Northeast Asia security forum to go 'track 1'
Staff writerJapan, the United States and Russia will inaugurate an official security-dialogue forum as early as next year to discuss the Northeast Asian situation and possible security cooperation among the three major players in the region, government sources said Tuesday.The three countries will upgrade...
JAPAN
Oct 5, 1998
Workshop to discuss development of Mekong countries
Staff writerHigh-level officials from nine countries and six international organizations will meet in Tokyo early next month to discuss ways to accelerate the development of the greater Mekong subregion despite the deep Asian economic crisis, Foreign Ministry sources said Monday.The workshop, scheduled...
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1998
Japan likely to seek WTO in Canada auto row
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 25, 1998
TICAD-II looks to halve African poverty by 2015
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998
Saudi prince's visit may focus on oil-drilling rights
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 7, 1998
Japan, EU set ministerial talks for Oct. 12
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 28, 1998
Malaysia proposes skills plan for APEC workforces
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 21, 1998
Seoul seeks $3 billion in untied Ex-Im loans
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 17, 1998
Japan to go WTO over Massachusetts' Myanmar law
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 10, 1998
WTO report upholds U.S. claim on apple trade
Staff writer
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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