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JAPAN

Mar 18, 2000

Embattled triumvirate seeks to rally the public before polls

Although Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi encountered little difficulty in securing Diet passage of the fiscal 2000 budget Friday, the likelihood of him dissolving the Lower House for general elections in the near future seems more distant than ever.

JAPAN

Mar 16, 2000

Parties claim Obuchi AWOL

Discretion is the better part of valor, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi might say.

JAPAN

Mar 8, 2000

Life of North Korean spy laid bare

When Pak Chung Sun met her former boyfriend in Seoul in January, he was no longer the reticent, tender-hearted gentleman with whom she had lived a quarter of a century ago in Tokyo.

JAPAN

Mar 6, 2000

Japan needs juggling act to secure future in Asia

With China expected to assume a greater presence as a regional power both economically and militarily early next century, Japan appears groping for a way to get along with its giant neighbor without disrupting its decades-old security partnership with the United States.

JAPAN

Jan 3, 2000

Opposition parties headed for breakthrough

Staff writer Cashing in on the unpopularity of the "gigantic" ruling coalition, opposition parties are optimistic of making a big leap forward in the next general election -- and forecasts by political analysts suggest they have a favorable wind behind them. But it is not clear if the opposition forces,...

JAPAN

Dec 2, 1999

DPJ giving up its 'well mannered' style

Staff writer In an effort to turn itself from a "well-mannered" party into an "aggressive" force, the Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition party, is beginning to square up to the ruling coalition. "We used to work hard to provide counterproposals (to the ruling alliance) because we thought...

JAPAN

Nov 23, 1999

ASDF aid flights climb to legalistic threshold

JAPAN

Nov 22, 1999

Will LDP let Ozawa come in from the cold?

JAPAN

Nov 9, 1999

Politicians brace for one-on-one Diet debate

JAPAN

Oct 21, 1999

Futenma debate near conclusion

JAPAN

Sep 10, 1999

Analysis: Kan's fading star may reflect DPJ's fate

JAPAN

Aug 12, 1999

Emigrants gypped on 'paradise' sue

JAPAN

Aug 5, 1999

Japan, South Korea hold first joint naval drill

JAPAN

Jun 28, 1999

Base not Ishihara's only target

JAPAN

Jun 25, 1999

Nuclear plants feared vulnerable coastline targets

MIHAMA, Fukui Pref. — A North Korean submarine runs aground on the nuclear plant-dotted shores of Fukui Prefecture and 11 commandos armed with antitank rockets storm ashore.

JAPAN

Jun 17, 1999

Portugal — the next hot European tourist draw?

OPORTO, Portugal — The government of Portugal is trying to convince Japanese tourists that provinces in the south of France are not the only destination for a relaxing vacation in Europe. Instead, it is pushing the Iberian countryside with its ecotourism opportunities and locally made brandy-laced...

JAPAN

May 24, 1999

Diet enacts defense bills, but doubts on alliance linger

JAPAN

Apr 29, 1999

MSDF tries out new sea patrol tactics

JAPAN

Apr 8, 1999

Okinawa town ready to accept U.S. Navy site

JAPAN

Mar 30, 1999

Agency brainstorming rogue boat options

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