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JAPAN
Jan 21, 1999
Osaka's Olympics bid outlays probed
As the bribery scandal smolders around the International Olympic Committee, the heat is increasing for Osaka Olympic officials over allocations of city funds to various Games-related functions, including meetings with IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch and payments to intermediaries for Osaka and various...
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999
Universal theme park faces developer pullout
With the recent pullout of a group of investors from plans to develop the area around Universal Studios Japan, there are growing concerns among potential investors that Osaka's hopes for a USJ-led economic revival face a serious setback.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 1999
Century of Change: Foreign press find Japan tough to figure
In 1890, an Irish-born writer of limited success found his spiritual home after arriving upon the shores of what was then considered by the West to be the world's most exotic country.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 1998
Osaka evicts squatter camp near school
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JAPAN
Dec 4, 1998
WHC can list sites, but can it really protect them?
Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998
Aborigines protest Osaka utility's uranium mine link
Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998
Nara sites added to World Heritage List
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998
Kobe mayor targeted after city hall stomps plebiscite push
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1998
Kobe mayor slights call for airport plebiscite
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998
Hyogo quake-housing tenants starve to victory
Staff writerKOBE -- A four-day hunger strike against Hyogo Prefecture's public housing policy helped survivors of the 1995 Kobe earthquake still living in temporary housing score a major victory recently when prefectural officials agreed to the protesters' major demands."Finally, officials realized...
JAPAN
Oct 6, 1998
Osaka faces uphill battle to host G-8
Staff writerOSAKA -- A comparative lack of local governmental interest, cool relations between the mayor and governor, and an uninspired promotional campaign have greatly dimmed Osaka's bid to host the Group of Eight summit in 2000, senior prefectural officials said recently.Osaka is one of eight cities...
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1998
Social tyranny keeps Japan far from U.N. rights ideals: expert
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JAPAN
Sep 3, 1998
High costs, low demand stifling Kansai airport growth
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 31, 1998
Calls rise for Kobe airport plebiscite
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 28, 1998
Foreign teachers push for equitable pensions
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998
Osaka's Olympic bid raises issues of debt, toxins
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 29, 1998
Australian mine protests threaten Kansai uranium supply
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998
U.S. demands fair chance to bid for Kansai airport work
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998
Newspapers still have key role to play in high-tech age
Staff Writer
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998
Japan-U.S. societies say cultural assimilation top priority
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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