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JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998
Newspapers not doomed by Internet, Murdoch assures
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 1, 1998
Papers urged to compete with new strategies as Internet expands
and AKEMI NAKAMURA
JAPAN
May 14, 1998
Japan bashing, passing progresses to 'fixing'
Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998
Watchdog demands outside assessment of Universal Studios site
Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998
Universal Studios impact survey blasted as 'false'
Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998
Kobe airport opponents call for plebiscite
Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 9, 1998
Kansai execs still tout affinity with Asia
Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 6, 1998
Citizens, LDP may forge compromise on disaster relief bill
Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998
Hong Kong denies plan for Olympics
Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 2, 1998
Universal gets go-ahead as experts urge paving of toxic waste
Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 13, 1998
Forum takes up Asia-Pacific's dirty air problems
Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1998
Osaka Games bid may be a costly pipe dream in development
Staff writerOSAKA -- Kazuhito Konishi is not likely to be on the list of people Osaka Mayor Takafumi Isomura hopes to meet during his trip to Nagano this weekend to promote Osaka's 2008 Olympics bid.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 1998
Kobe Revisited: City rebuilding economic strength
Staff writerKOBE -- Three years after an early morning earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale resulted in the loss of more than 6,400 lives and left tens of thousands homeless, Kobe has rebuilt most of its economic infrastructure. But its recovery has not come without criticism over the plight...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 1998
Fiscal woes plague Osaka governor
Staff writerNearly three years ago, comedian and Diet member "Knock" Yokoyama shocked the nation by winning Osaka Prefecture's gubernatorial election as an independent, despite entering the race only three weeks before the voting.Yokoyama won because voters, angry with the former governor for his involvement...
JAPAN
Dec 16, 1997
City's testing confirms toxins buried at site of theme park
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 28, 1997
G-8, labor groups wrestle with global unemployment
Staff Writer
JAPAN
Nov 20, 1997
'86 photos detail dumping at Universal site
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 30, 1997
Jewell, Kono recount false accusations from press, police
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1997
Theme park foes take protest against Universal abroad
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1997
Osaka likely to let toxic waste stay at Universal Studios site
OSAKA -- To ensure that the construction of Universal Studios Japan begins in 1998 as scheduled, Osaka city is likely to allow the nearly 700,000 tons of industrial waste to remain buried on the site.
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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