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JAPAN
Jan 18, 2000
Nanking Massacre biggest lie, unverifiable: group
Staff writer OSAKA -- Claims by Chinese and Western historians that hundreds of thousands of people were raped and murdered by the Imperial Japanese Army in Nanjing are undocumented and exaggerated, participants in symposium here Sunday claimed as protesters rallied outside. "There is no proof of large-scale...
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2000
Kobe closes last quake shelter
Staff writer KOBE -- Local government officials marked the fifth anniversary of the Kobe earthquake by announcing that the last temporary shelter has been closed and that it was time to move on and take stock of the lessons learned. But while much of Kobe and the surrounding area has recovered, many...
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2000
Protesters step up Kobe airport campaign
Staff writer KOBE -- The continuing saga of Kobe airport enters its next phase later this month as citizens opposed to the project begin a campaign to recall the mayor, and foreign firms step up pressure to be included in construction work. For nearly a year following the December 1998 rejection of...
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2000
Ring funneling cash to China busted
OSAKA -- Police here recently announced that after a yearlong investigation, they have broken up an underground banking operation that funneled an estimated 20 billion yen a year to China through an elaborate network of falsified accounts in Tokyo and Osaka.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2000
Police bust Chinese money-laundering ring
Staff writer OSAKA -- Police here recently announced that after a yearlong investigation, they have broken up an underground banking operation that funneled an estimated 20 billion yen a year to China through an elaborate network of falsified accounts in Tokyo and Osaka. Since early 1999, 10 Chinese...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2000
'Super Osaka' bureaucracy floated
OSAKA -- Should the municipal boundaries of Osaka Prefecture be redrawn so that the city of Osaka is a ward of the prefecture? Or should the prefecture be scrapped entirely, leaving a "Super City Osaka"?
JAPAN
Dec 17, 1999
Kepco may cut off MOX supplier
Staff writer OSAKA -- Kansai Electric Power Co. said Friday that it may end its relationship with the British company that manufactures mixed plutonium-uranium fuel (MOX) following revelations the firm falsified data for a batch of it due to have been burned early next year in Kepco's No. 4 reactor...
JAPAN
Nov 8, 1999
Nishimura sticks to his guns, urges defense debate
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1999
Pros offer multilingual counseling for stressed foreigners
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1999
Kepco cancels hearing on MOX fuel
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 18, 1999
Global sports body promotes 'sacred unity'
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 27, 1999
MOX ships said prone to attack, accident
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1999
Exhibition displays horrors of Minamata disaster
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 1, 1999
Maizuru in Pyongyang's sights?
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 27, 1999
IOC warns Osaka over bidding conduct
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1999
Earthquake concerns Turkish restaurateur
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 25, 1999
Kobe airport foes mull last-ditch options
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 20, 1999
Will wiretap law catch mob off guard?
Staff writer
CULTURE / Music
Aug 17, 1999
Latino culture bursts onto scene
Fans of Latin American culture, especially salsa dancing, will definitely not want to miss Isla de Salsa '99, which takes place in Fukuoka Aug. 22.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 1999
Asian instability may force Japan's nuclear hand
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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