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JAPAN
Jul 29, 1999
UNSC urged to prevent nuclear proliferation
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1999
Arms talks participants slam Tokyo Forum report
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 27, 1999
Asia tensions undermining global security: Akashi
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 19, 1999
Yamaguchi-gumi don celebrates a decade at the top
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1999
Setouchi Special: Bridge-linked isles hope for tourist blitz
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1999
Temporary housing closed to quake victims
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 25, 1999
Osaka all smiles for sports meeting
OSAKA — Overseas visitors to a major international conference here in October will be greeted by young women shoving drinks into their hands and smiling old male bureaucrats distributing promotional literature.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1999
Kobe airport foes vow door-to-door poll
KOBE — Local citizens' groups said Wednesday they will canvass residents door-to-door next month in order to determine once and for all whether people want a Kobe airport.
JAPAN
May 31, 1999
Prange exhibit recalls Occupation's censorship
Staff writer
JAPAN
May 20, 1999
1920s villa razed despite promise of talks
Staff writer
JAPAN
May 13, 1999
Trust main issue at Kyoto power talks
Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1999
Osaka feels blindsided, cheated out of summit
OSAKA -- Thursday's announcement by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi that next year's Group of Eight summit will be held in Okinawa, Fukuoka, and Miyazaki came as a bitter disappointment to Osaka officials, who until recently believed their city was the front-runner.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 1999
Airport foes gain ground in Kobe assembly race
Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 24, 1999
Local Elections: Megaprojects now nightmare to explain
Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1999
Fired Kobe teaching aides win compensation, not jobs
Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 9, 1999
Kobe urged to woo foreign investment
Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 5, 1999
Airport, deficit likely top issues for Kobe voters
Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1999
More Maishima dioxin tests urged
Dioxin found buried on Maishima Island is approaching dangerous levels and thus more environmental testing must be carried out, a scientist with Greenpeace Australia warned.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 1999
Nagano bribe suspicions spoiling Osaka's Games plan
As the International Olympic Committee extends its investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption during Nagano's bid for the 1998 Winter Games, Osaka officials wonder what the effect will be on their bid for the 2008 Summer Games.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 1999
Osaka floods in own disaster movie
Imagine the following: During a particularly wet rainy season, runoff water flows into tributaries of the Yodogawa River faster than a series of dams, built to avoid such a problem, can handle it.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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