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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
Staff writer
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
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's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
School-age suicides in Japan hit all-time high
A volunteer handles an incoming call at the Tokyo Befrienders call center, a suicide hotline center in Japan's capital.
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
In Tokyo, Pentagon chief provides assurances that Japan-U.S. alliance remains robust
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (left) and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo ahead of their talks Sunday.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Traveling the Three-Star Road, the tourist route made from thin air
Scenes like this snow-covered bridge leading to the village of Shirakawa-go are what make the Three-Star Road worth traveling — its name notwithstanding.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
Hanami season to have record ¥1.39 trillion economic impact on Japan
Cherry blossoms along a road in Tokyo on Tuesday. The 2025 cherry blossom season is expected to have an economic impact of around ¥1.39 trillion on Japan.

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