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JAPAN

Feb 3, 2000

Europe ethnic strife solutions a lesson for Asia: OSCE chief

Staff writer Asia can learn from Europe's experiences in tackling ethnic minority problems in order to reduce potential conflict, according to a senior European official in charge of ethnic minority issues in the region. "It is possible to find ways that would avoid splitting up a state and satisfy the...

JAPAN

Feb 2, 2000

KEDO ready to begin construction on nuclear reactors

Staff writer Full-scale construction of two light-water reactors in North Korea is set to begin by mid-February, Desaix Anderson, executive director of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, said in an interview. On Monday in Tokyo, Japan signed a loan agreement with KEDO to provide up...

JAPAN

Jan 28, 2000

World Cup goal is to show off improved ties, new envoy says

Staff writer The 2002 World Cup soccer finals will be a test for Japan and South Korea, joint hosts of the tournament, to demonstrate their enhanced partnership in recent years, according to Japan's new ambassador to South Korea. Terusuke Terada, 61, former ambassador to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development...

JAPAN

Jan 25, 2000

Visit from Zhu sought before G8 summit

Japan has asked China to arrange a visit by Prime Minister Zhu Rongji to Japan before the Group of Eight summit in Okinawa in July, Japanese Ambassador to China Sakutaro Tanino said in a recent interview.

JAPAN

Jan 4, 2000

Another Century: Strategies turn to partnerships with Asia

Staff writer For Elok Halimah, 21, an Indonesian student at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, learning Japanese in Tokyo has been a long-term aspiration. "Eventually, I hope I will be able to work for a Japanese company in Indonesia," said Halimah, who came from Jakarta in October. "In Indonesia,...

JAPAN

Dec 31, 1999

2000 'pivotal' in ties with Pyongyang

Staff writer For better or worse, future historians may characterize 2000 as a pivotal point in Japan's foreign policy toward its hermetic neighbor, North Korea. This is mainly because one of Japan's long-standing diplomatic issues -- normalization talks with Pyongyang -- is likely to enter a critical...

JAPAN

Nov 9, 1999

Pakistan links CTBT signing to end of sanctions

JAPAN

Oct 22, 1999

Latin America urged to help KEDO process with oil

JAPAN

Oct 14, 1999

Queensland seeks biotech exchange with Japan

JAPAN

Oct 6, 1999

Japan dangles new carrot in Pyongyang's face

JAPAN

Sep 27, 1999

Private-sector security forum explores Northeast Asia, TMD

JAPAN

Sep 15, 1999

New ambassador looks to further U.S. ties

The government is closely watching Okinawa's efforts to select a new site for the U.S. Marine Corps heliport now at Futenma Air Station, with hope of seeing early progress in completing the process long-stalled by local opposition, Japan's new ambassador to the Unites States said.

JAPAN

Sep 10, 1999

Diplomacy central to Obuchi's APEC agenda

JAPAN

Jul 20, 1999

Slovakia, Japan pursue U.N. Security Council reform

JAPAN

Jul 7, 1999

Economic progress hoped for at China summit

JAPAN

Jun 16, 1999

Surprise GDP result arms Obuchi for Cologne

For Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, the coming summit in Cologne, Germany, of the industrialized world's leaders comes at an optimal time.

JAPAN

Apr 28, 1999

Obuchi visit may not be all smiles

JAPAN

Apr 13, 1999

Djibouti ambassador sees chance to improve ties

JAPAN

Feb 26, 1999

Opertti to tackle UNSC reform with principles, not seats

Reform of the United Nations Security Council should be based on the principles of equitable regional representation and contribution to U.N. activities, a senior U.N. official visiting Japan argues.

JAPAN

Feb 24, 1999

Cambodia aid donors mull $450 million aid package

Aid donors to Cambodia are likely to pledge a total of $450 million in economic aid to Phnom Penh during a two-day meeting of the Consultative Group for Cambodia beginning today in Tokyo, according to the chairman of the meeting.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.

In search of the ‘Japanese dream’

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