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JAPAN
Jan 24, 1997
Kim-Hashimoto talks to focus on the future
South Korean President Kim Young Sam is to arrive in Japan Jan. 25 for talks with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, and officials are hoping the discussions will focus on the future rather than the bitter disputes over World War II-related issues.Foreign Ministry officials expect they will focus on...
JAPAN
Jan 24, 1997
LDP member hits sex-slave entries in texts
An Upper House member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party raised doubts Jan. 24 about the government's decision to authorize junior high school textbooks that include descriptions of military "comfort women."During an interpellation to Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, lawmaker Kiyoko Ono said teaching...
JAPAN
Jan 24, 1997
Scrap sex slave aid plan, groups say
The government and the Asian Women's Fund should scrap an aid project for former sex slaves, citizens' groups supporting efforts to win redress for foreign war victims demanded Jan. 24.The Campaign to Realize Redress for WWII Victims in Asia and Pacific issued a protest statement over the government-sponsored...
JAPAN
Jan 24, 1997
Tax Commission solicits public opinion on reform
In an unusual move, the government's Tax Commission on Jan. 24 submitted a report asking the public for its opinion on the best taxation system for the nation.Rather than simply providing its own analysis, the commission wants to get people to voice opinions on its report through mail, fax and e-mail,...
JAPAN
Jan 24, 1997
Sony Corp. considering big investment in JSkyB
Sony Corp. is considering entering the digital satellite broadcasting business through investing in Japan Sky Broadcasting Co., which was founded by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and Japanese businessman Masayoshi Son, Sony officials said Jan. 24.Sony last month began negotiating to become a major investor...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 1997
Trade surplus posts 32.4% decline for 1996
The nation's customs-cleared trade surplus for 1996 fell 32.4 percent from the previous year to 6.744 trillion yen, marking the fourth straight year of decline, the Finance Ministry said Jan. 23.Preliminary reports showed that exports rose 7.7 percent to 44.734 trillion yen, but imports grew more sharply,...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 1997
Tokyo pares '97 budget by 3.1%
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government unveiled Jan. 23 a budget draft of 6.66 trillion yen for the next fiscal year that features a 210 billion yen cut -- the largest ever -- from the previous year. The 210 billion yen represents 3.1 percent of last year's budget.The metropolitan government has been in...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 1997
Hashimoto is assailed over policies on Asia
A leading member of an Upper House opposition force lashed out at Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Jan. 23 over his policy toward South Korea and China.Takushi Hirai, chairman of Heiseikai, the largest opposition force in the chamber, which mainly consists of Shinshinto and Komei members, charged...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 1997
Foreign scholarships up for grabs
United World Colleges, an international nongovernmental organization of colleges, is now accepting applications for this year's scholarships.The organization was established to raise young people's awareness of other cultures by inviting students from throughout the world to study in a two-year preuniversity...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 1997
JRA jockeys cough up 220 million yen
A number of popular Japan Racing Association jockeys, including Norihiro Yokoyama, 28, have revised their income tax returns and paid a total of 220 million yen in back taxes for the three years up to 1995, tax authority sources said Jan. 23.The back taxes are a result of taxation authorities' new policy...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 1997
Weather continues to plague oil cleanup
A 20-meter section of a temporary road built to haul heavy oil extracted from the bow of the Russian tanker Nakhodka off Mikuni, Fukui Prefecture, was found Jan. 23 to have washed away.The destruction came one day after about 15 meters of the temporary road crumbled during heavy storms. The road had...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 1997
Quake records from 1923 indexed for further study
In an effort to step up urban disaster prevention, a Tokyo institute has published a voluminous index of historical articles concerning the Great Kanto Earthquake.The Tokyo Metropolitan Archives and Records Institute in the city's Minato Ward put together the index of more than 2,000 documents and records....
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
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.

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