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JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

German East Asiatic Society opens new center in Kobe

KOBE -- The Kobe center of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Naturund Volkenkunde Ostasiens, or German East Asiatic Society (OAG), opened Friday in Higashi-Nada Ward here at the former residence of a long-term German resident who donated his property to the organization.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Nuclear energy pushed to meet national emissions goal

A government task force on global warming unveiled guidelines Friday calling for promotion of nuclear energy as well as daylight-saving time as part of efforts to reduce Japan's greenhouse gas emissions.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

New finance watchdog faces credibility hurdle from get-go

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JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Globe-trotting Briton now halfway through Japan

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JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Foreign teachers union announces strike over mistreatment

A union of foreign teachers at a public university in Kumamoto announced Friday it will launch a one-day strike against the school Wednesday over its allegedly unfair treatment of foreign staff -- a strike they claim is the first among public school teachers in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Rain ends in Okinawa; other areas wet

The rainy season has officially ended in Okinawa Prefecture, the Meteorological Agency declared Friday, while on the same day issuing a warning for heavy downpours in wide areas stretching from western to eastern Japan through this morning.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Navy schedules night landing practice off Iwojima

The U.S. Navy will conduct night landing practice on Iwojima Island for about 30 carrier-based from the USS Independence beginning next Saturday, the Defense Facilities Administration Agency said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Cultist says he doubted sarin's potency

A senior Aum Shinrikyo figure testified Friday that he doubted the sarin the cult produced was potent enough to be lethal when he was given bags containing the liquid nerve gas the day before the March 1995 Tokyo subway attack.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Kobe Steel axes TI ties, forges Micron alliance

In a move to rebuild its semiconductor business, Kobe Steel Ltd. will form a business alliance with U.S. chip giant Micron Technology, Inc., ending its joint venture with Texas Instruments Inc., the three firms announced Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Uehara exits SDP, may run against Ota

Kosuke Uehara, former head of the Hokkaido and Okinawa Development Agency, left the Social Democratic Party on Friday and indicated his intention to run in an Okinawa gubernatorial election scheduled for November.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Prosecutor resigns over letter to tax office investigators

A high-ranking public prosecutor resigned Friday after being reprimanded by the Justice Ministry for using his title in a letter sent to a tax office to protest a 1997 investigation into his wife's failure to report part of her inheritance, Justice Minister Kokichi Shimoinaba said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Act now to lift economy, Summers tells officials

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers entered into a flurry of talks with Japanese leaders Friday -- two days after the U.S. and Japan jointly intervened to prop up the ailing yen -- and repeated a call for Japan to promptly clean up the bad loans weighing down its economy.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Government plans LTCB bailout

The government began considering measures to bail out the financially troubled Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, on the belief that it will be unable to rehabilitate on its own, Kyodo News reported Friday, quoting government sources.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

35th Japan-U.S. business conference set for July

About 90 business leaders will meet in Tokyo for the 35th Japan-U.S. Business Conference from July 12-14, the head of Japan-U.S. Business Council said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Foreign inmate wants out for anorexia treatment

A 29-year-old Iranian inmate at Fuchu Prison has requested the Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office suspend his jail term so he can receive treatment for anorexia, his lawyers said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Experts recommend drafting medical disclosure law

A panel of experts proposed Thursday that a law be established requiring doctors to provide patients access to their medical records upon request.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Forced war laborer recounts suffering, isolation in Japan

An 84-year-old Chinese man recounted in court how he was abducted from his home in 1944, taken to a Hokkaido coal mine where he was forced to work, then hid out in the mountains, where he lived alone for 13 years unaware that the war had ended.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Diet wraps up term after passing 106 bills, extra budget

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JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Harvard plans to build strong regional ties at Asia Center

Harvard University is looking for a role to play in providing a cooperative international mechanism or organization to help manage crises when they occur and even before they hit, the president of the prestigious American university said.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Election Equation: Head housewife promotes war on apathy

Despite the public's reasonable disgust with the state of Japanese politics, voters must not lose hope that they can enact change, said Hatoko Shimizu, president of the Japan Housewives' Association.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Intervention overseas sends yen, markets sailing

The yen soared to as high as 135-to-the-dollar in Tokyo trading Thursday after Japanese and U.S. authorities surprised overseas currency markets with joint intervention overnight.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Arthur D. Little selects Fukushima as next chief

Inc., a global strategic consulting firm, on Thursday announced that Glen Fukushima, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, has become its president. Fukushima, who was vice president of AT&T Japan Ltd., the wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Corp. in the U.S., assumed the current position...
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Trade surplus for May jumped 66.6%

The nation's surplus in merchandise trade in May jumped 66.6 percent from a year earlier to 1.22 trillion yen due to a plunge in imports caused by the prolonged economic slump, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Tokyo to host emergency meeting to deal with Asian crisis

The government will host an emergency meeting Saturday in Tokyo with representatives from 18 economies to discuss the Asian economic crisis, a senior Finance Ministry official said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Moody's downgrades LTCB subordinated debt ratings

Moody's Investor Services said Thursday it will downgrade its ratings for subordinated debts of Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan and LTCB Finance, adding the ratings will remain under review for further possible downgrade.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Japan becomes top aid donor for seventh straight year

Japan stretched its record as the world's top aid donor to seven consecutive years in 1997 despite cuts in official development assistance and a depreciating yen, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Partyspeak: Komei seeks to thwart LDP quest for majority

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JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Talented students may get chance to do college in three years

Smart kids will be able to wrap up college in three years -- instead of four -- by taking more credits per semester if approved by schools, according to the University Council, an advisory panel to the education minister.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1998

LTCB seeks to end rumors as stock hits all-time low

The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan held its second news conference in two weeks Wednesday to again deny market rumors questioning the bank's soundness.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1998

Diet enacts '98 supplementary budget

Diet enacted the fiscal 1998 supplementary budget Wednesday night, paving the way for the long-awaited implementation of the government's 16 trillion yen stimulus package.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Sure, Tokyo’s trains are amazing. But are they ruining your trip?
Walking through Tokyo's varied neighborhoods and the sub-communities within them can be the best way for a tourist, even one with limited time, to take the city in.
Ishiba says LDP will not endorse some 'slush fund' lawmakers in general election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Saturday.
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
A damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, after a major earthquake struck the area on New Year's Day
Ishiba's U-turn on interest rates surprises market
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda ahead of their meeting on Wednesday. Ishiba's comment after the meeting that he doesn't believe Japan needs an additional interest rate hike has surprised the financial market.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
A damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, after a major earthquake struck the area on New Year's Day
The furry performance-enhancers that are sweeping the world of sports
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his dog, Dekopin, who delivered the ceremonial first pitch prior to a game against the Orioles on Aug. 28
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free
Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
At Tokyo Game Show 2024, nostalgia was king
As is the trend in movies and TV, the games with the biggest budgets at Tokyo Game Show 2024 were by and large remakes and remasters.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free
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