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JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Hanshin quake relief bill left for next Diet session

One of two legislative proposals to provide governmental assistance to survivors of the January 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and other natural disasters will be carried over to the next Diet session for further debate, according to Diet officials.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Typhoon moves toward Okinawa

A strong typhoon is expected to threaten Minami Daitojima Island east of Okinawa this morning and approach the coast of western Japan on early June 20, the Meteorological Agency said June 18.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

DKB barred from government bond dealing

The Finance Ministry said June 18 that it would exclude Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank from participating in the bidding and underwriting of government bonds for an indefinite period of time beginning with the next bond issue, which is expected sometime early next week.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Two orcas die at Wakayama aquarium

Two of the five killer whales captured off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in February have died at an aquarium there, according to civic groups working for their return to the sea.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Trade surplus soared 222.2% in May to 738 billion yen

The nation's customs-cleared trade surplus for the month of May soared 222.2 percent from the same period last year to 738.3 billion yen, marking the second straight month of increase, according to figures released June 18.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Hosokawa finally quits party he helped found

Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa walked away from Shinshinto on June 18, dealing a fresh blow to the already troubled leadership of party chief Ichiro Ozawa.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Father tells police his son killed friend

The body of a slain 19-year-old youth was found June 18 beside the Tama River in western Tokyo after a man called police to say his son and some friends had killed another of their friends, officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Ministries dislike plan for quasi-governmental agencies

Most government ministries and agencies are urging caution and "careful study" of a proposal to hand nonpolicy government duties over to quasi-governmental organizations in order to streamline the government, according to reports released June 18.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Ex-patient faces 15 years for killing his doctor

Prosecutors demanded a 15-year prison term June 18 for a 39-year-old Saitama Prefecture man accused of murdering his former doctor in a Tokyo railway station in 1994.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Ruling alliance emerges from Diet session intact

One-hundred fifty days, some 100 laws and 16 treaties later, the ruling partnership is still intact, at least on the surface.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Panel says ODA should better serve Japan's interests

Japan's national interests -- including business opportunities for Japanese companies -- should be taken into greater consideration when official development assistance is extended to a nation, a government panel said in a report released June 18.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1997

Kamigumi chief takes over harbor association

Mutsumi Ozaki, president of Kamigumi Co., became president of the Japan Harbor Transportation Association after his appointment was approved in a general meeting on June 18.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1997

Transport official escapes bomb blast

Two small, homemade bombs went off early June 17 at the Kawasaki home of a senior Transport Ministry official, destroying a portion of the wall surrounding the house, police said. No one was injured in the explosion.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1997

DKB released from directorship of bankers' federation

The Japan Federation of Bankers Associations decided June 17 to grant a request by scandal-tainted Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank to be released from its duties as a director of the organization for the remaining 10 months of its term.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1997

Japan, U.S. to address liquor taxes at Denver

Japan and the United States will hold senior-level talks in Denver on June 19 regarding a long-standing dispute over liquor taxes, the Foreign Ministry announced June 17.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1997

Carmakers will not reduce exports, JAMA says

Japan's auto industry has no intention of sharply increasing exports, but the idea that automakers should refrain from exporting more is not acceptable, according to the head of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1997

No change in G-7 currency pact expected, Mitsuzuka says

Finance ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations will reaffirm their April agreement that exchange rates should reflect economic fundamentals and that excess volatility is undesirable when they meet later this week, Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka said June 17.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1997

WWW Consortium to meet at Keio University

World Wide Web Consortium, an international nonprofit organization to promote standardization of the World Wide Web, is holding its semiannual general meeting, starting June 18, at Keio University in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1997

Organ donors' rights become key issue

Now that the Diet has passed a legislator-proposed bill to allow organ transplants from brain-dead donors, some patients may have a chance in the near future to receive organs in this country. The new law ends a 30-year self-imposed ban on such transplants by the medical profession.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1997

Foreign residents' panel asks city for support

The Kawasaki City Representative Assembly for Foreign Residents, an advisory unit to the mayor, asked for the municipal assembly's support June 17 for its proposals, including abolition of discrimination against foreign residents in housing.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 1997

Japan set record for carbon dioxide emissions in '95

Japan released a record amount of carbon dioxide into the air in fiscal 1995, the Environment Agency reported to a Cabinet meeting June 17.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1997

Analysis: Health system reform falls short

With the Diet's approval of a revision to the Health Insurance Law, many observers are frustrated with the less-than-anticipated results of well over half a year of heated and repeated discussions.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1997

Barclays, Hokkaido Takushoku eye business tieup

Hokkaido Takushoku Bank and Barclays Bank PLC announced June 16 they will begin discussions toward mutual business cooperation in such areas as asset securitization and development of products for the Japanese market.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1997

Japanese trader, Filipinos freed; two abductors killed

MANILA -- A Japanese trader and three others who were abducted by six armed men at a southern Philippine beach resort were rescued June 16 by government troops, officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1997

New Kansai flight routes sought

OSAKA -- The Transport Ministry on June 16 presented to Osaka Prefecture its plan to establish two new overland routes for flights at Kansai International Airport.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1997

Diet legislates independent financial watchdog

The Diet passed a bill June 16 to create a state agency independent of the Finance Ministry for supervising the nation's financial institutions.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1997

New venture promises free home-page setups

Internet users will be able to open their home pages for free in a "cybercity" that will be launched as early as September, Softbank Corp. and California-based GeoCities Corp. announced June 16.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1997

Self-styled rice seller defends sake sales

A 61-year-old rice retailer claimed in court June 16 that his sales of "doburoku" unrefined sake are not in violation of the Liquor Tax Law, which bans the unlicensed production of alcoholic drinks.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1997

The pill creeps closer to contraceptive status

The Public Health Council drafted a report June 16 that effectively approves low-hormone birth control pills on condition that measures against the spread of sexually transmitted diseases be strengthened.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1997

Marines' artillery drill relocation mapped out

Japan and the U.S. officially decided June 16 that the U.S. Marine Corps will discontinue live artillery drills over Highway 104 in Okinawa Prefecture, a senior Japanese defense official said.
High temperatures to continue in Japan throughout October
The city of Kumamoto on Sept. 18, when the temperature climbed to 37.5 degrees Celsius
Masamitsu Yoshioka, last Pearl Harbor bombardier, dies at 106
Masamitsu Yoshioka in 2023, when he was 105
LDP to endorse 'slush fund' lawmakers in general election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers his inaugural policy address to parliament in Tokyo on Friday.
Tokyo passes nation's first customer harassment ordinance
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to a reporter on Sept. 27. Aggressive acts toward front-line workers, dubbed "customer harassment," have become a growing problem.
Japanese baseball fans flock to LA to see playoff-bound Ohtani
A giant mural of Shohei Ohtani on the side of a hotel in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles
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
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.
Japan’s biggest Louise Bourgeois exhibit yet leans into ambivalence
Bourgeois is perhaps best known among the general public for her giant steel spider sculptures, particularly in Tokyo, where a nearly 10-meter tall bronze cast of the original spider has loomed over the walkway in Roppongi Hills since 2003.
Japan great Ayami Sato helps shine light on women's baseball in new documentary
Ayami Sato is one of the best female players in baseball history.
Tokyo passes nation's first customer harassment ordinance
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to a reporter on Sept. 27. Aggressive acts toward front-line workers, dubbed "customer harassment," have become a growing problem.

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