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JAPAN
Apr 23, 1999

Ready for 2000?: ANA plugging away at 'millennium bug'

Third in an occasional series on Japan's Y2K preparedness
JAPAN
Apr 14, 1999

JICS handles nuts and bolts of foreign aid

Staff writer
LIFE / Travel
Apr 7, 1999

Where does the rain go?

SUVA -- Lounging by the pool of one of Fiji's most expensive resort hotels last month, an American tourist cracked open a bottle of "Fiji" mineral water and knocked it back like a draught of ice-cold beer. "Thank God for water," he sighed, examining the label of a brand that has made its developer, Canadian...
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1999

State buys more foreign computers

Some 22.4 percent of computers procured by the government in fiscal 1997 were foreign-made, marking a slight increase from 19.6 percent the previous year, a government report said Friday.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 1999

JAL plans executive echelon makeover

Japan Airlines will reduce the number of board members and adopt an "executive officer" system as part of its three-year business plan, JAL President Isao Kaneko announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 1999

Aum regrouping for Armageddon in September: PSIA

Aum Shinrikyo followers are striving to hold together to reconstruct their cult, believing Armageddon will come this year in accordance with founder Shoko Asahara's prediction, according to a report released Friday by the Public Security Investigation Agency.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 1998

JR firms on modernization roll in Asia

OSAKA -- Japanese railroads are boosting their support of railway modernization efforts in other parts of Asia, providing training, used engines and rolling stock.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 1998

Genden Engineering to dissolve over fake nuclear data

Genden Engineering Services and Construction Co., which in October was found to have falsified data on a container for transporting mixed oxide fuel to be used in a planned thermal neutron reactor, announced on Thursday it will dissolve by next summer as a result of the scandal.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

Supreme Court rules speech restraint constitutional

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that it is constitutional to place restraints on court judges' freedom of expression.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1998

Endocrine disrupters causing alarm

Staff writerA team of scientists in Tokyo announced last weekend that it has found eggs in the spermaries of three out of 20 male flounder caught in the sea near the Kanto region.The scientists said the abnormality may have been caused by suspected endocrine disrupters, chemicals believed to disrupt...
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1998

Skymark becomes nation's first new airline in 35 years

Skymark Airlines on Tuesday obtained a license to offer flight services between Tokyo and Fukuoka, becoming the first new airline in 35 years to enter Japan's domestic market.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

JAL chief aims to run like the Bulls

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

JICA member takes on Ghana ball team

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 6, 1998

Enterprise Spirit: Forval aims to become one-stop telecom shop

18th in a series of occasional articles on venture businesses
JAPAN
Apr 17, 1998

Bills allow SDF bigger role in contingencies abroad

Two bills to implement the new Japanese-U.S. defense guidelines were presented Friday to the ruling tripartite alliance, paving the way for the Self-Defense Forces to take unprecedented military roles in contingencies in areas surrounding Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 1998

Signal maker's sons arrested in tax evasion case

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office on April 15 arrested two sons of the president of Japan Traffic Control Technology (Nikkokan) Co., a traffic signal maintenance firm, in connection with a tax evasion case.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 1998

Traffic light concern suspected of tax evasion, police ties

A business group that maintains traffic control systems in eastern Japan is suspected of evading 500 million yen in taxes and hiding more than 1 billion yen in income, informed sources said April 13.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 1998

Mercedes-Benz to start up free support services

To attract more Japanese customers, Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., a subsidiary of Daimler-Benz AG in Germany, will introduce a new after-sales service program in April, the company said Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1998

DDI, Teleglobe to join on international services

DDI Corp., and Teleglobe Japan Inc., an affiliate of Montreal-based Teleglobe International Inc., jointly announced March 19 that they have signed an agreement in principle for international connections to offer inexpensive international telephone service, starting from October.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 1998

Clinton may visit Japan and China, Carter says

U.S. President Bill Clinton is considering visiting China in June and may come to Japan on his way home, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said March 12 in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 1998

Information disclosure bill seen as first step

First in a series
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1998

Fledgling Skymark seeks license for Tokyo-Fukuoka runs

Skymark Airlines Co., a new entry to the airline business, applied Friday to the Transport Ministry for a license to launch regular service between Tokyo and Fukuoka.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 1997

COP3: Agreement on emissions is relatively easy

First in a series
JAPAN
Nov 20, 1997

Garuda crash blamed on pilot misjudgment

The Garuda Indonesia crash last year in Fukuoka was caused by the captain's failure to execute proper judgment and follow-through with the takeoff even though one of the aircraft's engines had failed, a Transport Ministry committee has concluded.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 1997

JAS and KLM sign cooperation agreement

Japan Air System Co. has signed an agreement for opening comprehensive business cooperation with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to strengthen the two carriers' competitiveness between Japan and Europe.The two airlines exchanged a memorandum of understanding at KLM's headquarters in Holland on Oct. 23, a JAS...
JAPAN
Sep 29, 1997

Hun Sen to visit in November to make pitch for legitimacy

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 5, 1997

LDP regains Lower House majority

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party regained a majority in the powerful House of Representatives on Friday when it agreed to allow a former Shinshinto member to return to the party fold.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 1997

Stumbling blocks to administrative reform still remain

Staff Writer
JAPAN
Aug 14, 1997

Sorge hanging was unfair: Yokohama lawyers

The November 1944 execution of convicted Soviet spy Richard Sorge and his accomplice, Hotsumi Ozaki, was unfair, the Yokohama Bar Association said in a report based on 10 years of research.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1997

Tokyo's strength Japan's weakness, Kankeiren says

The nation's socioeconomic system is in need of reform because information and policymaking is too concentrated in Tokyo, according to the new chief of the federation that represents industries in the Kansai region.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

Podcast

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

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan
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