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JAPAN
Feb 11, 1999

Gaming fans snatch up latest Final Fantasy

Hundreds of electronic game lovers mobbed stores in Tokyo's Akihabara Thursday to snap up the latest version of Final Fantasy, a popular PlayStation computer game that went on sale in the morning.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 1999

New Komeito key player in Tokyo election

Now that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan have picked their candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election in April, the two parties are waiting with bated breath to see where New Komeito will direct its support.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1999

State ready to entertain New Komeito budget request

The government and the Liberal Democratic Party will consider rearranging the fiscal 1999 state budget plan to possibly include 2 trillion yen in tax rebates and other measures requested by New Komeito, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka indicated Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1999

Mitsubishi firms eye largest leasing merger

Two leasing companies in the Mitsubishi corporate group are negotiating terms of a merger that may take place this fall, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1999

Immigration crackdown nets 27 Chinese

Immigration authorities on Wednesday placed 27 Chinese in custody on suspicion that they illegally entered and stayed in Japan by using fake certificates identifying them as offspring of Japanese women married to Chinese and left behind in that country after World War II, officials said.
EDITORIALS
Feb 10, 1999

Encouraging signs in South Asia

The world was shaken last May when India and then Pakistan conducted underground nuclear tests. Citizens of the two countries danced in the streets as the two governments declared themselves members of the nuclear club. Reaction elsewhere was just as heartfelt, but for entirely different reasons. The...
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1999

LDP counters with Akashi in race for Tokyo governor

The Liberal Democratic Party plans to field Yasushi Akashi, former U.N. undersecretary general, as its candidate for the Tokyo gubernatorial race, LDP sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1999

Defense to file suit against Toyo Communication

The Defense Agency will ask the Justice Ministry on Friday to file a civil lawsuit against Toyo Communication Equipment Co. for failing to refund an additional 6.2 billion yen to the agency in connection with a procurement overcharge, agency officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1999

Telecom firms form strategic alliance

Ten telecommunications carriers affiliated with power companies have formed an alliance on business strategies and infrastructure, top executives of the carriers announced Wednesday.
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Feb 10, 1999

You've got e-mess!

Calling the Internet a borderless world isn't far from the truth, but try saying that every time you get an e-mail you can't read. You know, one of those buggers that is full of incomprehensible code or one that has a mysterious file attached that refuses to open no matter how hard you click it.
EDITORIALS
Feb 9, 1999

Passing on the king's torch of peace

The active rule of a king does not greatly differ from that of a dictator in the sense that his demise has such a profound impact, not only on the fortunes of his own people, but also on the relationships between his nation and other countries. Whether his rule was that of an enlightened political leader...
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

Asahi Shimbun chief dies of pneumonia

Muneyuki Matsushita, president of the Asahi Shimbun, one of the nation's leading dailies, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital Tuesday morning, the newspaper said. He was 65.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

Kyoto grad student held over chloroform sales

A 32-year-old Kyoto University graduate student was arrested Tuesday for allegedly selling chloroform over the Internet without a license.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

Atsugi naval warehouse catches fire

A fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at a warehouse inside the Atsugi Naval Air Facility in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, but no casualties or damage to aircraft were reported, the Defense Agency said.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

Mint Museum slated for 2001 move to Chuo Ward

The Mint Museum of the Finance Ministry's Mint Bureau will be moved from Osaka's Kita Ward to the old site of the Osaka Arsenal on the grounds of Osaka Castle Park in Chuo Ward.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

Raids continue over suspected pipe-making cartel

Prosecutors continued nationwide raids on offices of three leading water pipe manufacturers Tuesday, following the arrests of 10 officials of the firms Monday in connection with a probe of an illegal market-share cartel.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

Osaka releases 4.1 trillion yen budget proposal

The Osaka Municipal Government released a 1999 fiscal year budget proposal of 4.1 trillion yen Tuesday that calls for additional welfare assistance programs and 935 million yen for promoting its bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

Professor links gassing death to sarin-like chemical

Tokyo University's forensic medicine professor said Tuesday at a hearing for Aum guru Shoko Asahara that the death of a Tokyo sarin attack victim is linked to a consciousness disturbance caused by an organic phosphorus substance.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

Daihyaku, Manulife join forces on life insurance

Midsize life insurer Daihyaku Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Manulife Financial of Canada have signed a definitive agreement to form a joint life insurance company with a future merger in mind, company officials announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

Hatoyama enters governor's race; LDP eyes Akashi

Kunio Hatoyama, deputy leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, ended days of speculation Tuesday by announcing his candidacy for April's Tokyo gubernatorial election.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

BOJ governor opposes outright bond purchases

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami on Tuesday came out against a proposal that the central bank expand its buying of government bonds from the market, saying such a measure would be tantamount to underwriting newly issued bonds.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 1999

Bill to amend Constitution breaks taboo

In a move that could break a longtime political taboo, a suprapartisan group of lawmakers decided Tuesday to submit a bill to create a research panel in both chambers of the Diet to review the 51-year-old Constitution for possible amendments in the future.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 1999

Daiwa, Kinki, Osaka form strategic banking alliance

Daiwa Bank has joined midsize regionals Bank of Osaka and Bank of Kinki to form a broad alliance that may lead to a joint holding company in the future, officials from the banks said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 1999

LTCB makes repayment to BOJ

The nationalized Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan decided Monday to repay 200 billion yen to the Bank of Japan, LTCB sources said.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 1999

Osaka forms bidding body for '08 Games

The Osaka Olympic Bidding Committee for the 2008 Summer Games was formally launched Monday amid an ongoing bribery scandal that has rocked the International Olympic Committee.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 1999

Aqualine losses spur repayment rethink

The Construction Ministry and Japan Highway Public Corp. will draft a set of measures by the end of March to reorganize the operations of the money-losing Tokyo Bay Aqualine, hopefully without raising or lowering tolls, government and JHPC sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 1999

LDP drops plan to back Hatoyama for governor

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday officially gave up its plan to join with other parties in supporting Kunio Hatoyama, vice president of the Democratic Party of Japan, even if he decides to run in the April 11 Tokyo gubernatorial election.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 1999

Cabby from China learning way around Japan

Ghost, half-human and spy — Shigeru Oyama has been called all these things growing up half-Japanese in postwar Beijing.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 1999

Jordanian Embassy accepts condolences for King Hussein

The Jordanian Embassy has begun accepting messages of condolence over the death of King Hussein, who succumbed to cancer Sunday in the Middle Eastern country, embassy officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 1999

China's crested ibises find Sado life just fine

You You and Yang Yang, the pair of endangered crested ibises that arrived from China at the end of January, are feeding and adapting well to their new home, the Environment Agency announced Monday.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris but later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
A mysterious plot prompts a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in April. In July, Russia's defense minister said he needed to talk to Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
Japan's Hifumi Abe defends Olympic title after sister falls early
Hifumi Abe reacts after defending his Olympic title in the judo men's under-66 kg division at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Sunday.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
For aging Japan, a troubling link between heat and dementia
The latest research indicates that heat stress is likely to worsen the condition of people with Alzheimer’s disease — which accounts for over half of all dementia cases in Japan — by making them more irritated or exacerbating their cognitive decline.
In historic move, U.S. to upgrade military command structure in Japan
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left to right), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara prior their "two-plus-two" talks at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Sunday
Influencers helped cause overtourism. Can they help fix it?
More tourists than ever are guided around Japan based on the content they consume online, but can those same creators help direct them to less-populated areas of the country?
Japan's extreme heat is causing a rethink of school sports
The students at Mitaka Municipal No. 7 Junior High School have access to various cooling devices for when they play sports.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.

Podcast

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

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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