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JAPAN
Jan 14, 1999

Japan's previous coalition governments

Coalition governments have emerged numerous times in Japanese politics to either secure a better hold on the Diet or topple an administration:
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1999

Meiji Life hawking policies in magazines

Meiji Life Insurance Co. has started selling a 5 million yen life insurance plan through magazine advertisement inserts, company officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1999

Imported auto show dampened by recession

The nation's largest imported automobile trade show started Thursday in Tokyo, with the number of participating companies and cars on display significantly decreased from previous shows amid the economic slump.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1999

Imperial poetry reading touches on blue, youth

The Emperor and Empress took part in an annual New Year's poetry reading ceremony at the Imperial Palace Thursday where Japanese "waka" poems written by both Imperial family members and the general public were read.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1999

The Asahara Trial: Endo tags guru as Matsumoto mastermind

Former Aum Shinrikyo biologist Seiichi Endo, 38, told the court for the first time Thursday that cult founder Shoko Asahara ordered the 1994 sarin gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1999

Analysis: Coalition plagued with problems

After days of intense haggling between the Liberal Democratic Party and Liberal Party, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi finally launched a coalition government Thursday. But despite his desire for a stable government, he appears to be headed for trouble.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1999

Japan, U.S. approve low-level flight training

Japan and the United States formally adopted new guidelines Thursday for low-altitude flight training by U.S. military aircraft in Japan that restricts practice on weekends and holidays.
EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 1999

Avoiding a toxic meltdown

A survey conducted last year by the Environment Agency showed that endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or environmental hormones, had been detected in most of Japan's water systems. It also indicated that dioxin in excess of standardized limits existed in the air in the Tokyo Metropolitan area and many other...
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Jan 13, 1999

We ski, Web ski

I've got a problem, and rather than just let it smolder, I figured the best way to confront it is to go public
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

Miyazawa urges monitoring of exchange rate

Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa called for continuous monitoring of the currency market Wednesday despite the seeming stabilization of the yen-dollar exchange rate.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

JAL, BA ink code-sharing, mileage agreement

Japan Airlines Co. and British Airways signed an agreement Wednesday to form a comprehensive alliance to jointly launch frequent flier programs and code-sharing operations.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

College seniors enter tough job market

A total of 80.3 percent of university students seeking employment this spring received informal job offers by Dec. 1, according to a joint survey by the Education and Labor ministries released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

Mitsuzuka's ties with Nakajima probed

Prosecutors have questioned former Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka in connection with wrongdoing involving indicted Diet member Yojiro Nakajima, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

Universal theme park faces developer pullout

With the recent pullout of a group of investors from plans to develop the area around Universal Studios Japan, there are growing concerns among potential investors that Osaka's hopes for a USJ-led economic revival face a serious setback.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

Textbook panel moves for return to basics

Textbooks used in the nation's elementary and junior high schools should be edited down to cover only basic and standard issues, an advisory panel to the education minister decided Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

Toyota unveils 1,000cc hatchback

Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled Wednesday a new 1-liter hatchback vehicle called Vitz, which will serve as a base for its line of cars aimed at the global compact car market, the automaker says.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

Fuji to enter hybrid car race

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said Wednesday it will begin marketing a hybrid minicar equipped with a 660cc gasoline engine and an electric motor in 2001.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

LDP, Liberal Party clear last coalition hurdle

The Liberal Democratic Party and Liberal Party reached final agreement Wednesday on controversial security issues, eliminating the last remaining obstacle to the parties' launch of a coalition government.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 1999

Cohen, Norota discuss Pyongyang, defense guidelines

Defense chiefs from Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday that Tokyo, Washington and Seoul should continue to closely cooperate in developments on the Korean Peninsula.
EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 1999

More than just a lot of hot air

Last month, we became accustomed to seeing daily more riveting images of a huge, upside-down-pear-shaped bag: now rising from the Moroccan desert, now sailing over the Himalayas, now poised photogenically above Mount Fuji.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 1999

Voice-mail dating proves to be risky proposition

Sex, drugs and violence often combine as the ingredients of a sensational crime, and voice-mail dating services can provide them all.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 1999

New debate on surname use urged by Justice Ministry

Justice Minister Shozaburo Nakamura said Tuesday he has urged Liberal Democratic Party officials to restart discussions on revising the Civil Law to allow married couples to retain separate family names.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 1999

No JR share sale planned through fiscal '98

The government will not sell shares of East Japan Railway Co. out of its holdings in fiscal 1998, which ends March 31, Transport Minister Jiro Kawasaki said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 1999

Deaths spur probe into telephone messaging business

The Posts and Telecommunications Ministry will begin an investigation into the status of telephone message dating services in the country.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 1999

Miyazawa to attend ASEM powwow

Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa will depart for Frankfurt Thursday to attend a two-day meeting of finance ministers from Asia and Europe.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 1999

JAL, American to commence global code-sharing in May

Japan Airlines Co. announced Tuesday that it will offer code-sharing operations with American Airlines on 13 international and 14 domestic routes in Japan and the United States beginning May 10.
JAPAN
Jan 12, 1999

Nikkeiren puts security of jobs ahead of wages

The Japan Federation of Employers' Association (Nikkeiren) on Tuesday publicized its annual labor report, which for the first time recommended reducing overall personnel costs through the "shunto" annual spring wage bargaining round this year.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 1999

Japan, EU to halt WTO action on 'Burma Law'

Japan and the European Union will ask the World Trade Organization to indefinitely suspend procedures to settle their row with the United States over a sanctions law against Myanmar, government sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 1999

Sapporo suicide cyanide, drug buyers identified

Police have tracked down all eight people who sent money to a 27-year-old Sapporo man suspected of selling them cyanide capsules and other drugs via the mail, police sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 1999

Winter, jobless chill descends upon Osaka's homeless

"As things stand now, I have no way but to die by the roadside. Even if I get a job, I'm too weak to work," said a 60-year-old former day-laborer who has been homeless for five months.
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.
‘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.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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?
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.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.

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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