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JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

Calls rising within BOJ to aid firms, minutes show

Calls from Bank of Japan Policy Board members for the central bank to make additional efforts to support corporate financing were more apparent than at the Oct. 28 meeting, according to the minutes of the meeting released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

Aborigines protest Osaka utility's uranium mine link

Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

Nara sites added to World Heritage List

Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

Seeking Refuge: Process not worth it, chosen one says

Second in a three-part series on Japan's refugee policy
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

China remarks falsely reported, Nonaka says

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka criticized some foreign media entities Wednesday for misunderstanding and falsely reporting his remarks during Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit last week.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Guru tossed mumbling from court

Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara was ordered out of the courtroom Wednesday after being summoned to the trial of his former disciples and failing to give clear consent when asked to take an oath.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

Obuchi hints SDF may play U.N. military role

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi indicated Wednesday that the government may study the possibility of revising existing legislation that prevents the Self-Defense Forces from taking part in U.N. military operations.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

The Asahara Trial: 100th hearing just tip of iceberg

and TOMOKO OTAKEStaff writers
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
Dec 2, 1998

Ex-Defense official served fourth warrant

Public prosecutors served a fourth arrest warrant Wednesday to a former Defense Agency official at the center of a major procurement scandal for allegedly taking 3 million yen in bribes from Toyo Communications Equipment Co.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

Tokio Marine plans venture with Schwab

Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. is planning a joint discount brokerage with Charles Schwab and Co., Tokio Marine officials said on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

Planned Pyongyang missile launch unverified

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said on Wednesday that he is unable to confirm reports that North Korea is preparing to launch another ballistic missile by the end of this year.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 1998

Recovery set for autumn, says Economic Strategy Council

Japan's economy seems to have hit bottom and the government's economic stimulus measures will start to be effective by next fall, the chairman of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's economic advisory panel said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Ex-Aum doctor testifies for Inoue defense

A former doctor for Aum Shinrikyo, currently serving a life sentence, testified for the defense Friday at the trial of the cult's former intelligence chief, Yoshihiro Inoue.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Kobe mayor targeted after city hall stomps plebiscite push

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Bill on Constitution review headed for Diet

A nonpartisan group of lawmakers agreed Friday to submit a bill during the current special Diet session proposing the creation of standing committees in both chambers of the Diet to consider revising the Constitution.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Jiang praises Japan's pacifism, reiterates pains of war

Chinese President Jiang Zemin reiterated Friday evening in a speech at a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi that Japan inflicted tremendous damage on the Chinese people during World War II.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

SDF's Honduras duties nearly complete

The Self-Defense Forces emergency disaster relief mission in hurricane-torn Honduras will end Tuesday, the Defense Agency said Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Journalists to hold discussion on Asian issues

Journalists from six Asian countries and the United States will discuss the economic crisis and values of Asian nations during the Asia-Pacific Journalists Meeting in Tokyo next month.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Use of force possible over Taiwan: Jiang

Chinese President Jiang Zemin reiterated Friday that China cannot rule out the possibility of exercising military force to prevent Taiwan's independence.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Top Fuji Heavy execs knew of Nakajima bribe

A former managing director of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. who was arrested Thursday on suspicion of bribing lawmaker Yojiro Nakajima must have informed the firm's chairman and president of the matter, sources alleged Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Auto exports dropped 7.9% in October

Dampened by the current economic crisis in Asia, automobile exports in October dropped 7.9 percent compared with the same month last year, the sixth consecutive year-on-year monthly decrease, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Obuchi repeats recovery pledge as new Diet session opens

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi renewed his pledge Friday to attain positive economic growth in the next fiscal year and put the nation on a recovery path by fiscal 2000.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

No favors given for Fuji Heavy bribes, Norota says

The alleged bribe paid in 1996 to Yojiro Nakajima, then parliamentary vice minister of the Defense Agency, from Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. does not seem to have resulted in favorable treatment for the defense contractor, Defense Agency chief Hosei Norota claimed Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Dreamcast's success critical to Sega's future

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Vietnam defense minister to visit

Vietnamese Defense Minister Sr. Lt. Gen. Pham Van Tra will visit Tokyo next week to discuss the security of the Asia-Pacific region with his Japanese counterpart, Hosei Norota, the Defense Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 1998

Cabinet endorses third extra budget

The Cabinet on Friday approved a 5.677 trillion yen third supplementary budget for fiscal 1998, aimed at financing part of the government's latest stimulus package, worth 24 trillion yen.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 1998

Japan, China agree on joint info infrastructure study

Japan and China on Wednesday agreed to begin a joint study on developing an information infrastructure in China with Japanese technology, according to officials of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 1998

Argentine President Menem looks forward to stronger ties

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 25, 1998

New Komei comes out against nonexistent budget

The government's annual budget for fiscal 1999 hasn't been compiled yet, but Takenori Kanzaki, leader of New Komeito, is already against it.
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.
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.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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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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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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