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JAPAN
Nov 19, 1998

Defense chief resigns, offers reform plan

On announcing his resignation Thursday, Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga mapped out basic plans for reforming the scandal-tainted agency, including a call to dissolve the agency's Central Procurement Office.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 1998

U.S. commerce chief warns of protectionist backlash

U.S. Commerce Secretary William Daley indirectly indicated to Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Thursday that Japan should further open its markets and stimulate domestic demand to avoid trade frictions.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 1998

Daiwa, Sanwa to seek 900 billion yen in public funds

Daiwa Bank and Sanwa Bank, two of the nation's city banks, will ask for 300 billion yen and 600 billion yen each in public funds under the provisions of the newly adopted bank recapitalization law, officials of the two banks said Thursday as they released their midterm earnings reports.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 1998

NEC to calculate refund owed to Defense Agency, NASDA

NEC Corp. announced Thursday that it will give back the money it overcharged the Defense Agency and the National Space Development Agency of Japan for defense and space-related equipment over several years.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Guru fingered in cult lynching

A convicted Aum Shinrikyo figure testified in court Thursday that cult founder Shoko Asahara ordered a fellow cultist to kill errant follower Kotaro Ochida in front of the guru and other senior Aum members in January 1994.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 1998

Ministry announces three executions

Three death row inmates were hanged Thursday, and for the first time in recent history, the Justice Ministry officially announced the executions shortly afterward.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 1998

Obuchi, Ozawa seal alliance

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Liberal Party on Thursday agreed to begin a cooperative relationship that is expected to grow into a non-Cabinet coalition by the next ordinary Diet session, slated for January.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

Letter campaign eyed to expand nuclear test ban club

Japan will increase efforts to seek ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty by sending letters to several countries, including the United States, China, India and Pakistan, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

Moody's downgrades Japanese government debt

Moody's Investors Service has taken Japanese securities issued or guaranteed by the government down a notch from its top Aaa ranking, the U.S. credit rating agency's Japanese unit said on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

Coupons for foreign residents considered

The government is studying whether to distribute merchandise coupons to foreigners living in Japan with permanent residency, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

Yanagisawa hopes banks will come around to funds

Financial Reconstruction Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa said Tuesday he hopes the nation's 18 major banks will clarify their positions about capital injections when they announce their midterm results later this week and early next week.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

Clinton, Obuchi to focus on economy

U.S. President Bill Clinton will arrive in Tokyo Thursday afternoon for a two-day visit, instead of arriving early in the morning as originally scheduled, a top government spokesman said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

Raid targets unapproved diet drug

Police Tuesday raided the house of a 29-year-old Osaka official of a health goods company suspected of attempting to sell an unapproved diet drug believed to have been imported from China, they said.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

Time limit on airport use termed next Okinawa 'hurdle'

The Defense Agency views the "maximum 15-year" condition attached to the new airport plan by the Okinawa governor-elect as a hurdle to be cleared, Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

Global One alliance profiting from progress

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

No rest for Miura

The Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office summoned Kazuyoshi Miura, whose conviction in connection with the murder attempt on his late wife became final, and took him into custody, sources said.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 1998

LDP-Liberal coalition plan on hold until next meeting

Despite Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's expectations of establishing cooperative ties between the Liberal Democratic Party, which he heads, and the Liberal Party, it is still uncertain whether an agreement will be reached at the next meeting of party leaders, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said...
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998

Nissan chief praises package, pans tax cut plan

Nissan Motor Co. President Yoshikazu Hanawa greeted the government's latest pump-priming package Monday by saying he "expects much" from its implementation but opposes cutting the consumption tax.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998

Bankruptcies top 1,700 for first time since '85

The number of bankruptcies at corporations with debts exceeding 10 million yen totaled 1,707 in October, up 12.5 percent from the previous month, Teikoku Databank said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998

Economists want specifics of package

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998

Government unveils 24 trillion yen stimulus

The government on Monday unveiled a 24 trillion yen economic stimulus package -- its largest to date -- aimed at posting a positive economic growth in fiscal 1999 and creating 1 million new jobs.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998

Package sufficient: Keidanren

The nation's business community welcomed the latest pump-priming package Monday and renewed calls for the government to quickly decide on the particulars of planned tax cuts worth some 7 trillion yen.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998

State awaits heliport solution as Inamine defeats Ota

The government will abandon its controversial plan to build a sea-based heliport off the northern Okinawa city of Nago and instead seek a solution based on the policy platform of Okinawa's newly elected governor, Keiichi Inamine, a government spokesman said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998

Gist of stimulus

The following are key points of the government's stimulus plan:
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998

LDP, Liberal party still disagree on consumption tax

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa agreed Monday their parties should continue discussing a possible alliance, but a key sticking point is the LDP's opposition to cutting the consumption tax.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1998

Japan to put up funds for Beijing youth exchange center

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 13, 1998

SDF sends relief workers to Honduras

The government officially approved the dispatch of a Self-Defense Forces relief operation Friday to hurricane-stricken Honduras and immediately sent six Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport planes loaded with medical equipment and other goods.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 1998

Textbook amendments may require written reasoning

The school textbook screening process may become more simple and transparent beginning in 2000, and students' school bags may become less bulky, the Education Ministry said Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 1998

Trilateral cooperation key to Korea tension: Seoul

Cooperation between Japan, South Korea and the United States is essential to ease tension on the Korean Peninsula, South Korean Ambassador Kim Suk Kyu said Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 1998

Liberals push for reversible consumption tax

A consumption tax cut must be dealt with as part of a long-term package that would include a future consumption tax increase to ensure funds for welfare programs, the opposition Liberal Party decided Friday.
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.

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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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
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