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JAPAN
Nov 11, 1998

Celebrities join call for Kobe airport plebiscite

On behalf of civic group members in Kobe, writer Yasuo Tanaka met reporters Wednesday in Tokyo to call for a plebiscite over the planned construction of an airport in Kobe.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1998

China wants apology, clarification stated during Jiang visit

China wants a clear apology from Japan over its wartime aggression in China and clarification of its stance toward Taiwan put into a joint statement to be issued when President Jiang Zemin visits Japan later this month, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Chen Jiang said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1998

U.S. also faulted for concealing Japanese war atrocities

Tokyo and Washington continue to keep under wraps what happened in the Japanese army's research laboratories in Manchuria during the war, an American historian studying Japan's biological warfare said, noting that in this sense, the atrocities linger on more than half a century later.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1998

Tax panel agrees to list three upcoming cuts

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel agreed Wednesday to list three types of tax cuts, including one intended to encourage housing purchases, in the outline of an economic stimulus package due to be released today.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

Trade stance could trigger Asia-Pacific collapse, U.S. official warns

A senior U.S. government official warned Monday that trade liberalization in the Asia Pacific region will collapse if Japan refuses to join an early market-opening initiative on wood and fish products at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum that opens later this week in Malaysia.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

Breakthrough unlikely at Obuchi-Yeltsin summit

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

LDP to woo longtime foe Ozawa for alliance

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi will seek talks with Ichiro Ozawa, head of the Liberal Party, about forming an alliance when he returns from Russia later this week, executives of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

World Bank pushes comprehensive development of 10 countries

Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura and World Bank President James Wolfensohn agreed Monday to take foreign aid into a new realm.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

HIV epidemic likely to worsen, U.S. researcher says

While a breakthrough in HIV treatment two years ago was greeted with euphoria, a leading scientist in AIDS research says the war against the epidemic is far from over.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

BT slates start of corporate telecom services

BT Communications Services Inc., an affiliate of British Telecommunications PLC, will launch new international services for corporate users beginning in February, officials of the BT group announced on Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

Coupon scheme discussion inches forward

The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito agreed Monday on certain terms in the distribution of coupons to boost slumping personal consumption, but remained apart on the total amount and range of recipients.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

Ito-Yokado goes on nationwide tax-fighting sale

Ito-Yokado, one of the nation's leading supermarket chains, said Monday it will again offer a 5 percent discount on sales, this time for five days starting Wednesday at outlets nationwide except for Hokkaido.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

Yaohan ex-chief, execs held in dividend scam

SHIZUOKA -- The ex-president of defunct supermarket chain Yaohan Japan Corp. was arrested by police Monday along with two other executives on suspicion balance sheets were falsified to pay shareholders illegal dividends.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

October WPI shows deflation unarrested

Domestic wholesale prices in October dropped 0.6 percent from the previous month, after remaining unchanged in September, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 1998

SDF poised to send rescue troops into Honduras

The government dispatched a research squad to hurricane-stricken Honduras on Monday evening in preparation for sending the Self-Defense Forces to the country for relief operations.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

Pyongyang launch puts satellite plan in motion

Japan will launch by fiscal 2002 four information-gathering satellites that can also be used for reconnaissance purposes, according to a decision reached at Friday's Cabinet meeting, officials said.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

Good news kids: End in sight for 'exam hell'

Japanese youngsters may no longer have to endure the ritual of "entrance exam hell" and specialize in cramming for either high school or university admissions tests if the Education Ministry's planned reforms are implemented.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

New Komei aims to play pivotal role straddling the fence

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

Camps close in on merchandise coupon deal

The Liberal Democratic Party and two small opposition parties appeared close to reaching an agreement Friday on distributing merchandise coupons to the public to boost personal consumption.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

Chino elected head of Asian Development Bank

Tadao Chino, former vice finance minister for international affairs, has been elected president of the Asian Development Bank, succeeding Mitsuo Sato, according to the Finance Ministry.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

DKB, Fuji, Yasuda announce new trust bank

The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Fuji Bank and Yasuda Trust & Banking Co. announced on Friday they would form a new trust bank in April that will focus on corporate pension funds and investment trusts.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

Mitsubishi to layoff 1,000 U.S. autoworkers

Posting huge losses in midterm earnings, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced plans Friday to lay off about 1,000 of the 4,600 workers at two major U.S. subsidiaries as part of restructuring efforts.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

Maritime transport firms enjoy buoyant first-half sales

The country's three largest maritime transport companies reported a unconsolidated sales increase for the first half of fiscal 1998 due to the weakened yen, the carriers announced Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

Ikeda, IMF differ on '99 GDP projections

Yukihiko Ikeda, policy affairs chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, expressed confidence Friday that the economy will log growth of about 1 percent in the next fiscal year.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

State, LDP tax panels cool to consumption tax cut

The government's tax commission and the Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel both voiced strong words of caution Friday over the idea of cutting the consumption tax to boost spending and thus shore up the now-moribund economy.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 1998

APEC members step up pressure against Japan

Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1998

Sapporo joins Taiwanese group for restaurant venture

Sapporo Breweries Ltd., a major beer brewer, said on Thursday it has set up a joint venture in Taiwan with a local business group to run a beer restaurant chain featuring the company's draft beer products and non-Chinese dishes.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1998

Astronaut launches tanka, teddy bear contests from space

A contest the National Space Development Agency of Japan launched from the U.S. space shuttle Discovery on Thursday seeks suggestions for naming a teddy bear on board the orbiting ship and for concluding a poem begun by Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1998

Brazil farm chief urges Japan to expand soybean buys

Francisco Turra, Brazilian minister of agriculture and supply, urged Japan Thursday to further expand its import and distribution of soybeans from his country.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1998

Marines, GSDF begin joint drills in Kyushu

A joint military exercise between the Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps kicked off Thursday at the GSDF Kirishima Training Area on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures.
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’

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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