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JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

U.S. asks Japan to show some financial leadership

A senior U.S. economic official pressed Japan on Wednesday to demonstrate more of the global financial leadership it shares with the United States to help weather the current crises.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

Typhoon No. 5 sweeps through Kanto; two die

A large typhoon, the season's fifth, swept through central, eastern and northern Japan on Wednesday, killing two people and flooding more than 3,200 houses.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

U.S. urges developing countries to join COP4

Developing countries should take part in the effort to combat global greenhouse gas emissions in ways commensurate with their stage of economic development, Stuart E. Eizenstat, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

Emperor takes trip to the future

The Emperor visited the Time 24 Building on the Tokyo waterfront in Koto Ward on Wednesday to get a firsthand look at future business activities and shopping via computer. The building mainly houses government organizations promoting future high-tech businesses.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

Kim wants past cleared for sake of better future

South Korean President Kim Dae Jung hopes to hear Japan's "sincere apology and regret" over its past conduct toward Korean people during his visit to Tokyo next month, the country's ambassador to Japan said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

Latin American crisis sparked G-7's emergency call

The economic crisis in Latin America was the biggest factor behind an emergency statement issued Tuesday by the Group of Seven industrialized countries, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

Yeltsin mourns Kurosawa's death

Russian President Boris Yeltsin sent a letter to Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi expressing regret over the death of film director Akira Kurosawa, Foreign Ministry officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

Man denies youth's stabbing death was intentional

AMAGASAKI, Hyogo Pref. -- A homeless man charged with killing one teenager and wounding another in June admitted Wednesday during his first trial at the Amagasaki branch of the Kobe District Court that he assaulted a boy, but denied any intention to kill.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 1998

Japan Tobacco asks JAL, ANA to rethink smoking ban

Japan Tobacco Inc. asked Japan Airlines Wednesday to reconsider a plan announced last week to ban smoking on all international flights starting next spring.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

Security concerns force U.S. to bow out of 'mikoshi' event

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. -- For the first time in six years, the U.S. Navy will not host the closing ceremonies of this city's annual "mikoshi" parade Sept. 27 due to increased security measures against terrorist incidents directed against the United States.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

Saito urges Norodom to mediate Cambodian unrest

Japan's ambassador to Cambodia, Masaki Saito, urged Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk on Monday to exercise his power to settle confrontations between government leader Hun Sen and his political opponents, according to Vice Foreign Minister Shunji Yanai.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

Current account surplus soars to 1.35 trillion yen

The nation's current account surplus soared 53.1 percent in July from a year earlier to 1.351 trillion yen, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

Prosecutors raid Defense Agency

Prosecutors raided the Defense Agency on Monday on suspicion that the agency destroyed documents relevant to a procurement billing scandal in an attempted coverup.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

U.N. campus to offer international courses

United Nations University will offer international courses starting in February for university graduates and postgraduates, university officials in Tokyo said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

LDP offers to dump public funds use laws

In an attempt to strike a deal with the opposition camp, the Liberal Democratic Party offered Monday to scrap two financial stabilization laws that allow the injection of public funds into troubled banks.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

Seniors say key to longevity is singing heavenly joys

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JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

Elderly population hits record high

The number of people in Japan age 65 or older have reached a record 20.49 million, accounting for 16.2 percent of the total population, the Management and Coordination Agency announced Monday for Respect for the Aged Day, which falls today.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

Highway card firm asks for dismissal of lawsuit

OSAKA -- K.S. Planning Co., a distributor of prepaid highway toll cards, asked the court Monday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a toll card manufacturer over an unpaid debt, saying it had been fooled into a contract by one of its executives.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

Court officials tour Aum facility

At the request of defense lawyers, Tokyo District Court officials inspected three buildings at a facility once owned by Aum Shinrikyo in Yamanashi Prefecture in connection with trials of the cult's founder and another senior member.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 1998

'Sokaiya' given eight months for Mitsubishi payoffs

The Tokyo District Court sentenced a "sokaiya" corporate racketeer to eight months in prison Monday for taking about 50 million yen in illicit payoffs from four Mitsubishi group companies.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Defense chief to visit Okinawa bases

Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga told reporters Friday that he will make a one-day visit to Okinawa on Tuesday to assess the current situation involving U.S. military bases there.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

GDP shrinks 3.3% for third quarterly decline in row

The economy shrank by an annualized 3.3 percent in the April-June quarter of fiscal 1998 over the previous quarter, falling for the third straight quarter -- its worst showing since World War II, the Economic Planning Agency announced Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Telecom giants poised to buy in Japan, analyst says

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Toyota to raise stake in Chiyoda to 47.1%

Toyota Motor Corp. will increase its stake in Chiyoda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. from the 37.1 percent at present to 47.1 percent by the end of September to strengthen Chiyoda's financial backbone and ties between the two firms, the automaker announced Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

British Council expands to Chubu

The British Council, the United Kingdom's official organization for cultural, educational and scientific exchange, opened its new, expanded Nagoya center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Nikkei takes worst fall of '98; dollar plunges

Share prices here plummeted to their largest point drop of the year Friday as domestic wrangling and worries of a global stock market meltdown pushed the Tokyo Stock Exchange's key Nikkei average below the 14,000 line.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

LDP finance concessions fail to appease opposition

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party submitted to the opposition camp Friday its second series of compromise proposals for financial stabilization bills, accepting the creation of an independent body to handle bank failures.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Cabinet decides to invite Kim Dae Jung for visit

The Cabinet on Friday decided formally to invite South Korean President Kim Dae Jung as a state guest from Oct. 7 to Oct. 10.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Pollution-disclosure conference ends with U.N. address

The Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers conference came to an end Friday with a statement urging several international organizations to aid developing countries and economies with their efforts to build national PRTR systems.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Too much, too little, too late?

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi instructed his Cabinet ministers Friday to work out measures that will double people's living, business and recreational space within five years, and create some 500,000 new jobs through economic structural reform within the next two years.
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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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