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JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

IBM says 'wearable' PC smallest based on Win98

IBM Japan unveiled Friday a "wearable" personal computer prototype that the company believes is the world's smallest and lightest computer based on the Windows 98 operating system.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Mitsubishi heavyweights form financial services alliance

In a strategic move to secure an edge over competitors amid ongoing "Big Bang" financial deregulations, four financial firms in the Mitsubishi group announced Friday they are forming a business alliance that will provide a wide range of new financial services.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

First reflecting telescope still holds its own

Japan's first reflecting telescope, made in 1834, is as efficient as those currently being manufactured for amateur astronomers, according to a group of Kyoto University researchers.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Komura postpones visit to Moscow

Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said Friday he has postponed a scheduled trip to Moscow that was to begin Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 1998

Tokyo maps out 'millennium bug' strategy

In an effort to prevent potential turmoil that could result from the "millennium bug" computer problem, the government mapped out an action plan Friday urging public and private sectors to immediately take preventive measures.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 1998

Ruling party mulls 'multipurpose' satellite launch

Prompted by North Korea's recent launch of a ballistic missile, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday began discussing the launch of a multipurpose information satellite.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 1998

Economic council targets 14 issues for recovery

An advisory panel to Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi on Thursday selected 14 main issues that it will address in its attempt to help the government achieve full-scale economic recovery within two years.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 1998

First international charter in 20 years to leave Haneda

A chartered All Nippon Airways jetliner will depart Tokyo's Haneda airport today for Hawaii, becoming the first international chartered flight to depart from the airport in 20 years.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 1998

Agenda of Strategic Economic Council

Here's a look at the 14 main issues selected by Japan's Strategic Economic Council for potential policies to effect a full-scale economic recovery within the next two years:
JAPAN
Sep 10, 1998

Compromise sounds heard from LDP

The Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition camp continued negotiations Thursday over financial system stabilization bills, with the LDP showing signs it may compromise further.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 1998

Honda unveils community-based transportation system

Honda Motor Co. has developed a next-generation, community-based transportation system that uses small hybrid and electric cars to reduce traffic and overall carbon dioxide emissions, officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 1998

New advisory group joins bureaucrats with economists

The Finance Ministry on Thursday set up an economic advisory group for free-style discussions between senior ministry officials and economists, with its first meeting slated for today.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 1998

Bangladesh seeks flood donations

The Bangladeshi government is accepting cash donations to help people suffering from the worst floods in the country's history, which have killed more than 680 people since late July.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

Major firms expected to feel double-digit dip in pretax profits

Combined pretax profits of major Japanese companies are projected to take the first double-digit fall in five years in the current business year that ends March 31, according to earnings estimates released by the nation's main think tanks.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

Japan, China to begin economic talks on Monday

Japan and China will begin high-level consultations in Beijing over the East Asian economic situation next Monday, Foreign Ministry officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

Kurosawa to be given People's Honor Award

Film director Akira Kurosawa, who died of a stroke Sunday at the age of 88, will be posthumously honored for his "outstanding contribution to society," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

LDP compromise is rejected; financial talks to continue

To win opposition support for Diet passage of government-proposed financial system stabilization bills, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday came up with a set of compromise proposals, including a plan to allow the government to purchase all shares of failed banks and bring them under state...
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

State to continue pursuit of Russia peace treaty

Japan's policy of seeking a peace treaty with Russia by the end of 2000 is unchanged, despite political and economic difficulties in Russia, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

JNR debt-sharing proposal gains support

A plan to allocate the debt left behind by the former Japanese National Railways among the seven JR group companies received backing by economic experts during a Lower House committee meeting Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

Saudi prince's visit may focus on oil-drilling rights

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JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

Stalker arrested over six-year harassment

OSAKA -- Police have arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly stalking a woman over a six-year period and causing her to suffer from a nervous breakdown, it was learned Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

Business confidence still down, survey shows

Business confidence during the July-September period remained at or near all-time lows among big, medium-size and small firms, according to a Finance Ministry survey released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

BOJ slashes call rate in monetary rescue action

In a surprise move, the Bank of Japan's Policy Board agreed Wednesday to further ease monetary policy by guiding the weighted average of the overnight call money rate down to around 0.25 percent per year.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

Minister's kin stuck with his unreported assets

The family of former Transport Minister Tokusaburo Kosaka, who died in 1996 at the age of 80, failed to report about 1 billion yen in taxable assets he left behind, it was learned Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

North Korea reactor aid to remain frozen

The government will continue to freeze assistance for light-water nuclear reactor projects in North Korea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 1998

G-7 meeting likely to avoid Russia issue

Senior officials of the Group of Seven industrialized nations are unlikely to devise a program at their weekend meeting to assist the troubled Russian economy, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 1998

Wholesale prices fell 2.1% in August

Domestic wholesale prices dropped 2.1 percent in August compared with the same month last year, down for the sixth consecutive month, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 1998

Banking industry backs government bailout plan

Satoru Kishi, chairman of the Federation of Bankers Associations of Japan, expressed support Tuesday for the government's plan to inject public money into ailing banks to prevent failures.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 1998

Girl, 15, confesses to poisoning prank

A 15-year-old junior high school girl confessed Tuesday that she mailed bottles of disinfectant disguised as weight-loss medicine to 26 students and one teacher at her school in Tokyo's Minato Ward last month, police said.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 1998

Prison term upheld for hired killer

KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref. -- The Nagoya High Court on Tuesday upheld the seven-year prison term imposed by a lower court on a policeman-turned-detective for murdering a debt-ridden business executive at his request, and for the attempted murder of another person.
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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