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JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Haneda airport to get new train station

Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., said Friday that it will open Haneda Airport Station on Nov. 18, linking a terminal building at Haneda airport to the central metropolitan area.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

NTT posts 41 billion yen loss on PHS liquidations

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. announced an extraordinary loss of 41 billion yen Friday for the current 1998 business year to liquidate its nine loss-making personal handy-phone system (PHS) affiliates.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Sperm count down 10% from 1970s, scientists say

OSAKA -- The sperm count of the average Japanese male has fallen 10 percent from levels of the 1970s, a group of researchers announced Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Government, LDP to drop income tax rate to 50% in '99

The government and the Liberal Democratic Party have decided to drop the maximum income tax rate from the current 65 percent to 50 percent, a senior official of the ruling party reportedly said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Of mice, men and mysteries behind gender determination

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Central bankers to meet here for BIS, Asian sessions

Central bank governors from more than 30 countries will convene next week in Tokyo for a monthly meeting of the Bank for International Settlements and the third meeting of the Executives' Meetings of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Russo-Japanese investment treaty may be postponed

Japan and Russia may not be able to initial a bilateral investment protection treaty when Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko visits Japan next week because of a delay in completing the text for the treaty, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

Merrill Lynch opens first Kansai branch

OSAKA -- Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co. opened a branch in the Umeda District in Kita Ward here Friday, its first branch in the Kansai region, and will target local individual and corporate customers.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998

U.S.-Japan business leaders may squabble less this time

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Five artists win Praemium Imperiale

The Japan Art Association announced the five winners of the 10th Praemium Imperiale awards Thursday in the Prinzregententheater in Munich, Germany.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

U.S. parts purchases rise: JAMA

The total value of U.S.-made auto parts purchased by Japan's 11 automakers in fiscal 1997 reached a record high of $24.95 billion, up 9.8 percent from the previous year, an industrial group said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Toyota-Tianjin introduces new gasoline engine

Toyota Motor Corp. announced Thursday that its joint venture engine plant in Tianjin, China, has launched production of a new 1,300cc gasoline engine.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Justice minister calls Juvenile Law debate

In a decisive step toward revamping the Juvenile Law, Justice Minister Kokichi Shimoinaba asked an advisory panel Thursday to debate how the law should be changed to improve the fact-finding procedures of the juvenile justice system.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Nuclear nonproliferation confabs set

Japan will host a series of meetings of international experts to promote nonproliferation and the reduction of nuclear arms, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Asylum-seeker ordered deported

Immigration authorities have issued a formal deportation order for a man who claims he is a North Korean seeking political asylum in Japan, his supporters said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Japan lauds U.K. plan to halve nuclear arsenal

Britain's plan to halve its nuclear arsenal drew praise Thursday from Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka, who said Japan earnestly welcomes the "courageous" decision.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Open recruiting changes job search

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Delahaye aims to help firms' image

In an effort to hone their Japan operations in the face of economic recession, a growing number of multinational firms are looking to analyze their coverage in the Japanese media, U.S. journalist and entrepreneur Katharine Paine said in a Tokyo press conference Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 1998

Prison urged for Nikko execs

Prosecutors demanded prison terms of up to one year for four former Nikko Securities Co. executives Thursday in connection with illicit payoffs to the late Lower House member Shokei Arai and "sokaiya" corporate extortionist Ryuichi Koike.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Baltimore Technologies, NSJ link on Internet security

Baltimore Technologies, a private information security company based in Dublin, Ireland, announced Tuesday it will begin introducing its Internet security technology in Japan and Asia through a partnership with Japan's NSJ Corporation, a company specializing in Internet-related consulting.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Hun Sen rival ready to visit Tokyo in fall

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Supreme Court to hear suspect-lawyer rights case

The Supreme Court has announced it will present to the Grand Bench a controversial case concerning the rights of criminal suspects held in detention to meet with lawyers.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Hospital sign threatens illegal immigrants

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Domestic wholesale prices fell 2.1% in June

Domestic wholesale prices dropped 2.1 percent in June from the same month last year, down for the fourth consecutive month, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Kodansha backs youth-identification story

OSAKA -- Kodansha Co. told the Osaka District Court on Wednesday that a story published in one of its monthly periodicals identifying the 19-year-old suspect in a murder case did not violate any laws.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1998

Hashimoto now backs permanent tax reduction

NAGOYA -- The prime minister Wednesday said that permanent income tax cuts would be included as part of government efforts in 1999 to give a shot in the arm to the nation's moribund economy.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

Tax panel chief hopes cuts in '99 equal, top 4 trillion yen

Next year's individual income tax cuts will hopefully equal 4 trillion yen or more, Hiroshi Kato, chairman of the government's Tax Commission, said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

Obuchi leaves for China on July 15

Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi will visit China from July 15 to 19 to meet with the country's leaders, including President Jiang Zemin, ministry officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

Asylum plea denied for 'North Korean'

A man who claims to be a political refugee from North Korea on Tuesday was given a final rejection from the Justice Ministry in his attempt to gain asylum in Japan, according to his lawyer.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

Space dance goes smoothly

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Pref. -- Two Japanese space satellites completed the world's first unmanned rendezvous and orbital docking procedure Tuesday over the Pacific Ocean, according to the National Space Development Agency.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
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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