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JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

October deadline set for fisheries accord

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka and South Korean Ambassador Kim Suk-Kyu agreed Tuesday to work toward resolving a bilateral fisheries dispute by October, when South Korean President Kim Dae Jung is scheduled to visit Japan, Muraoka said.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

People's award goes to late composer Yoshida

The late composer Tadashi Yoshida was granted the People's Honor Award on Tuesday by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, who gave a tribute to Yoshida and a shield-shaped ornament to his widow, Kiyoko, during a ceremony held at the Prime Minister's Official Residence.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

Foreign Ministry official to lose job after guidelines goof

The Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that Toshiyuki Takano, director general of the North American Affairs Bureau, will be removed from his post later this month, triggering speculation that he was axed over remarks to the Diet concerning the revised Japan-U.S. defense cooperation guidelines.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

USS Independence bids farewell

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. -- The aircraft carrier USS Independence, having been deployed at the U.S. base here for nearly seven years, bid farewell to Japan Tuesday, receiving an emotional sendoff from the sailors' families and friends.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1998

BMW releases new 3 Series models

BMW Japan Corp. introduced the fully remodeled BMW 3 Series to the Japanese market Tuesday and announced it has started taking orders for the new vehicles at authorized dealers.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

New 'bridge bank' scheme not restricted to small banks

The government "bridge bank" scheme will be applied to failed banks regardless of their size, Vice Finance Minister Koji Tanami said Monday, denying speculation that the plan will only cover small banks.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Museum reveals history of Tochigi

UTSUNOMIYA, Tochigi Pref. -- Tochigi Prefectural Museum, which opened in 1982, features exhibitions on the history, culture and natural features of the prefecture.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Appliance recycling center blazing trail to safer trash

NAKA, Ibaraki Pref. -- Every year, Japan throws away 650,000 tons of refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines and television sets, making up 1 percent of the nation's annual garbage output.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Shortfall in fiscal '97 revenue reported

The government suffered its first revenue shortfall in four years in fiscal 1997, mainly because of a substantial drop in corporate tax revenues amid the sluggish economy, according to preliminary figures released Monday by the Finance Ministry.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Does workman's comp cover nerve gas attacks?

OSAKA -- The parents of a man killed in a nerve gas attack for which Aum Shinrikyo members stand accused applied Monday with the Osaka District Court for workers' accident compensation.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Hayami voices concern over economy's malaise

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami reiterated Monday the need to overhaul the economy, with improvement of the now-stagnant business conditions and reform in the financial system as the two keys to revival.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Satellites to perform world's first 'cosmic dance' today

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Tokyo-EU ministerial talks to be held in October

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Death urged for ex-cultist tied to Sakamoto slayings

Prosecutors demanded the death penalty Monday for a former Aum Shinrikyo member accused of taking part in the 1989 slaying of a Yokohama lawyer and his family.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998

Second-category loans need a closer look: Imai

The Bank of Japan and the Financial Supervisory Agency should re-examine second-category loans held by the nation's commercial banks as soon as possible, Takashi Imai, chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Toray buys out 'ultrasuede' business

Toray Industries, Inc. has acquired the human-made suede business of Spring Industries, Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer of home furnishings and fabrics, Toray's president announced Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

English-language schools offer Toza students seats

OSAKA -- Three language school chains will provide free lessons to former students of the failed Toza Gaigo Gakuin English-language schools in the Kansai region.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Candidates finding new ways to court voters

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Osaka's Olympic bid raises issues of debt, toxins

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Info leak gets Osaka tax official axed

OSAKA -- The Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau discharged an official Friday for allegedly leaking secret investigation information to a construction company president about four years ago.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Cultist denies knowledge of deadly intent

A former Aum Shinrikyo member allegedly involved in making a device used in the June 1994 sarin gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, testified Friday he was unaware the cult was going to use the machine to spread the deadly nerve agent.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

State revenue shortfall to exceed one trillion yen

Japan's revenue for fiscal 1997, which ended March 31, will probably fall below expenditures by 1.5 trillion yen, due mainly to a substantial drop in corporate tax revenues amid the stagnant economy, informed sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Japan files with WTO against Canadian auto tariffs

Japan filed a complaint Friday with the World Trade Organization over Canada's recent decision to continue a preferential auto import tariff policy.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Award-winning film hit for depiction of Japanese-Nazi links

An Academy Award-winning movie portraying a Japanese diplomat who helped Jews escape Nazi persecution inaccurately depicts the Foreign Ministry as supporting Adolf Hitler's final solution policy toward the Jews, a ministry official said.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Canadian MBA program under way

The first Canadian Masters of Business Administration graduate degree program to be offered in Japan officially got under way Friday with a ceremony held at Tokyo's Sophia University.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Sweltering heat hits cities on Kanto plain

Much of the nation experienced mid-summer heat Friday as the mercury hit record levels for the year in various cities, especially in the Kanto area, and was blamed for two deaths.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Hashimoto suggests permanent income tax cut is near

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto gave indications Friday that a permanent income tax cut may be included in the tax system reforms the government is soon expected to begin working.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Sun proposes fresh start for Kim's visit to Japan

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sun Joun Yung told his Japanese counterpart, Shunji Yanai, that his country wants to forge a new relationship with Japan by resolving contentious historical issues when President Kim Dae Jung visits Japan this fall, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Government approves 'bridge bank' scheme

The government on Thursday formally approved a "bridge bank" plan to take over banks that fail and extend loans to their sound borrowers.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Stock market improves after news of bank plan

Share prices rose in heavy trading Thursday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange amid reports the government was putting the finishing touches on a plan to restore health to the nation's beset banking industry.
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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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