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JAPAN
Jun 23, 1998

UNICEF chief lauds Japan, urges aid to continue

Carol Bellamy, executive director of UNICEF, urged Japan to maintain its 9 billion yen contribution level to the global charity to help meet the challenges posed by the ongoing economic crisis in Asia.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1998

Partyspeak: Liberal Party faults LDP for economy

Sixth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1998

White elephant tries to move decades of debt

BY SAYURI DAIMONStaff writer
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1998

Financial crises, nuclear race threaten security: White paper

The recent nuclear tests by India and Pakistan, along with the ongoing financial crises in Southeast and East Asia, may destabilize Asia-Pacific security, the annual white paper on defense warns.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1998

Task force agrees to set up 'bridge bank'

A joint task force of the government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party agreed Tuesday to create a government-backed special bank to expedite disposal of bad loans held by commercial banks.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 1998

Administrative reform efforts get under way

A new government task force on administrative reform held its first meeting Tuesday to determine the responsibilities of the 13 government bodies planned under a realigned administrative system.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Partyspeak: JCP pledges to repeal consumption tax hike

Fifth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Russo-Japanese talks begin; isles response slated for fall

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin on Monday reaffirmed that President Boris Yeltsin will reply to a proposal by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to resolve a territorial dispute in the autumn, when Hashimoto visits Moscow, according to Foreign Ministry officials.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Election Equation: Lack of clear options blamed for voter apathy

Fifth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Rigid school system ready for major changes

To ease the pressures typical to schoolchildren in Japan, an advisory council to the Education Minister said Monday that schools should be given more freedom to practice their own teaching methods and to make decisions based on the needs of their students.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Dates set for global warming meeting in Tokyo

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

No ties to Russia mafia, cultist tells his counsel

Senior Aum Shinrikyo figure Kiyohide Hayakawa, appearing Monday before the Tokyo District Court, denied the widely held belief that he was connected with the Russian mafia.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Opposition vows to prevent LDP majority

The heads of four opposition parties criticized the administration of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Monday for failing to resuscitate the economy, vowing to keep the ruling party from taking a majority in the House of Councilors election next month.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Singer Yazawa files fraud complaint down under

Rock star Eikichi Yazawa has filed a complaint with Australian financial authorities alleging that he has been defrauded of about 3.5 billion yen in a scam involving a construction project in Australia, it was learned Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

U.S. demands fair chance to bid for Kansai airport work

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Blueprint for bad-loan bank to be unveiled July 8

The government will finalize on July 8 the details of a plan to establish a state-backed bank to take over nonperforming loans from financial institutions, LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

In with a Bang: Paribas' strategy focused on the euro

16th in an occasional series on financial deregulation
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Mitsui Marine to offer quake insurance deal

Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance Co. will begin offering from July an earthquake insurance policy that would return 20 percent of the premium paid if no claims were paid during the period insured, company officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Global outlook reshaping U.S. education

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

New financial watchdog targets top 19 banks

The initial mission of the new financial watchdog that began operations Monday will be to inspect the nation's 19 major banks to determine the extent of their problem loans, officials of the agency said.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 1998

Asahi may sue Yamaichi over subordinated loans

Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. said it would consider suing the now-defunct Yamaichi Securities Co. to demand full reimbursement of its subordinated loans.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Partyspeak: SDP won't again share bed with archfoe LDP

Fourth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

German East Asiatic Society opens new center in Kobe

KOBE -- The Kobe center of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Naturund Volkenkunde Ostasiens, or German East Asiatic Society (OAG), opened Friday in Higashi-Nada Ward here at the former residence of a long-term German resident who donated his property to the organization.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Nuclear energy pushed to meet national emissions goal

A government task force on global warming unveiled guidelines Friday calling for promotion of nuclear energy as well as daylight-saving time as part of efforts to reduce Japan's greenhouse gas emissions.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

New finance watchdog faces credibility hurdle from get-go

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Globe-trotting Briton now halfway through Japan

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Foreign teachers union announces strike over mistreatment

A union of foreign teachers at a public university in Kumamoto announced Friday it will launch a one-day strike against the school Wednesday over its allegedly unfair treatment of foreign staff -- a strike they claim is the first among public school teachers in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Rain ends in Okinawa; other areas wet

The rainy season has officially ended in Okinawa Prefecture, the Meteorological Agency declared Friday, while on the same day issuing a warning for heavy downpours in wide areas stretching from western to eastern Japan through this morning.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Navy schedules night landing practice off Iwojima

The U.S. Navy will conduct night landing practice on Iwojima Island for about 30 carrier-based from the USS Independence beginning next Saturday, the Defense Facilities Administration Agency said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Cultist says he doubted sarin's potency

A senior Aum Shinrikyo figure testified Friday that he doubted the sarin the cult produced was potent enough to be lethal when he was given bags containing the liquid nerve gas the day before the March 1995 Tokyo subway attack.

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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