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JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Singapore envoy happy with relations

With their economic strengths, Japan and Singapore should promote more cooperation in helping Asian neighbors in economic and other areas, Chew Tai Soo, the new Singapore ambassador to Japan, said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Dollar tops 140 yen in Tokyo trading

For the first time since June 1991, the yen Monday dropped to a seven-year low against the dollar in Tokyo on indications that the strong U.S. economy would continue and the anemic Japanese one would get worse before getting better.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Public works strategy hit by corporate execs

The government should not use public works projects to help stimulate the dormant economy, and the process of implementing such projects should be reformed substantially to make them more transparent, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Twins get death, life for S&M club killings

The Tokyo District Court sentenced a man to death and his twin brother to life imprisonment Friday for robbing and killing the owner and the manager of a sado-masochist club in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward in 1995.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

St. Lucia welcomes aid, visitors, Japanese seat on UNSC

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

BOJ sees need to speed up bank reform

Steps to accelerate deregulation and strengthen the banking sector will be needed to boost the economy in the coming months, the Bank of Japan said Friday in a paper to be published in its monthly report for June.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Mechanical failure cited as cause of '95 chopper crash

The fatal June 1995 crash off Sagami Bay of an antimine helicopter belonging to the Maritime Self-Defense Force was caused by a mechanical malfunction in the rotor controls, MSDF officials said Friday in its final report on the case.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Izui donation was legitimate, lawmaker says

In a closed Diet session viewed as an LDP gesture to draw the curtain on a money scandal before the July Upper House elections, the party's policy head said Friday that he received 225 million yen from an oil dealer as legitimate political donations.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

'Air Do' seeks approval for new Tokyo-Sapporo flights

Hokkaido International Airlines Co., a new entry in the country's aviation industry, applied Friday with the Transport Ministry to offer regular service between Tokyo and Sapporo starting Oct. 30.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Former Aum lawyer shows legal mettle

Although the 38-year-old former senior cultist is no longer a lawyer nor an Aum follower, his desire to exercise his legal expertise was apparent Friday as he testified in the trial of cult founder Shoko Asahara before the Tokyo District Court.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

APEC to survey impact of trade liberalization

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Insurance market talks get under way

Japan and the United States will hold working- and high-level talks next week in Tokyo to follow up on a 1996 bilateral agreement that aims to promote deregulation of the Japanese insurance market and protect U.S. insurers operating here.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Report says Japanese lifestyle unsustainable

Efforts to create an environmentally sustainable society in Japan have only just begun, according to the white paper on the environment for 1998.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Defensive-fire bill for peacekeepers passed by Diet

Despite resistance from the Social Democratic Party and the Japanese Communist Party, the Diet passed a bill Friday to allow Self-Defense Forces commanders taking part in United Nations peacekeeping operations to order defensive fire if deemed necessary.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Major insurers release solvency figures for first time

The nation's five major nonlife insurance firms made public for the first time on Friday their solvency margin ratios -- a benchmark for their exposure to risk -- as part of new guidelines to better disclose information on operations.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

DKB beefs up stake in Kankaku

Kankaku Securities Co. formally announced Friday that it will shore up its capital base with 30 billion yen in aid from Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, making it a de facto subsidiary of the major city bank.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

Volvo's hybrid car available today

Volvo Car Corp. today begins selling a more environmentally sound car that runs on both gasoline and compressed natural gas.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

'Big Bang' package receives Upper House approval

A package of four laws for sweeping financial reform was enacted Friday at a plenary session of the Upper House.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

English poets can conquer traditional tanka form, too

Responding to the growing popularity of Japanese poetry overseas, Tokyo publishing company Hoshi to Mori Co. is sponsoring an international poetry contest featuring tanka, a traditional form of verse dating back to the seventh century.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

New WHO dioxin rules may affect Japanese regulations

The World Health Organization has set new guidelines for the regulation of dioxins and coplanar PCBs, a group of toxic chemicals that have a similar chemical composition to dioxins but are currently unregulated in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

Newspapers still have key role to play in high-tech age

Staff Writer
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

Mahathir requests aid be resumed to Indonesia

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged international donors Thursday to resume aid to Indonesia following the launch of a new administration headed by President Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

State opts not to appeal court's base noise ruling

The central government decided Thursday not to appeal a high court ruling made May 22 ordering the state to pay more compensation for noise pollution to residents around Kadena Air Base in Okinawa.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

High blood dioxin levels found in residents near incinerator

An abnormally high level of dioxin has been detected in the blood of residents living near a controversial garbage incineration plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, researchers announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

Diet panel approves PKO defensive fire bill

An Upper House panel approved a government-backed bill Thursday that allows military commanders to order defensive fire if the need arises during United Nations peacekeeping operations.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

JICA member takes on Ghana ball team

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

El Nino bids adios as Pacific surface cools

The strongest El Nino to date is coming to an end, as recent trade winds have cooled the surface of the Eastern Pacific Ocean since late May, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

Chukaku-ha leftists admit torching buses in Chiba

Media organizations in Tokyo were mailed statements Thursday in which the ultra-leftist Chukaku-ha (Middle Core Faction) claimed it was responsible for two explosions Tuesday that gutted two buses and damaged another in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Defense quizzes cops on gassing

The defense counsel for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara on Thursday cross-examined police officers who were involved in the investigation of the June 1994 sarin attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

Top Hong Kong official defends dollar-to-dollar link

Hong Kong remains committed to retaining its link to the U.S. dollar through a currency board and has strong support from mainland China in defending its dollar, its top administrative officer said Thursday in Tokyo.
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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