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JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

LDP ups ante, urges funding for missile defense study

A top policy planner of the Liberal Democratic Party has urged the government to allocate funds in fiscal 1999 for U.S.-proposed joint study on the theater missile defense system.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Japan-U.S. societies say cultural assimilation top priority

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Team agrees to draft 'public trust' bills

A working team of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party and New Party Sakigake agreed Wednesday on draft bills aimed to help recover public trust in politics.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Dance, diplomacy do great pas de deux

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Finance asked to keep hand out of scholarship jar

The Finance Ministry should loosen its grip on and refrain from using World Bank scholarships designed to give people in developing countries chances to study abroad, Taro Kono, a House of Representatives member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

JR East to build recycling plant

East Japan Railway Co., (JR East) will build a factory to make polyethylene film from recycled newspapers and magazines, Masatake Matsuda, president of the firm, said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

No appeal eyed in transplant case

OSAKA -- Kansai Medical University will not appeal a court ruling acknowledging that the university hospital and one of its doctors illegally inserted catheters in a patient in preparation for removing her kidneys after she died.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

No plans for emergency assistance to Russia, Muraoka says

The government has no plan to provide emergency loans or any other form of financial aid to Russia to help ease financial uncertainty there, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Group to write specs for wireless PC-electronics interface

Major electronics companies in Japan said Wednesday they have jointly established a working group to define common specifications for hardware that will easily connect personal computers to devices such as cordless phones, VCRs and audio sets through wireless communications.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Nobelist tells media to focus on rights, responsibility

BY AKEMI NAKAMURA
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Autumn dates announced for visits by Jiang, Kim

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Group seeks to put more females in politics

Former female politicians and academic experts formed a group Wednesday to bolster the ranks of politically active women.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 1998

Japanese mayors unite against nuclear test blasts

Denouncing the recent nuclear tests carried out by India and Pakistan, an association of city mayors from across the nation adopted an emergency resolution Wednesday at their meeting in Tokyo, urging the abolition of atomic weapons and tests.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Newspapers not doomed by Internet, Murdoch assures

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

High-fashion bikes hit the streets of Harajuku

In the heart of Tokyo's Harajuku, the nation's fashion capital, Yuumi Mizunaga has opened a shop she hopes will win over the area's young trendsetters.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Rainy season envelops most of nation

The rainy season began Tuesday in regions from Kyushu to Hokuriku and the Kanto-Koshin area, the Meteorological Agency said the same day.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Tokushima dam foes face Construction ministry bureaucrats

Representatives from Tokushima Prefecture and citizens opposing plans for a dam on the Yoshino River met Tuesday in Tokyo for discussions with Construction Ministry officials.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

St. Lucia seeks aid for ports, schools

The prime minister of St. Lucia called Tuesday for Japanese assistance to improve the Caribbean island nation's ports and install computers at its schools, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

In with a Bang: Credit Suisse upbeat over assets boom

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Travelers Group to acquire 25% stake in Nikko Securities

Nikko Securities Co. and U.S. financial conglomerate Travelers Group Inc. plan to forge an alliance that will result in Travelers' acquiring a 25 percent stake in Japan's third-largest brokerage.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Sulfur limit for diesel fuel may be lowered

The maximum limit on sulfur in light oil used for diesel fuel may be reduced to about one-tenth the current level as early as this fall, according to the Environment Agency.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Economic group anticipates Pacific recession

OSAKA -- The economy of the Pacific region will register a recession in 1998 because of the Asian financial crisis, the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council predicts in its annual forecast released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Japan-U.S. research on theater missile defense urged

The policy affairs chief of the Liberal Democratic Party said Tuesday he thinks the government should promote a joint technical research project with the United States on theater missile defense.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Mahathir urges more investment, greater currency control

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday urged Japan to continue to play a leading role in Asia through continued investment and stressed that a new international financial system to stabilize currencies is needed.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Ozawa makes pre-election policy vows for Liberal Party

Severely criticizing Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto for the "total failure" of his economic policies, Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa stressed Tuesday that now is the time for his party to play its role in rebuilding the nation's ailing economy.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Public works plan to target areas of high unemployment

In an effort to improve the worsening job climate, the government said Tuesday it will focus public works projects in areas suffering from serious unemployment, such as Hokkaido, Kyushu and city areas of the southern Kanto and Kinki regions.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 1998

Yanai pushes for Pakistan seat at next ASEAN forum

Pakistan should be invited to the upcoming annual meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum to sit on the same table with India and discuss regional security, which has been strained by the two rivals' recent nuclear tests, Vice Foreign Minister Shunji Yanai said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 1998

Domestic auto sales declined 8 percent in May

Reflecting a continued economic slump, domestic auto sales declined 8 percent in May to 294,211 units against the same period last year, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 1998

Record 2.59 million automobiles recalled in '97

Some 2.59 million cars were subject to recall in fiscal 1997, the highest figure since the recall system was introduced in 1969, Transport Ministry officials announced Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 1998

JAL suffers 94.2 billion yen net loss

Japan Airlines suffered a net loss of 94.2 billion yen in the 1997 business year after writing off accumulated deficits and losses from affiliates.
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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