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JAPAN
May 13, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Niimi said Aum crimes were just

Tomomitsu Niimi, a former senior member of Aum Shinrikyo, told prosecutors during questioning that he believed the series of heinous crimes committed by the cult were "absolutely right," according to an investigative record read in court Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Nissan unveils 'lifecare' vehicles

To address Japan's rapidly aging population, Nissan Motor Co. will heighten its production of "lifecare" vehicles, which are specially designed for senior citizens and people with physical disabilities, the firm said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Japanese airlines ban smoking on domestic flights

Three Japanese airlines said Wednesday that they will make all of their domestic flights nonsmoking by Oct. 1, following in the footsteps of Western airlines.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

FTC plans new survey of flat-glass industry

The Fair Trade Commission will soon begin a followup survey over business practices in the flat-glass industry, Jotaro Abe, director of the FTC's executive office, said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

SDP protests nuclear blasts

Leaders of the Social Democratic Party and New Party Sakigake, both non-Cabinet allies of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, took to the streets Wednesday in Tokyo to protest the nuclear tests conducted by India on Monday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

City raids defunct English school Toza

The former headquarters of the now-defunct language school Toza Gaigo Gakuin were raided Tuesday evening by the Tokyo Labor Standards Office to uncover evidence to back up teachers' complaints over unpaid wages.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Osaka plans bailout of 10 credit unions

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government announced Wednesday that 10 troubled credit unions in the prefecture will be rescued by transferring operations to three other credit unions and by creating a 100 billion yen fund.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Mitsubishi Motors woos GM with GDI engine

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday that it may supply its environment-friendly gasoline direct-injection engine to General Motors Corp. of the United States.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Daimler-Benz likely to be top shareholder in Nissan Diesel

Daimler-Benz AG is likely to be the top shareholder of Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co.'s truck manufacturing affiliate, but the Japanese firm will maintain a certain stake in the truck maker, Nissan President Yoshikazu Hanawa said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1998

Lawsuits seek to put dent in massive tobacco industry

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Yamaichi president says official 'hint' led to loss-hiding tactic

The former president of Yamaichi Securities Co. said under oath Tuesday that a "hint" from a senior Finance Ministry official led the firm to compensate losses to a client and then hide them off its balance sheets.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Tokyo foreigners' council wrangles over voting, job rights

A foreign residents' advisory council to the Tokyo governor on Tuesday had its most heated debate.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

MITI advisers want petroleum demand rules scrapped

The Petroleum Council, an advisory body to the minister for international trade and industry, basically agreed Tuesday that the government should scrap a series of measures to balance supply and demand of petroleum products, a ministry official said.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

U.S. business programs put theory into practice in Asia

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Diet passes revised bill to allow soccer betting

Amid public concern over how soccer betting pools may influence Japan's youth, the Diet passed a revised bill Tuesday allowing a soccer lottery to raise funds for sports activities.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Sakigake to keep LDP ties for now

The executive council of New Party Sakigake decided Tuesday not to end its current non-Cabinet alliance with the Liberal Democratic Party until the current Diet session closes June 10.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Ainu ready to sue Hokkaido over undervalued properties

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

India nuclear tests put development aid at risk

Japan may freeze economic aid to India to protest three nuclear tests conducted Monday, Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi suggested Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Ministry-agency streamlining bill passes first stage

The Lower House passed a government-proposed bill Tuesday that would serve as the framework for what Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto calls "a new, streamlined, efficient and transparent government."
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Nissan, Daimler explore prospects for cooperation

Nissan Motor Co. and Daimler-Benz AG are negotiating to cooperate in the areas of commercial vehicle components as well as vans and light trucks, the two companies said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Language teachers' union protests Nichibei dismissals

OSAKA -- An English-language schools' labor union filed a complaint Tuesday with the Osaka Prefectural Local Labor Relations Commission, claiming an Osaka-based language school violated the Labor Union Law in its handling of employees.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Mayors, governor send letters of protest

Hiroshima Mayor Takashi Hiraoka on Tuesday sent a letter to Indian Ambassador Siddharth Singh protesting underground nuclear tests conducted the previous day.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Cabinet approves supplementary budget draft

The Cabinet approved drafts Monday for a fiscal 1998 supplementary budget, with actual spending reaching 6.1 trillion yen, and a bill for revision of the Fiscal Structure Reform Law to initiate an economic stimulus package worth more than 16 trillion yen.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Territorial row needs thorough focus, Gaidar says

Stafff writer
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

In with a Bang: Zurich Insurance stays with direct marketing

13th in an occasional series of articles on financial deregulation
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Merger talk jolts Japanese auto industry

After the stunning industrial merger between Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler Corp. announced last week, reports that Daimler Benz is also negotiating for a business tieup with Nissan Diesel Motor Co. has jolted the Japanese automobile industry.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

ASDF fighter crashes off Okinawa

An F-4EJ fighter of the Air Self-Defense Force crashed into the sea off Okinawa Prefecture during combat exercises Monday, injuring the two crew members, ASDF officials said.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

New treatments for AIDS, HIV near final stages

Two breakthrough treatments for HIV and AIDS are nearing the final stages of development, a group of international researchers said Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Hashimoto to discuss economic stimulus at G-8 meeting

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will fly to Britain on Thursday to attend the meeting of leaders from the Group of Eight industrialized countries in Birmingham, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka said Monday.
JAPAN
May 11, 1998

Argentine arbitrator receives reward for COP3 work

A former Argentine diplomat who presided over arduous negotiations during December's global warming conference in Kyoto said Monday that many countries have since taken steps to curb their greenhouse gas emissions.
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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