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JAPAN
Apr 30, 1998

Rengo begins membership drive to boost union ranks

In the face of rising unemployment and pay cuts due to corporate restructuring, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) will establish a hotline to provide counseling on labor issues and union organization.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 1998

Hosokawa announces resignation from Diet

Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, who has been the glue linking the intraparty groups within the Democratic Party of Japan, announced April 30 that he will resign as a Diet member.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 1998

Korean resident tastes victory in 12-year legal defeat

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 30, 1998

Negotiations on fisheries make little progress

South Korea and Japan on April 30 concluded the first round of resumed negotiations to hammer out a new fisheries pact, but made little significant progress.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 1998

Disgraced bureaucrats to get 40 million yen in retirement pay

Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga on April 30 told the Diet that two former top ministry officials who resigned in disgrace Monday will each receive more than 40 million yen as a retirement allowance.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998

Asahi Juken allegedly enlisted other realtors for fraud

OSAKA -- Asahi Juken, a real estate company whose president and three other executives were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of defrauding 600 million yen from creditors, had other realtors mediate in its property deals and divert about 1 billion yen of their commission to its group companies, police sources...
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998

Crisis in Asia: Lessons learned from painful economic reforms

Third in a series
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998

More girls being held for role in serious crimes

Sixty-five young women were taken into so-called protective custody for their roles in robberies, extortion attempts or other forms of intimidation last year, a jump of 42 from the previous year, according to statistics made public April 29 by the Metropolitan Police Department.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998

Watchdog demands outside assessment of Universal Studios site

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998

Oshima volcano walkway ready

More than 11 years after the huge eruption of Mount Mihara on Oshima Island, a 2-km promenade that overlooks the crater has been completed.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998

Peeping Tom says he 'went too far'

A Peeping Tom alleged to have followed 1,900 women and taken hundreds of photographs of them through peep holes has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing, police sources said April 29.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998

Foreigners' council offers city feedback

More than 30 foreign residents of Tokyo gathered Tuesday at Shibuya Workers' Welfare Hall for a brainstorming session on ways to improve life for the city's foreign community.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1998

Sensitivity part of row with Russia, Chirac says

Japan and Russia should be less sentimental in resolving their differences over a territorial row and concluding a World War II peace treaty, French President Jacques Chirac said April 29.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Kankaku branch chief held for swindling old lady

The former head of a Kankaku Securities Co. branch was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of defrauding a client of about 54 million yen, Metropolitan Police Department sources said.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Crisis in Asia: Turmoil points Philippines in right direction

Second in a series
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Statue illumination kicks off 'Year of France' event

An 11.5-meter-tall statue of liberty was illuminated Tuesday evening on a man-made island in Tokyo Bay with French President Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and the Crown Prince and Princess attending a ceremony to kick off the Year of France in Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Asahi Juken chief held in 600 million yen fraud

OSAKA -- The president and founder of Asahi Juken, an Osaka housing company, was arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged conspiracy by the firm to defraud creditors out of 600 million yen.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Industrial output continues downtrend

Industrial output continued its downtrend in March by dropping 1.9 percent, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said in a preliminary report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Semigovernmental firms to stay in the shadows ... for now

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto failed to give a good reason for not including semigovernmental corporations in a bill that would require government ministries and agencies to disclose information on their activities at the request of the public.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Parents of victims demand juvenile law review

A group of parents whose children were killed by juvenile criminals asked Justice Minister Kokichi Shimoinaba on Tuesday to have the Juvenile Law revised to strengthen victims' rights.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

It's official -- three-day weekend arrives in 2000

Policymakers of the tripartite ruling alliance agreed Tuesday on a bill proposed by a legislator to celebrate Coming-of-Age Day on the second Monday in January rather than on Jan. 15.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Hotline number available for illegal workers

A telephone counseling service for foreign workers in Japan who have overstayed their visas will be offered on Friday and Saturday by a group of their supporters.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Orix takes over Yamaichi subsidiary

Orix Corp., the country's leading leasing firm, announced Tuesday the completion of its takeover of Yamaichi Trust & Bank, Ltd., a subsidiary of the failed Yamaichi Securities Co.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Hashimoto needs communication lessons: Fuji Xerox chief

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto must come out and explain to the people why the nation's economy is ailing and how the government's 16 trillion yen package will help the situation, a top Japanese business leader said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

BOJ reveals 182 million yen payment to ex-chief

The Bank of Japan said Tuesday that it gave former Gov. Yasushi Mieno 182.21 million yen in retirement pay, including allowances for his tenure as executive director and deputy governor.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Mitsubishi Oil fined 2.66 billion yen in taxes

Mitsubishi Oil Co. confirmed Tuesday that it has been ordered to pay 2.66 billion yen in additional taxes for deals it made with an Osaka oil broker who is now standing trial for income tax evasion.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Highway exec admits taking bribes from electronics firms

A former section chief of Japan Highway Public Corp. pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking about 4.4 million yen in bribes from Omron Corp. and three other electronics companies for information about his firm's highway facility contracts.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Albright lauds stimulus plan

U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright toned down Washington's criticism of Japan's economic recovery efforts, calling the 16 trillion yen stimulus package announced last week a "bold" step.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Cabinet approves defense bills; ASCA pact signed

Two controversial bills needed for Japan and the United States to better cope with military emergencies in areas surrounding Japan were authorized Tuesday by the Cabinet, despite opposition from within the tripartite ruling bloc.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 1998

Chirac 'confident' with Japan's stimulus steps

French President Jacques Chirac said Monday he is confident that the economic stimulus measures Japan announced last week will boost the economy, adding that the nation's economic fundamentals are strong.
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.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
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.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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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