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JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

Shelter opens for Shinjuku's homeless

A temporary accommodation center for homeless people finally opened in the Kita-Shinjuku district of Tokyo on April 24, after nearly a year delay due to opposition from local residents.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Mazda forecasts highest profits since '90

Mazda Motor Corp. said April 23 that it will post its highest profits since 1990 in a revised estimate of earnings for the 1997 business year, which ended in March.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Honda's new multiwagon is based on 'small is smart'

Following the succession of automakers who have introduced compact wagons this year, Honda Motor Co. announced April 23 that it will sell the Capa, its new 1.5-liter engine multiwagon, from today.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Stimulus package gets finishing touches

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party put the final touches April 23 to the 16 trillion yen worth of economic stimulus measures to be endorsed by the government today, which will include about 10-trillion yen in "real-water" measures that require direct government outlays.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Survey shows friends, family influence 'enjo kosai' trend

One in 20 high school girls date men for money and most are influenced by conversations with their friends and the attitudes of their families, according to a study released April 23 by the Asian Women's Fund.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Museum seeks bilingual volunteers

The Edo-Tokyo Museum in Sumida Ward is accepting applications for bilingual volunteers to explain the permanent exhibits at the museum to non-Japanese visitors.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

World Cup fever kicks off in Japan

Forty-seven days before kickoff, the World Cup, to be held in France from June 10 to July 12, has already begun for soccer fans here.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Tokio Marine to sell mutual funds with UAM

Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. will begin selling investment trusts later this year in a tieup with United Asset Management Corp., a major U.S. investment house, the nation's leading nonlife insurance company said April 23.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Internet use cutting in on TV time

Warning to television broadcasters: a recent poll has confirmed that the growing popularity of the Internet means users are spending less time watching TV.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

FTC approves creation of largest cement firms

The Fair Trade Commission gave conditional approvals April 23 to two merger plans that would create the nation's largest and second-largest cement firms by the end of this year.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Doctor says gas damaged woman's brain

Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara's defense counsel April 23 quizzed a doctor who gave medical treatment to a woman seriously injured in the March 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Curry's free if you bring a bowl

The Yokohama branch of the Ecology Special Interest Group (EcoSIG) is hosting "International Earth Day '98: The Tsurumi River Tree of Life Celebration" on Sunday in Yokohama.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Japan awaiting Yeltsin's speech on isles

Japan will pay close attention to Russian President Boris Yeltsin when he remarks on a bilateral territorial dispute in a speech to the Russian Parliament in early May, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said April 23.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

Sakigake approves defense bills

New Party Sakigake, one of the non-Cabinet allies of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, approved bills April 23 that would implement updated guidelines for Japan's defense cooperation with U.S. forces.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 1998

PBEC chief blames Asia crisis on private sector

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JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Hu, Kato agree to fight Asian 'flu' together

Visiting Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao and Koichi Kato, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, agreed Wednesday that the two countries should cooperate to overcome the economic and financial crises in Southeast Asia, LDP officials said.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Two-day hotline ready to reach out to illegal workers

The Asian People's Friendship Society will operate a hotline for two days to respond to questions from and advise foreign laborers illegally working in Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Toza shuts down its Kansai schools

OSAKA -- Following the closure of the Toza Gaigo Gakuin chain of English-language schools in Tokyo, all classes in the Kansai region were halted Wednesday, it was learned the same day.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Hankyu enjoys windfall from cheat-prevention ticket system

Osaka-based railway operator Hankyu Corp. has recorded more than 800 million yen in extra yearly revenue with the introduction of its new system to prevent passengers from cheating on train fares.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Canadian embassy seeks applicants for work-abroad program

The Canadian Embassy is accepting applications until June 30 for the 1999 Canada-Japan Working Holiday Program, in which participants will be given a working visa valid for up to one year.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Finance bureaus report further deterioration nationwide

The economy is showing increasing signs of deterioration across the board in every part of the nation, regional financial bureaus reported to the Finance Ministry on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Disaster aid bill clears first hurdle

A bill to offer public assistance to victims of future natural disasters passed the Upper House Special Committee on Disaster Relief on Wednesday, with the support of all non-Communist political parties.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Kobe airport opponents call for plebiscite

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JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Health officials face prison over Nursery home subsidies

Prosecutors demanded Wednesday that the Tokyo District Court impose prison terms of between two and 3 1/2 years on a former top health ministry bureaucrat and two others being tried on bribery charges in connection with the construction of special subsidized nursing homes.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Sakakibara backs public works over tax cuts

Public works spending will have a greater economic stimulus effect than income tax cuts, Eisuke Sakakibara, vice finance minister for international affairs, said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

SDF power-expansion bills ready for submission

Two bills that would expand the Self Defense Forces' overseas military role in line with updated guidelines for defense cooperation with the U.S. will be sent to the Diet on Tuesday, according to a senior LDP official.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Big Business begins turning on Hashimoto

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is not only facing foreign pressure to restore the nation's economic health; he is now also confronted with growing criticism from Japan's business leaders, who are raising doubts about his management of the economy.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 1998

Man arrested over heroin pills sent by mail

A 28-year-old Iranian man was arrested at his home Wednesday after receiving tablets of heroin sent to him from Belgium, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 1998

Isahaya reclamation foe wins environmental award

A Japanese environmental activist who has persistently protested the ongoing reclamation project of Isahaya Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture was awarded the $100,000 Goldman Environmental Prize for 1998 Monday in San Francisco.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 1998

Mob links discovered as police crack down on dumping

In the wake of December's tightening of controls on industrial waste disposal and of an annual increase in illegal dumping cases, police are stepping up a nationwide crackdown on offenders, many of whom are suspected of having links to the mob.
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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