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JAPAN
Jul 8, 1997

Citizens suspicious of Osaka's bid for Olympics

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JAPAN
Jul 8, 1997

Decentralization panel stresses need for local autonomy

Two-thirds of central government jobs currently assigned to prefectural governors and heads of municipalities should be transferred to local authorities, an advisory panel to the prime minister said July 8.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1997

Hase murder suspect called 'scapegoat'

Japanese society is trying to make a scapegoat of the 15-year-old suspect held in the killing of Jun Hase, according to panelists taking part in a discussion organized by the Social Democratic Party on July 8 to assess the social impact of the case.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 1997

Overseas A-bomb victims seek equality

HIROSHIMA -- Survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who live outside Japan have recently been calling for the Tokyo government to give them treatment equal to that of survivors resident in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Family of young transplant patient seeks help with bills

The family of a 6-year-old boy who underwent two heart transplants in the United States last year is in a financial crisis after amassing more than 200 million yen in hospital bills.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

LDP panel again delays unveiling of reform plan

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's panel on administrative reform on July 7 again postponed the announcement of its reform package for governmental financial institutions, citing time-consuming negotiations with ministries and agencies.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Restaurateur in bubble-era bank fraud faces 15 years

OSAKA -- Prosecutors demanded a 15-year prison term July 7 for a female restaurateur over 274 billion yen in business crimes involving the now-defunct Toyo Shinkin Bank and other financial institutions during the bubble economy of the early 1990s.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Hashimoto elated with LDP wins; JCP surges

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto expressed confidence July 7 over his Liberal Democratic Party's continued reign over national politics following his party's victory in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly race July 6.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Chugoku Focus: Reclamation foes find new target

MATSUE, Shimane Pref. -- As the controversial project to fill in Isahaya Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture takes its toll on the marine environment, local residents here are battling against another unwanted public works project that appears to serve no purpose.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Supreme Court rejects appeal to transfer Hase

The Supreme Court's No. 1 Petty Bench rejected an appeal July 7 from the attorneys of the 15-year-old suspect in the murder of Jun Hase to have the teen moved to an office for juvenile offenders.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Finance launches group to draft 'Big Bang' legislation

The Finance Ministry has launched a study group to initiate discussions on drafting wide-reaching financial services legislation.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Chugoku Focus: Islanders, firms lament costly Seto bridge

KOJIMA, Okayama Pref. -- At 8 a.m. every weekday, several high school students await their trains here at JR Kojima Station for an unusual trip -- a 20-km commute across the Seto Onland Sea to their school in Shikoku.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Tokyo issues warning against entering Cambodia

Tokyo issued a warning July 7 against entering Cambodia after a Japanese engineer died July 6 from serious wounds suffered in a firefight in Phnom Penh.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 1997

Election results not surprising, Aoshima says

Tokyo Gov. Yukio Aoshima said July 7 it came as no surprise that the Liberal Democratic Party and Japanese Communist Party emerged as winners in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election July 6.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

550 billion yen to go to priority projects in '98

A total of 550 billion yen will be set aside in the fiscal 1998 state budget for three special spending brackets to better concentrate public works outlays in key sectors, a top Finance Ministry official said July 4.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Japan to join EU action against Massachusetts law

Japan will join the European Union as early as next week in filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization about a Massachusetts law that denies state contracts to companies doing business in Myanmar, government sources said July 4.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Supreme court rejects Inamura appeal

The Supreme Court on July 4 rejected an appeal from a former Environment Agency director general, letting stand a lower court sentence of three years in prison and a 300 million yen fine for tax evasion.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Aichi quits Shinshinto, hits Ozawa's leadership

Kazuo Aichi, a senior Lower House member of Shinshinto, will leave the largest opposition party next week, sources said July 4.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Contractor files for bankruptcy

A medium-size general contractor listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange effectively went bankrupt July 4 due to real estate-related debts that inflated after the burst of the bubble economy in the early 1990s.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Bad loans down to 28 trillion yen in March

The balance of nonperforming loans held by the nation's financial institutions came to 27.9 trillion yen as of the end of March, with 4.68 trillion yen estimated requiring disposal as losses, according to Finance Ministry figures released July 4.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Finance Ministry shuffles top posts

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JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Shinshinto panel urges end to open primaries

Shinshinto should stop using open primaries to choose its leader, a panel within the largest opposition party said in a report released July 4.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Okinawa to host development talks

Japan will host an international development conference in Okinawa Prefecture on July 24 and 25 to seek ways of promoting development assistance, Foreign Ministry officials said July 4.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Former DKB chairman arrested over payoffs

Prosecutors arrested on July 4 a former chairman of the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank in connection with the major city bank's alleged payments to a corporate extortionist.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

Photos of young Kobe suspect spark demand for recall

Justice Minister Isao Matsuura denounced the Shinchosha publishing house July 4 and demanded that it immediately recall copies of its two magazines that ran a photo of the 14-year-old Kobe youth being held in the murder of schoolboy Jun Hase.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 1997

The Asahara Trial: Cultist playing down role, defense says

Defense lawyers for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara accused a former senior cultist during cross-examination July 4 of playing down his involvement in the cult's dubious activities.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1997

Tanker's oil spill smaller than first feared

Oil spilled July 2 from a supertanker in Tokyo Bay amounts to about 1,550 kiloliters of crude, only one-10th the figure reported the night of the spill, Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiroku Kajiyama said July 3.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1997

The Asahara Trial: Confessed killer of Sakamotos testifies

The defense team for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara cross-examined on July 3 a former cultist who has confessed to being involved in the murder of an anti-Aum lawyer and his family.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1997

FTC to reduce M&A restrictions

The Fair Trade Commission said July 3 it will ease restrictions on company mergers and stock acquisitions, effectively halving the number of cases in which firms are required to report to authorities.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1997

Sato finalizes MITI personnel lineup

Shinji Sato, minister of international trade and industry, has finalized the new lineup of his key staffers, officials said July 3. The change in personnel includes the appointment of Osamu Watanabe, director general of the ministry's Industrial Policy Bureau, as new vice minister.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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