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JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Osaka's Olympic bid raises issues of debt, toxins

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JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Info leak gets Osaka tax official axed

OSAKA -- The Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau discharged an official Friday for allegedly leaking secret investigation information to a construction company president about four years ago.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Cultist denies knowledge of deadly intent

A former Aum Shinrikyo member allegedly involved in making a device used in the June 1994 sarin gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, testified Friday he was unaware the cult was going to use the machine to spread the deadly nerve agent.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

State revenue shortfall to exceed one trillion yen

Japan's revenue for fiscal 1997, which ended March 31, will probably fall below expenditures by 1.5 trillion yen, due mainly to a substantial drop in corporate tax revenues amid the stagnant economy, informed sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Japan files with WTO against Canadian auto tariffs

Japan filed a complaint Friday with the World Trade Organization over Canada's recent decision to continue a preferential auto import tariff policy.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Award-winning film hit for depiction of Japanese-Nazi links

An Academy Award-winning movie portraying a Japanese diplomat who helped Jews escape Nazi persecution inaccurately depicts the Foreign Ministry as supporting Adolf Hitler's final solution policy toward the Jews, a ministry official said.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Canadian MBA program under way

The first Canadian Masters of Business Administration graduate degree program to be offered in Japan officially got under way Friday with a ceremony held at Tokyo's Sophia University.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Sweltering heat hits cities on Kanto plain

Much of the nation experienced mid-summer heat Friday as the mercury hit record levels for the year in various cities, especially in the Kanto area, and was blamed for two deaths.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 1998

Hashimoto suggests permanent income tax cut is near

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto gave indications Friday that a permanent income tax cut may be included in the tax system reforms the government is soon expected to begin working.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Sun proposes fresh start for Kim's visit to Japan

South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Sun Joun Yung told his Japanese counterpart, Shunji Yanai, that his country wants to forge a new relationship with Japan by resolving contentious historical issues when President Kim Dae Jung visits Japan this fall, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Government approves 'bridge bank' scheme

The government on Thursday formally approved a "bridge bank" plan to take over banks that fail and extend loans to their sound borrowers.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Stock market improves after news of bank plan

Share prices rose in heavy trading Thursday on the Tokyo Stock Exchange amid reports the government was putting the finishing touches on a plan to restore health to the nation's beset banking industry.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Dad, kids held for sales of thinner to local youth

OSAKA -- A construction worker in Matsubara, Osaka Prefecture, was arrested Thursday, and his three children taken into custody, for allegedly selling thinner to teenagers in violation of the poison control law, police said.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Yanase rolls out new Astra in hopes of sparking sales

Yanase & Co. introduced on Thursday the fully remodeled Astra from Adam Opel AG, a German affiliate of U.S.-based General Motors Corp.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Educational changes at home urged for kids' sake

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Hashimoto to fly to France, United States

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will visit France and the U.S. later this month, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka told a regular news conference Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Public hearing fields concerns over Universal Studios site

OSAKA -- Nearly 70 local citizens gathered at a public hearing to voice concerns about environmental problems at the proposed site for Universal Studios Japan in southern Osaka.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

JAL chief aims to run like the Bulls

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Miscommunication in cockpit cited in JAL's Manila mishap

A lack of clear verbal communication between a pilot and a copilot may have played a part in a Japan Airlines jet skidding off a runway at the Manila International Airport last month, Transport Ministry officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Cultist Hayashi denies desire to kill

The defense counsel for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara continued its detailed questioning of a former senior cultist Friday, trying to disprove his contention that he was reluctant to release sarin on a Tokyo subway car in March 1995.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 1998

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in chicken imports

The Health and Welfare Ministry has detected antibiotic-resistant bacteria in imported chicken meat that can sicken people with weakened immune systems, ministry officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Turkey seeks donations for earthquake victims

The Turkish Embassy in Tokyo is seeking donations to help victims of the major earthquake that struck northern Turkey on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

High court acquits Miura of L.A. murder scandal

Kazuyoshi Miura was freed Wednesday after being acquitted by the Tokyo High Court of conspiring to murder his wife in 1981 to cash in on her life insurance policies.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Sony preparing to enter nonlife insurance market

Sony Corp. plans to enter the nonlife insurance business in the latter half of 1999, the firm said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Toyota begins sales of restyled Vista

Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday that it has started sales of its fully remodeled Vista, a medium-class luxury vehicle that has been redesigned with more space and improved fuel economy.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Miura libel suits number in the hundreds

Kazuyoshi Miura, who was acquitted Wednesday of masterminding the 1981 slaying of his wife, has filed nearly 500 libel suits against newspapers, magazines, broadcasters and wire services since his arrest.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Toyota hints at expansion into finance

Hiroshi Okuda, president of Toyota Motors Corp., hinted Wednesday at a possible expansion by the Toyota group into the financial sector, while strengthening bonds with other companies within the group.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Ministry tasks firm with Nagoya airport project

The Ministry of Transport on Wednesday designated Central Japan International Airport Co. as a firm to build and manage a proposed international airport off Nagoya.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Domestic carrier JEX makes debut flight

ITAMI, Hyogo Pref. -- New domestic airliner JAL Express (JEX) launched its first flight Wednesday morning here from Osaka airport, taking 150 passengers to Miyazaki.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 1998

Election Equation: Realtors seek role in reform

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Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.

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