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JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

Ambulance crews hassled by youths

The Tokyo Fire Department said Mar. 3 there have been 13 recent cases of youngsters confronting or attacking members of ambulance units rushing to emergencies in entertainment districts.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

Foreigner juggles roles in radio, city hall

IWAMIZAWA, Hokkaido -- When Keith Barton came to Japan in July, he had no idea he would be filling the unusual combination of roles that he does now.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

Women take the fight to Girl's Day

About 100 female activists on Mar. 3, Girl's Day, formed a human chain and surrounded the Labor Ministry building in Tokyo to demand equal rights.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

QE2 receives regal greeting during visit to Kobe

KOBE -- The British luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2 arrived at Kobe port Mar. 3, marking her first visit to the city since the Great Hanshin Earthquake crippled the major shipping center.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

Fledgling paper demonstrates how sometimes less is better

HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- Lacking a thing or two can sometimes have a positive side. A freshly born newspaper in Hakodate is in the works of proving it.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1997

The Date 'miracle' is acceptance

DATE, Hokkaido -- Some people refer to this city as "Japan's miracle." Not because of its splendid weather or beautiful scenery, but because someone like Takako Nagahama can lead a comfortable life here.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

Unorthodox barber doesn't do dos

Kuniyoshi Konishi has struck gold with his new barbershop venture -- by adopting such oddball ideas as vacuuming the heads of customers after cutting their hair.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

Israel seeking Japanese investment

Israel is seeking to strengthen industrial cooperation with Japan because economic stability will help push forward the Middle East peace process, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy said in Tokyo on Feb. 28.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

Osaka government to repay misused funds

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government will comply with the prefectural audit committee's recommendation that its officials return about 157 million yen they had channeled from public funds and pooled at liquor shops to fund wining-and-dining expenses, it was learned Feb. 28.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

Canal Plus to enter pay TV market here

Canal Plus, France's largest pay TV operator, is planning to enter the Japanese market through its subsidiary Multithematiques, a Japanese multichannel operator said Feb. 28.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

LDP secures Lower House budget approval

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party succeeded late Feb. 27 in ensuring that the 77.4 trillion yen budget package for fiscal 1997 will clear the Lower House next week with no amendments.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

Cultist says Asahara ordered killing of Sakamoto

A former Aum Shinrikyo follower who has admitted being involved in the killing of an anti-Aum lawyer said Feb. 28 he believed at the time that cult founder Shoko Asahara had ordered the man to be killed.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

Shinagawa plot sold for 184 billion yen

Japanese National Railways Settlement Corp. announced Feb. 28 that its 5.3-hectare plot of land located on the east side of JR Shinagawa Station would be sold to 10 firms for 183.8 billion yen.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

Four Okinawan landlords sign U.S. base lease contracts

Four Okinawan landlords, reversing their earlier opposition, agreed Feb. 28 to sign lease contracts with Tokyo to allow the U.S. military to continue to use their land after the current contracts expire in May, the Defense Facilities Administration Agency announced.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

Chinese firms move closer to TSE listing

The road toward listing Chinese companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange will be smoother when the executives of the China Securities Regulatory Commission sign a memorandum of understanding with Japan's Finance Ministry and the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 18, TSE officials said Feb. 28.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 1997

Execs want more power for prime minister

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) called Feb. 28 for a revision in the Cabinet Law to give more power to the prime minister, in the hope that the prime minister will take a stronger initiative in conducting administrative reform.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

Hashimoto regrets Israel's neighborhood plan in Jerusalem

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto expressed concern Feb. 27 over Israel's decision to build a Jewish neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

Budget ax may fall on defense layout

The government will review its plan to spend 25.1 trillion yen on defense-related programs between fiscal 1996 and 2000 in an effort to rebuild the nation's debt-stricken fiscal health, the government's top spokesman said Feb. 27.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

Pair denied return of plots trickily taken in Tanaka era

The Supreme Court upheld on Feb. 27 a high court ruling that denied two men the right to recover plots of land they sold to a company affiliated with the late Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

January industrial output rose by record 5.3%

Japan's industrial output in January rose by a record 5.3 percent from the previous month, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry said in a preliminary report released Feb. 27.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

FTC hopes to keep law revision tight

The nation's antimonopoly watchdog said Feb. 27 it will minimize room for administrative discretion when it revises the Antimonopoly Law to legalize the formation of holding companies.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

Asahara continues antics in court

Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara mumbled throughout his 27th hearing Feb. 27 as police testified about their investigation into the 1989 murder of a Yokohama lawyer and his family.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

U.S. student visas become increasingly elusive

Yumiko Hara, a 29-year-old insurance company employee, decided recently that she needed to study English to advance her career.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 1997

Tokyo loses expenses disclosure appeal

The Tokyo High Court dismissed Feb. 27 an appeal by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government over an earlier ruling that the government disclose information on the government's wining and dining expenses in 1994.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1997

Video game makers fight a battle over hardware

There is a lesson to be learned from how VHS overthrew Sony Corp.'s Beta system and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows has nearly finished off Apple Computer Inc.'s Macintosh. Now it is being taught in the home video-game market. The lesson: To survive, forming alliances is essential.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1997

Chain stores call for more freedom

As a government review of the Large-Scale Retail Store Law looms, an association of chain stores called Feb. 26 for greater freedom in choosing closing times, business days and opening new stores.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1997

Osaka clears way to hire non-Japanese

OSAKA -- An interim report released by the Osaka Prefectural Government on Feb. 26 said that 53.5 percent of its workers do not exercise public authority.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1997

Agency to handle bankruptcy cases

The new supervisory finance agency to emerge from the reorganization of the Finance Ministry will be in charge of taking the initial steps for handling failures of financial institutions, according to a paper released by the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1997

Exports of vehicles climb 34% on year

Exports of passenger cars, trucks and buses rose 33.9 percent in January from the same month last year, backed by increased competitiveness in overseas markets caused by the yen's fall against the dollar, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association reported Feb. 26.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 1997

Huge seismic reading in Shizuoka said to be error

An earthquake meter at Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, recently reported a strain in the Earth's crust greater than any ever before observed in the prefecture, the Meteorological Agency said Feb. 26 before quickly retracting the announcement.
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.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery 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.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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