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JAPAN
May 21, 1997

Nation's largest underground mall opens

OSAKA -- Crysta Nagahori, the nation's largest underground shopping mall, was opened to the public May 21 in Chuo Ward here.
JAPAN
May 21, 1997

Man survives leap from Rainbow Bridge

A man survived after jumping 50 meters into Tokyo Bay from the Rainbow Bridge on May 21 after authorities were unable to talk him out of trying to commit suicide, police said.
JAPAN
May 21, 1997

Japan Olympic Committee to visit rival cities' sites

The Japanese Olympic Committee study group tasked with selecting Japan's candidate for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games will make a two-day visit next month to Osaka and Yokohama, the two cities trying to attract the international event, the JOC said May 21.
JAPAN
May 20, 1997

Many voices join in battle over 'comfort woman'

Nationwide debate over "comfort women" will probably not end soon. Did wartime Japanese authorities really abduct Korean women for sex slavery, and is it the key question? Should school textbooks cover the issue and should Japan alone be mentioned regarding such practices?
JAPAN
May 19, 1997

Japan NGOs aid Balkan refugee effort

A consortium of Japanese nongovernmental organizations is supporting the efforts of more than 180 professional aid coordinators working together in the former Yugoslavia, despite their different ethnic backgrounds, to ameliorate the ongoing refugee problems in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia,...
JAPAN
May 16, 1997

Wartime sex slave recounts experiences for the court

A Filipino woman allegedly forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers during World War II sang a Japanese song in a hearing May 16 on her damages suit at the Tokyo District Court.
JAPAN
May 15, 1997

Nago mayor accused of treason for heliport study

NAGO, Okinawa Pref. -- For decades, residents of Henoko Ward in the eastern part of this city have dined on such delicacies as shrimp, crab, turban shells and other shellfish from nearby coastal waters.
JAPAN
May 14, 1997

DPJ urges review of Isahaya Bay project

The Democratic Party of Japan has urged the government for a drastic review of an ongoing public works project to reclaim part of Isahaya Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture, for agricultural use.
JAPAN
May 14, 1997

Osaka hospital sued over suspicious death

OSAKA -- Sisters of a female patient who died under suspicious circumstances at Osaka Ensei Hospital in Higashi Sumiyoshi Ward here filed a lawsuit May 14 with the Osaka District Court against the hospital's medical corporation, seeking 11 million yen in damages.
JAPAN
May 14, 1997

U.S. military's land leases expire; nothing happens

Although leases for land plots at 11 U.S. military bases expired at midnight May 14, a relevant law that was revised last month will enable the central government to continue providing the land to the U.S. forces.
JAPAN
May 13, 1997

Majority of Okinawa landlords content living with bases

IE-JIMA, Okinawa Pref. -- In the northwest corner of this 22-sq.-km coral island lies the U.S. Ie-Jima Auxiliary Airfield, where Marine Corps units from mainland Okinawa hold drills using Harrier vertical takeoff and landing jets around the clock.
JAPAN
May 13, 1997

Private earthquake aid still lacks accounting

KOBE -- Neither the Japan Red Cross nor a local distribution committee has any accounting of what happened to donations sent by individuals and groups of Americans to help survivors of the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
JAPAN
May 12, 1997

50 million yen in relief aid headed to Iran

The government will provide Iran with relief aid worth 50 million yen to help the Middle East country cope with the major earthquake that killed at least 2,400 people, the government's top spokesman said May 12.
JAPAN
May 12, 1997

Callback services draw telecom giants' ire

Callback services, though introduced in Japan almost five years ago, continue to thrive under a certain veil of mystery.
JAPAN
May 12, 1997

Cultist Niimi breaks silence, praises Asahara

Breaking more than six months of silence, senior Aum Shinrikyo leader Tomomitsu Niimi expressed his continuous gratitude May 12 to cult founder Shoko Asahara for leading him along "the great path."
JAPAN
May 9, 1997

Nursing care bill expected to pass Lower House

A bill to create a nursing care insurance system for ailing elderly people is expected to pass the Lower House next week, a ruling party official said May 9.
JAPAN
May 8, 1997

Ogawa may fold without bailout

Ogawa Securities Co., an affiliate of Yamaichi Securities Co., one of the nation's Big Four brokerages, will likely shut down if Yamaichi does not rescue the ailing firm.
JAPAN
May 8, 1997

Protesters pack gallery for waste-site hearing

Nearly 1,000 landowners and environmental activists crammed into the the gallery May 8 for the first deliberations by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's land expropriation committee on the controversial construction of a waste dump in Hinode, western Tokyo.
JAPAN
May 7, 1997

Attending the Nagano Games will be no easy feat

As opening day of the 18th Winter Olympics in Nagano Prefecture draws closer, many sports enthusiasts are beginning to wonder how they will be able to experience the Games.
JAPAN
May 7, 1997

Aboriginal leaders hit Asian Development Bank projects

Three leaders of Asian indigenous peoples said at a news conference May 7 that their human rights and environment are being violated because of development projects partially funded by Japan.
JAPAN
May 6, 1997

Coalition allies reach agreement on health insurance reform

The Liberal Democratic Party scored a political victory May 6 when it reached an agreement with its two non-Cabinet allies on a bill that would at least double medical bills, starting Sept. 1.
JAPAN
May 6, 1997

Politician joins activists in landing on Senkaku Islands

An opposition lawmaker and three other activists landed early May 6 on one of the Senkaku Islands, which are claimed by Japan, China and Taiwan, Maritime Safety Agency officials said.
JAPAN
May 2, 1997

Top court upholds sentence on LDP man for vote-buying

The Supreme Court dismissed on May 2 an appeal by a former Liberal Democratic Party candidate who had been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and fined 2 million yen for vote-buying in 1993.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1997

Chief determined to build JR West into truly private enterprise

While Masataka Ide, the former president of West Japan Railway Co., was seen as a man of action, Shojiro Nanya, 55, who took over the JR West helm on April 1, is seen as a man of quiet resolve.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1997

Umeda Sky Building venue for German Import Fair

OSAKA -- The German Import Fair, the first ever of its type in Osaka, will be held at the Umeda Sky Building complex here from May 16 to 18.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1997

Disclosure for disposal of arms left in China urged

The government must make public information on how it will dismantle poison gas weapons abandoned in China at the end of the war, a citizens' group holding exhibitions on Japan's wartime development and use of poison gas demanded April 28.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1997

Dollar continues to rise despite intervention talk

The uptrend in the dollar's value continued unabated April 28 in Tokyo, with an intervention threat by finance officials from the Group of Seven industrialized nations going largely unheeded.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1997

Okinawa, surplus, and Koreas to dominate U.S. summit

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and U.S. President Bill Clinton are expected to reaffirm their commitment to further strengthen bilateral relations, especially in the security field, when they meet April 25 in Washington.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 1997

Vote looms on legality of brain death, transplants

After years of inaction, members of the Diet must make the difficult decision of whether brain death should be stipulated as human death to pave the way for allowing organ transplants from brain-dead donors in Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 1997

New Vietnamese consul arrives to push Osaka trade

OSAKA -- Le Ngoc Thu, consul general for Vietnam in Osaka, said here April 21 the new consulate general will work to promote trade between Vietnam and Osaka Prefecture.
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
Hanshin quake sparked changes to Japan's disaster response policies
Self-Defense Forces members search for victims in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 28, 1995, in the wake of the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
KKR considers joining Seven & I management buyout after Apollo
KKR is discussing investing several hundred billion yen for an equity stake in the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores.
Los Angeles wildfires test how Democrats aim to counter Trump
A helicopter drops water on the Palisades fire near the Sullivan Canyon area of Los Angeles on Saturday.
With new regional party, Shinji Ishimaru touts rebirth
Shinji Ishimaru announces details of his new regional party at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Nippon Steel’s case against Biden probably unwinnable, attorneys argue
U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvannia, in 2019. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel face significant legal challenges in their case against the United States.
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.
Due north: Foreign-born guides introduce Hokkaido’s unique charms
Lantoko, a company operated by Taiwan native Ping-Fang Lan, offers drift ice walking tours and other exhilarating experiences in and around Shiretoko National Park.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?
By Tomoko Otake

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