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EDITORIALS
Mar 4, 1999

Japan passes a medical milestone

The nation breathed an almost audible collective sigh of relief this week, thankful that a successful precedent has now been set for organ transplants. Apart from the media hullabaloo and a short-lived controversy over the diagnosis a couple of days before the verdict of legal brain-death was pronounced,...
EDITORIALS
Mar 3, 1999

Pick priorities, Mr. Clinton

Last week, U.S. President Bill Clinton set out his foreign-policy framework and goals for the last two years of his term. In a speech to California business and political leaders, he urged Americans to "embrace the inexorable logic of globalization." For Mr. Clinton, that translates into a policy of...
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1999

Greek ambassador backs UNSC bid

It is interesting to see that Japanese citizens and not just politicians and government officials are discussing the nation's roles in the world as the 21st century approaches, the Greek ambassador said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY
Mar 2, 1999

A world bereft of leaders?

LONDON -- Hardly a day goes by without someone deploring the lack of political and economic leadership in our world. Commentators bemoan that with the departure of politicians like former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl the world is bereft of political leadership....
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 28, 1999

Fairy tales come to life amid the magic of Prague

I woke up this morning and opened the curtains expecting to see the usual view from my house of the Seto Inland Sea. Imagine how surprised I was to find instead, Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It was like a fairy tale: Prague Castle up on the hill overlooking pastel-colored baroque buildings...
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Feb 25, 1999

Warm sake toast of the town for winter

Before winter begins to grudgingly give ground to warmer weather, be sure to get your share of warm sake.
COMMUNITY / CROSSING CULTURES
Feb 25, 1999

Parents and kids reflect upon road somewhat less traveled

Now that our four children can no longer be counted among the very young, we have the time and energy for reflection.
EDITORIALS
Feb 19, 1999

The Japan-U.S. performance gap

The U.S. economy has extended its sparkling performance into a ninth year, albeit attended by sentiments of rising caution on Wall Street. The contrast with Japan's decline in the 1990s is so strong that events in the United States look as though they are happening on another planet. In a global era,...
EDITORIALS
Feb 16, 1999

Post-impeachment Clinton

Officially, the impeachment ordeal of U.S. President Bill Clinton is over. Last Friday, the Senate -- in two bipartisan votes -- rejected both charges against the president. By a vote of 55 to 45, they threw out the first article of impeachment that alleged Mr. Clinton committed perjury when testifying...
JAPAN
Feb 5, 1999

New 'Japanese way' needed, Kansai seminar says

KYOTO — A new "Japanese way" that places emphasis on greater flexibility in decision making and less bureaucratic control are necessary if Japan's corporations are to remain competitive in the next century.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 1999

Kobe facility gives quake orphans place to reach out

A black rainbow drawn by a 10-year-old boy who lost his father and sister in the Great Hanshin Earthquake four years ago has become a symbol of the psychological damage suffered by child survivors of the temblor.
EDITORIALS
Jan 22, 1999

An Olympic-size mess

What a difference a year makes. One year ago, Nagano City was pulling out the stops to welcome athletes from all over the world for a mammoth festival on ice and snow. Such was the universal appeal of the Olympic Games that even warring nations laid down their arms for the duration of the competition...
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 1999

Another massacre in Kosovo

Yugoslavia's contempt for international opinion has been made perfectly clear over the last week. Last week, Serbian police, backed by the heavy weapons of the Yugoslav Army, allegedly massacred 45 civilians in the Kosovo village of Racak. When news of the attack leaked out, Yugoslav authorities were...
JAPAN
Jan 18, 1999

U.S. committed to Okinawa force reduction: admiral

The United States is committed to reducing its forces in Okinawa as much as possible, Adm. Joseph W. Prueher, commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, said in an interview Monday with The Japan Times.
JAPAN
Dec 30, 1998

Political scene in '98 churned by opposition realignment

The nation experienced a series of events that considerably changed the political scene in 1998, including the resignation of a prime minister.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1998

U.S. also faulted for concealing Japanese war atrocities

Tokyo and Washington continue to keep under wraps what happened in the Japanese army's research laboratories in Manchuria during the war, an American historian studying Japan's biological warfare said, noting that in this sense, the atrocities linger on more than half a century later.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 1998

Lower costs fuel boom in exotic, quirky overseas weddings

Regional correspondent
JAPAN
Oct 20, 1998

Jiang to visit Japan on Nov. 25

Chinese President Jiang Zemin will visit Japan from Nov. 25 to the end of the month, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said Tuesday.Jiang's visit was originally scheduled for early September but was postponed in August due to massive flood damage in central and northeastern China. A Cabinet decision...
JAPAN
Oct 19, 1998

E-money system could mean hassle-free concert tickets

To spare concertgoers the nuisance of buying tickets by phone and picking them up at the box office, major promoters have teamed up with an information technology firm to begin limited sales of tickets by use of electric money, officials said Monday.Late last month, the All-Japan Concert Tour Promoters'...
JAPAN
Oct 16, 1998

Hyogo quake-housing tenants starve to victory

Staff writerKOBE -- A four-day hunger strike against Hyogo Prefecture's public housing policy helped survivors of the 1995 Kobe earthquake still living in temporary housing score a major victory recently when prefectural officials agreed to the protesters' major demands."Finally, officials realized...
JAPAN
Oct 15, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Accused killer vents spleen

A senior Aum Shinrikyo figure expressed his disgust at prosecutors during his guru's murder trial Thursday, claiming he was repeatedly forced to change his testimony during investigations to fit the state's portrayal of events leading up to the sarin attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.Satoru Hashimoto,...
JAPAN
Oct 14, 1998

Jamaican leader joins economic chorus

Staff writerJamaican Prime Minister Percival Patterson urged Japan on Monday to make an early economic recovery because its weakness negatively impacts not only Jamaica but the international community as a whole."The problems which have occurred in the Japanese economy extend well beyond Japan itself....
JAPAN
Sep 22, 1998

Namikiza theater shows its last film

The Namikiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district closed its doors on nearly 45 years of film history Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 1998

Foley touts U.S. 7th Fleet's dual role

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1998

FM Setagaya starts broadcasting today

Tokyo's ninth community FM radio station hits the airwaves today at noon in Setagaya Ward.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 1998

Blair thanks Hashimoto in letter

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has sent a letter to outgoing Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto thanking him for his contribution to the development of bilateral relations, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Teijiro Furukawa said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 1998

Peace Boat to take antinuclear messages to India, Pakistan

Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 8, 1998

Works kickbacks seen from small contractors

The Construction Ministry is looking into reports that small and medium-size contractors are charging commissions by "subcontracting" public works projects they can't handle to major construction firms, it was learned Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 1998

BOJ sees need to speed up bank reform

Steps to accelerate deregulation and strengthen the banking sector will be needed to boost the economy in the coming months, the Bank of Japan said Friday in a paper to be published in its monthly report for June.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1998

JICA member takes on Ghana ball team

Staff writer
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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