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JAPAN
May 18, 1998

Indonesia Web site links stranded nationals with outside world

A World Wide Web site created by representatives of Japanese firms in Indonesia has become a crucial source of information for those both in and out of the country.
JAPAN
May 15, 1998

Japan Tobacco is taken to court

Hoping to turn Japan's tobacco industry on its head, seven sufferers from tobacco-related illnesses and their lawyers filed a lawsuit against Japan Tobacco Inc. and the government Friday at Tokyo District Court.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Government upgrades tourist advisory for Indonesia

The government on Thursday issued a stronger official warning advising travelers to refrain from making sightseeing and other nonessential trips to Indonesia until conditions in the country stabilize, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kanezo Muraoka told a regular press conference.
JAPAN
May 6, 1998

Holidays less golden at tourist spots

The number of domestic travelers during the Golden Week holiday period reached 62.8 million, down 4.7 percent from last year, the National Police Agency said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 1998

Korean resident tastes victory in 12-year legal defeat

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 28, 1998

Statue illumination kicks off 'Year of France' event

An 11.5-meter-tall statue of liberty was illuminated Tuesday evening on a man-made island in Tokyo Bay with French President Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and the Crown Prince and Princess attending a ceremony to kick off the Year of France in Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

International trade show kicks off at Intex Osaka

OSAKA -- Osaka Messe-Bition '98, a six-day trade show that will introduce products and services from more than 61 countries to local consumers, opened April 24 at Intex Osaka.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Cultist angered by order to gas subway

A senior Aum Shinrikyo follower on April 24 expressed resentment toward cult founder Shoko Asahara for appointing him, along with others, to release deadly nerve gas in the Tokyo subway system in March 1995.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 1998

BOJ reprimands 98 officials over bribery scandals

The Bank of Japan punished 98 officials April 10, including two executive directors, for their connections to the bribery scandal hanging over the central bank as well as other questionable conduct involving financial institutions.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 1998

Ceramics-maker turns bottles into bucks

Sixteenth in a series of occasional articles on venture businesses
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Hong Kong denies plan for Olympics

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

Anniversary of subway nerve gas attack observed

Memorial events were held March 20 to mark the third anniversary of the deadly Tokyo subway nerve gas attack, which key members of Aum Shinrikyo have been accused of carrying out.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 1998

'Layman' stands behind BOJ chief

Sakuya Fujiwara, the Bank of Japan's new senior deputy governor, said he wants to contribute to the central bank from his unique position as a "layman who does not know the theory and practice" of financial issues.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998

Monetary gifts from coffers OK'd

The limited use of taxpayer money by local government officials for private occasions such as weddings and funerals among coworkers is permissible, the Audit and Inspection Commissioners of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government decided Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 1998

GOLD: Japan's ski jumpers sail away to Olympic record

Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 12, 1998

Kyushu feels first touch of spring

There was a hint of spring in the air Thursday as the mercury rose to levels usually noted between early April and early May in Kyushu.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 1998

Osaka Games bid may be a costly pipe dream in development

Staff writerOSAKA -- Kazuhito Konishi is not likely to be on the list of people Osaka Mayor Takafumi Isomura hopes to meet during his trip to Nagano this weekend to promote Osaka's 2008 Olympics bid.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 1998

The Asahara Trial: Aum lawyer grilled over inconsistencies

The defense team for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara cross-examined a former Aum lawyer Friday on inconsistencies between his testimony and the depositions given by other cult members over events before the disappearance of a Yokohama lawyer and his family in November 1989.Yoshinobu Aoyama, 37,...
JAPAN
Jan 28, 1998

U.S. files on Okinawa occupation to be released

About 3.2 million pages of documents and photographs related to the U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands, which governed Okinawa between 1950 and 1972, will be made public beginning this fall.The National Diet Library and the Okinawa Prefectural Archives announced that the documents will...
JAPAN
Jan 26, 1998

Finance Ministry inspectors arrested over bank bribes

Two officials of the Finance Ministry's Finance Inspection Department are under arrest on suspicion of accepting bribes from banks in the form of wining and dining, the special investigative squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office announced Monday night.The two arrested were identified...
JAPAN
Jan 15, 1998

Heavy snow brings chaos to Kanto, injures 100

Snow wreaked havoc across the Tokyo area once again Thursday, snarling traffic, slowing trains and causing injuries.About 100 people were rushed to hospitals in Tokyo and surrounding areas after stumbling on snow-covered roads or injuring themselves while moving snow, according to fire department officials.One...
JAPAN
Jan 12, 1998

Blair kicks off UK98

British Prime Minister Tony Blair proclaimed a future of improved ties between Japan and Great Britain in a speech Monday at the British Embassy in Tokyo.The speech marked the official opening of Festival UK98, a series of events promoting British culture among Japanese. Blair called UK98 "a celebration...
JAPAN
Oct 14, 1997

China to get $1 million to save relics from dam

Staff writerJapan will provide up to $1 million in financial aid to China to conserve and restore innumerous cultural relics that will be submerged by the controversial Three Gorges dam project, government sources said Oct. 14.The assistance will be funneled to Beijing through a special cultural assets-preservation...
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1997

Foul play called over World Cup plans

Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 5, 1997

Asahara lawyers query cultist's evidence

Lawyers for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara on Friday quizzed a former senior cultist about events leading up to the November 1989 murders of a Yokohama lawyer and his family, claiming that the order to kill had not come from Asahara himself.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 1997

The Asahara Trial: Attorney fights for fairness

Last of three parts
JAPAN
Aug 13, 1997

Old-style shopping areas fight to survive

Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1997

Hashimoto to visit war museum during China trip

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said August 4 that when he visits China in early September, he intends to visit a war museum in Shenyang that contains detailed exhibits portraying Japan's wartime atrocities and acts of genocide.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 1997

Japan-America Student Conference kicks off in Kyoto

KYOTO -- The 49th Japan-America Student Conference kicked off late July 28 at the Kyoto International Conference Hall, and this time instead of focusing on bilateral relations, participants are looking at changes in the Asia-Pacific community.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 1997

Borderless salsa band Orquesta de la Luz bids sayonara

Following their breakup in March, members of Orquesta de la Luz, a Japanese salsa band that has gained unprecedented fame overseas, reunited earlier this week to enjoy their last moments of glory together at home.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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