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JAPAN
Jun 30, 1998

Hashimoto praises Latin America for its economic reforms

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto expressed hope Tuesday that Asia and Latin America can take their relationship onto a higher plane befitting the economic strengths of the two regions.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 1998

Falling yen threatens Latin America, Colombian minister says

Japan should make efforts to stop the yen's fall and keep it from negatively impacting Latin American economies, Colombian Finance Minister Antonio Urdinola said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 1998

Partyspeak: SDP won't again share bed with archfoe LDP

Fourth in a series
JAPAN
Jun 18, 1998

Harvard plans to build strong regional ties at Asia Center

Harvard University is looking for a role to play in providing a cooperative international mechanism or organization to help manage crises when they occur and even before they hit, the president of the prestigious American university said.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 1998

Japan hits Serbia, Yugoslavia with economic sanctions

The government on Tuesday imposed economic sanctions on Yugoslavia and Serbia to protest Serbian violence against Albanians in Kosovo.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 1998

Lower House rejects no-confidence motion

A Lower House plenary session voted down a no-confidence motion Friday against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto by a 273-207 vote.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1998

Koreans fight eviction from Utoro homes

OSAKA -- Twelve Korean families facing eviction from the former wartime squatters community of Utoro in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, claimed Tuesday in their first oral appeal hearing that the real estate company that now owns the land should acknowledge their residential rights.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1998

Newspapers not doomed by Internet, Murdoch assures

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 22, 1998

J. League contender Tokyo Gas bent on survival

As dwindling attendance figures raise concerns over the future of Japan's only professional soccer league, one local Tokyo team busily preparing to join the new second division of the J. League next year is hoping that careful management will ensure its success.
JAPAN
May 21, 1998

Businesses unsure about Indonesia's new future

and SAYURI DAIMON
JAPAN
May 20, 1998

U.S. to lobby for airport work contracts

OSAKA -- A delegation of U.S. construction company executives will travel to Nagoya and possibly the Kansai region in early June in order to press for U.S. access to airport construction projects, according to U.S. Ambassador Tom Foley.
JAPAN
May 19, 1998

Who could replace Hashimoto?

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

British School opens new building

The British School in Tokyo, which opened in 1989 to offer a British curriculum to students, celebrated the construction of its new building in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Thursday with speeches, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, songs and a toast.
JAPAN
May 14, 1998

Japan freezes new loans to India after latest blasts

Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Thursday that Japan will freeze new yen loans to India to protest the two nuclear tests conducted Wednesday, which came despite protests from the international community over three tests conducted two days earlier.
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Ainu ready to sue Hokkaido over undervalued properties

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 12, 1998

Mayors, governor send letters of protest

Hiroshima Mayor Takashi Hiraoka on Tuesday sent a letter to Indian Ambassador Siddharth Singh protesting underground nuclear tests conducted the previous day.
JAPAN
May 4, 1998

Tokyo-Mitsubishi chief defends wining, dining customs

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 27, 1998

Chirac 'confident' with Japan's stimulus steps

French President Jacques Chirac said Monday he is confident that the economic stimulus measures Japan announced last week will boost the economy, adding that the nation's economic fundamentals are strong.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 1998

Crisis in Asia: Japan's recovery seen as integral to region

First in a series
JAPAN
Apr 20, 1998

Video 'magazines' to fill foreigners' news needs

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 16, 1998

Scalfaro cautious on Japan's quest for UNSC seat

Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro expressed reservations April 16 over Japan's bid to obtain a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 1998

Matsunaga heads to Washington to explain plan

Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga left April 15 for Washington -- a day later than planned -- to attend a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations and to hold talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 1998

Komura to participate in Cambodian election talks

State Foreign Secretary Masahiko Komura will visit Bangkok from Saturday to April 14 to participate in talks to help bring a fair and free election in Cambodia, Foreign Ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 1998

Better Japanese language studies for foreign students urged

A panel of education researchers submitted a list of proposals Thursday to the Education Ministry, calling on schools as well as the central and local governments to improve the learning environment for foreign students in public schools, focusing on their Japanese-language studies.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 1998

Yamato center helped refugees break the ice with locals

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 13, 1998

Tunisian envoy woos Japanese investors

Tunisian Ambassador Salah Hannachi said March 13 that Japanese businesses will find the North African country an efficient regional industrial platform on which to support operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 1998

Commerzbank says more action needed from Japan

Japan needs to play a more prominent role in helping its Asian neighbors out of their current financial crisis, the head of the German universal bank Commerzbank said Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 1998

Parents cope with slaying of Japanese-Brazilian son

Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 20, 1998

LDP unveils latest plan to reinvigorate economy

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday unveiled its fourth stimulus package, hoping to boost confidence in the economy before the March 31 end of the fiscal year.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 1998

Stronger Japan-Algeria ties urged

Japan and Algeria should work harder to deepen ties and take advantage of complementing economies, Algerian Ambassador Boudjemaa Delmi said during a visit to The Japan Times on Wednesday.
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 launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
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.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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