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Date: 1999-02-23
Title: Kochi gov. proposes nuke-free ordinance to assembly
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Kochi Gov. Daijiro Hashimoto talks to reporters on Feb. 23 before proposing an ordinance to the prefectural assembly that would require foreign warships entering the prefecture's ports to carry documents proving they do not carry nuclear weapons. Hashimoto said, ''I want the Foreign Ministry to show local governments that Japan is adhering to its three nonnuclear principles.'' He is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.==Kyodo
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Date: 1998-06-16
Title: Kohler acknowledges German suppo
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Defender Juergen Kohler responds to the support of German soccer fans in Germany's 2-0 win over the United States in a Group F match June 15 at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.
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Date: 1998-07-12
Title: Koichi Kato-Secretary General
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Koichi KATO -Secretary General of ruling Liberal
Democratic Party(LDP) at the press conference after LDP suffered
a major setback in the upper house election held on July 12, 1998.
(July 12, 1998)
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Date: 1998-07-21
Title: Koizumi joins race
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Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi (far L) announces his policy July 18 after deciding to run in the July 24 election to pick a successor to resigning Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, making it a three-way race. The photo shows Koizumi making public his policy at the headquarters in downtown Tokyo of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.==Kyodo
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Date: 1998-07-21
Title: Koizumi to join race
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Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) decides to run in the July 24 election to pick a successor to resigning Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, making it a three-way race. The photo shows Koizumi preparing to speak at a news conference in a Tokyo hotel July 17 after emerging from a meeting of a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faction to which he belongs. Seated at left is former Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka who heads the faction.
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Date: 1998-07-21
Title: Koizumi to run for LDP presidenc
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Junichiro Koizumi, together with Keizo Obuchi and Seiroku Kajiyama, emerge July 17 to run for the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), a post carrying with it that of prime minister under the LDP-controlled House of Representatives. The photo shows the 56-year-old health and welfare minister surrounded by reporters at his ministry.
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Date: 1998-07-21
Title: Koizumi toasts for victory
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Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) toasts with his supporters at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday July 21 after filing his candidacy for the LDP presidency that carries with it the premiership because the party holds majority in the House of Representatives.
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Date: 1997-10-18
Title: Koizumi-Health Min-Interview
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Junichiro KOIZUMI -- Health and Welfare Minister at an
interview with Kyodo News on October 18, 1997.
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Date: 1998-09-03
Title: Komura briefs upper house on missile firing
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Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura briefs the House of Councillors, called Thursday Sept. 3 to debate a draft resolution condemning North Korea's missile firing Monday Aug. 31. Seated in the back is Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.
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Date: 1998-10-23
Title: Komura meets Annan
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Japan's Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (R) meets U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan in Tokyo on Oct. 22. Komura urged Annan to give Japan a position of greater responsibility within the United Nations to reflect the financial contributions the country has made to the U.N. The two leaders discussed U.N. reform, including what to do about unpaid dues owed by the United States and other countries.==Kyodo
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Date: 1998-11-19
Title: Komura meets Aziz
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Pakistani Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura shake hands prior to their talks in Tokyo on Nov. 18. Komura told Aziz Japan will support a resumption of loans to Pakistan by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).==Kyodo
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Date: 1997-02-28
Title: KONISHIKI
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KONISHIKI
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Date: 1998-09-29
Title: Konishiki quits sumo group
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Former ozeki Konishiki touches his tie as he leaves a Tokyo hotel room Monday evening Sept. 28. Konishiki, whose name is Yasokichi Shiota in his adopted country, said he resigned from the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) because he needs more time to devote himself to volunteers activities as a ''bridge'' between Hawaii and Japan.
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Date: 1999-02-19
Title: Konishiki helps passport campaign
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Former sumo wrestler Konishiki (L) receives a new passport Friday Feb. 19 from Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura as part of the ministry's campaign to prevent passport loss. Konishiki, who was born Salevaa Atisanoe in Hawaii and became a naturalized Japanese citizen under the name Yasokichi Shioda in 1994, received a 10-year passport to replace his expiring five-year passport.==Kyodo
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Date: 1998-11-22
Title: Kotonishiki clinches Emperor's C
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-Former sekiwake Kotonishiki clinched his second Emperor's Cup on the second last day Saturday Nov. 21 of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, defeating ozeki Takanonami. The photo shows the 12th-ranked maegashira, beaming with joy, surrounded by reporters after his win at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka. ''This is like a dream. I didn't think I could ever win another tournament. I just tried to be aggressive and fight my usual style of sumo,'' said the 30-year-old veteran, whose last championship came at the autumn basho in 1991.==Kyodo
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