| Earthquake
resistance of apartment blocks cover-up revealed |
| Tokyo
Stock Exchange turnover exceeds 'Bubble' years - mistaken
orders cause system chaos |
| Asbestos
troubles throughout the country |
| Aichi
Expo attendance exceeds targets |
| Liberal
Democrats' landslide win in House of Reps election, leading
to post of? ce privatisation |
| Princess
Sayako weds |
| Shock
at murder of primary schoolgirls and high school students'
acts of violence |
| Prime
Minister Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine, causing friction
with China & Korea |
| Large-scale
share acquisition of TV stations by Live Door and Rakuten
|
| Derailment
of JR Fukuchiyama line, 107 dead |
