THE WEEK: AUGUST 13-19

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Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, the first Japanese leader ever to do so, offered a "heartfelt apology" for Japan's aggression during World War II. In a nationally televised speech, Murayama said, "Japan, following a mistaken national policy, advanced along the road to war...and through its colonial rule and aggression caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries, particularly to those of Asian nations."

RUSSIAN RICH RUN SCARED

Frightened by the fatal poisoning of influential banker Ivan Kivelidi earlier this month, Russia's nouveaux riche businessmen held a protest in front of the former KGB headquarters in Moscow to protest the slayings of nearly 50 of their contemporaries in the past year. Arriving in chauffeured armored limousines and surrounded by burly bodyguards, the businessmen demanded a government crackdown on crime.

BUSINESS

NEW PRINCE FOR MAGIC KINGDOM

Disney startled everyone for the second time in two weeks, naming Hollywood's ultimate insider, Michael Ovitz, as its new president. Ovitz, who headed the Creative Artists Agency, is now in the unaccustomed position of having a boss: Disney chairman Michael Eisner, who revealed two weeks ago that Disney would buy Capital Cities/abc for $19 billion.

SPORT NO SURPRISE IN THE TYSON FIGHT

Former heavyweight champ and ex-convict Mike Tyson made a successful return as Peter McNeeley's corner called it quits after 1 min. 29 sec. of the first round. -By Kathleen Adams, Nick Catoggio, Lina Lofaro, Jeffery C. Rubin, Anastasia Toufexis and Sidney Urquhart