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Jun Hongo
Jun Hongo graduated from Boston University and joined The Japan Times in 2006. He covers a wide range of domestic news, including politics and business. He is an avid Red Sox fan.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2009
WTO chief pushes Japan on Doha
As a major beneficiary, Japan must play an active role in jump-starting the stalled Doha Round talks, the chief of the World Trade Organization said Wednesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2009
Fading Aso's hour to shine
The government is elated that Prime Minister Taro Aso will become on Tuesday the first head of state to meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2009
Envoy lauds role of ODA in Azerbaijan's development
Official development assistance may be on a long-term decline, but its effectiveness remains integral to Azerbaijan's development, the country's deputy foreign minister said Friday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2009
Japan, U.S. sign accord on forces
Japan and the United States formally signed an agreement Tuesday to relocate about 8,000 U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam by 2014 and reinforce security ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2009
Aso-Medvedev summit expected to sidestep isles
Economic priorities are expected to outweigh territorial gripes when the leaders of Japan and Russia hold a summit Wednesday at the launch of a gas plant on Sakhalin Island.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2009
Tokyo juiced up for Clinton visit
Bureaucrats in Tokyo are finally feeling the love from Washington as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton prepares to grace Japan with her first overseas visit Monday as America's top diplomat.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2009
U.N. climate chief calls for big CO 2 cuts
Japan needs to move beyond simply showing leadership and come up with ambitious targets on cutting its carbon gas emissions, U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2009
Somalis free Japanese skipper, Chinese crew
A Chinese fishing boat and its Japanese captain were released Sunday by Somali pirates after being held captive for nearly three months, the Foreign Ministry said.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2009
Pakistan seeking $25 billion
Pakistan may call for additional annual aid of up to $5 billion over the next five years to fight terrorism and alleviate poverty, the adviser on finance to Pakistan's prime minister said Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2009
North using missile ploy to grab U.S. attention
North Korea's apparent preparation to test a long-range ballistic missile is merely a ploy to bring Washington back to the negotiating table, a leading expert on the Korean Peninsula said Wednesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2009
Japan falls as aid donor but Africa still the focus
Fiscal constraints continued to push down Japan's official development assistance, leaving the country in fifth place in 2007, according to the white paper on ODA submitted Tuesday to the Cabinet.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2009
U.S. Pyongyang policy should focus on human rights: advocate
Human rights issues should become the central principle of U.S. policy toward North Korea, a director of the nongovernmental organization U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea said Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2009
Beijing not coveting Japan's role as top U.S. ally: China expert
China has no intention of replacing Japan as Washington's principal Asian ally, a Chinese expert on foreign policy said Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2009
Obama has high hopes for Japan relations, expert says
Japan should stabilize its political situation so it can bolster ties with Washington instead of worrying about the United States possibly prioritizing ties with China, experts on Japan-U.S. relations said Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2009
MSDF told to prep for Somalia mission
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Wednesday ordered the Maritime Self-Defense Force to prepare to deploy a task force off Somalia to patrol for pirates.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2009
'Proactive diplomacy' pledged
Japan will demonstrate its leadership through "proactive diplomacy," including sending civilian aid to Afghanistan and passing new laws for antipiracy activities in Somalia, Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2009
MSDF's hands tied on antipiracy tour
With Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada's orders to prepare the Maritime Self-Defense Force for dispatch Wednesday, the government has officially given the green light to an antipiracy mission around the Horn of Africa.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2009
Tamogami out of ASDF, not out of range
Based on his controversial essay that blamed Franklin D. Roosevelt for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, one would expect retired Gen. Toshio Tamogami to be a hardcore rightist unwilling to allow a counterargument in edgewise.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2009
Clinton takes up abductees with Nakasone
New U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed sympathy Friday for relatives of Japanese abducted by North Korea in her first phone conference with Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2009
MSDF antipiracy mission gets LDP go-ahead
A team from the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling bloc gave the green light Thursday to a proposal to dispatch the Maritime Self-Defense Force to protect Japanese vessels from Somali pirates off Africa.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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