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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.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2007
Francophones sue Ishihara over anti-French comments
French-speaking professors and translators Monday sued the Tokyo Metropolitan Government over disparaging remarks made by Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, claiming his derogatory comment about their language was "neglectful and appalling."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2007
Horie handed 2 1/2 years
The Tokyo District Court sentenced Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie to 2 1/2 years in prison Friday for falsifying financial statements and violating the Securities and Exchange Law in a harsh ruling sure to raise questions about double standards in the justice system.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2007
Japan off hook for China gas weapons ills: court
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling and rejected compensation claims from four Chinese people who were injured and one whose relative died from being exposed to chemical weapons abandoned by Japan in China at the end of the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2007
Teacher traces aversion to 'Kimigayo' to the war
Toru Kondo is a good man.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2007
Civilian survivors sue state over Tokyo air raid
Claiming that the state has failed to compensate civilian casualties of the Great Tokyo Air Raid of 1945, victims and their relatives filed suit against the government Friday, demanding a combined 1.23 billion yen in reparations and an apology.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2007
LDP, DPJ ranks hear Nanjing denial lecture
About 30 lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of Japan gathered Tuesday to hear a controversial historian talk about why he figures the Nanjing Massacre is a "complete fabrication."
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2007
Asano enters Tokyo race, hits Ishihara autocracy
Former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano officially announced his candidacy Tuesday for the Tokyo gubernatorial election in April, saying the capital's government needs to be cleaned up "before things get out of hand."
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2007
'Kimigayo' snub stings another teacher
The Tokyo metropolitan board of education punished a high school teacher Monday who refused to play the piano accompaniment to the "Kimigayo" national anthem during a school ceremony in November.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WHEN A CITY GOES BUST
Mar 2, 2007
Once Tokyo's spa playground, Atami fading fast
ATAMI, Shizuoka Pref. -- Tamae "Meme" Ono remembers fondly the late 1980s when the hot spring resort of Atami was a glamorous place to be.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2007
Reversal: Nine kids with Japanese dads not citizens
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling and denied Japanese nationality to nine children with Filipino mothers and Japanese fathers who are not married.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2007
Koreans sue Yasukuni to get names delisted
A lawsuit was filed Monday against Yasukuni Shrine by 11 South Koreans seeking to have their names or the names of their relatives struck from the list of war dead, saying their inclusion is "an insult" that causes intolerable pain.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2007
Sexually abused intern wins settlement
A former foreign intern reached an out-of-court settlement Monday with her host company in Japan and a male executive at the firm whom she had accused of repeatedly sexually abusing her while she was in a trainee program.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2007
Falling off the educational ladder
school or just a private cram school. I don't know what we are," said Saito, a second-generation Japanese-Brazilian. A change in immigration policy in 1990 enabled second- and third-generation Japanese-Brazilians to obtain long-term resident visas to work in Japan. That led to an influx of Japanese-Brazilian...
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2007
Bar not going to punish Asahara's lawyers for tardy court documents
The counsel for Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara will not be penalized for missing the deadline for filing a document with the Tokyo High Court needed to appeal his death sentence, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2007
Tokyo gets set for weekend marathon
Despite the brutal traffic and jostling crowds that will accompany Sunday's inaugural Tokyo Marathon 2007, Takaaki Hirai sees the event as an occasion for celebration and remembrance.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2007
Metro teachers sue over punishments
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government was slapped with a lawsuit Friday by 173 high school teachers who were punished for refusing to sing the national anthem at school ceremonies and claim they were treated unjustly under a directive that violates their freedom of thought.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 6, 2007
Innocence is presumed but bail is not a given
There are some things money can't buy, but to get out of jail, bail can be an option for some.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2007
NHK stung by censorship suit appeal
The Tokyo High Court on Monday expanded on a lower court ruling and ordered NHK and two production companies to pay damages to a women's rights group for altering the content of a documentary on a mock tribunal over Japan's wartime sexual slavery.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2007
Horie ends trial in defiant, tearful plea
Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie broke into tears during the closing arguments of his high-profile trial Friday, claiming prosecutors lacked impartiality and overlooked evidence in their drive to have him found guilty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2007
Ishihara defiant, teflon to scandal
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, an ex-transport minister, award-winning writer, Yasukuni Shrine pilgrim known for firing racist and sexist remarks from the lips, has recently drawn flak for taking pricey trips on taxpayer money and nepotism for choosing his son to work on an event he sponsored in Switzerland....
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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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