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Setsuko Kamiya
Setsuko Kamiya is a staff writer and editor covering local news, including legal issues, and has been following the ongoing judicial reform. A 2005 Fulbright journalist grantee, she studied the American jury system in California.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2007
Conservatives want U.S. reps to kill apology motion
More than 220 conservative politicians, scholars and journalists Friday were set to send out letters to members of the U.S. House of Representatives over the weekend, asking them to drop a resolution on the "comfort women" currently before them.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2007
Candidate Tojo seeks resolution against A-bombings
The granddaughter of wartime Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo said Tuesday in Tokyo that if she wins a seat in this month's House of Councilors election, she will submit a resolution to the Diet slamming the United States for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2007
The Dutch trick: flextime and shorter workweek
AMSTERDAM — Trying to figure out a Dutch work schedule is a little like solving a Sudoku puzzle: You bog down in numbers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2007
Office weighs less in the work-life balance
After his son was born last April, Hyogo Prefecture civil servant Akira Hirabayashi decided to cut back on overtime at work. He yearned for more time with little Susumu and also wanted to give his wife, Chie, a chance to return to her teaching job at an elementary school.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2007
Supporters laud U.S. motion on 'comfort women' as first step
Supporters of surviving wartime sex slaves praised a U.S. congressional committee's Tuesday approval of a resolution calling on Japan to officially apologize.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2007
Troubled Nova staff slams work conditions
Nova Corp. teachers and other employees in Tokyo criticized the company Tuesday, saying the troubled chain of foreign-language schools must improve its business not just so it becomes more honest with customers but also for the sake of its workers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2007
Mock trial provides look at judicial system's future
Second of two parts
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2007
Employer groundwork laid for lay judges
First of two parts
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2007
Comsn president to step down over certification fraud
Staffing agency Goodwill Group Inc. apologized Friday for the certification fraud involving its nursing-care unit Comsn Inc. and announced that the firm's president, Koichi Higuchi, will resign to take the blame for the scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 22, 2007
Opening the courts to ordinary citizens
In less than two years, when a new criminal trial system is introduced, citizens will be obliged to serve as "saibanin," or lay judges. The general public in some 80 countries around the world already plays a role in their nations' judicial systems, such as British- and American-style juries and the...
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHARTER TURNS 60
May 5, 2007
Beware loss of peace clause: philosopher
Philosopher Tetsuya Takahashi is thankful for the unconditional freedom of thought, conscience, religion, expression, even academic freedom embodied in the Constitution — all elements crucial to his profession.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2007
Briton's suspected murderer on run; father pleads for help
CHIBA -- Police were hunting nationwide for Tatsuya Ichihashi, 28, Wednesday in connection with the death of Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, as her father appealed to the public for any piece of information that might lead to his capture.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2007
Murakami testifies in his own insider-trading trial
Yoshiaki Murakami, Japan's best-known fund manager, took the stand for the first time in his own trial Tuesday, telling the court he initially owned up to insider trading to save other executives of his fund from being prosecuted.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2007
Livedoor accountant first to do real time for fraud
The Tokyo District Court convicted two accountants Friday of knowingly certifying cooked Livedoor Co. financial reports, finding them negligent in their duty to provide accurate information to investors.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2007
Race for Tokyo kicks off
Confident speeches and bold accusations flew Thursday as the campaign to elect the next Tokyo governor got under way, with national attention focused on whether the powerful incumbent, Shintaro Ishihara, can overcome scandal to win a third four-year term.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2007
Asano waxes friendly, slams Ishihara's slurs
the majority of them are criminals," said Asano, a former Miyagi governor. "Many foreign nationals live in Tokyo because they love Japan. They also pay taxes here, and we shouldn't ignore that," he said. "What will be important is to come up with ways in which we can provide opportunities for them to...
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2007
A CEO in prison? About time, some say
would be found guilty, but I was thinking maybe he would be handed a prison sentence of less than a year, so I was relieved," Ichiro Shimizu, who lost about 5 million yen on Livedoor shares, told a news conference. "In my opinion, the ruling is acceptable. The court made a sound judgment . . . and I...
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2007
Tokyo gubernatorial race heats up
The April 8 Tokyo gubernatorial race entered a new stage Thursday as the two leading contenders unveiled their election platforms centered on public safety and the environment.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2007
Horie didn't like his job, he was just good at it
to try to increase its value, just like any shareholder would," he said between frequent glances at his cell phone. Livedoor shares were trading at around 700 yen shortly after a stock split and before the firm was raided in January 2006 for alleged accounting fraud. By the time Livedoor was delisted...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Mar 11, 2007
Jimmy Wales: Power to the Wikipeople
An Internet search for almost anything these days will likely lead you straight to Wikipedia, the worldwide online encyclopedia.
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.

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