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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 Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2008
Aso gets set for run at LDP presidency
Taro Aso, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's secretary general, indicated Tuesday he will run for the party's presidency amid the disarray following Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's abrupt resignation.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Aug 17, 2008
Death is big business in Japan
Like it or not, we will all die one day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2008
For DPJ, it's solidarity vs. debate
Whatever other motivations may have been in play, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's recent reshuffle of his Cabinet was surely intended to raise the low support rate for his Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling coalition in anticipation of the next general election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Aug 8, 2008
Hone science, tech abilities: education chief
Promoting science and technology is every bit as important as improving the education system in general, according to Tsuneo Suzuki, the newly appointed education, culture, sports, science and technology minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2008
Ex-captive: Bogota prevailing over FARC
The recent bloodless rescue of 15 hostages in Colombia, including a former presidential candidate who had been held for more than six years, was seen internationally as a signal that the Bogota government was finally prevailing over the nation's leftist guerrillas.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2008
Okada declares DPJ ready to take charge, reform the public sector
Long viewed as content to live in the shadow of the entrenched Liberal Democratic Party, the largest opposition force is now ready to seize the reins of power and carry out a thorough reform of the public sector, Democratic Party of Japan Vice President Katsuya Okada said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2008
Life without parole finding support in Diet
With less than a year before Japan embarks on the lay judge system, some lawmakers are raising concerns that having to choose between the death sentence and the second most severe punishment — life with the possibility of parole after 10 years — will be too daunting a burden for the nonprofessionals...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2008
Colombia minister urges FTA with Japan
Colombian Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo Perdomo on Saturday said the South American country was interested in forming an economic partnership agreement with Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2008
Harper calls for end to child 'kidnappings'
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday urged Japan to adopt the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Abduction of Children, which has been called for by foreign parents who claim their children have been "kidnapped" across national borders by their former Japanese spouses with...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2008
Cardboard coffins boast eco-merit
As more consumers pursue environmentally friendly lives, businesses are introducing products and services catering to those quests.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2008
Hashimoto issues call to create new party
Former Kochi Gov. Daijiro Hashimoto said Tuesday he will form a political group with an eye to creating a new political party that will work to decentralize governmental power.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2008
Fukuda: U.S. delisting won't change stance
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda brushed aside concerns that the U.S. decision to remove North Korea from its list of terrorism-sponsor states would hurt Tokyo's efforts to resolve its dispute with Pyongyang over its past abductions of Japanese.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2008
Lawmakers slam Hatoyama over executions
Likening the execution process to a "conveyor belt," a group of lawmakers opposed to the death penalty harshly criticized Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama on Tuesday for sending a record 13 death-row inmates to the gallows in the past nine months.
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2008
Let 10% of Japan be foreigners: Nakagawa
Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers made an ambitious proposal Thursday to raise the ratio of immigrants in Japan to about 10 percent over the next 50 years.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2008
Upper House hits Fukuda with censure
The opposition-controlled Upper House passed an unprecedented, but nonbinding, censure motion Wednesday against Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, hoping to marshal public discontent with his stagnant administration into calls for a snap election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 3, 2008
Absentee ballot system up, running
Suffrage is a fundamental right of a democracy, and many countries ensure their citizens can cast absentee ballots.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD IV
May 31, 2008
Health care crucial to children
YOKOHAMA — Africa continues to be one of the most challenging regions in the world for children.
JAPAN / TICAD IV
May 31, 2008
Africa awaits real action in TICAD wake
YOKOHAMA — The three-day Tokyo International Conference on African Development closed Friday with participants issuing a declaration committing Japan and multinational organizations to promote sustainable growth on the continent and fight poverty and climate change.
JAPAN / TICAD IV
May 29, 2008
Africa making strides but still in need of help
African leaders said Wednesday that while their nations have a responsibility to fight poverty and improve the living conditions of millions on the continent, its partners, including Japan and other affluent nations, must also lend a hand.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AFRICA LIFELINE
May 28, 2008
Connection: Commodities
Few Japanese may be knowledgeable about far-away Africa, but the continent's exports affect daily life here.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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