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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
Nov 7, 2007
Ozawa to stay on as DPJ president
quit easily," said Kazuhiro Harada, a DPJ Lower House lawmaker. "I promised the public that we would make (Ozawa) prime minister." One DPJ Lower House lawmaker who asked to remain anonymous, however, expressed dissatisfaction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2007
DPJ gropes to keep Ozawa at party helm
Democratic Party of Japan executives in a hastily arranged huddle Monday tried to persuade Ichiro Ozawa to remain DPJ president despite the widespread assumption that he will not reverse his intention to step down.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2007
Ozawa offers to resign
Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa offered his resignation Sunday as head of the biggest opposition force over the rift caused by his controversial handling of a proposal for a grand coalition with the ruling bloc.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2007
Upper House OKs DPJ-style pension bill
The House of Councilors passed a bill Friday that limits the use of pension insurance premiums to just pension payments, with the support of the Democratic Party of Japan and other opposition parties that hold a majority in the chamber.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2007
Nova students give poor grades to management
Though forewarned of their language school's financial woes, students Friday reacted to the news of Nova Corp.'s bankruptcy with shock and disappointment.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2007
Bilateral history text project tries to heal old scars
Can history textbooks jointly written by countries with pasts full of conflict serve as catalysts for reconciliation?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2007
Videotaping interrogations worth a look?
When the Toyama Prefectural Police announced in January they had found the real culprit in two rape cases in 2002 — for which 40-year-old Hiroshi Yanagihara had already been convicted and served time — it was no surprise to legal experts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 9, 2007
ODA shrinking but still key tool
Official development assistance is an important diplomatic tool for Japan, which relies heavily on other countries for resources, food and many other economic necessities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2007
In need of legal help? Just dial the center
From marital woes to financial crises, people often require legal assistance for the problems they face in life.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2007
Scholars split over sanctions
Despite their long-standing good relations, the violence recently used to quell demonstrations in Myanmar that caused the death of Japanese video journalist Kenji Nagai has upped the pressure on Tokyo to impose sanctions on the military junta, experts say.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Sep 16, 2007
A night out — with divorce on the rocks
Ask a friend to name a detective, and legendary sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot or Kosuke Kindaichi will probably figure in their reply. Regardless of nationalities, detectives seem to be familiar to many — provided they are fictional characters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2007
Little public sympathy for Abe's downfall
It came out of the blue, but people walking the streets of Tokyo were not especially disappointed to hear Wednesday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was resigning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 1, 2007
Minister set on Tourism Agency debut in 2008
Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba said he plans to establish the Tourism Agency in the next fiscal year to boost the government's goal of making Japan a friendlier nation to foreign guests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2007
Masuzoe stakes political life on fixing pension mess
New Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe says he will "stake his political life" on matching the 50 million unidentified pension premium records, whose decades of mishandling by the Social Insurance Agency led many people to receive smaller payments than they were due.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2007
'Genji' translator Seidensticker dies
Edward G. Seidensticker, renowned American translator of Japanese literature, including a 1975 rendering of "The Tale of Genji," died Sunday in a Tokyo hospital, sources close to Seidensticker said. He was 86.
Japan Times
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Aug 21, 2007
Censors unable to hide defeat: China escapee
In April 1945, Yukika Sohma and her four small children boarded a packed train in Mudanjiang in Manchuria bound for the port of Rajin in what is today North Korea. From there, the family took a crowded ship to Niigata Prefecture, then another train to Fukushima Prefecture to join relatives.
Japan Times
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Aug 17, 2007
Journalism in the service of war authority
Kanji Murakami began his reporting career in January 1941, joining the Asahi Shimbun's bureau in Seoul, or Keijo as it was then known, when the Korean Peninsula was under Japanese colonial rule.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2007
Kin of war dead protest Yasukuni visits
People who lost relatives during the war and are against politicians' visits to Yasukuni Shrine gathered Wednesday in Tokyo to confirm their commitment to protecting the Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 7, 2007
Still the king of alcohol in Japan
The unbearably hot and humid summer is peak beer season in Japan. Here are some facts about the nation's beer market and its taxes, as well as regulations related to the alcoholic beverage:
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2007
Murakami took to stocks early, a genuine 'activist'
Yoshiaki Murakami, the self-proclaimed "professional of all professional players in the stock market," began investing while still a child.
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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