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Takahiro Fukada
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2011
Ishihara ups ante in quake response
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara instructed his staff Monday to monitor radiation levels in the capital in the wake of the accidents at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2011
Matsuzawa quits, backs Ishihara
Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa said Monday he will not run in the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election and will instead support incumbent Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2011
Challenges await next Tokyo leader
While many familiar faces, among them Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa, former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru and businessman Miki Watanabe, are likely to be seen in the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election, the capital's most prominent is expected to stand down.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2011
Queensland official pitches TPP
Andrew Fraser, treasurer and minister for state development and trade of Queensland, is grateful for the assistance the Japanese public and private sectors gave to his state after it was devastated by recent flooding and Cyclone Yasi.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2011
English big business, and growing
When it comes to preparing for the April launch of compulsory English classes in elementary schools, the private sector appears to have a clear lead over public school teachers.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2011
Matsuzawa will seek ban on public smoking
When Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa formally announced Tuesday that he will run for Tokyo governor, he listed a raft of key policy objectives, many of which he advocated in his current office.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELEMENTARY ENGLISH
Feb 26, 2011
Are schools ready for English?
Come April, English classes will become mandatory for fifth- and sixth-graders, but a 29-year-old elementary school teacher in Tokyo has heard the concerns of her overwhelmed colleagues, especially the older ones, who have neither taught the language nor studied it since their university years decades...
JAPAN / ELEMENTARY ENGLISH
Feb 26, 2011
Asian, European peers have big head start but success unquestioned
While all elementary schools in Japan are scheduled to start teaching English this April, other parts of Asia and Europe have been doing it for years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2011
Government shutdown in June?
As battles rage in the Diet between the ruling and opposition camps over fiscal 2011 budget-related bills, one dreadful scenario has emerged: The debt-ridden government may run out of funds by around June.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2011
Toyota dealers feel vindicated by probe
Toyota dealers interviewed by The Japan Times voiced relief Wednesday over the result of a 10-month investigation by NASA and the U.S. Transportation Department clearing the automaker's electronic throttle systems, saying they never lost confidence in the safety of the cars they are selling.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 8, 2011
The second-most powerful job
Second in power only to the prime minister, Tokyo's governor manages a metropolis with a population several times that of any other prefecture and a gross domestic product larger than that of most other nations.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2011
Higashikokubaru noncommittal on Tokyo run
Hideo Higashikokubaru, the popular former Miyazaki governor, would not say Thursday if he will run in the Tokyo gubernatorial race in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2011
Ishihara comes out for more immigration
Despite being known for xenophobic remarks, Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara claims he welcomes an increase in foreign residents and says Japan should allow more immigrants to live here.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2011
Haneda's nighttime services falling short with travelers
Opening up Tokyo's Haneda airport to more international flights was supposed to make a lot of sense for travelers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2010
Ainu tell their story with their own film
Many people believe the Ainu live only in Hokkaido, but that's not true.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2010
When it applies to makeup, Tokyo women the most dolled up: Kanebo poll
Women in Tokyo apply makeup more frequently and extensively than women in other Asian cities because how other people see them is considered a vital concern, according to a survey on Asian women's lifestyle by Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2010
Student group advocates joint child-rearing
Recent years have seen an increase in fathers who try to share in the raising of their children — an activity that even university students are starting to encourage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / READERS' FUND
Dec 24, 2010
NPO builds schools for Cambodian children
Third in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2010
On a mission to save bankrupt city
Naomichi Suzuki walked away from a stable job at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government last month, deciding he'd rather run for mayor of a bankrupt city in Hokkaido.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2010
Young urged to pursue St. Gallen forum
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, when student protests were commonplace worldwide, five people at a Swiss university launched the St. Gallen Symposium, a bid to hold a dialogue with the world's leaders.
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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