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Ayako Mie
Ayako Mie covers Japanese politics and policies for the Japan Times. She started her career as a reporter at Tokyo Broadcasting System in 2001. In 2008, she went to journalism school at University of California, Berkeley as a Fulbright scholar. On returning to Japan in December 2010, she worked for the Washington Post as a special correspondent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2013
Abe presses ahead on collective self-defense
Japanese corporate executives doing business with China as well as diplomats stationed in Japan and neighboring countries are probably breathing a sigh of relief now that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dialed down his hawkish stance from the campaign trail in December and has instead focused on stimulus...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2013
Abe continues gambit denying row exists over Senkakus
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reiterated Japan's stance Friday that there is no territorial dispute with China that needs to be resolved, a comment likely to trigger further anger in Beijing.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2013
New LDP 'nonfaction' holds first meeting
The Liberal Democratic Party may be claiming it has cast off its obsolete ways, but it is nevertheless showing some signs of the old faction-based LDP since returning to power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 31, 2013
Kaieda lashes LDP on works spending
Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda lashed out Wednesday at the massive ¥4.7 trillion public works spending package compiled by the Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2013
U.S. expert urges Japan role in Afghan stability
Japan should get involved in rebuilding Afghanistan by encouraging the international community to broker a peace settlement once the U.S.-led NATO forces withdraw from the country, according to a top American scholar on the Middle East.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2013
Abe kicks off economic revitalization HQ, stimulus efforts
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday convened the first meeting of the Economic Revitalization Headquarters, endorsing the outline of the government's emergency stimulus package totaling some ¥20 trillion in a bid to steer Japan out of deflation and prop up the economy with massive public works spending....
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 8, 2013
Xenophobia finds fertile soil in web anonymity
As diplomatic strains with China and South Korea worsen over territorial disputes, more and more Japanese are using the relative anonymity of cyberspace to vent their political spleens online.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Dec 31, 2012
Onodera to review defense plans, up spending
Amid China's military rise and the continued threat from North Korea, new Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has vowed to bolster Japan's defensive capabilities by reviewing its strategies, increasing the defense budget and revising the guidelines in place with the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2012
Silicon startup success wants to return favor
Seventeen years ago, Anis Uzzaman won an education ministry scholarship and left New York to study at Tokyo Institute of Technology. The American was excited by the chance to learn top-notch technology in Japan, where electronics giants Sony and Panasonic were leading the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2012
Club crowd uses salsa to slam archaic law
Earlier this month, several people were seen salsa dancing in frigid weather outside bustling Shibuya Station. They weren't there to show off, but to protest what they say is an outdated law that is being used to indiscriminately crack down on their favorite dancing spots.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2012
Nippon Mirai breaks up as Ozawa, allies veer off
The members of Nippon Mirai no To (Tomorrow Party of Japan) agreed Thursday to split the antinuclear party as strife emerged over who should lead it following its meltdown in the Dec. 16 Lower House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2012
LDP boss urges unity, break with factionalism
After romping back to power following three years in the opposition, the Liberal Democratic Party chief called for unity and a break with tradition Wednesday in a bid to consolidate power ahead of the Upper House election in July.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2012
New ruling bloc gets on same page
The Liberal Democratic Party and its ally, New Komeito, on Tuesday formally agreed on key policy issues to pursue when they return to power Wednesday, including prioritizing the reconstruction of the disaster-hit Tohoku region and fighting deflation and recession.
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2012
LDP mulling U-turn on Takeshima Day
The Liberal Democratic Party may not sponsor an event to mark Takeshima Day on Feb. 22 despite pledging to do so during its election campaign, an LDP executive said Friday, in another apparent effort by party chief Shinzo Abe to improve strained ties with South Korea.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2012
LDP's nuclear, constitutional stances not ally's
The Liberal Democratic Party and ally New Komeito vowed Wednesday to carry out monetary easing, speed up reconstruction of the disaster-pounded Tohoku region and pursue other key goals after they again form a ruling coalition on Dec. 26.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2012
Abe prepares ruling bloc, pressures BOJ
Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe, who will become prime minister on Dec. 26, and New Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi agreed Tuesday to compile a large-scale supplementary budget for fiscal 2012 as they kicked off talks to form a coalition government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 18, 2012
Economy, split of antinuclear vote, aided LDP
The economy prevailed over nuclear power in the minds of voters in Sunday's general election, dealing a setback to antinuclear parties, including the newly established Nippon Mirai no To (Tomorrow Party of Japan) and the Social Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2012
Stop foot-dragging on China's threat: Maher
With the Liberal Democratic Party widely predicted to come out on top in Sunday's election, Kevin Maher, a former senior U.S. State Department official, said an LDP-led government must act quickly to demonstrate Japan's readiness to effectively respond to the threat posed by an increasingly bellicose...
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 13, 2012
Significant leap for Pyongyang missile tech
North Korea's successful launch of a long-range rocket, in the face of international opposition, indicates Pyongyang has taken a major step in its effort to develop a missile capable of reaching the U.S. West Coast, which would give the hermit nation a significant bargaining chip to use against Washington....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2012
Kan's plight encapsulates DPJ's plunge from grace since '09
Two days into the campaign for the Lower House election, former Prime Minister Naoto Kan made a stump speech last Thursday at Fuchu Station in his western Tokyo constituency.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
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.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
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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