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Nao Shimoyachi
JAPAN
May 20, 2004
War bill seeks 'voluntary' cooperation during crisis
One of seven bills to augment war-contingency legislation enacted last June is dubbed by the government as a "citizen protection bill."
JAPAN
May 20, 2004
War bill seeks 'voluntary' cooperation during crisis
One of seven bills to augment war-contingency legislation enacted last June is dubbed by the government as a "citizen protection bill."
JAPAN
May 16, 2004
SDF vs. NGO -- an Iraqi tale of cost-effectiveness
Self-Defense Forces troops are not the only ones using Japanese cash to provide humanitarian aid in southern Iraq.
JAPAN
May 16, 2004
SDF vs. NGO -- an Iraqi tale of cost-effectiveness
Self-Defense Forces troops are not the only ones using Japanese cash to provide humanitarian aid in southern Iraq.
JAPAN
May 15, 2004
Relatives of missing demand results from Pyongyang trip
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi must achieve concrete results when he meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on May 22 in Pyonygang, relatives of Japanese abducted to North Korea, and others working on their behalf, demanded Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2004
Public gradually more accepting of constitutional change
Revising the war-renouncing Constitution, which has not seen a single change since it was introduced in 1947, is increasingly becoming a possibility, although a public consensus is still elusive on the most sensitive issue of what to do with Article 9.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2004
Freed hostage pair face press, speak of their ordeal in Iraq
Two of the five Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq and freed unharmed last month faced reporters Friday in Tokyo to talk for the first time about their captivity.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2004
Violence drives aid workers out of Iraq
Intense violence in Iraq has driven Japanese civic aid organizations to scale back their operations there.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2004
SDF troops balance duty, safety
Self-Defense Forces troops deployed to Samawah, southern Iraq, are in a quandary: They want to meet local demand for more aid, but deteriorating security conditions are hindering their efforts to work harder.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2004
Chiefs of staff hold joint news conference
In what the Defense Agency says is the first time in the 50-year history of the Self-Defense Forces, the chiefs of staff of the three branches of Japan's military organization appeared together before reporters on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2004
Families rejoice over hostages' release
A room in the Hokkaido Prefectural Government office in Tokyo erupted in cheers at 9:03 p.m. Thursday as relatives of the three hostages watched a TV news report detailing the release of their loved ones.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2004
Families caught in cross fire over Iraq hostage ordeal
The hostage crisis in Iraq has apparently split the Japanese public into two camps.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2004
Captives' families press on despite exhaustion
Despite visible exhaustion due to lack of sleep and anxiety, relatives of the three Japanese taken hostage last week in Iraq continued their desperate appeal Tuesday for the release of their loved ones.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2004
Acquaintances of hostages express shock at abductions
Aid workers and journalists who know the three Japanese kidnapped by a militant group in Iraq expressed grave concern over the situation Friday, with some vowing to do whatever it takes to bring them back alive.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2004
Diet ponders ramifications of ruling on Yasukuni visit
A district court ruling Wednesday that a visit to Yasukuni Shrine by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was unconstitutional has ignited debate on the need for an independent court that specializes in constitutionality.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2004
GSDF inaugurates undercover antiterrorist squad
A special operations unit debuted Monday in the Ground Self-Defense Force in response to growing fears of terrorism and guerrilla attacks on Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / POLITICS IN FOCUS
Mar 30, 2004
Opposition reconsiders anti-LDP tactics
Majority rule is a basic feature of democracy. This principle, however, has often gone through violent contortions when it comes to voting in the Diet, a phenomenon rarely if ever observed in other advanced democracies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2004
Peace movement revives for protests on Iraq war
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets around Japan on Saturday, the first anniversary of the start of the U.S.-led war on Iraq, to call for the end of the occupation and the withdrawal of Self-Defense Forces troops.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2004
Citizens find Bush guilty of Afghan war crimes
A citizens' tribunal Saturday in Tokyo found U.S. President George W. Bush guilty of war crimes for attacking civilians with indiscriminate weapons and other arms during the U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in Afghanistan in 2001.
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2004
Bills on evacuation of civilians, U.S. cooperation wrap up defense package
The Cabinet approved and submitted to the Diet seven bills Tuesday that would define citizen evacuation procedures and update cooperation with U.S. forces stationed in Japan, wrapping up the nation's war-contingency legislation.
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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