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Kanako Takahara is a staff writer who has covered national politics, diplomacy, business and the economy at The Japan Times. A graduate of Sophia University, she is currently a national news editor.

JAPAN

Aug 26, 2005

Camp Zama buildup feared inevitable

U.S. military brass in Japan reportedly contacted about 20 real estate agencies in Kanagawa Prefecture between late last year and early this year to ask them if they could build about 500 housing units near Camp Zama.

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JAPAN

Aug 26, 2005

Kanagawa eyes base reductions in return for hosting U.S. Army

Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa has hinted he may accept a U.S. military realignment plan to transfer the Army's First Corps headquarters to Camp Zama if other U.S. military facilities in the prefecture are returned or reduced.

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JAPAN

Aug 16, 2005

Koizumi repeats apology

Marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed regret Monday for Japan's past deeds against its Asian neighbors and vowed to make sure they never happen again.

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JAPAN / 60 YEARS,AND ONWARD

Aug 14, 2005

Islanders bemoan 60-year wait to return

FUKUI -- Shohei Yamamoto may not be a professional storyteller.

JAPAN

Aug 11, 2005

Snap election to delay realignment report: Ono

Defense Agency chief Yoshinori Ono said Wednesday that a joint interim report on realignment of the U.S. military in Japan, initially expected to be compiled in September, will be delayed to October due to the House of Representatives election on Sept. 11.

JAPAN

Aug 6, 2005

UNSC bid crippled as African Union refuses to join 'G4' in resolution

Japan's prospects of gaining a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council have been dealt a savage blow, with the African Union refusing to draft a joint resolution on UNSC expansion with Japan and three other nations.

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JAPAN / 60 YEARS AND ONWARD

Aug 6, 2005

Koreans here inclined to assimilate to dodge racism

It was a big leap for Takae Hayama to switch from her Japanese name to her real name when she went to college.

JAPAN

Aug 3, 2005

China buildup on Defense Agency radar

Tokyo is monitoring China's rapid military buildup and remains on alert in the wake of recent incidents, including the intrusion of a submarine into Japanese territorial waters and frequent operations by its marine research vessels nearby, according to an annual report on defense released Tuesday.

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JAPAN

Jul 21, 2005

Schieffer calls troop cut unrealistic

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer expressed reluctance Wednesday over downsizing the forces in Okinawa, saying the U.S. military presence is strategically important to the U.S. and Japan, and to the stability of the region.

JAPAN

Jul 13, 2005

Rice again warns North

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that upcoming six-party talks to end North Korea's nuclear threat will fail unless Pyongyang indicates it is willing to abandon its nuclear weapons.

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JAPAN

Jul 13, 2005

Nepal backs Japan UNSC bid, but not G4

Nepal backs Japan's bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council but has yet to decide whether to support a resolution on UNSC expansion Tokyo jointly submitted with Germany, Brazil and India, visiting Nepalese Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey said.

JAPAN

Jul 12, 2005

Japan says it will keep pushing abduction issue

Japan will ask North Korea to hold bilateral talks later this month on the sidelines of the six-party discussions seeking to end Pyongyang's nuclear threat, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Monday.

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JAPAN

Jul 9, 2005

U.K. attacks trigger official fears that Japan is next

Thursday's deadly terrorist bombings in London raised fresh concerns among Tokyo officials Friday that Japan might be the next target due to its support for the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

JAPAN / Q&A

Jul 8, 2005

Why is Japan so impatient to land a permanent seat in the UNSC club?

Japan moved a step closer toward its goal of becoming a permanent United Nations Security Council member Thursday, as the so-called Group of Four nations -- Japan, Germany, India and Brazil -- submitted a resolution on the matter to the U.N. Secretariat. The following are some basic facts on the UNSC...

JAPAN / Q&A

Jul 8, 2005

Why is Japan so impatient to land a permanent seat in the UNSC club?

Japan moved a step closer toward its goal of becoming a permanent United Nations Security Council member Thursday, as the so-called Group of Four nations -- Japan, Germany, India and Brazil -- submitted a resolution on the matter to the U.N. Secretariat. The following are some basic facts on the UNSC...

JAPAN

Jul 6, 2005

Japan hopes to sell 'G4' plan to African Union

Japan will try to work with the African Union to draft a joint resolution on United Nations reform that mirrors the goal of the so-called Group of Four in expanding the Security Council, Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura said Tuesday.

JAPAN

Jun 29, 2005

China seizes Japanese school's textbooks

Chinese authorities have confiscated 128 Japanese social studies textbooks ordered by a Japanese school in Dalian because they contain "inappropriate descriptions" of Taiwan and mainland China, government officials said Tuesday.

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JAPAN

Jun 27, 2005

German ambassador confident of UNSC success

Strong backing from developing countries is likely to be enough to get the "Group of Four" nations over the top in their effort to expand the U.N. Security Council, according to Germany's ambassador to Japan, Henrik Schmiegelow.

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JAPAN

Jun 26, 2005

Stopping now would be caving in to China, making Japan look weak

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi should continue his annual visits to Yasukuni Shrine, to avoid giving the wrong impression that Japan will cave in to China's heavy-handed tactics, according to Mineo Nakajima, president of Akita International University.

JAPAN

Jun 25, 2005

Explosion scare cranks up GSDF security concerns

Defense Agency chief Yoshinori Ono said Friday he has ordered Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in southern Iraq to step up security in the wake of an explosion that damaged the windshield of a GSDF vehicle.

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