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Kanako Takahara
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
Oct 7, 2010
LDP pressures Kan for Ozawa Diet testimony
Prime Minister Naoto Kan should make every effort to persuade Democratic Party of Japan bigwig Ichiro Ozawa, who is facing indictment over alleged political funding improprieties, to give sworn testimony before the Diet, Liberal Democratic Party leader Sadakazu Tanigaki said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2010
Panel's decision on Ozawa flawed: professor
The decision by an independent judicial panel to indict Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa has crucial procedural flaws that could damage its credibility, Meiji University professor Nobuo Gohara said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2010
New center provides day care for Diet mothers
On a sunny September day, a nurse held a 3-month-old baby while another fed a hungry 7-month-old. Outside, two boys played in a sandbox in a spacious yard, where in the summer a wading pool will be set up so the children can splash about.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2010
Ozawa's long career over, experts say
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Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 30, 2010
Katayama: Empowering local governments is key
From the time he started his career as an official at the old Home Affairs Ministry, and then as governor of Tottori Prefecture, Yoshihiro Katayama has been pushing for decentralization of government power.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2010
Kan hopes to meet with Wen in Europe
Reversing a decision to skip next week's Asia-Europe Meeting, Prime Minister Naoto Kan will make a three-day trip to Brussels starting Sunday, where Tokyo is exploring the possibility of organizing talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2010
No China talks next week in U.S. amid tension
Amid rising tension over Japan's detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain, the leaders of Japan and China have no plans to meet when they fly to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week, a top government spokesman said Thursday.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 15, 2010
Race may be over but plenty of daunting challenges remain
Despite his re-election as president of the ruling party, Prime Minister Naoto Kan maintained a serious face immediately following his victory Tuesday afternoon over Ichiro Ozawa.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2010
Okinawa stimulus talks aim to kick-start Futenma plan
In an effort to get the relocation plan moving for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, the government and the prefecture began talks Friday on economic stimulus measures and ways to lighten the burden of hosting U.S. bases there.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2010
Kan mulls extra budget, drawing criticism from Ozawa
Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday he will consider drafting a supplementary budget over the next few months to cope with the rising yen and pump up the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2010
Rookies hold crucial DPJ votes
Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Katsuhito Yokokume gets at least 10 calls on his cell phone every day from the Naoto Kan and Ichiro Ozawa camps, asking for his support in Tuesday's party presidential election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2010
Ozawa, if he wins poll, promises Kan key post
Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa said Wednesday he will offer Prime Minister Naoto Kan a key Cabinet post if he is elected party leader and thus the next prime minister.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2010
Futenma plan OK: Ozawa
Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa on Thursday backpedaled from his claim the previous day that he had a new, specific plan for relocating U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and basically said the pact reached in May to move the base to Nago, Okinawa, stands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 23, 2009
Fans make troupe phenomenon it is
Takarazuka Revue Co., Japan's all-female musical troupe, is a love-it or hate-it theatrical landmark.
JAPAN
May 1, 2009
'Swine flu' e-mails spread PC virus
E-mails containing a virus and falsely identifying the sender as the National Institute of Infectious Diseases have been sent out amid the swine flu epidemic, the institute said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Q&A
Feb 4, 2009
Postal hotel 'fire sale' draws flak
Orix Corp.'s purchase of 70 Kampo no Yado hotels from Japan Post Holdings Co. for the fire sale price of ¥10.9 billion has been making headlines for the past month and drawing the scorn of internal affairs minister Kunio Hatoyama.
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2009
Toyoda family scion got to the top fair and square
Akio Toyoda, 52, heir apparent to Japan's biggest automaker, may have the founding family's blood running through his veins but was not spoiled in any way as he steadily climbed the corporate ladder, a journalist said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Dec 27, 2008
Couple's multinational backgrounds make 'good match'
Although Tomoko and Riki Melwani both hold Japanese passports, by background they are multinational.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2008
Scenic cliffs drawing suicidal idled part-timers
An increasing number of part-time workers thrown out of their jobs because of the recession and with nowhere else to go are heading to Tojinbo, a popular sightseeing destination — and suicide spot — in Fukui Prefecture, according to a local nonprofit organization.
BUSINESS / Q&A
Oct 25, 2008
Lowdown on bank-aid bill
The credit crunch brought about by the collapse of the U.S. housing market is spreading throughout the world and has begun choking off funding to small and midsize Japanese companies.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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