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JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 15, 2012
Idled reactors' fate holds center stage in nuclear hub Fukui
On a snowy afternoon just a few days before the general election, local politicians and many residents of Fukui Prefecture were in a state of shock and wondering what the future holds, after a team of nuclear experts declared it is highly likely that a fault under the Tsuruga nuclear plant's reactor...
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 11, 2012
Nippon Ishin leaders send mixed signals about postelection mergers
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2012
Kada hit for playing two roles
As Nippon Mirai no To (Tomorrow Party of Japan) leader Yukiko Kada tours Japan drumming up support for her new group's candidates in the Dec. 16 election, she is facing a growing backlash in Shiga Prefecture, where she's the governor.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 7, 2012
Third force's reform proposals flashy but unreal
The so-called main third force parties hope to cast themselves after the Lower House election as viable alternatives to the established parties by proposing ambitious, even radical, reforms in a number of areas.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 7, 2012
Hashimoto tweets challenge to election law
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) founder and deputy leader Toru Hashimoto continued his personal Twitter feed Thursday, two days after campaigning officially began and a day after Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said the legality of his actions would be left up to the police.
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2012
Problems for 'third force' hopefuls
bold change
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 3, 2012
Ishihara nuke flip-flop puts party in crisis
With the kickoff of the Dec. 16 Lower House election campaign just one day away, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) is in chaos after party leader Shintaro Ishihara declared Friday that he would revise a promise to abolish nuclear power by the 2030s.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2012
U.S. Senate passes Senkaku backing
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JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 1, 2012
Kada party seen banking on Ozawa
Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada's Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party) is expected to issue an 80-point platform Sunday that will be a combination of ideas espoused by Ichiro Ozawa's Kokumin no Seikatsu ga Daichi (People's Life First), antinuclear groups, renewable energy advocates and supporters of Kada in...
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Dec 1, 2012
Voters get little to go on when it comes to nuclear issue
In Lewis Carroll's classic "Through the Looking Glass," Humpty Dumpty declares, in a rather scornful tone, that words mean what he chooses them to mean, no more no less.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2012
Nippon Ishin's dream to be main challenger to DPJ, LDP threatened
Despite the last-minute announcement, Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada's Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party) political group is the culmination of months of behind-the-scenes preparation, and its advent spells trouble for the hopes of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) to become the main third political...
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 28, 2012
Shiga's Kada readies party; Ozawa joins
With just a week to go until campaigning starts for the Dec. 16 general election, Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada formally announced a new political group Tuesday that aims to get Japan out of nuclear power, create more opportunities for women and promote a work-life balance that makes it easier for families...
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 27, 2012
Nippon Ishin backpedals on policies
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) officials released an outline of their new platform over the weekend that contained no mention of its original promises to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade accord, get out of nuclear power by the 2030s and halve the number of Diet seats.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 27, 2012
'Third force' elements scramble for poll position
So far 16 political parties are fielding candidates for the Dec. 16 Lower House election.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 22, 2012
Nippon Ishin plans 200 Lower House candidates
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) officials announced 60 new candidates Wednesday for the Lower House election and said the final total will probably be around 200, well short of the 350 they predicated only a couple months ago.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2012
Parties jockey over tax, nukes, TPP
Whether to hike the consumption tax, join the Trans Pacific Partnership free-trade talks or abandon nuclear power are the three main issues on which the 16 parties vying in the Dec. 16 Lower House election will stand or fall, especially the smaller, single-issue groups that may be sought out for partnerships...
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2012
Hashimoto lifts his party's ban on taking corporate contributions
Bowing to pressure from those around him, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto announced Tuesday that the ban by Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) on accepting money from corporations and organizations has been lifted, apparently in consideration for new members, including Shintaro Ishihara.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2012
Hashimoto, Ishihara merge parties
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JAPAN
Nov 16, 2012
Ishihara-Kawamura tieup rattles Hashimoto
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) head Toru Hashimoto expressed criticism and disappointment Thursday over an agreement between former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara's Taiyo no To (The Sunrise Party) and Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura's Genzei Nippon (Tax Reduction Japan) to unite ahead of the...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2012
Hashimoto leaves the fate of new party up to voters
With the Lower House now likely to be dissolved Friday, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said Wednesday the time for making new campaign plans for his party is over and it's up to voters to decide.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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