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Reiji Yoshida
Reiji Yoshida is a staff writer and deputy manager of the Domestic News Division. Since joining The Japan Times in 1993, he has intensively covered domestic politics, diplomacy and defense issues as well as the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2005
DPJ's platform vows troop pullout
The Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday unveiled its platform for the Sept. 11 election, pledging to pull the Ground Self-Defense Force out of Iraq by December if it comes to power.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2005
Abe, ministers, Diet members visit shrine
Amid heightened attention on Japan's wartime past, 47 Diet members visited contentious Yasukuni Shrine together Monday, the 60th anniversary of the nation's surrender.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2005
For Koizumi, Yasukuni risks far outweigh benefits
As many people both at home and abroad waited with bated breath, the 60th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender came and went Monday with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi not visiting Yasukuni Shrine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2005
Bureaucrat weighs election run as 'assassin' for Koizumi
Senior Finance Ministry official Satsuki Katayama said Saturday she is "positively" considering a request from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to run in the Sept. 11 general election against a candidate in Shizuoka Prefecture opposed to postal privatization.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2005
Will the LDP land on its feet Sept. 11?
A showdown has begun for the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election, a poll that may witness a drastic change in the political landscape.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2005
12 LDP chapters set to back postal rebels
The internal strife in the Liberal Democratic Party continued Thursday as at least 12 of the party's prefectural chapters said they would back 18 of the 37 postal privatization opponents in the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2005
Koike takes on Kobayashi as LDP hits postal rebels
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JAPAN
Aug 10, 2005
Politicians begin plotting strategies for Sept. 11 poll
Campaigning for the Sept. 11 Lower House general election effectively got under way Tuesday, one day after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi dissolved the chamber on the heels of the House of Councilors' rejection of his postal privatization bills.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2005
Defeat leaves LDP split as election looms
Monday's rejection by the House of Councilors of the postal privatization bills has left the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party sharply divided as it faces a general election in the coming weeks and a possible fall from power.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2005
Koizumi's date with history
Speculation over one question that could greatly affect Japan's ties with Asian neighbors has been circulating in Nagatacho, Japan's political epicenter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 60 YEARS AND ONWARD
Aug 6, 2005
Chinatown feels Japan's tight embrace
YOKOHAMA -- Yokohama's Chinatown has been spruced up, its eateries ornately dolled up, its towering gates given a face-lift and a huge shrine adorned in gold.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2005
Noguchi tells Koizumi of space walk rush
Astronaut Soichi Noguchi says that during his first space walk last Saturday, he felt he would start plummeting toward Earth 400 km away.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2005
Postal privatization vote set for Monday
The long-awaited showdown vote on the postal privatization bills that could determine the fate of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's administration has been delayed until at least Monday, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / 60 YEARS AND ONWARD
Aug 4, 2005
Doubts over Tokyo Tribunal's legitimacy linger
Masahiro Morioka broke a taboo for government officials in May when, as parliamentary secretary for the health ministry, he disputed the legitimacy of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, in which Japan's wartime leaders were tried.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2005
Kamei denies he is targeting Koizumi
Shizuka Kamei, the longtime archenemy of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, kicked off speculation Tuesday by denying he intended to topple the Koizumi Cabinet in the ongoing struggle to scrap the postal privatization bills.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2005
Postal bill battle may doom LDP
The decisive moment for the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is approaching, and it is one that the Liberal Democratic Party's elders fear may shatter its decades-long grip on power.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2005
Koizumi softness covers hard resolve
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi may have attempted the soft sell when presenting his contentious postal privatization bills in the House of Councilors this week, but his remarks Thursday show his resolve to get the legislation passed is as strong as ever.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2005
'Irritating' book of statistics no joke for political crusader
The subtitle of a recently published book by political analyst Atsuo Ito sounds like a joke: "The most irritating data book in Japan."
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2005
LDP council drops consensus to stamp revised postal bills
Two months after the Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sent a package of postal privatization bills to the Diet, his Liberal Democratic Party's Executive Council decided Tuesday to back a revised version of them by a majority vote.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2005
State, religion must not mix if Japan is to shed negative prewar legacies
Prime ministers must not visit Yasukuni Shrine if the constitutional principle of separation of state and religion is to be observed, according to an expert on Yasukuni issues at the University of Tokyo.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
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.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
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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