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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
Mar 23, 2004
Pension role model a shirker herself
While reproaching the nation's youth last year in a government-sponsored TV commercial for not paying into the financially pinched mandatory National Pension System, popular actress Makiko Esumi was keeping her own dark secret.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2004
Koizumi, Fukuda repeat Iraq resolve
One year after the start of the U.S.-led war against Iraq, top Japanese officials are determined to keep ground troops in Iraq despite growing fears of terrorist attacks both at home and abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2004
Emergency steps target bird flu
The government unveiled a package of emergency measures Tuesday aimed at containing the spread of bird flu, including plans to crack down on farmers who fail to disclose evidence their birds are infected.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2004
How scared should we be? Some bird flu facts at a glance
The following are answers to basic questions concerning bird flu:
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2004
Fukuda gets testy over Yasukuni Shrine questions
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda got annoyed Monday with a reporter who asked him about China's latest protest over Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / POLITICS IN FOCUS
Mar 16, 2004
LDP policy panel calls the shots, not Diet
The Diet shall be the highest organ of state power, and shall be the sole lawmaking organ of the State. Thus reads Article 41 of the Constitution.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2004
Hapless hikers earn Iraq police shakedown, Tokyo's wrath
Two young Japanese travelers wandering in southern Iraq earned the wrath of top government officials Friday, after they were temporarily detained and interrogated by local police.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2004
No yen redenomination: Koizumi
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi dismissed talk of redenominating the yen Thursday after reportedly floating the idea the night before.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2004
Koizumi backpedals, supports certain cases of 'amakudari'
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday backpedaled on his recent pledge to bar retired bureaucrats from heading semigovernmental special companies.
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2004
Manual on handling dead birds issued
Don't panic -- just look it up in the booklet.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2004
Security boost at Koizumi residence
Security checks were tightened Monday on visitors to the Prime Minister's Official Residence amid rising concern over terrorist attacks both at home and abroad.
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2004
TSE lauded for bypassing bureaucrats
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday praised a planned move by Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. to appoint people from the private sector -- and not former bureaucrats -- to top management, saying they are more likely to "energize" Japan's largest bourse.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2004
Furor over postal reform minister rumbles on
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi went on the defensive Friday after posts minister Taro Aso voiced anger at being bypassed in a decision to appoint a postal privatization minister.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004
Koizumi to woo foreign investors on TV
Hoping to boost foreign direct investment in Japan, the government has resorted to a weapon that has proved to be quite powerful at home: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2004
Sato offers to quit DPJ over salary scam
Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Kanju Sato tendered his resignation from the main opposition party Wednesday amid allegations that he misappropriated the state-paid salary of a woman falsely registered as his public secretary.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2004
Koizumi eyes postal reform chief
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday he will appoint a special minister this summer to oversee privatization of the postal services, hoping the appointment will help complete the reform by 2007.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004
Japan set to play sanction card
Japan may impose economic sanctions on North Korea if the standoff over its nuclear threat and the abduction issue is prolonged, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda hinted Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2004
Japan's Iraq role wins praise of Annan
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday won a desperately needed endorsement from U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan for Japan's engagement in postwar aid missions in Iraq.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2004
Koizumi tells ministries to swap top bureaucrats
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi ordered all ministries Friday to hire more bureaucrats from other sectors of the government so that they will account for 10 percent of all of its high-ranking staff within three years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2004
Leftist group raided after projectile attack
Police raided locations linked to an ultra-leftist group in 10 prefectures Wednesday in connection with attacks against the Defense Agency and U.S. military bases, government sources said.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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