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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 Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2010
JCG has brush with Chinese trawler
A Japan Coast Guard patrol ship had a scrape Tuesday with a Chinese trawler about 12 km north of one of the Senkaku islets in the East China Sea after warning the fishing vessel to leave Japan's territorial waters, coast guard officials in Tokyo said.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2010
Business-Japanese proficiency test doomed by profit fall
A major business-Japanese language proficiency test for foreigners will be discontinued at the end of this fiscal year because the endeavor has remained unprofitable, the organizing body of the exam told The Japan Times on Wednesday.
JAPAN / LIVING IN LUXURY
Jul 30, 2010
Modern era gentry's architectural gems
This is the first in a biweekly series appearing Fridays (Saturdays in some areas) that looks at photos and background stories of historic, architecturally significant mansions once owned by some of the wealthiest families in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2010
Southern All Stars frontman Kuwata sidelined by cancer
Keisuke Kuwata, singer-songwriter of the popular rock band Southern All Stars, has early stage esophageal cancer and will undergo surgery as early as next month, his management firm, Amuse Inc., said Wednesday.
JAPAN / OKINAWA'S HOSTAGE ECONOMY
Jul 7, 2010
Futenma relocation has certain bidders salivating
NAGO, Okinawa Pref. — Last month an executive of a major construction company in Nago confessed what was considered a long-held industry secret in this city that is poised to be the replacement site for the Futenma military base: For decades most local contractors had rigged bids for public works projects,...
JAPAN / OKINAWA'S HOSTAGE ECONOMY
Jul 7, 2010
Special burden, special economic benefit
NAGO, Okinawa Pref. — On Aug. 4, 2005, then Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine was told by Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya that the United States had agreed to return all of the major military bases south of Kadena, central Okinawa Island, to Japan on condition that the Futenma air base be relocated...
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2010
Henoko residents harbor hopes and fears about new U.S. air base
NAGO, Okinawa Pref. — People in the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, have mixed feelings about the planned relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to their shores.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2010
All things have finally come to veteran who waited
New Prime Minister Naoto Kan never hid his ambition to one day take up the post and empower ordinary citizens by ousting the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2010
Made mind up 10 days ago
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told reporters Wednesday he started thinking about stepping down up to 10 days ago.
JAPAN
May 29, 2010
The other poppies were sold
A flower grower in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, unknowingly grew 722 illegal opium poppies and 401 were shipped to dealers in seven prefecture by mistake, according to Kanagawa.
JAPAN
May 21, 2010
Former negotiator lays base woes on Okinawa
Every story has more than one side.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2010
Akasaka Prince, favored venue for power players, to close in '11
It was a dream hotel for young ladies during the late-1980s bubble economy and the center of politics in the 2000s, but its aging facilities are failing the test of time and foreign competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2010
S&P eyes debt target, Upper House results
Standard & Poor's will be taking a keen look at the debt reduction target announced by the government in June, when the midterm fiscal policy will be compiled, but the result of this summer's Upper House election may have a greater impact on its rating of Japanese government bonds, a director of the...
JAPAN / GOVERNMENT DEBT CRISIS
Mar 19, 2010
Bubble prophet fears new disaster
Prominent economist Yukio Noguchi is one of the few who correctly predicted the collapse of Japan's bubble economy in 1987, warning the preceding euphoria was based on a major distortion in land prices.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2010
Yosano faults Tanigaki rule, eyes LDP exit
Ex-Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano indicated Monday he may leave the Liberal Democratic Party and form a new party, saying LDP President Sadakazu Tanigaki "is not qualified" to lead since he has failed to attack the current administration's shortcomings and thus hasn't attracted voters.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2010
Expat in H.K. envoy of taste
HONG KONG — Hong Kong is a city of gastronomy, every year attracting millions of food-loving travelers from across the globe.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2010
Despite detractors and small size, theme park has plenty to offer
HONG KONG — Ask the average Hong Kong resident whether you should go to Disneyland and the typical response goes something like this: "Disneyland? It's too small, and Tokyo Disneyland is much better! You should go to Ocean Park in Hong Kong instead!"
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2010
Mojo eludes Disney in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — In sharp contrast with the long-running success story that is Tokyo's Disneyland and DisneySea, the Hong Kong version is struggling.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2010
Optimism in Asia tempered by call for better oversight
HONG KONG — Key financial leaders and regulators from around Asia gathered at a two-day conference that began in Hong Kong on Wednesday, with participants trumpeting an economic power shift from West to East in the wake of the global financial crisis, despite growing concerns about a possible asset...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2009
Dead anchovies cover stretch of Chiba beach
Hundreds of thousands of dead anchovies have washed up on the Kujukuri-hama coast of Chiba Prefecture, densely covering about 600 meters of a sandy beach, a local government official said Friday.
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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