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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
Mar 12, 2009
'Curse of Colonel Sanders' statue returns minus hand, feet, glasses
After recovering its legs and right hand Wednesday, construction workers reassembled the long-lost statue of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder and mascot Colonel Sanders, which was tossed into the Dotonbori River in central Osaka 24 years ago, city officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2009
Colonel stages a comeback in Osaka
Is it an evil omen or harbinger of better days for hundreds of thousands of baseball fans in the Kansai region?
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2009
Tsang praises Japan tourism deals
Visiting Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang on Wednesday praised Japan for signing accords with Hong Kong to boost tourism and launch a working holiday system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2009
Expoland forced into liquidation
The Expoland amusement park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, will call it quits because it has been unable to revive its business in the wake of a fatal roller coaster accident in 2007, the operator said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2009
NPA probes 19 over slander on comedian's blog
In a rare Internet crackdown, police have turned over to prosecutors their case against a 29-year-old woman and plan to hand another 18 suspects over for abusive comments posted on the blog of a 37-year-old Japanese comedian, police sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2009
Disgraced DPJ member dies in apparent suicide
Former Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata, 39, died in a hospital after falling from an apartment building in Kitakyushu in an apparent suicide, a local police source said Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2008
Meiji University looks to aid foreign students hit by soaring yen
The recent surge in the yen's value has not only hit Japan's export companies hard, but also drastically affected the finances of foreign students living in the country, many of whom have seen the value of their own nation's currency plummet amid the global financial crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2008
Aso losing grip on power as LDP faces crisis over budget problems
Prime Minister Taro Aso signaled last week his readiness to depart from austere fiscal policies ardently defended by then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his successors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2008
Japan Sea jellyfish menace eases
To the great relief and puzzlement of fishermen and researchers, the Sea of Japan this year has seen a drastic decline in the huge, toxic jellyfish that have damaged the nation's seafood haul in recent years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2008
Tezuka — keeper of 'manga' flame
"Manga" comics are ubiquitous in Japan and have become one of the country's most powerful cultural exports worldwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2008
Cash handout finding few fans
In 1999, the coalition government was bashed for what was dubbed "one of the silliest policy measures of the century."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2008
Aso's fish slip gives game away
Amid dismal approval ratings, Prime Minister Taro Aso is trying hard these days to shed his public image as an aloof, rich politician from an extremely wealthy family, perhaps with an eye toward appealing to voters when the time comes to call an election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Q&A
Nov 11, 2008
Tamogami — history again retold
Ousted Air Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Toshio Tamogami's war essay justifying Japan's aggression in China and colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula has stirred controversy both at home and abroad. More is in store as he is set to give unsworn testimony Tuesday in the Upper House.
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2008
Profitable battery, solar cell biz key behind acquisition of Sanyo
What does Panasonic Corp., already one of the most powerful and profitable electronics companies in the world, want with Sanyo Electric Co., a company just one-fourth its size in terms of revenues?
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2008
Nervous groom held for blaze at wedding hotel
It's only natural for brides and grooms to get nervous before the big day, but Tatsuhiko Kawata of Yamanashi may have gone too far.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2008
Kabuki mecca's days numbered
The Kabukiza Theatre, a Tokyo landmark and the mecca of the traditional performance art, will soon vanish to be replaced by a new office-theater complex despite pleas from architects to preserve the building.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2008
Graffiti outlawed on Tottori dunes
In a bid to stop tourists from defacing the Tottori Sand Dunes, the Tottori Prefectural Assembly enacted an ordinance Tuesday prohibiting the drawing of patterns and other "annoying acts" that take away from its natural beauty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2008
Matsushita gives way to Panasonic
A famous corporate brand name will disappear Wednesday when Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. abandons the name of its founder in an attempt to evolve into a truly global corporation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2008
Bug cuisine not for the squeamish
Putting your prejudices aside can lead to different, and possibly better, experiences — such as eating insects.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2008
Koizumi to exit political stage
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, one of the most popular and influential politicians in the nation, expressed his intention Thursday to retire from politics once his current term in the Lower House ends.
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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