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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 1, 2008
Ishiba admits job at risk over Atago accident
Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba indicated Friday he may resign after the investigation into the Feb. 19 collision involving the Aegis destroyer Atago and a trawler is wrapped up and preventive measures are established.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2008
Chicken Ramen out to conquer world
Fifty years after its invention, the world's first instant noodle product is setting out to conquer the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2008
High court finds Suzuki took bribes, rejects appeal
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by House of Representatives lawmaker Muneo Suzuki against the two-year prison term and ¥11 million fine he received in 2004 for accepting bribes from two Hokkaido-based companies.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2008
Ishiba moves to minimize disclosure row
Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba tried Tuesday to contain the political fallout over fresh allegations that his ministry tried to cover up key information concerning the Feb. 19 collision of a warship and a trawler off Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2008
Collision suspicions pointing to coverup
The public distrust surrounding the maritime collision between a Japanese warship and a fishing boat has politicians, the fishing industry, and the relatives of two missing fishermen all thinking one thing — officials in the Defense Ministry may be hiding key information.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Feb 23, 2008
All three times a charm for couple
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Pref. — Gary and Aki Neuwirth say they have married three times. The first time was when they registered with the city office in Nerima, Tokyo, for a marriage certificate last May. Then they held a Japanese-style ceremony at a Shinto shrine in Nerima in July, as Aki's mother wished,...
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2008
Ishiba in fender-bender en route to crash-apology site
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2008
MSDF destroyer cuts fishing trawler in half
A Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer cut a small trawler in two before dawn Tuesday in the Pacific about 40 km off Chiba Prefecture, and the boat's father-and-son crew were missing.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2008
Obama scores big in Japan portion of global primary
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama won an overwhelming majority of the votes cast at polling stations in Japan during the first-ever global primary for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2008
Ministry hopes 1880 ¥2 coin fetches 10 million times that
An 1880 Japanese gold coin, 16.97 mm in diameter and weighing 3.33 grams, is expected to fetch a record high price of around ¥20 million when the debt-ridden Finance Ministry puts it on the auction block this Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2008
Games equestrian age record looms?
Japan effectively won the right Thursday to participate in the dressage equestrian competition at the 2008 Olympics, and one of the riders will be Hiroshi Hoketsu, who is set to become the oldest-ever Japanese participant in the Games.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2008
Tsukiji looks to curb glut of pesky tourists
The Tsukiji Fish Market, one of Tokyo's most popular and well-known tourist draws, has adopted rules urging visitors to voluntarily "refrain from coming," because of sanitation concerns and the disruptions they pose to auctions.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2008
Aid to Afghan farmers seen as best tactic in opium fight
Providing developmental support to poor farmers is the key weapon against Afghanistan's opium menace, not military force to destroy poppy crops, the World Bank and the Department of International Development of Britain said Tuesday in a joint report.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2008
Tsukiji too popular to function
Visiting the famed Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo's Chuo Ward is an awesome experience for foreign tourists and it can never be too early in the morning to go.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Feb 1, 2008
Referee row lifts handball's appeal
Team handball, the figurative water boy of sports, is suddenly in the game and earning the roaring approval of fans in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2008
10 sick after eating tainted 'gyoza' from China
A least 10 people in Hyogo and Chiba Prefectures have suffered food poisoning after consuming frozen "gyoza" meat and vegetable dumplings from China that contained pesticide, corporate and government officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2008
Officialdom's classic how-tos
The nature of bureaucrats hardly ever changes, even over the course of hundreds of years. As if to prove the point, documents from the 18th century that recently came to light on how to host government delegates closely resembles the wining and dining that led to scandals in the 1990s.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2008
New agency will try to increase foreign tourists
The Cabinet adopted a bill Tuesday to create a new tourist agency under the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry to help increase the growing number of foreign tourists to Japan, particularly those from Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jan 26, 2008
Pair mutually strive to broaden their horizon, perspective
Alexander Bright and Akiko Yamada first met at Cambridge University in 1999, when Bright was a graduate student majoring in materials science and Yamada, then a high school teacher, was taking a year off to study education in England.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2008
Chocolate bugs a fright and delight
It will never be said that they look too good to eat. But that isn't stopping the stream of orders for edible chocolate creepy-crawlies made to look like real beetle larvae and caterpillars.
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.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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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