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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
Apr 8, 2005
Prime minister's new quarters a step up
Built more than 70 years ago, it had only three rooms for private use that get little sunshine and was inhabited by mites and cockroaches. A previous occupant had been assassinated there.
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2005
Postal reforms get nod only from LDP execs
Liberal Democratic Party executives reacted positively Tuesday to the government's postal privatization scheme unveiled the previous day, while rank-and-file members continued to voice opposition.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2005
Cabinet OKs compromise postal plan
After compromising with the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet adopted a watered-down plan Monday to privatize the state-run postal services by 2017.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2005
Municipalities disappear with merger rush
April 1 marks the start of another year for government bodies, companies and schools. But hundreds of towns, villages and cities disappeared on paper the same day, and many others are on their way to extinction.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2005
Sugiura called on to resign over funds discrepancy
An opposition lawmaker demanded Friday that Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiken Sugiura resign for allegedly falsifying his annual political funds reports.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2005
Panel: Is a woman's place on the throne?
A private advisory panel to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi kicked off discussions Tuesday on the Imperial House Law, with the central theme to be whether and how a female could ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2005
Panel set to ponder female on the throne
The government will kick off discussions this week that could result in changing the male-only Imperial succession rule which experts say has been practiced for more than 1,000 years.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2005
Response upgrade in works against intruding subs
In response to an intrusion by a Chinese submarine in November, Tokyo has drawn up guidelines to immediately launch a special maritime operation if a foreign sub is detected intruding in Japan's territorial waters, the government said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2005
Japan could 'clam down' on N. Korea
called on consumers to stop buying North Korean asari because the littleneck clams are Japan's top import from the country. The tiny shellfish are commonly served up in home-cooked meals and miso soup.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2005
Photos show Kobe's rise from the ashes
from mid-February 1995. Most of the buildings, as well as the arcade roof, have since been rebuilt, and the city's largest arcade now bustles with shoppers. REIJI YOSHIDA PHOTOS
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2005
Let cops know addresses of sex offenders, Koizumi says
is necessary," Koizumi told reporters at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo. "There would be problems if you let neighbors know (their addresses), but at least police should know them."
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2005
Koizumi pledges robust reconstruction aid in disaster area
Japan will do its best to provide aid and help reconstruction efforts in the Asian countries hit by last month's killer tsunamis, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2005
Tama's population fall shows how baby boom is bust
Tama New Town -- a bedroom community in Tokyo's western suburbs -- is no longer new.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2004
Government panel to debate letting woman ascend throne
The government said Monday it will set up an advisory panel next month to discuss revising the Imperial Household Law with an eye to allowing a female ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
Dec 28, 2004
Government panel to debate letting woman ascend throne
The government said Monday it will set up an advisory panel next month to discuss revising the Imperial Household Law with an eye to allowing a female ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2004
Japan doesn't buy North's 'evidence'
The information and items North Korea provided pertaining to 10 missing Japanese are not credible, the government said Friday, warning Pyongyang faces economic sanctions if it continues its "insincere" attitude over the abductions.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2004
Government adopts FTA policy focusing on partners in Asia
The government on Tuesday approved a basic plan to promote free-trade agreements, prioritizing accords with Asian trading partners to help build an East Asian community.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2004
Chief Yasukuni priest brings business savvy to shrine
At one time, Toshiaki Nambu was just an ordinary employee at Dentsu Inc., the nation's top advertising agency, working with such clients as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
Dec 20, 2004
Chief Yasukuni priest brings business savvy to shrine
At one time, Toshiaki Nambu was just an ordinary employee at Dentsu Inc., the nation's top advertising agency, working with such clients as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2004
Tokyo to grant Lee entry by year's end
Japan said Thursday it will issue an entry visa to former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui for a private trip by the end of the month, in a move that could further aggravate its already strained relationship with China.
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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