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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
Apr 24, 2004
Cabinet trio sorry for not paying compulsory pension premiums
Three of the 17 ministers in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet said Friday they have not paid their premiums for the compulsory National Pension System.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2004
Heed the warnings or accept the consequences: Koizumi
Aid workers and journalists who ignore government warnings to not travel to dangerous areas should accept responsibility for the consequences, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2004
Gloves come off as rival LDP factions fight for cash
The two largest intraparty factions of the Liberal Democratic Party broke a long-standing taboo Wednesday by holding fundraising parties on the same evening in Tokyo.
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JAPAN
Apr 18, 2004
Pair's release takes the heat off Koizumi
Foreign Ministry officials in Tokyo were pleasantly surprised Saturday by the news that two Japanese hostages were abruptly freed by their captors in Baghdad.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2004
Japan's crisis response wins praise, flak
Did Tokyo handle the Iraq hostage crisis properly?
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2004
Koizumi can't believe pair want to go back
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed disbelief Friday that two of the three Japanese hostages recently released in Iraq want to return to the country to continue their activities.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2004
Koizumi swipe at 'terrorists' downplayed
Government officials tried to play down allegations Wednesday that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has prolonged the crisis over three Japanese being held hostage in Iraq by calling their captors "terrorists."
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2004
Government slaps media gag on hostage crisis staffers
The government on Tuesday effectively imposed a media gag on staffers working at its headquarters dealing with the Iraq hostage crisis.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2004
Nightmare continues for captives' kin as Japan tries to verify info, negotiate
Japan continued desperate efforts Monday to contact and negotiate with the group holding three Japanese hostage in Iraq.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2004
Families opposed to U.S. rescue operation
The families of the three Japanese held captive in Iraq urged the government Saturday not to seek any help from U.S. military special units in freeing the hostages.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2004
Koizumi says no to hostage-takers
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi struck a defiant pose Friday over the Japanese hostage crisis in Iraq, stating he would not cave in to terrorists' demands that the Self-Defense Forces troops be withdrawn from the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2004
Parties face off with competing pension plans
Pension reform proposals put forward by the Democratic Party of Japan set the stage for a political showdown with the ruling bloc over what figures to be a key issue in the House of Councilors election in July.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2004
Prime minister pledges Yasukuni return
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday that he will keep visiting Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine despite a Fukuoka District Court ruling that his August 2001 trip there, the first of four, violated the Constitution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2004
Fukuda set for longevity record
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda on Tuesday will tie the record as the longest-serving official to work as a prime minister's right-hand man.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2004
Mori to fight monster in screen debut, but will he get lines?
Gaffe-prone former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who was forced in April 2001 to bow out as his star fell among the public, hopes it rises as he takes to the silver screen to take on a monster.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2004
Pension reform debate could turn into a battle for the ages
Diet deliberations on government-sponsored pension reform bills appear headed for turbulence, with the ruling and opposition parties locking horns over remarks by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi just days ahead of the Thursday start of debate on the contentious legislation.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2004
Is the Senkaku row about nationalism -- or oil?
The Senkaku Islands are a group of rocky, deserted islets in the East China Sea that are known as a home for albatrosses.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004
End of 'News Station' run prompts mixture of disbelief, grief and relief
Friday will see the plug finally pulled on "News Station," the popular TV Asahi show that has made a virtue of breaking journalistic taboos during its 18-year run.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004
S&P lifts Japan outlook; Fukuda remains peeved
Standard & Poor's said Wednesday it has raised its outlook on Japan to stable from negative due to signs of an economic recovery.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2004
Foreign reporters mixed on Tokyo's new Mideast role
The Ground Self-Defense Force dispatch to Iraq has been viewed overseas by some as a significant political move by Japan to boost the role of its military on the international stage.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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