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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
Sep 30, 2003
New Cabinet avoids tough issues on first outing
Making its debut Monday at a Diet debate, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's new Cabinet faced tough questions on postal privatization and Japan's future role in rebuilding Iraq.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2003
Kan wants some specifics from Koizumi
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's policy speech to the Diet on Friday was full of wishful goals but lacking specifics, the head of the largest opposition party said.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2003
Diet session, poll each other's hostage?
The Diet will convene an extraordinary session Friday to decide whether to extend the antiterrorism law by two years, but this may not go off without a hitch: Lawmakers appear to have already shifted their attention away from this issue to the House of Representatives election expected for November....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2003
Abe declares LDP will seek majority in next House of Representatives poll
The Liberal Democratic Party's goal for the next House of Representatives election is to secure a single-party majority, LDP Secretary General Shinzo Abe said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2003
Koizumi shakes up LDP leadership
In a bold and surprising bid to ward off a party rebellion, Prime Minister Junichio Koizumi on Sunday appointed Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe as the No. 2 man in his Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2003
Party fell into line despite deep policy differences
They're sleeping in the same bed, but dreaming different dreams.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2003
LDP election contenders struggle on despite forecasts of Koizumi victory
The three contenders facing off against incumbent Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential race battled on Friday, the final day before the vote, despite widespread forecasts that they would lose by a wide margin.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2003
DPJ promises to slash wasteful state spending
The Democratic Party of Japan on Thursday unveiled a detailed cost-cutting manifesto for the next House of Representatives election, expected to be held in November.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2003
Koizumi hints at October election
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi suggested Tuesday he may dissolve the House of Representatives next month because holding simultaneous Lower and Upper House elections in summer "is not a good idea."
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003
LDP poll committee baffled by some yahoo
The Liberal Democratic Party has learned that the totally unexpected can sometimes happen in the high-tech age.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003
Hashimoto faction faces gloom, doom
Hiromu Nonaka's sudden announcement that he will leave the House of Representatives has made at least one thing crystal clear -- the largest faction in the Liberal Democratic Party is on the verge of breaking up.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2003
Campaigning under way in LDP presidential race
Campaigning for the Sept. 20 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election officially kicked off Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2003
Contenders for LDP president's crown
Shizuka Kamei For 66-year-old former LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei, the past 2 1/2 years have been filled with betrayal and frustration.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2003
Re-election road gets easier for Koizumi
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's chances for re-election as chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have gotten even better, with another major intraparty faction moving to allow its members to decide who to vote for in the Sept. 20 race.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2003
Aoki throws weight behind Koizumi; others still divided
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi received a shot in the arm on Thursday when LDP heavyweight Mikio Aoki threw his support to the prime minister in the party's upcoming presidential election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2003
Kamei aims to unseat Koizumi
Former LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei officially declared Wednesday that he will run in the Sept. 20 party presidential election, seeking to unseat Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Japan Times
JAPAN / AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS
Sep 4, 2003
Koizumi half way toward reforming public firms
Can Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi live up to his pledge to save the nation's ailing economy by reforming monstrous public corporations?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2003
For LDP's Aoki, Koizumi a useful tool
An LDP heavyweight who is throwing his support behind Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's re-election has an ulterior motive: the party regaining its majority in the House of Councilors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2003
LDP's Hashimoto faction torn apart over election
The largest faction of the Liberal Democratic Party could not heal a critical rift Tuesday, with the group failing to field an official candidate for the party's Sept. 20 leadership poll.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2003
Fujii's hat drifting closer toward the ring
The odds are getting better that former transport minister Takao Fujii will run in the LDP's upcoming presidential election, party sources said Monday.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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.
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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