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Tomohiro Osaki
Tomohiro Osaki is a staff writer in the Domestic News Division. A graduate of Sophia University in Tokyo, he likes to explore under-reported realities of Japanese youth, with a tendency toward the taboo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2016
Angry blog post sparks movement for improved day care
What started out as a mother's online rant about Japan's notorious day care center shortage has evolved into a national movement, galvanizing angry mothers into staging a demonstration and online campaign blasting the government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 7, 2016
Overworked teachers call for change as extracurricular supervision takes toll
As this year's elementary school graduates enter junior high school in April, one of their biggest concerns will be which extracurricular club to join.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2016
Academics, TV journalists slam minister's threat against 'biased' programming, fear media self-censorship
Journalists and academics join forces to openly criticize recent remarks by communications minister Sanae Takaichi.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 1, 2016
Lower House approves record ¥96.7 trillion budget
The Lower House passes a record budget, marking a turning point in Diet deliberations in which the ruling and opposition camps will switch attention to the Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 29, 2016
Lower House ready to pass record ¥96.7 trillion draft budget
The Lower House is set to pass the government's fiscal 2016 budget proposals Tuesday, making enactment of the record draft totaling ¥96.7 trillion all but certain.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2016
DPJ, Ishin seal merger, will create new opposition party in March
The Democratic Party of Japan and Ishin no To formally agree to form a new opposition party to take on the conservative Liberal Democratic Party this summer.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2016
DPJ endorses merger with Ishin no To; new party to form next month
The Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday formally endorsed a plan to merge with the smaller Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party), in an organizational realignment that it hopes will arm it for battle with the ruling coalition in this summer's election.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 23, 2016
DPJ, Ishin no To to merge ahead of Upper House election
The Democratic Party of Japan will merge with Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party) in a bold move aimed at preparing for the key Upper House election in summer.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 19, 2016
Japan's Justice Ministry proposes scrapping six-month ban on women remarrying following divorce
In a landmark policy shift, the ministry says it will seek the abolishment of a six-month ban on women remarrying after divorce.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 18, 2016
Lawmaker draws rebuke, silence after describing Obama as 'slave descendant'
A day after calling U.S. President Barack Obama a 'descendant of black slaves,' Diet member Kazuya Maruyama is accused by the black community, if not his party, of flirting with racism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2016
Japanese city seeks to cover up adult magazines in convenience stores
In a possible first for Japan, the city of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, will urge convenience stores to cover up adult magazines to keep them out of sight of children, a municipal official said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 17, 2016
Viral anonymous blogger rails against Abe failure to alleviate chronic day care shortage
An anonymous blog post penned by an irate mother complaining that she has to quit her job after her child was denied admission to a day care center has gone viral on the Internet, shedding light on what she called the hypocrisy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's drive to promote the "dynamic engagement"...
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 12, 2016
Paternity leave trailblazer Miyazaki quits over affair
LDP lawmaker and paternity leave pioneer Kensuke Miyazaki quits his seat after admitting to an extramarital affair.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2016
Japan's 'paternity leave' LDP lawmaker embroiled in adultery allegations
An LDP lawmaker who created a stir in conservative Japan by filing for paternity leave when his child was born now stands accused of flagrant double standards over an alleged extramarital relationship with a model.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2016
Sanae Takaichi warns that government can shut down broadcasters it feels are biased
Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi says the government can order broadcasters to suspend operations, a remark that may be perceived as repressing free speech.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2016
Japan's environment minister denies mocking radiation fears of Fukushima residents
Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa came under fire Tuesday for what opposition lawmakers called an insensitive gaffe that appeared to ridicule the fears of people in Fukushima Prefecture over radiation exposure.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 9, 2016
Japan says it will impose new unilateral sanctions on North Korea over rocket launch
The government said Monday it will slap new unilateral sanctions on North Korea in response to its rocket launch Sunday, amid rising calls from the families of abductees for tougher diplomacy.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 5, 2016
LDP eyeing pop singer Eriko Imai as Upper House candidate: report
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is considering fielding pop singer Eriko Imai, formerly of the megahit dance group Speed, as an official candidate in the Upper House election this summer, a report said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2016
Olympics minister denies cash-for-favors allegation involving English teacher dispatch agency
Toshiaki Endo has admitted taking cash from the founder of a Tokyo teacher dispatch agency but said he did nothing wrong.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2016
Diet deliberations to resume after resolution of Akira Amari policy speech deadlock
Opposition and ruling-party lawmakers overcame a deadlock Monday by agreeing to resume Diet deliberations, which had ground to a halt when Akira Amari quit his Cabinet post last week over a graft scandal.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Japan to give India E5 and E3 shinkansen for free
A rendering of East Japan Railway's E10 series of bullet trains
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.
Four arrested over obscene AI images in Japan first
The suspects used free AI software to create images of naked adult women, who do not exist in the real world, using prompts that included terms such as "legs open," according to NHK.
'Chikan' incidents rise as Japan grapples with mental health and cultural challenges
Overcrowded trains and a lack of legal consequences for groping in Japan have led to a rise in "chikan," or groping, which has been linked to a mental condition and compounded by cultural stigmas.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Sumo's throwback regional tours offer glimpse into sport's heart and history
Kirishima (behind) battles Atamifuji during a regional tour event in Hyogo Prefecture in 2023.
China’s new bridge-forming barges offer new options for Taiwan invasion
This satellite image taken on March 25 shows three Chinese barges connected via extendable bridges in waters off Zhanjiang, in southern China's Guangdong province. Experts say the new barges could be used to land heavy equipment and thousands of personnel in a possible invasion of Taiwan.

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