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Natsuko Fukue
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2011
Prefectures open shelters for tsunami survivors
SAITAMA — Governments in the Kanto region opened shelters Thursday for people who have evacuated from northern Japan.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2011
Blood donations up nationwide
In addition to money, food, blankets and medicine, many across Japan are donating blood to help the survivors of Friday's devastation in the Tohoku region.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2011
Embassies list 400 foreigners as missing
About 400 foreigners remained unaccounted for as of noon Wednesday, several dozen embassies told the Foreign Ministry in the wake of Friday's historic earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region.
JAPAN / Q&A
Mar 15, 2011
Rolling blackouts to affect lifelines, transportation, medical needs
Tokyo Electric Power Co. started rationing power throughout much of the Kanto plain on Monday to prevent a nuclear power plant crisis in Fukushima Prefecture from causing a complete blackout of the Tokyo metropolitan region and surrounding areas.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2011
Moms speak out for Hague treaty
Japanese mothers whose children were spirited away by their foreign husbands urged the government Thursday to sign the Hague Treaty to prevent cross-border parental child abductions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2011
Activist fighting for LGBT rights
Harvey Milk is part of U.S. history but Japan has yet to see anyone like him 32 years after his assassination, according to Taiga Ishikawa, an openly gay candidate running for the Toshima Ward Assembly in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2011
Edano named as temporary minister: Kan
Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Monday appointed Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano to temporarily double as foreign minister following Seiji Maehara's Sunday resignation for accepting illegal donations from a foreign national.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2011
DPJ member bolts, ties with Nagoya mayor
A rookie Lower House member resigned Thursday from the Democratic Party of Japan to join a small group led by Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura, weakening the ruling DPJ's power in the Lower House by yet another vote.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2011
Budget passed but 16 in DPJ skip vote
The Democratic Party of Japan's executive council said Tuesday it will suspend the party membership of the leader of 16 DPJ rebels who refused to attend a Lower House plenary vote on the fiscal 2011 budget, which cleared the chamber anyway in a session the opposition camp prolonged into the early morning...
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2011
Budget near passage as DPJ abstentions loom
The Lower House was set to enact the fiscal 2011 budget early Tuesday morning, but the fate of related bills critical to financing the government's massive debt remained up in the air with the divided Diet.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2011
Ozawa ally quits farm post, fanning fears of DPJ meltdown
A Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker close to Ichiro Ozawa tendered his resignation Thursday as parliamentary secretary of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, adding to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's woes.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2011
Nobuko Kan fliers rile, worry DPJ members
Prime Minister Naoto Kan's unpopularity among voters is increasing and now his wife, Nobuko, appears to be coming in for the same treatment because of Democratic Party of Japan fliers that represent her as a comic character.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2011
DPJ suspends Ozawa; Kan hints at election
The Democratic Party of Japan's key executive body opted Tuesday to suspend Ichiro Ozawa's party membership pending the outcome of his trial, despite rising pressure from the indicted kingpin's allies to withhold punishment.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2011
DPJ revolt shows signs of growing
The rebellion against Naoto Kan is far from over and a few more lawmakers are likely to get on the bandwagon, a Democratic Party of Japan source said Friday, fueling speculation the uprising within the party could force the prime minister to step down.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2011
Punish Ozawa at your peril: 16 DPJ allies
Sixteen Lower House members of the Democratic Party of Japan loyal to Ichiro Ozawa applied Thursday to leave the DPJ's parliamentary group in the Diet and form a new group in an apparent attempt to pressure party leaders to back away from punishing the kingpin.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 17, 2011
Kan in budget vote, Ozawa bind
Already beset by opposition attacks, Prime Minister Naoto Kan is facing another threat to his leadership: a deepening rift within his Democratic Party of Japan over how to punish scandal-ridden party don Ichiro Ozawa.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2011
Top DPJ body agrees to suspend Ozawa
The top decision-making body of the Democratic Party of Japan decided Tuesday to accept a proposal to suspend Ichiro Ozawa's membership in the party, a participant in the meeting said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2011
Kan short on budget, leadership options
Prime Minister Naoto Kan is expected to face mounting calls to resign or call a snap election in order to get the fiscal 2011 budget bills passed on time, experts say.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2011
DPJ execs move step closer to suspending Ozawa
Democratic Party of Japan executives moved a step closer Monday to suspending the membership of former party leader Ichiro Ozawa, who has been indicted over alleged misconduct involving his political funds.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2011
Kan whiffs again in latest bid to dislodge Ozawa from DPJ
Prime Minister Naoto Kan failed again Thursday to coax indicted Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa into leaving the DPJ.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.

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