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Tetsushi Kajimoto
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2005
LDP rebels launch another new party
Koki Kobayashi and three other rebels from the Liberal Democratic Party formed a new party Sunday, with Yasuo Tanaka, the outspoken governor of Nagano Prefecture, taking the top position.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2005
New Komeito backs LDP reformers, rules out DPJ
New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki said Friday his party will stay the course and fully back the Liberal Democratic Party in the Sept. 11 general election because of its stance on reform.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2005
Abe, ministers, Diet members visit shrine
Amid heightened attention on Japan's wartime past, 47 Diet members visited contentious Yasukuni Shrine together Monday, the 60th anniversary of the nation's surrender.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2005
Koizumi calls election for Sept. 11
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi dissolved the House of Representatives on Monday and called a general election for Sept. 11 a few hours after the House of Councilors voted down the government-sponsored postal privatization bills.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2005
Opponent-free panel OKs thorny postal reform bills
A special committee of the House of Councilors passed a package of postal privatization bills Friday, pushing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi toward a final showdown with reform foes in his Liberal Democratic Party in Monday's plenary session.
JAPAN / 60 YEARS,AND ONWARD
Aug 3, 2005
Youth here yet to pick up the peace torch
Their appearances belied the seriousness of their gathering on a hot Friday night last month in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2005
Diet excludes strong terms from WWII anniversary resolution
The House of Representatives adopted on Tuesday a resolution for the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II that says Japan expresses "deep regret" over its past conduct, but it does not use the terms "colonial rule" and "acts of aggression" that were in the 1995 resolution.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2005
New Komeito exec signals willingness to jump LDP ship
New Komeito's secretary general said Wednesday his party would entertain forming a coalition government with the Democratic Party of Japan if, in a snap election, the DPJ took a majority in the House of Representatives.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2005
Koizumi confident as postal bills hit last stage
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday he is confident his contentious package of postal privatization bills won't be rejected by the House of Councilors and there will be no need to dissolve the House of Representatives.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2005
Mail to be a privatized priority?
If the postal reform bills clear the House of Councilors by the Aug. 13 end of the current Diet session, the privatization process will begin in April 2007 and end 10 years later.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2005
Upper House poised to debate postal bills amid election threat
The House of Councilors voted Monday to form a special committee to deliberate the contentious package of government-sponsored postal privatization bills.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2005
Planned amendments to Constitution get LDP nod
The Liberal Democratic Party endorsed an outline Thursday of planned constitutional amendments, which stipulate the Emperor will remain the symbol of national unity and the Self-Defense Forces will be officially designated as Japan's military.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2005
Postal privatization bills squeak by Lower House
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's contentious postal privatization bills narrowly cleared the House of Representatives on Tuesday as dozens of lawmakers in the Liberal Democratic Party joined the opposition camp in voting against the legislation.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2005
Advances in Tokyo poll cast DPJ as bona fide rival of LDP
Sunday's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election results mirrored a recent trend in national polls, with the Liberal Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of Japan competing in what increasingly appears to be a two-party rivalry.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2005
Postal bills headed for Lower House vote
A special House of Representatives committee approved a hotly contested package of postal privatization bills Monday, setting up a showdown between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and postal privatization opponents within his Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2005
Postal bills headed for Lower House vote
A special House of Representatives committee approved a hotly contested package of postal privatization bills Monday, setting up a showdown between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and postal privatization opponents within his Liberal Democratic Party.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2005
LDP council drops consensus to stamp revised postal bills
Two months after the Cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sent a package of postal privatization bills to the Diet, his Liberal Democratic Party's Executive Council decided Tuesday to back a revised version of them by a majority vote.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2005
116 LDP lawmakers back Koizumi's visits to Yasukuni
A panel was formed Tuesday by 116 members of the Liberal Democratic Party to support Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's contentious visits to Yasukuni Shrine for the sake of "peace" and "national interests."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2005
Metropolitan assembly campaigning under way
Campaigning for the July 3 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election officially got under way Friday, with 220 candidates vying for 127 seats.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2005
'Manifesto' again holds cachet over platform
Political parties have made pledges ranging from disaster measures and local infrastructure development to education and the environment in the runup to the July 3 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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