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Tetsushi Kajimoto
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2006
LDP wants public keyed to fall party race
The Liberal Democratic Party said Wednesday it is aiming to raise public interest in its fall leadership race to choose a successor to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Japan Times
Features / WEEK 3
Jan 15, 2006
Solo savior on the streets
For the past 14 years, former high-school teacher Osamu Mizutani has had no rest as he has devoted himself to helping troubled youths put their lives back in order.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2006
Income disparities rising in Japan
During the period of high postwar economic growth, most people in Japan came to consider themselves part of a middle class.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2005
Is hiking taxes the solution to Japan's fiscal mess?
The nation has no choice but to make salaried workers pay more taxes to put its finances in order.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2005
Maehara raps Koizumi's policy toward U.S., Asia
Democratic Party of Japan leader Seiji Maehara said Saturday that Japan should place strong emphasis on its relations with other Asian countries, criticizing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for leaning too much on ties with the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2005
LDP, at 50, goes after Constitution
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pledged Tuesday to put the nation on a reform path to meet the challenge of a rapidly changing world, and to this end presented his party's blueprint to amend the Constitution for the first time to bring the charter in line with global realities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2005
LDP at 50 still rules, Koizumi permitting
The Liberal Democratic Party celebrated its 50th anniversary Tuesday and vowed to press ahead with reforms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2005
Nakasone hits Koizumi populism, Yasukuni visits
Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone warned the half-century-old Liberal Democratic Party against "pandering" to populism and urged it to hammer out far-sighted policies.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2005
New Rengo leader wants to mend fence with DPJ
, said in an interview Wednesday with The Japan Times. "As long as (such discussions) are held, I'm not at all worried about our relationship with the DPJ," he said.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2005
Tsushima named to head former Hashimoto faction
The Liberal Democratic Party faction once led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto chose ex-health minister Yuji Tsushima on Friday as its new chief, ending a leadership vacuum that existed since July 2004 in the wake of a political donation scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2005
Rookie Katayama named to high-ranking post
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday named new lawmaker Satsuki Katayama as parliamentary secretary to the trade minister among his appointments of 22 senior vice ministers and 26 parliamentary secretaries.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2005
Conservatives fight secular war memorial
A nonpartisan group of 233 conservative lawmakers adopted a resolution Tuesday against establishing a secular memorial for the war dead.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2005
Suzuki gets manual, mocks ministry 'secrets'
House of Representatives member Muneo Suzuki said Tuesday he has received a copy of the so-called Muneo manual drafted by the Foreign Ministry to instruct its officials on how to deal with the lawmaker who once wielded enormous influence with the ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005
Takebe reappointed secretary general of LDP; Nakagawa gets policy affairs
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Junichiro Koizumi reappointed Tsutomu Takebe, 64, to the party's No. 2 post of secretary general, while switching LDP Diet affairs chief Hidenao Nakagawa to the post of policy affairs chief.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2005
DPJ backs revision of war-renouncing Article 9, with caveats
The Democratic Party of Japan endorsed on Monday its proposal for amending the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution so it stipulates that the nation can exercise the right to "restrictive" self-defense.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2005
Nonpartisan panel established to study new war memorial
Senior lawmakers from the ruling coalition and the Democratic Party of Japan on Friday launched a nonpartisan panel to study the feasibility of establishing a new war memorial to bridge the rift between Japan and its neighbors over Yasukuni Shrine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2005
LDP expels postal rebel Norota
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday expelled former farm minister Hosei Norota and punished 49 other lawmakers for voting against Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization bills in July.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2005
LDP revises Article 9 in draft Constitution
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday endorsed a new draft Constitution featuring a rewritten version of war-renouncing Article 9 that would officially allow the nation to possess a military for self-defense.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2005
LDP expels nine postal reform rebels
defied the party policy by voting against the postal privatization bills and formed new parties to interfere with LDP candidates. Their act was in violation of party discipline," said Mayumi Moriyama, chairwoman of the 18-member Party Ethics Committee, which made the decision. "They have submitted their...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2005
Visiting Yasukuni is constitutional right: Koizumi
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday rebuffed criticism of his recent Yasukuni Shrine trip, saying visiting the shrine is a right guaranteed by the Constitution.
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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