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Tetsushi Kajimoto
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004
Extraordinary Diet session likely to be fiery affair
A war of words between the ruling and opposition camps over political funding is expected when the extraordinary Diet session kicks off Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2004
Summit block over Yasukuni 'ridiculous': Abe
Shinzo Abe, deputy secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, urged China on Wednesday to resume top-level exchanges with Japan and set aside its dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to Yasukuni Shrine.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2004
New Komeito to continue backing Koizumi reforms
Marking the fifth anniversary of his party's alliance with the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito chief Takenori Kanzaki said Monday that the party will continue to support the reform initiatives of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2004
Plea to start Diet session next week ignored
The ruling coalition proposed Thursday that a 53-day extraordinary Diet session be opened Oct. 12, brushing aside the opposition's demand that the session begin next week and run for more than two months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004
Okada assured of return to DPJ helm
Katsuya Okada was assured of re-election as president of the Democratic Party of Japan on Monday after no one stepped forward to challenge him.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2004
Okada looks to stay on as DPJ chief
Democratic Party of Japan chief Katsuya Okada announced Tuesday that he will run in the party's presidential race on Sept. 13, with a majority of party members backing his bid for re-election.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2004
Okada looks to stay on as DPJ chief
Democratic Party of Japan chief Katsuya Okada announced Tuesday that he will run in the party's presidential race on Sept. 13, with a majority of party members backing his bid for re-election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2004
Top parodist serves anti-Koizumi camp
People not in positions of authority might feel they can do little to change a political situation they disagree with, but for one of the nation's leading parodists, the answer is simple: ape those in positions of power in an unflattering way.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2004
Top parodist serves anti-Koizumi camp
People not in positions of authority might feel they can do little to change a political situation they disagree with, but for one of the nation's leading parodists, the answer is simple: ape those in positions of power in an unflattering way.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2004
DPJ loses another ploy to derail pension reforms
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted down an opposition camp no-confidence motion against Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi and a Democratic Party of Japan bill to repeal recently enacted pension reform legislation.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2004
DPJ loses another ploy to derail pension reforms
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted down an opposition camp no-confidence motion against Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi and a Democratic Party of Japan bill to repeal recently enacted pension reform legislation.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2004
DPJ bill to kill pension reform meets its expected Diet fate
The House of Representatives welfare committee on Wednesday voted down an opposition-sponsored bill designed to repeal pension reform legislation enacted in June.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2004
DPJ bill to kill pension reform meets its expected Diet fate
The House of Representatives welfare committee on Wednesday voted down an opposition-sponsored bill designed to repeal pension reform legislation enacted in June.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2004
DPJ to publish English booklet of campaign pledges
The Democratic Party of Japan will publish an English version of its latest platform to promote its policies worldwide, sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2004
Opposition to wage fresh war on pension reforms
Opposition parties have renewed their offensive against the recently enacted pension reform legislation, demanding Thursday that the government correct the 40 typographical and other minor errors in the package when the extra Diet session convenes at month's end.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2004
DPJ chief banking on momentum
Democratic Party of Japan chief Katsuya Okada said Monday he is determined to use the momentum created by his party's strong performance in the House of Councilors election to prepare for regime change.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2004
Independent voters growing in power
Former Tokyo Gov. Yukio Aoshima still believes in the power of independent voters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / PARTY LINE
Jul 2, 2004
JCP says Koizumi's reforms to hurt small companies, jobs
The Japanese Communist Party hopes to thwart Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reform initiatives, saying they favor big corporations and would destroy small companies and erode job security, JCP leader Kazuo Shii said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 23, 2004
Smarting from pension snafu, LDP has modest poll hopes
The Liberal Democratic Party must "humbly accept" the harsh public outrage over its recent forced passage of contentious pension reform bills as it strives to retain its strength in the July 11 House of Councilors election, the LDP secretary general said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2004
DPJ needs more than union help at polls
On a recent evening, about 2,500 members of the UI Zensen labor federation filled a hall in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward to rally for fellow member Mitsuyoshi Yanagisawa, who will run in the July 11 House of Councilors election.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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