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Tetsushi Kajimoto
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 20, 2004
New Komeito to emphasize noncombat SDF role in Iraq
With campaigning for the July 11 House of Councilors election officially starting Thursday, New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki says his party has to get the message out that the Self-Defense Forces will stick to humanitarian activities even after joining a U.S.-led multinational force in Iraq.
JAPAN
May 26, 2004
Ruling bloc, DPJ forge amendment on bill to bar North Korean ships
The ruling coalition and the Democratic Party of Japan agreed Tuesday on an amendment to a bill designed to bar North Korean ships from entering Japanese ports.
JAPAN
May 26, 2004
Ruling bloc, DPJ forge amendment on bill to bar North Korean ships
The ruling coalition and the Democratic Party of Japan agreed Tuesday on an amendment to a bill designed to bar North Korean ships from entering Japanese ports.
JAPAN
May 26, 2004
Ruling bloc, DPJ forge amendment on bill to bar North Korean ships
The ruling coalition and the Democratic Party of Japan agreed Tuesday on an amendment to a bill designed to bar North Korean ships from entering Japanese ports.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004
Chance to catch up on missed pension payments
The ruling coalition agreed Wednesday to propose legislation that would allow people who are more than two years in arrears on their mandatory pension premiums to catch up on payments so they don't lose their pension eligibility.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004
Chance to catch up on missed pension payments
The ruling coalition agreed Wednesday to propose legislation that would allow people who are more than two years in arrears on their mandatory pension premiums to catch up on payments so they don't lose their pension eligibility.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004
Okada reinstates old guard on DPJ's executive roster
Democratic Party of Japan chief Katsuya Okada selected veteran lawmakers for the party's executive positions Wednesday to restore unity to the main opposition force.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2004
Okada takes DPJ helm unopposed
Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, was chosen uncontested Tuesday as the new chief of the opposition party, following the abrupt withdrawal of the first pick, Ichiro Ozawa, the previous night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2004
Ozawa backs away from bid for DPJ presidency
Ichiro Ozawa on Monday retracted his earlier consent to become president of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, saying he failed to pay into the National Pension Program for six years in the 1980s.
JAPAN
May 15, 2004
Ozawa gives in, accepts request to head DPJ
Ichiro Ozawa gave in Friday and accepted appointment to the helm of the Democratic Party of Japan, replacing Naoto Kan, who resigned Monday to take responsibility for his past failure to pay mandatory premiums into the National Pension System.
JAPAN
May 14, 2004
Ozawa holds out for best DPJ offer
The Democratic Party of Japan discussed the length of the next party president's term Thursday as part of efforts to convince deputy chief Ichiro Ozawa to take the helm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2004
Ozawa undecided about taking DPJ helm
Ichiro Ozawa, deputy head of the Democratic Party of Japan, gave a guarded response Wednesday to a formal request that he assume the party's presidency following the resignation of DPJ leader Naoto Kan over his failure to pay mandatory pension premiums.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2004
Ozawa undecided about taking DPJ helm
Ichiro Ozawa, deputy head of the Democratic Party of Japan, gave a guarded response Wednesday to a formal request that he assume the party's presidency following the resignation of DPJ leader Naoto Kan over his failure to pay mandatory pension premiums.
JAPAN
May 12, 2004
Pension bills clear Lower House
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved contentious bills to revise the pension system, with the ruling coalition and the main opposition party endorsing a key amendment to the legislation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2004
DPJ struggles to find successor to disgraced Kan
Nobody appeared ready to take up the presidency of the Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday as the main opposition force moved to find a replacement for departing leader Naoto Kan.
JAPAN
May 12, 2004
Pension bills clear Lower House
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved contentious bills to revise the pension system, with the ruling coalition and the main opposition party endorsing a key amendment to the legislation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2004
DPJ struggles to find successor to disgraced Kan
Nobody appeared ready to take up the presidency of the Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday as the main opposition force moved to find a replacement for departing leader Naoto Kan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / POLITICS IN FOCUS
May 11, 2004
Lawmakers now looking to make laws
Liberal Democratic Party member Ichita Yamamoto felt he had done his job when the Diet enacted legislation earlier this year to allow Japan to impose unilateral economic sanctions on North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2004
Kan falls on his sword over failure to pay pension fees
Naoto Kan announced Monday that he will resign as chief of the Democratic Party of Japan over his past failure to pay mandatory state pension premiums.
Japan Times
JAPAN / POLITICS IN FOCUS
May 11, 2004
Lawmakers now looking to make laws
Liberal Democratic Party member Ichita Yamamoto felt he had done his job when the Diet enacted legislation earlier this year to allow Japan to impose unilateral economic sanctions on North Korea.
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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