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Tetsushi Kajimoto
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
May 8, 2004
Kan pledges to defy resignation clamor
Naoto Kan said Friday that Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda's resignation the same day over a pension payment scandal has not swayed his decision to stay on as leader of the Democratic Party of Japan.
JAPAN
May 8, 2004
Kan pledges to defy resignation clamor
Naoto Kan said Friday that Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda's resignation the same day over a pension payment scandal has not swayed his decision to stay on as leader of the Democratic Party of Japan.
JAPAN
May 7, 2004
Ruling coalition, DPJ reach pension deal
The ruling coalition and the opposition Democratic Party of Japan agreed Thursday to proceed with Diet deliberation on pension reform legislation "with an eye toward" future integration of the existing programs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2004
Ozawa suggests DPJ chief Kan should quit over pension scandal
Ichiro Ozawa, deputy president of the Democratic Party of Japan, suggested Thursday that DPJ chief Naoto Kan should resign because he failed to pay the mandatory premiums for the basic pension system while serving as health minister in 1996.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2004
Comic magazine looks for revival via serious, timely topics
Cults, capital punishment, teenage pregnancies and North Korean abductions may not represent the light fare generally associated with "manga" comic magazines, but one such publication is hoping its new focus on serious current issues will spark its revival.
JAPAN
May 5, 2004
Comic magazine looks for revival via serious, timely topics
Cults, capital punishment, teenage pregnancies and North Korean abductions may not represent the light fare generally associated with "manga" comic magazines, but one such publication is hoping its new focus on serious current issues will spark its revival.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004
Pension reform bills driven past committee
Amid growing public distrust of the pension system, the ruling coalition rammed government-sponsored pension reform legislation through a House of Representatives committee Wednesday in the opposition's absence.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2004
Lower House OKs four expressway bills
The House of Representatives approved government-sponsored bills Tuesday to privatize four expressway corporations with the backing of the ruling coalition.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2004
Disappointed by DPJ's election loss, Kan wants law forcing public to vote
Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan said Tuesday that people should be legally obliged to vote in national elections.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2004
Koizumi still popular as he marks third anniversary
Experiencing ups and downs but being kept afloat by generally strong public approval ratings, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday marked the third anniversary of the inauguration of his administration.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2004
Abe in hot water over professor on campaign card
The Democratic Party of Japan might file a criminal complaint against Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shinzo Abe for listing a public servant as a supporter in campaign postcards for the House of Representatives election in November.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2004
Pension scheme 8.13 trillion yen in arrears
National pension premiums were in arrears to the tune of a total 8.13 trillion yen for fiscal 1986 through fiscal 2002, the government said during a Cabinet meeting Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2004
No need for U.S. restraint, Koizumi says
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday that Japan need not ask the United States to show restraint in dealing with the Sunni Muslim insurgents to help win the release of three Japanese hostages in Iraq.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2004
DPJ expressway counterproposal envisages toll-free highways in 2008
The Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday introduced to the Diet a counterproposal to a set of government-sponsored bills aimed at privatizing four highway corporations. The DPJ has promised to make most of the nation's expressways toll-free in fiscal 2008.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2004
By-election races focus on Iraq, pensions
The Japanese hostage crisis in Iraq and pension reform weighed heavy on the agenda as House of Representatives by-election campaigning kicked off Tuesday in Saitama, Hiroshima and Kagoshima prefectures.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2004
Opposition blames dispatch for crisis
Opposition parties on Friday reiterated their criticism of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi following the kidnapping this week of three Japanese civilians by militants in Iraq, saying the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces personnel to Iraq caused the crisis.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2004
DPJ pension reform plan has added 3% consumption tax
The Democratic Party of Japan on Wednesday revealed its countermeasures to the government-sponsored legislation on pension reform.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2004
Bill to bar ships from ports goes to Diet
The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito submitted a bill Tuesday to the Diet that would allow the government to bar North Korean ships from entering Japanese ports.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2004
Pension reform furor rumbles on
Two opposition parties boycotted Friday's plenary session of the House of Representatives to protest remarks made by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on pension reform.
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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