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Tetsushi Kajimoto
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2004
Koga to quit DPJ over false claims
Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Junichiro Koga told party executives Tuesday he will leave the party but vowed not to resign his Diet seat for making false claims about his academic background.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004
Ruling bloc, DPJ to push sanctions bill
The ruling coalition and the main opposition party agreed Friday to push legislation through the Diet early next month that will enable Japan to impose economic sanctions on North Korea on its own.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2004
Kan tells Koizumi to resign over Iraq
Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan urged Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday to step down, claiming he has violated the Constitution by dispatching the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2004
DPJ lawmaker accused of false graduation claim
Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Junichiro Koga came under suspicion Tuesday of falsely claiming he had graduated from a California university.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2004
Ministry unveils outlines of highway reform bills
The land ministry on Tuesday unveiled the outlines of four bills tied to the privatization of four semigovernmental expressway corporations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2004
Highway privatization panelists face off
Monday's start of the ordinary Diet session renews Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's scrum with vested-interest Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers and bureaucrats as he pushes through a watered-down plan to privatize four heavily indebted expressway firms.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2004
Koizumi pitches Iraq, reforms to LDP
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Friday reiterated the importance of dispatching Self-Defense Forces units to Iraq to help its postwar rehabilitation, in collaboration with the United States and the international community.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2004
Advance Iraq unit set; may go in mid-January
The government plans to send 30 Ground Self-Defense Force members and eight light-armored vehicles to Iraq later this month to assess local security before the dispatch of the main GSDF troop contingent, officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2004
Salaryman blues? Don't worry, be happy on less
Few people may think economist Takuro Morinaga and investment guru Robert Kiyosaki have anything in common.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2003
New expressways to cost taxpayers 2.4 trillion yen
An advisory panel to the transport minister on Thursday approved construction of some 700 km worth of expressways at a cost of roughly 2.4 trillion yen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2003
Expressway plans get green light
The government and ruling coalition on Monday endorsed a privatization scheme for semigovernmental expressway operators that effectively fails to put the brakes on the completion of unfinished sections of the planned 9,342-km thruway network.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2003
Japan Highway chief pitches autonomy
Japan Highway Public Corp. must be legally empowered to make its own decisions on expressway construction and stand on a par with the government when it is privatized in fiscal 2005, new Japan Highway President Takeshi Kondo said Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2003
LDP task force's expressway plan emphasizes more road construction
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party placed emphasis on more road construction in its plan mapped out Friday for privatizing the nation's expressway operators.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2003
Debate on privatizing highway firms nears crunch
Decision time is looming in the battle between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and parties with vested interests in expressway construction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2003
Auto repair exam questions leaked to candidates
Nearly 80 percent of questions in a highly competitive government-sponsored exam for auto mechanic licenses held earlier this week were leaked to examinees through Toyota Motor Corp. dealerships, the nation's top automaker said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2003
Expressway privatization proposals may defeat the purpose
The land ministry put the ball back in the government's court Friday, delivering three proposals for privatizing four debt-ridden expressway public corporations.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2003
Japan Highway to focus on profit
The newly appointed president of Japan Highway Public Corp. pledged Thursday to prioritize the quasigovernmental firm's profitability and the repayment of its huge debts ahead of its planned privatization in fiscal 2005.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2003
Ishihara backs off on allegations against Fujii
Land minister Nobuteru Ishihara on Tuesday backtracked from an earlier statement that indicated Haruho Fujii, former chief of Japan Highway Public Corp., had threatened to fight his pending dismissal by disclosing sensitive information.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2003
House of Councilors member Kondo accepts offer to head Japan Highway
House of Councilors member Takeshi Kondo on Friday officially accepted Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's request to give up his Diet seat and take the helm of the debt-ridden Japan Highway Public Corp.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2003
Koizumi makes choice on Japan Highway chief
The government decided informally Thursday to appoint a House of Councilors member and former businessman as president of Japan Highway Public Corp.
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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