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Tetsushi Kajimoto
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2005
LDP work on Article 9 gets Koizumi nod
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has given a nod to a Liberal Democratic Party plan to revise Article 9 of the Constitution to permit the nation to officially have a military for the purpose of self-defense, a member of the LDP drafting committee on constitutional amendments said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2005
Maehara backs changing war-renouncing Article 9
Democratic Party of Japan President Seiji Maehara said Monday that the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution should be revised in a way that allows Japan to exercise its right to both self-defense and collective defense.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2005
Postal bills fly through Lower House
got what he wanted by fair means or foul," Kamei said after the vote. "It seems as if the 'age of civil wars' has been revived in modern society and I fear that democratized Japan will disappear."
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2005
DPJ hopes postal bills fix reputation
The Democratic Party of Japan submitted a counterproposal Monday to the government's postal privatization bills, pledging to abolish the postal life insurance and a postal deposit certificate system by Oct. 1, 2007.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2005
LDP OKs postal reform; dissent a notable no-show
The Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday unanimously endorsed the hotly contested postal privatization bills that triggered the Sept. 11 general election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2005
Maehara posts junior ranks but Hatoyama is DPJ's No. 2
The Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday formally endorsed new executives and a "shadow Cabinet" under newly elected leader Seiji Maehara, letting many junior members and those in the party's middle ranks assume key posts.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2005
DPJ picks Maehara for top spot
The Democratic Party of Japan elected young conservative Seiji Maehara as its new president Saturday, passing over veteran former party leader Naoto Kan after suffering a devastating defeat in the House of Representatives election last week.
Japan Times
Sep 17, 2005
Kan to again seek DPJ helm
Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Naoto Kan announced Friday he will run for the DPJ helm, following Seiji Maehara's decision the previous day to also run.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2005
Ozawa might throw hat into ring for DPJ chief
Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa suggested Thursday he might run for the party presidency when the vote is taken Saturday, after the resignation of Katsuya Okada over the DPJ's huge setback in Sunday's general election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2005
Ailing DPJ prepares to pick new boss
A day after being clobbered in Sunday's general election, the Democratic Party of Japan said it will vote for a new party leader this weekend.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2005
Seiko Noda and Yukari Sato in desperate battle in Gifu
GIFU -- A showdown between two female candidates has all eyes fixed on this sleepy conservative city in the Chubu region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2005
Upcoming election to put LDP-Komeito cooperation to test
Ominous clouds hung over the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, New Komeito, on the eve of Tuesday's start of official campaigning for the Sept. 11 general election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / POLL SHOWDOWN
Aug 30, 2005
Okada hopes to shift election focus
Democratic Party of Japan leader Katsuya Okada is calling for voters' support in the Sept. 11 general election to bring about regime change and rebuild Japan in the face of ballooning government deficits and a rapidly aging population.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2005
Postal rebel Yashiro to run against New Komeito pick
Former posts minister Eita Yashiro declared Monday he will run as an independent in the Tokyo No. 12 district in the Sept. 11 general election and tendered his resignation from the Liberal Democratic Party, alleging he was betrayed by LDP executives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / POLL SHOWDOWN
Aug 29, 2005
Tanaka says New Party Nippon focusing on decentralization
Yasuo Tanaka, head of the brand-new New Party Nippon, is aiming his party at building public hope for a brighter future by working at the local and prefectural level to wrest power from central administrative and political authorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / POLL SHOWDOWN
Aug 26, 2005
SDP stays course, hopes for election luck
The Social Democratic Party's campaign for the Sept. 11 general election will be a continuation of its same platform: Japan must maintain its peace stance, SDP leader Mizuho Fukushima said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / POLL SHOWDOWN
Aug 25, 2005
JCP hits Koizumi reforms as good for big business, bad for the people
Japanese Communist Party Chairman Kazuo Shii hopes his party will make a vigorous case against Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reform drive, prospective tax hikes and moves to amend the pacifist Constitution as it braces for the Sept. 11 Lower House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / POLL SHOWDOWN
Aug 24, 2005
New parties to team up against LDP: Watanuki
Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party) will cooperate with another new party in the Sept. 11 general election and oppose Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization drive, leader Tamisuke Watanuki said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2005
Vote on Koizumi's record, not postal reform, scholar says
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi may want to make his postal privatization quest the focal point of the Sept. 11 election, but economics professor Masaru Kaneko argues voters should instead cast their ballots based on how he has steered the economy and society.
JAPAN / POLL SHOWDOWN
Aug 23, 2005
Rebels who don't quit LDP face penalties
All of the Liberal Democratic Party members who voted against Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal privatization bills in the House of Representatives should leave the party when running in the Sept. 11 general election, LDP Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe said Monday.
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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