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JAPAN
Aug 1, 2004

Bill to enable overseas deployment

The government has decided to compile a bill to enable it to deploy the Self-Defense Forces overseas any time it deems necessary, aiming to submit it to the Diet next year, government sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2004

Bill to enable overseas deployment

The government has decided to compile a bill to enable it to deploy the Self-Defense Forces overseas any time it deems necessary, aiming to submit it to the Diet next year, government sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

Abductee update 'should precede talks'

Japan should not resume normalization talks with North Korea until Pyongyang issues a fresh report on the fate of 10 missing Japanese, Cabinet Secretariat adviser Kyoto Nakayama suggested Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2004

Government looks to hike sales tax while still honoring Koizumi's pledge

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's government could decide to raise the 5 percent consumption tax rate for implementation after the fall of 2006, when Koizumi's tenure expires, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2004

Mayors fight Zama troop increase

The mayors of Sagamihara and Zama in Kanagawa Prefecture lodged a joint petition with Tokyo on Wednesday opposing a reported plan to increase the number of U.S. troops at Camp Zama, which stretches across the two cities.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2004

Jenkins agrees to see U.S. military counsel

Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins has agreed to meet with a U.S. defense lawyer to discuss his options if he is court-martialed, including a possible plea bargain, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2004

Local government tax subsidies fall for fourth year

Ordinary tax subsidies allocated to local governments for fiscal 2004 dropped 6.5 percent from the previous year to 15.87 trillion yen, down for the fourth year in a row, according to a report submitted Tuesday to the Cabinet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2004

Pyongyang wanted to lure Soga back, says Jenkins

North Korea wanted to use a planned reunion in Beijing between Charles Jenkins and his wife, repatriated abductee Hitomi Soga, to lure Soga back to Pyongyang, Jenkins has reportedly told Japanese officials.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Aoki promoted despite July election blemish

Mikio Aoki, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party's Upper House caucus, was promoted Monday without opposition to the position of caucus chairman.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Jenkins, lawyer may meet by week's end

A U.S. military defense lawyer may meet with accused deserter Charles Jenkins by the end of this week, Japanese government sources said Monday.
COMMENTARY
Jul 26, 2004

Lifting women's job status

Women's status in male-dominated Japan remains alarmingly low, according to a recent international survey. A U.N. Development Program survey showed that Japan ranked 38th among countries of the world in the gender empowerment index, which measures women's participation in political and economic decision-making....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 25, 2004

LDP to promote architect of failed election

It's a strange promotion.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2004

Illegal foreign labor worries Japanese

More than 70 percent of Japanese are worried that an increase in the number of illegally employed foreign workers could undermine public safety and result in human rights abuses against the workers themselves, according to a government survey released Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2004

Anger builds over EEZ violations

The government is planning to lodge a stronger protest with Beijing over the repeated presence of Chinese survey ships in Japan's exclusive economic zone, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2004

Foreign Ministry reorganizes to boost crisis-management

The Foreign Ministry will upgrade its consular affairs department to a bureau and create senior crisis management posts to better ensure the safety of Japanese abroad, according to ministry officials.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2004

Listen to parents on birthrate: Aso

The government must curb the nation's falling birthrate by focusing on programs favored by parents, including enhancing preschool education and providing payments for parents taking maternity leave, the home affairs ministry said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2004

'05 budget outline to debut July 30

The government plans to set out an outline for the fiscal 2005 state budget on July 30, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2004

Soga family arrives in Tokyo

Repatriated abductee Hitomi Soga and her family arrived Sunday in Tokyo in a move expected to lead to their permanent residence in Japan, although uncertainty remains over the fate of her American husband accused by the United States of deserting from the army.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2004

Health chief cool to ending blanket BSE tests of beef

Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi voiced caution Friday about a possible end to blanket tests for mad cow disease in Japan, saying a policy change of this kind needs to be based on scientific grounds.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2004

Jenkins should confess, plea-bargain: Baker

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker suggested to senior lawmakers of the ruling coalition Friday that Charles Jenkins, an alleged U.S. Army deserter to North Korea, should seek a plea bargain, officials said.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2004

Report says Japan must be more open to outside world

Japan needs to carry out further structural reforms to take greater advantage of economic globalization, according to the government's annual white paper on the economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2004

Jenkins coming to Japan this weekend for treatment

Charles Jenkins, an alleged U.S. Army deserter to North Korea who reunited with his Japanese wife, former abductee Hitomi Soga, last week in Jakarta, will come to Japan over this extended weekend and be hospitalized, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2004

Human embryo cloning should be allowed: panel

A government advisory panel has recommended that Japan allow researchers to produce cloned human embryos for basic research and create guidelines for their production and use.
EDITORIALS
Jul 14, 2004

Mr. Koizumi survives a rebuke

One salient feature of Sunday's Upper House election is that voters displayed a delicate sense of balance, just as they have before in national elections. In effect, they sharply rebuked Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi for making light of public opinion, but stopped short of punishing him so severely...
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2004

Takenaka sibling rallied Misawa Homes' support

Executives at subsidiaries of Misawa Homes Holdings Inc., a financially troubled recipient of huge loans from UFJ Holdings Inc., had their employees assist the campaigning of Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka, who was elected to the House of Councilors in Sunday's election, according to his...
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2004

Koizumi to meet Roh on South Korean island of Cheju

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit South Korea's resort island of Cheju next week to meet with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2004

Takenaka rapped despite topping proportional list

Although Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka garnered the most proportional representation votes on his party's ticket in Sunday's Upper House election, analysts on Monday called his performance modest and said it might cloud the outlook for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's economic...
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2004

LDP setback could deal a blow to Koizumi's diplomacy efforts

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's diplomatic policies on Iraq and North Korea could take a knock due to the setback experienced by his dominant Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's House of Councilors election.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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