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JAPAN / POLITICS IN FOCUS
May 25, 2004

LDP factions commanding less loyalty

The Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction, led by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, held its annual fundraising party April 21 at a Tokyo hotel and generated the majority of its annual revenues -- all in one night.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2003

Teen hacker identified as Cyber Lord member

A 17-year-old Brazilian youth suspected of being a member of an international hacking group has been arrested for allegedly hacking into Web sites, police said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2003

Aum member gets death for role in 24 murders

Senior Aum Shinrikyo cultist Tomomasa Nakagawa was sentenced to death Wednesday for his role in the murders of 24 people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2003

Scandal-hit Suzuki pulls out of election

Scandal-tainted lawmaker Muneo Suzuki said Saturday that he will not run in the upcoming general election due to health reasons.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2003

FSA accused of strong-arm tactics

The Financial Services Agency exerted improper pressure early last year on Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. to consolidate with Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co., a Democratic Party of Japan member said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2003

LDP may field DPJ member in Kanagawa governor race

The Liberal Democratic Party is reportedly considering an unusual tactic for the Kanagawa gubernatorial election in April -- fielding a current Diet member of the Democratic Party of Japan.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 7, 2003

JOC board member dead at 54

Kawamori, a Japanese Olympic Committee executive board member, died of a liver ailment late last month, sports officials said Monday. She was 54.
OLYMPICS
Jan 18, 2002

JOC to send 218-member team

said Wednesday it will send 109 athletes and as many officials to next month's Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, cutting back on an earlier plan to send a 224-member delegation. Though still the largest Japanese delegation for a Winter Olympics outside Japan, the number was reduced by six after...
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2001

China to be named new WTO member

DOHA -- In a move planned for maximum publicity and a respite from divisive negotiations, China was set to be approved as a member of the World Trade Organization on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2001

Red Army member faces 30-month term

Prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a 30-month prison term for Japanese Red Army member Mariko Yamamoto for allegedly obtaining a passport illegally for a fellow member in 1974.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2001

SMAP member Inagaki released from jail

Goro Inagaki, a member of the pop group SMAP who was being held by police on suspicion of obstructing and injuring a police officer, was released Sunday afternoon.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2001

Just one BOJ panel member against new monetary policy

Only one member of the Bank of Japan's nine-member Policy Board opposed introducing quantitative monetary easing by pumping up the money supply at its March 19 meeting, according to the minutes the meeting released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2001

Upper House member Koyama arrested in KSD bribe scandal

House of Councilors Takao Koyama was arrested Tuesday by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of accepting a 20 million yen bribe in 1996 from KSD, an insurance foundation under the purview of the former Labor Ministry.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 1999

The Asahara Trial: Aum member explains VX attack

A former Aum Shinrikyo follower testifying in cult founder Shoko Asahara's trial Thursday explained how he sprayed deadly VX gas on victims without their realization.
JAPAN
May 25, 1998

Diet member loses seat over aide's vote-buying

OSAKA -- The Osaka High Court on Monday nullified the 1996 election of a Diet member from the Liberal Democratic Party and barred him from running for office in the same constituency for five years, after his secretary was convicted of buying votes.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 1997

Senior Aum member fined 100 million yen

A former senior member of Aum Shinrikyo was ordered August 26 to pay a total of 100 million yen in damages to the parents of four people killed in a nerve gas attack by the cult in 1994.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 1997

APEC member economies present sector-liberalization plans

Most of the 18 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have presented their respective proposals for market-liberalization talks in more than 50 specific industrial sectors, government sources said July 24.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 1997

Shinshinto member quits to follow Hosokawa

Lower House member Shinji Tarutoko on June 20 notified Shinshinto Secretary General Takeo Nishioka that he is leaving the largest opposition party, the first lawmaker to formally exit after the departure of former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2023

BOJ to hold policy amid election chatter, ex-board member says

The BOJ will refrain from changing its 'yield curve control' program while speculation continues to swirl that the prime minister will call a snap election, according to an ex-board member.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 13, 2022

BOJ could normalize policy in mid-2023, ex-board member says

Views on Japan's inflation dynamics are shifting among some experts after more than a decade of deflation and price weakness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2022

Thousands back former SDF member demanding sexual assault probe

Rina Gonoi, 22, alleges that she was assaulted by multiple male colleagues while on a training exercise in 2021, a year after she joined the Ground Self-Defense Force.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated

A suspect was arrested after Abe, one of the most consequential leaders in Japan's postwar history, was shot while campaigning in the city of Nara on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2022

Ex-member of J-Pop group KAT-TUN found guilty of drug possession and use

Koki Tanaka 'seems highly addicted to illegal drugs,' Nagoya District Court presiding Judge Fumiaki Hiraki said.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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