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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jan 3, 2004

Atsuko DeRoy

Wherever she goes, Atsuko DeRoy has her sketch pad and pen at the ready. In meetings she quietly sketches speakers and people sitting opposite her. Outdoors she sketches buildings, flowers and whatever comes along. However quickly and unobtrusively she works, she puts passion into it. That is why, for...
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2003

Osaka movers, shakers fear orgy hurt China ties

OSAKA -- Osaka business and government leaders voiced concern Monday about relations with China in the immediate future due to the uproar over a September orgy involving visiting employees of an Osaka-based firm and Beijing's demand that three of them who allegedly organized the prostitution spree be...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Dec 21, 2003

Moved by the spirit of song

It was shaping up to be a Japanese Christmas like any other.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2003

Core dispatch set for February

The first main Ground Self-Defense Force contingent will head to Iraq in February to engage in reconstruction assistance after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gives the final go-ahead, according to Defense Agency documents.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2003

Death penalty upheld for Hayashi

The Tokyo High Court on Friday upheld the death penalty for senior Aum Shinrikyo member Yasuo Hayashi for his roles in two fatal sarin attacks and an attempt to spread cyanide gas at JR Shinjuku Station.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2003

Hashimoto faction mending old wounds

The Liberal Democratic Party's biggest faction is apparently regaining unity after a bitter split during the party's presidential election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2003

Tanaka gets a stage in Diet as DPJ ally

The Democratic Party of Japan may have obtained a powerful weapon Tuesday to wield against Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi: former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2003

SDP hands Fukushima huge task as new leader

Diet members of the minor opposition Social Democratic Party chose Mizuho Fukushima as their new president on Saturday, handing her the task of rebuilding a party that suffered a crushing defeat in the Nov. 9 general election.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2003

Passing of NCP leaves New Komeito feeling exposed

New Komeito, a member of the three-way ruling bloc, appears to be unhappy at the prospect of seeing the New Conservative Party, the smallest coalition member, swallowed up on Monday by the biggest, the Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2003

Party heads Kumagai, Doi lose in single-seat races

Hiroshi Kumagai, head of the New Conservative Party, the junior coalition partner of the Liberal Democratic Party, lost his seat in Sunday's general election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2003
Nov 4, 2003

Another Ishihara proclaims Diet quest but some media see birthright elitism

Tokyo's No. 3 constituency, encompassing Shinagawa and northern Ota wards as well as the Izu Islands, has captured heavy media attention ahead of the Nov. 9 general election, as one of Japan's most well-known political families hopes to put yet another member in office.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2003

Nakasone to quit after being sidelined by LDP

Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone announced he will retire from politics after the Liberal Democratic Party decided Monday not to include him in a party proportional representation list for the upcoming general election.
COMMENTARY
Oct 9, 2003

Small states seek bigger say

LONDON -- The meeting of European Union member states in Rome to begin discussing a possible new constitution has opened on a discordant note. The smaller countries of Europe do not like the way things are going. The worries are not just those of "the usual suspects" -- the British, Danes and Swedes....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2003

Key ministers keep jobs as Koizumi plays it safe

Having surprised everyone by naming young Shinzo Abe as the new secretary general of the LDP on Sunday, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi opted for a more staid formula in announcing his new Cabinet on Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2003

Interest rates have stopped rising: BOJ

Members of the Bank of Japan Policy Board agreed during a meeting on Aug. 7 and 8 that long-term interest rates in Japan had stopped rising, according to minutes released Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2003

Kamei aims to unseat Koizumi

Former LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei officially declared Wednesday that he will run in the Sept. 20 party presidential election, seeking to unseat Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
COMMENTARY
Aug 28, 2003

Asia needs export controls to keep terrorist forces at bay

SINGAPORE -- The recent bomb blast at the J.W. Marriott hotel in downtown Jakarta is only the most recent reminder of the ruthless cruelty of international terrorism. The topic dominates every discussion of Asian security. Those talks have become increasingly sharp in the face of a rising death toll...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2003

Ex-Doi secretary says fraud common

A former policy secretary to Social Democratic Party chief Takako Doi has told investigators that diverting government salaries for lawmakers' aides was a "common practice" among Diet members, police officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2003

Younger youth detention eyed

Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama said Thursday the ministry may revise the Reformatory Law so that children under 13 who commit crimes can be sent to juvenile reformatories.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2003

Obituary: Toru Okutani

House of Representatives member Toru Okutani of the Liberal Democratic Party died Tuesday of a liver ailment at a hospital in Kobe, his family said. He was 51.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2003

Homeless group works to show its worth

YOKOHAMA -- Every morning at JR Yokohama Station, people show up armed with brooms and dustpans to clean up litter on nearby streets left by the previous night's carousing throngs.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2003

TV = money for politicians

National lawmakers who regularly appear on television to give their opinions on various matters saw their miscellaneous income jump in 2002, according to income data released Monday by the Diet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 19, 2003

DPJ security advocate bridges internal, LDP gaps

When the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a serious rift earlier this year over contentious war-contingency bills, the fate of the nation's largest opposition force hinged on Seiji Maehara, the DPJ's security policy chief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 19, 2003

DPJ security advocate bridges internal, LDP gaps

When the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a serious rift earlier this year over contentious war-contingency bills, the fate of the nation's largest opposition force hinged on Seiji Maehara, the DPJ's security policy chief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 19, 2003

DPJ security advocate bridges internal, LDP gaps

When the Democratic Party of Japan suffered a serious rift earlier this year over contentious war-contingency bills, the fate of the nation's largest opposition force hinged on Seiji Maehara, the DPJ's security policy chief.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
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.

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