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GOVERNMENT

EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2017
New rules for managing official documents
Draft guidelines for managing official documents mark a step forward.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2017
Japan plans to assign individual ID numbers for public health insurance
The health ministry plans to assign an identification number to each person covered by Japan's universal public health insurance system, officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 26, 2017
Finance Ministry proposes cuts in medical fees and reductions in cost of new drugs
The Finance Ministry on Wednesday proposed reducing the fees charged by medical institutions, to curb social security costs which have ballooned due to the country's rapidly aging population.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2017
Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market to be moved between next September and October
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has set the time for relocating the operations of the Tsukiji fish market to the nearby Toyosu waterfront area at September to October next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2017
In the shadow of Yuriko Koike's rise, some insiders see an isolated populist
Koike appears to have carved out a position as the most popular politician in Japan, but insiders see a starkly different image of the media-savvy leader.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2017
Yuriko Koike set to appoint first female vice governor in 22 years
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is set to elevate a senior female bureaucrat to vice governor, which would make her the first woman to assume the post in 22 years, sources said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2017
Fukui Prefectural Assembly OKs restart of Oi reactors, leaving final decision to governor
The Fukui Prefectural Assembly on Thursday effectively gave the green light to restarting reactors 3 and 4 at the Oi nuclear power plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2017
Mold spreading in new Toyosu market after rainy stretch sparks complaints from businesses
Mold is spreading through the Toyosu wholesale food market after an unusually long spell of rainy weather, prompting complaints from nearly a hundred businesses settled in Tsukiji's toxic replacement, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 30, 2017
Indoor smoking ban bill stymied by LDP resistance ahead of Olympics
Legislation planned to address passive smoking by banning lighting up in restaurants is in limbo because of strife between the health ministry and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 28, 2017
Osaka court rules Korean school entitled to tuition subsidies withheld by government
The Osaka District Court shocks Tokyo by ruling that the government's decision to exclude Pyongyang-linked Osaka Korean High School from its free tuition program is illegal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2017
Three-year countdown to Tokyo 2020 Olympics begins with new song-and-dance routine
Hoping to generate an Olympic buzz at home and overseas, Tokyo's 2020 organizers kicked off the countdown to the games on Monday — exactly three years before the opening ceremony — by releasing the lyrics for a promotional theme song and summer dance.
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2017
Feasibility of Koike's Tsukiji market decision
Yuriko Koike's plan to relocate the capital's Tsukiji wholesale market to the new site in the Toyosu waterfront area — while also redeveloping the Tsukiji site in five years without selling it off as scheduled— seems to raise more questions than answer
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2017
Koike announces Tsukiji relocation, plans to retain its 'cultural legacy'
New Toyosu site will serve as the main wholesale market and distribution center, but the timing of the move remains unclear.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2017
Koike to go ahead with Tsukiji's move to Toyosu if pollution steps actually taken: sources
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has decided to move the famous Tsukiji fish market to the Toyosu waterfront district in Koto Ward after additional safety measures are taken to ease pollution concerns, sources familiar with the matter said.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2017
The case of a small Kochi village
Owing to depopulation, small towns across Japan need to find new ways to maintain representative government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2017
Koike bolts LDP to take helm of Tomin First no Kai ahead of Tokyo assembly race
With the metropolitan assembly election approaching, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike becomes the leader of political group Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First) and quits the Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2017
Panel urges Tokyo to penalize acts of encouraging children to send selfies online
A council of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported to Gov. Yuriko Koike on Tuesday that the metropolis should ban and penalize the act of encouraging children to send selfies online to protect them from falling prey to child pornography.
JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2017
LDP leads Koike's group ahead of July Tokyo assembly election but half of pollees undecided: survey
With Komeito's help, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's political group is running even with the Liberal Democratic Party ahead of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, a poll says.
EDITORIALS
Apr 29, 2017
Lawsuits against local officials
The government is trying to limit the power of residents to use the courts to demand accountability of their municipal and prefectural leaders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2017
Tokyo to build English-language immersion facility for kids in 2018
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announces it will construct a language immersion facility in 2018 to improve the ability of children to communicate in English.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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