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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Nov 5, 2017
At the polls, a sweep for Abe and a rubber stamp for Japan's Supreme Court judges
Perhaps unwittingly, Japanese voters just gave their silent nod to the seven most recent appointees to the nation's top court.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 2, 2017
Abe will propose a bold ¥2 trillion economic spending package in early December
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he will compile a bold economic package worth ¥2 trillion early next month to combat various woes related to Japan's rapidly aging population.
EDITORIALS
Oct 27, 2017
The case for further opposition realignment
The opposition camp needs to find a way to put its forces together to serve as a viable contender to the ruling coalition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2017
Winners and losers in the election
Last week's Lower House election was quite different from the contests the ruling alliance won in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2017
GOP-led U.S. House narrowly passes measure paving way for Trump's deep tax cuts seen favoring rich
The U.S. House of Representatives helped pave the way on Thursday for deep tax cuts sought by President Donald Trump and Republican leaders, but barely overcame a revolt within party ranks that could foreshadow trouble ahead for the tax overhaul.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2017
Koike says she won't resign as Kibo no To head after poor election showing
Tokyo governor says she will distance herself from national politics and leave parliamentary affairs to members who won Diet seats.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2017
Aichi voting office overwhelmed by calls as right-wing campaign alleges foul play in re-election of Shiori Yamao
Yamao — whose aggressive questioning style has made her a prominent adversary of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — won by a razor-thin margin on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2017
Lawsuits filed to nullify Lower House election over vote-value disparity
A group of lawyers filed lawsuits seeking to invalidate the results of Sunday's Lower House election for all 289 single-seat districts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2017
Abe claims victory as powerful endorsement, may seek re-election next month
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the ruling bloc's overwhelming victory in Sunday's election represents a 'historic' level of public confidence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 23, 2017
Much of LDP's success rests in electoral system itself
The campaign is over, and now judgment time has come: Who were the winners and losers in Sunday's Lower House election?
EDITORIALS
Oct 23, 2017
A vote of confidence by default
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should not take the election outcome as an unqualified thumbs-up for his administration by voters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2017
North Korea blasts Japan for using election to 'pave groundwork' for invasion
North Korea on Monday blasted "Japanese reactionaries" for working to "pave the groundwork for a reinvasion of the Korean peninsula" after Sunday's Lower House election that saw Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc secure a sweeping victory.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 22, 2017
Abe emerges stronger with win, but faces nation still divided over constitutional revision
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might have emerged from the Lower House snap election with a stronger power base — but he faces a sharply divided nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Decision 2017
Oct 22, 2017
Top opposition forces see contrasting fates after poll
The two opposition parties launched less than one month ago to challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition met contrasting fates in the general election.
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.
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
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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