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YUI NO TO

CULTURE / Film
Feb 26, 2015
'Kuchibiru ni Uta wo' plays with school-club subgenre, but winds up at the same destination
Japanese movies about school clubs gunning for regional or national glory in everything from synchronized swimming to shodō (calligraphy) now constitute a distinct, well-trodden sub-genre. Based on a novel by Eiichi Nakata, Takahiro Miki's "Kuchibiru ni Uta wo" ("Have a Song on Your Lips") gives this...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 26, 2015
Former teen star Yui Aragaki heads back to school in 'Kuchibiru ni Uta wo'
It has been 10 years since Yui Aragaki made her debut as an actress — first as a teen in the sci-fi TV series "Sh15uya" ("Shibuya 15"), and then in a breakthrough role as high school student Yoshino in the dramatic series "Dragon Zakura."
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2014
Parties bury the hatchet, agree on new name ahead of merger
Overcoming heated arguments, two young opposition parties planning to merge later this month finally agreed Wednesday to name their new entity Ishin no To.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2014
Ishin, Yui agree on new party title, offices
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) and Yui no To (Unity Party) agree to keep the word 'Ishin' in the name of their new party, which is scheduled to be launched on Sept. 21.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Aug 24, 2014
Nippon Ishin, Yui no To take second shot at dethroning LDP
With their recent “political remarriage,” Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) and Yui no To (Unity Party) enter the union more experienced, and perhaps more wiser, than the first time around
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Aug 24, 2014
Osaka merger drags on Hashimoto's return to Nagatacho
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto may be moving forward with plans to once again become a notable player in Nagatacho by tying up with Yui no To (Unity Party).
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2014
Nippon Ishin, Yui no To form second-largest opposition bloc in Lower House
The Diet's fragmented opposition forces took a step toward consolidation as Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) and Yui no To announced they will operate as a unified party in the Lower House this autumn.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 4, 2014
Hashimoto seeks Your Party tie-up
In a development that could create further tensions between the two main factions of soon to be divided Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party), co-leader Toru Hashimoto and Your Party head Keiichiro Asao announced a plan to coordinate key policies with the aim of forming a political alliance after...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2014
Ishihara to leave Ishin, form right-wing party
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader Shintaro Ishihara said Thursday that he will soon launch a party "more conservative" than the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, allowing torn Nippon Ishin to merge, as planned, with a center-left party and perhaps trigger a sweeping realignment of...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 20, 2014
Not Yet aren't ready to take the AKB48 crown
Not Yet "Already" (Nippon Columbia)
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2014
Ishihara cool to merger overture by Yui no To
Kenji Eda, president of minor opposition party Yui no To, met Friday with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader Shintaro Ishihara to explore ways for a possible merger but was told such talks should not be held until June 22, when the Diet closes, participants in the meeting said.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.

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