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For Kohei Murayama's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2006
VOA ups info ante as Pyongyang tries to squelch broadcasts
The Voice of America is expanding its Korean service aimed at the North Korean people, already isolated from the outside world and even more so since the country's missile and nuclear tests this year. Informing them about abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korean agents in the past "is one of the important issues," said Dong Lee, chief of the U.S.-affiliated radio broadcaster's East Asia and Pacific Division Korean Service.
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JAPAN
Nov 9, 2006
U.S. Democrat victory may mean heat for Japan
U.S. President George W. Bush is unlikely to change his policies toward Japan but he is expected to face stronger pressure from Congress to address issues that include trade, visits to Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese leaders and Japan's wartime sex slaves.
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JAPAN
Sep 5, 2006
Armitage says next prime minister should engage Beijing
The next prime minister should visit Asia first thing and promote dialogue with China in such areas as energy to improve ties, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said in a recent interview.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 12, 2006
U.S. lauds Koizumi but hopes successor skips shrine
The United States hopes the successor to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi can continue his legacy both on the diplomatic and domestic fronts, after his departure in September. But there is one exception, as U.S officials and experts agree that it would be better for Koizumi's successor to act to improve relations with China and South Korea, which have been strained mainly due to Koizumi's contentious visits to Tokyo's war-related Yasukuni Shrine.
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JAPAN
Feb 19, 2006
U.S. beef report shows food safety perception gap
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) The U.S. Department of Agriculture has concluded that veal containing banned backbone material was shipped to Japan last month due to "inadequate familiarity" on the part of exporters and inspectors about the requirements.
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JAPAN
Oct 20, 2005
Former U.S. official voices concerns over East Asia security
A former ranking U.S. official expressed concerns in a recent interview over the current situation surrounding the U.S.-Japan security alliance, including China's emergence.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2005
U.S. worried Japan would unload dollars amid '90s friction
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) The U.S. government was worried during a spate of high-profile trade disputes with Japan in the late 1990s that escalating friction might lead Tokyo to unload its dollar assets and hurt security ties, according to a former top U.S. trade negotiator.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Japan’s cannabis market growing rapidly amid regulatory shift
The legality of products that contain cannabinoids, a group of substances derived from the cannabis plant, has been somewhat murky in Japan.
North Korean animators may be involved in Japan anime production, report says
North Korean animators may be involved in the production of some Japanese and U.S. animated shows, according to a report by a website providing analysis on North Korea.
BOJ to hold rates with focus on hawkish signals to buoy yen
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda hasn’t ruled out responding to exchange rates with a policy move if the impact on prices is seen to be "non-negligible.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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