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Jun Hongo
Jun Hongo graduated from Boston University and joined The Japan Times in 2006. He covers a wide range of domestic news, including politics and business. He is an avid Red Sox fan.
For Jun Hongo's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2007
Plan to move venerable Tsukiji market draws fire
Trucks transporting ice, fish and produce traverse a maze of narrow alleys, threading their way through throngs of visitors.
Japan Times
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Aug 22, 2007
Vet blames those on high for war's sins, delusions
Sixth in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2007
Rightwingers lash out at absent ministers' 'lack of respect'
Rightwing activists and visitors at Yasukuni Shrine were quick Wednesday to protest the Cabinet's lack of "respect for the war dead" as all but one minister chose to steer clear of the contentious site.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2007
Builder in Aneha scam can walk free
The Tokyo District Court handed former Kimura Construction Co. President Moriyoshi Kimura a suspended three-year prison term Friday for window-dressing his company's accounts and knowingly selling inadequately earthquake-resistant condos designed by disgraced architect Hidetsugu Aneha.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2007
Zooming in on public security
For some, the growing number of security cameras in public is a reassuring reminder that efforts are being made to make communities safer, but one expert claims Japan must still make better use of such surveillance technology to crack down on crime.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2007
Unseated champ Takeru Kobayashi practices whole dog
Takeru Kobayashi prepares for the annual Nathan's International July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest the same way an Olympic athlete would prep for a track meet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2007
Court rules Chongryun property not tax-exempt
The Tokyo District Court rejected a lawsuit Friday filed by a limited partnership company operated by and on behalf of the pro-Pyongyang group Chongryun seeking exemption from fixed asset taxes on its headquarters and two other properties in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2007
Murakami given two-year sentence
The Tokyo District Court sentenced fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami to two years in prison Thursday for using inside information obtained from Livedoor Co. to trade in shares of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 17, 2007
Hinomaru, 'Kimigayo' express conflicts both past and future
To some they are symbols of national pride, to others icons of a militaristic past. "Kimigayo," the national anthem, and the Hinomaru, the national flag, have been perpetual sources of controversy because of their contentious historical backgrounds. Following are some basic questions and answers about the two symbols:
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2007
Tokyo high court upholds Aum doctor's death sentence
The Tokyo High Court on Friday upheld the death sentence of Aum Shinrikyo doctor Tomomasa Nakagawa for 24 murders, including 12 in the sarin attack on Tokyo's subway system in 1995.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2007
Fujimori's run for the Diet draws condemnation
Human rights activists and legal experts Wednesday slammed disgraced former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori's bid to win a Diet seat in the July 29 House of Councilors election as a shameless attempt to elude justice.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2007
With 'faith' in police, Hawkers return home
, and daughter Louise. JUN HONGO PHOTO
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2007
Miss Universe director turns Japanese into women of world
and "sekushii" (sexy) woman. "The kawaii concept is for 12-year-old girls," she said. "Real beauty for women comes from the inside. It's a mental thing. It's about sensuality and intelligence."
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2007
Hawker's parents get show of support from suspect's family
and mother Julia look on during a news conference Friday at the British Embassy in Tokyo. SATOKO KAWASAKI PHOTO
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2007
Mitutoyo execs receive suspended terms
The Tokyo District Court gave four former executives of precision instrument maker Mitutoyo Corp. suspended prison sentences Monday for illegally exporting devices that could aid the production of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2007
Sato pleads innocent to bribery
and his brother, Yuji (center back), enter the Tokyo District Court for the Thursday start of their bribery trial. KYODO PHOTO
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2007
10 teachers lose 'Kimigayo' lawsuit against Tokyo
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday rejected a lawsuit by 10 high school teachers who were denied postretirement employment after they refused to sing the national anthem during graduation ceremonies in March 2004.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2007
Chongryun ordered to pay RCC 63 billion yen
mislead," he said of his failed purchase attempt. Chongryun did not issue any official remarks regarding the ruling or on the sale of its headquarters, but Tsuchiya revealed before the verdict that he would discuss with the group a possible appeal in an effort to press the court to arrange a levelheaded reconciliation plan with RCC.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2007
Author Inose agrees to become Ishihara's deputy
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara announced Friday that writer Naoki Inose has agreed to serve as a vice governor for the capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2007
Adventurer forges bond with nature, poet Basho
Adventurer Mitsuro Oba discovered a different kind of unexplored terrain last summer, a decade after he trekked across Antarctica and became the first person in history to walk unaccompanied to both the North and South poles.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Yen’s fragility raises specter of a new currency war in Asia
Suspected intervention to drag the yen off a 34-year low against the dollar is already seen as unlikely to have a lasting effect if Japan continues alone.
Online booking for Mount Fuji climb to open on May 20
Visitors climb the slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters. From May 20, climbers will have access to a new online booking system for Mount Fuji's most popular Yoshida trail in Yamanashi Prefecture.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.
Ex-METI bureaucrat given 10-year sentence for drugging and raping women
The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced a former industry ministry bureaucrat to 10 years in prison for drugging six women with sleeping pills and then raping or groping them in 2022.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In a rare event, the Northern Lights show up in Hokkaido
The Northern Lights in Nayoro, Hokkaido, on Saturday
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.

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