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Masaaki Kameda
Masaaki Kameda is a staff writer for The Japan Times since April 2013, covering education and the metropolitan government. He previously worked for The Japan Times ST, a weekly paper for English learners. His interests include taking photographs and exercising.
For Masaaki Kameda's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2015
New MSDF 'family cards' hint at expanded Japan military role abroad: journalist
The Defense Ministry is quietly but steadily preparing for what comes after the controversial security legislation is enacted ? including determining who is eligible to fight in a war, according to journalist Yu Terasawa.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 30, 2015
U.N. opens office dedicated to women's empowerment in Tokyo
A United Nations entity dedicated to the empowerment of women opened its liaison office in Tokyo on Sunday, making Japan the first Asian nation to host such an office.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015
Tokyo native looks to put innovation, not money, into creative sports open to all
While Japan looks forward to hosting the world's biggest and glitziest sports event five years from now, a Tokyo man is promoting a series of innovative, quirky sports that are played simply for the fun of it.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015
Japan to introduce video visitation system for parents in cross-border custody disputes
The Foreign Ministry will in September introduce a virtual visitation system to enable parents to meet children who have been abducted by their estranged partners under the Hague convention on cross-border custody disputes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2015
Abe pledges to support Liberia's recovery from Ebola epidemic during meeting with president
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to support Ebola-hit Liberia as it recovers from the deadly epidemic during a summit with the country's visiting President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 26, 2015
Lawmaker Takaya Muto denies involvement in stock fraud, says he won't resign
Embattled Lower House lawmaker Takaya Muto on Wednesday dismissed an allegation that he was involved in investment fraud and said he had no plans to resign from the Diet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2015
Japan condemns North Korean border 'provocation'; experts say military escalation unlikely
After North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a “quasi state of war” for the nation's troops near the South Korean border, Tokyo expressed “strong concerns.”
JAPAN / History
Aug 18, 2015
Government Web page taken down for revamp following Abe war statement
The Foreign Ministry has deleted a page from its website that explained the government's position on historical issues stemming from World War II following Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new war anniversary statement last Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2015
Training academy needed to boost ranks of Japanese at U.N., ex-official says
The government needs to establish a training facility to nurture the skills of Japanese who want to work for the United Nations, according to Hitoki Den, a former senior political affairs officer with the global body.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 14, 2015
Emperor's WWII surrender aired amid turmoil in wartime regime
It was a hot day in Tokyo with a daytime high of 32.3 degrees Celsius 70 years ago when Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, declared Japan's surrender in World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2015
Abe, Renzi agree to beef up security, economic ties
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his visiting Italian counterpart, Matteo Renzi, agreed Monday to strengthen bilateral security and economic ties, and cooperate further on a wide range of global issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Aug 2, 2015
Getting Japan's youth engaged in disaster preparedness
Even though earthquake-prone Japan has seen numerous warnings that massive, devastating temblors could strike at any time, including in the Tokyo metropolitan area and in the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast, data shows the nation's youth don't seem to have the same sense of preparing for a disaster that older generations do.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2015
Murayama warns of 'crisis' over security bills
Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama said Wednesday "a sense of crisis" drove him to join protesters outside the Diet who were rallying against legislation that would overhaul the country's security policies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 21, 2015
Defense white paper stresses threat posed by China
The Defense Ministry says it remains deeply concerned about China's maritime ambitions in the region, particularly in the light of Chinese domestic trends.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2015
Protesters decry passage of 'war legislation' by Lower House committee
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Wednesday morning in front of the Diet building in Tokyo in a show of measured outrage as a Lower House special committee voted on the government's defense bills.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2015
Two new Tokyo subway lines being planned
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has proposed building two new subway lines from central Tokyo, one to Shinagawa and the other to the waterfront districts of Harumi, Toyosu and Ariake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2015
Japan, Mekong ink new ¥750 billion aid deal
Japan reveals a new three-year aid plan at the Japan-Mekong Summit to promote stability in the region and counter China's growing clout in Southeast Asia.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2015
Okinawa newspapers fire back after anti-media comments at LDP event
The editors of two Okinawa newspapers say the recent verbal attacks on their work, and on that of other media outlets, by Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers are anti-democratic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 29, 2015
Law gets serious about cycling safety
Bicycle use is growing along with greater public awareness of health and environmental issues, with cities around the country beginning to rent them out to visitors who are eager to tour Japan on the cheap.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2015
Media fire back at LDP for targeting revenue of newspapers critical of security bills
Calls from the younger ranks of the LDP to “punish” media organizations critical of the national security bills “by taking their ad revenues” sparks an industry outcry.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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