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Tetsushi Kajimoto
For Tetsushi Kajimoto's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2003
Fujii tells hearing he's being axed over politics
Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii blasted transport minister Nobuteru Ishihara in a hearing Friday for trying to sack him for what he called political motives.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2003
Fujii demands an open hearing
Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii has requested that an administrative hearing, scheduled for Friday, be opened to the public.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2003
Japan Highway chief refuses to step down
Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii on Monday defied an order by transport minister Nobuteru Ishihara to resign, forcing Ishihara to begin the formal process of sacking him.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2003
Japan Highway president is sacked
Land, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Nobuteru Ishihara told Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii on Sunday to hand in his resignation Monday to take responsibility for the semigovernmental firm's controversial balance sheet.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2003
Airlines gird for battle over Tokyo-Osaka route
With the JR Tokaido Shinkansen Line now stopping at Shinagawa, airlines are bracing for cutthroat competition with the speedy rail service between Tokyo and Osaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2003
Tokaido bullet trains to stop at Shinagawa
Tokaido Shinkansen Line trains will make stops at JR Shinagawa Station beginning Wednesday, raising the hopes of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) that it will have an edge over airlines in securing travelers between Tokyo and Osaka.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 26, 2003
Transport chief to have a go at Japan Highway's books
In an effort to clear the air over Japan Highway Public Corp.'s disputed balance sheet, transport minister Nobuteru Ishihara said the government will draft its own version of the public entity's financial standings and present it to the Diet.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2003
Ishihara wants truth on Japan Highway's health
Newly appointed transport minister Nobuteru Ishihara indicated Monday he might sack Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii over the troubled entity's controversial balance sheet.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2003
Group-use discounts for expressways to be stopped
Japan Highway Public Corp. will abolish toll discounts extended to group users of expressways in a bid to ensure fairness, transport minister Chikage Ogi said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2003
Ogi lobbies for passage of returnees' kin aboard ferry
Transport minister Chikage Ogi urged North Korea on Friday to let the families of Japanese abductees come to Japan aboard its ferry Mangyongbong-92.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2003
Transport minister stands behind highway chief after finances OK'd
Transport minister Chikage Ogi brushed aside mounting calls Tuesday for the president of Japan Public Highway Corp. to step down over allegations it doctored its financial statements to cover up huge debts.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2003
Japan Highway rebuffs government panel
Japan Highway Public Corp. on Monday turned down a request from a key government panel to have the six officials involved in drafting a secret balance sheet last year appear at a panel meeting.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2003
Ogi questions validity of IRCJ revival plan for bus firm
Transport chief Chikage Ogi expressed reservations Friday about an industry revival plan announced the day before by the government's Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2003
Looking for a SARS-free holiday option? Try Alaska
More vacationers are heading for domestic destinations and fewer venturing overseas, in part due to the lingering impact of SARS and a slumping economy.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2003
Questions raised as Japan steams ahead on China bullet train
The race to win the contract for the high-speed rail link between the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai has entered the home stretch, with Japan ready to pull out all the stops to beat its German and French rivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2003
Narita looks to privatization, more profits, lower landing fees
With legislation for privatizing Narita airport set to win Diet approval Friday, the head of the operating authority pledged to do his utmost to make Japan's main gateway more profitable so it can go public in a few years after becoming a wholly state-owned joint stock corporation.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2003
Hailing a cab easier for foreigners
Taxi companies have decided to give a helping hand to those who do not speak Japanese.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2003
North Korea vessels not up to scratch
Most of the North Korean freighters that underwent inspections this year after entering Japanese ports failed to meet the standards set by an international maritime safety pact, transport minister Chikage Ogi said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2003
North Korea vessels not up to scratch
Most of the North Korean freighters that underwent inspections this year after entering Japanese ports failed to meet the standards set by an international maritime safety pact, transport minister Chikage Ogi said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2003
North Korea vessels not up to scratch
Most of the North Korean freighters that underwent inspections this year after entering Japanese ports failed to meet the standards set by an international maritime safety pact, transport minister Chikage Ogi said Tuesday.
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.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
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.

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