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JAPAN
Jun 12, 2010

Can Kan survive the leadership gauntlet?

Japan has gone through prime ministers at a dizzying rate — Naoto Kan is the sixth in the last four years, and 14th over the past two decades — the highest turnover among the major industrialized countries.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2010

Weak poll may spur tieup with LDP defectors: Edano

The Democratic Party of Japan may reach out to other parties if it fails to gain a majority in next month's Upper House election, the new DPJ secretary general hinted Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2010

Kan keeps the media at arm's length, scales back interviews

Just days after forming his Cabinet, Prime Minister Naoto Kan has already been faced with tough decisions, including whether to extend the Diet session and how to turn around slumping stocks.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2010

Renho beats drum against waste

Renho, the new state minister in charge of government revitalization, reiterated Wednesday her intention to trim waste in special account budgets, saying some aspects of the spending technique call for a thorough investigation by her team.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2010

Don't count Ozawa out of the scene yet

When Naoto Kan announced his candidacy for the Democratic Party of Japan presidency last week, he told reporters DPJ kingpin Ichiro Ozawa "should remain silent" for a while after quitting as secretary general, considering how his political money scandals helped speed the downfall of Yukio Hatoyama as...
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2010

Likeable, shows promise, but Tarutoko who?

When he emerged Thursday to run against Naoto Kan for the Democratic Party of Japan presidency and hence the prime ministership, many probably asked who is Shinji Tarutoko?
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2010

Economy, debt reduction trump party pledges: Kan

Inheriting a mountain of problems from his predecessor's administration, newly elected Prime Minister Naoto Kan appears to be clear about one thing: something must be done about the snowballing government debt and moribund economy.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2010

Hatoyama's tenure in doubt as poll looms

With the Futenma debacle just the latest of the Democratic Party of Japan's broken pledges, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is increasingly being seen as a liability as his party faces July's Upper House election.
JAPAN
May 21, 2010

Former negotiator lays base woes on Okinawa

Every story has more than one side.
EDITORIALS
May 18, 2010

A welcome dose of transparency

In April 2001, Japan's freedom of information law went into effect. But the law has many problems. For example, it does not have a clear clause that protects and promotes people's right to know. In a welcome move, the Hatoyama administration has disclosed a basic plan to revise the law.
JAPAN
May 14, 2010

Hatoyama admits pledge is dead

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Thursday effectively retracted his pledge to resolve the Futenma relocation dispute by his self-imposed deadline, saying he will continue negotiations beyond June if his administration can't reach a comprehensive deal this month.
JAPAN
May 12, 2010

Hatoyama plans return to Okinawa

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is planning to go back to Okinawa Prefecture around May 23 and formally propose his plan for the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima, government sources said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
May 10, 2010

Lessons for Mr. Hatoyama

After his visit to Okinawa Prefecture last Tuesday, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama finds himself at an impasse over the issue of the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa. He must learn from mistakes made so far and strive to resolve this issue.
JAPAN
May 7, 2010

Base move not party pledge, Hatoyama says

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama denied Thursday he has backpedaled on the relocation of Futenma air station, stressing the initial proposal to move the U.S. Marine base outside Okinawa Prefecture was his personal goal and not a pledge made by his party.
EDITORIALS
Apr 24, 2010

Shift gears on base relocation

In his debate in the Diet on Wednesday with Liberal Democratic Party leader Sadakazu Tanigaki and Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama reiterated that there will be no change to his self-imposed May 31 deadline to resolve the issue of relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station...
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2010

Mr. Hatoyama's tough task

During a working dinner on April 12 for the nuclear security summit in Washington, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama was seated next to U.S. President Barack Obama and the two leaders held unofficial talks for 10 minutes. Mr. Hatoyama told Mr. Obama that the issue of the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps'...
JAPAN / POSTAL REFORM ROLLBACK
Apr 15, 2010

Reversal on deposit limit a major gamble for DPJ

The Cabinet's recent decision to accept a plan to double the ceiling on postal savings accounts to ¥20 million, as proposed by postal reform minister Shizuka Kamei, marks a drastic policy shift for the Democratic Party of Japan, which in the past argued the maximum should be halved from the current...
JAPAN / Q&A
Apr 15, 2010

Financial behemoth has huge footprint

The postal system has been on the path toward privatization, but a recent Cabinet decision to double the ceiling on postal savings accounts and maintain a large government share in the postal group has turned the clock back on reform.
Man held after two injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack
Police outside Todaimae Station on the Namboku Line on Wednesday evening after a knife attack at the station 　
U.S. and Japan remain far apart on tariffs
Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport on April 18. He has said that all tariffs need to be reconsidered by the United States.
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan’s tycoon families seek buyouts to evade investor pressure
Akio Toyoda’s $42 billion plan to buy Toyota Industries is one of the examples in a recent wave of management buyout ambitions in Japan.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
By Hanako Lowry

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