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JAPAN
Apr 23, 2003

Matsunami to face Diet resolution

Four opposition parties agreed Tuesday to jointly submit a resolution to the House of Representatives urging ruling bloc lawmaker Kenshiro Matsunami to resign after a scandal linking him to a gangster broke last week.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 22, 2003

Media hounds muzzle selves

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to be sent on a media junket to Sri Lanka.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2003

EU troubles will also expand

LONDON -- The symbolism could hardly have been better. Against a background of the columns of ancient Athens, the birthplace of democracy, 25 government leaders signed documents that will bring into the European Union countries that spent much of their postwar existence under communist dictatorship....
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2003

Mark-to-market rule to remain for fiscal 2003

Corporate accounting rules will remain unchanged through the current fiscal year, meaning listed companies will file their financial statements based on the globally accepted mark-to-market accounting rule, the Accounting Standards Board of Japan said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Three Lower House by-elections seen as test of Koizumi's political future

Official campaigning began Tuesday for three House of Representatives by-elections seen as a litmus test for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party ahead of an upcoming general election.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Oshima's inquiry 'coaches' given verbal warning

The speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday verbally warned two of the chamber's Legislative Bureau officials over their alleged coaching of former farm minister Tadamori Oshima before a Diet inquiry.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 13, 2003

SARS can't stop world of rugby's grand wake for fallen mates

Thursday, March 28, 2003, and noted Australian commentator Chris "Buddha" Hardy asks for quiet from the players and spectators gathered at the Hong Kong Football Club for its annual tens tournament.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2003

Chinese deserve grown-up party leaders

SEOUL -- The leaders of the Chinese Communist Party want the world to believe that the government they control is fit to be accepted as a full-fledged mature member of the global community. But is it? There have to be some doubts.
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2003

BOJ queries big banks' capabilities

Some Bank of Japan board members have voiced doubts over the way some major banks are being run, especially after their stocks kept falling even after they announced plans to increase their capital, according to meeting minutes released Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS '03
Apr 10, 2003

Popular Mie reformist tough act to follow

Third in a series ASAKO MURAKAMI Staff writer TSU, Mie Pref. -- Mie Gov. Masayasu Kitagawa's sudden announcement last November not to seek a third term ruffled political feathers both at the local and national levels.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2003

LDP unveils fundraising 'controls'

A Liberal Democratic Party panel unveiled a set of proposals Thursday that it claims will tighten controls on political fundraising, including setting a new 1.5 million yen limit on annual donations a party chapter can receive from a single corporation.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2003

Obituary -- Hyosuke Kujiraoka

Hyosuke Kujiraoka, a former vice speaker of the House of Representatives, died Tuesday of colon cancer at his home in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, his family said. He was 87.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2003

Koizumi's power appears to be slipping

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has gone from bypassing his party's power brokers to pleading with them -- unsuccessfully.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2003

Governor wannabes shunning parties

The gubernatorial election campaigns that kicked off Thursday could trigger a major change in the political scene if strong, reform-minded candidates challenging the highly centralized system emerge victorious.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2003

Songwriting lawmaker blazes maverick policy trail

On Feb. 18, the day before his latest CD was set to hit store shelves, lawmaker Ichita Yamamoto met Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at his official residence in order to hand him a copy of "Kaikaku no Uta" ("Song for Reform").
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2003

Don't write off U.N. just yet

EDMONTON, Alberta-- The hawks in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush finally got what they wanted -- in New York, as well as in the Middle East. The U.N. Security Council is deeply divided, the U.N. system itself seems paralyzed and a preemptive war is about to win "regime change" in...
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2003

Human rights abuses behind bars

Human rights violations in prisons are nothing new. But what happened last year at Nagoya Prison is alarming. Six prison guards, including a deputy warden, stand accused of physical abuses that resulted in the death of an inmate and caused severe injury to another. On the first day of their trial earlier...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2003

Japanese-Americans discuss post-9/11 hate, ignorance, bias

Japanese-Americans have made major contributions to U.S. society -- even in the face of racism and misguided government policy -- so it is fitting that when Arab-Americans and Muslims were targeted after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, Japanese-Americans stood by them.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 14, 2003

F.A. must stop overruling officials on discipline

LONDON -- As the governing body of the sport in England, the Football Association is supposed to protect the game, promote fair play and, to quote from its web site "ensure that football gets the match officials it deserves."
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Mar 13, 2003

Edano didn't need family name, cash to enter Diet

What is the quickest, most common way to become a politician in Japan? Be born into a political family and have lots of money to spread around.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2003

Mexico seeks to bridge U.S.-France divide

Mexican President Vicente Fox told Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday that his country is considering submitting a fresh resolution to the U.N. Security Council that seeks to bridge the gap between the United States and France.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2003

Sakai arrested after Diet strips him of immunity

LDP lawmaker Takanori Sakai was arrested Friday on suspicion of violating the Political Funds Control Law immediately after the House of Representatives stripped him of his Diet immunity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2003

Panel brings Sakai's arrest one step closer

In another blow to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the ruling coalition, the House of Representatives Steering Committee agreed Thursday to have the full chamber vote on a request to arrest LDP lawmaker Takanori Sakai over alleged political fund law violations.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2003

Recruit trials finally come to end

Hiromasa Ezoe was found guilty Tuesday for his role in the Recruit scandal, which shook Japan's political, bureaucratic and business circles in the late 1980s, making him the last of the 12 charged in the case to be sentenced.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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