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JAPAN
Nov 23, 2012

Faulty fallout forecasts' firm industry-linked

Kyodo A consulting firm linked to the nuclear industry produced erroneous projections for the spread of radiation from reactors in the event of meltdowns, sources said Wednesday.
Reader Mail
Nov 22, 2012

Why attack U.S. service members?

Regarding the Nov. 17 Kyodo brief "Okinawa issues more protests": What many people fail to realize, amid the rampant xenophobia and liberal reporting about Okinawa's plight, is that U.S. service members account for an extremely small percentage of crime compared with that of the local populace.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2012

Noda returns donations from troubled firms, Korean resident

Kyodo A political funds management body and support group of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda last year returned ¥4.27 million in donations from companies suspected of engaging in misconduct and from a Korean resident, a government report showed Wednesday.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 22, 2012

Hatoyama won't seek re-election

Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama officially announced Wednesday he will not run in the Dec. 16 Lower House election and instead will retire from politics.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2012

Abe call for unlimited BOJ easing rattles bond market

The bond market is growing more concerned that a new administration led by opposition leader Shintaro Abe calling for unlimited easing will stoke inflation and weaken the nation's finances.
Reader Mail
Nov 18, 2012

Minister Tanaka failed by folding

Regarding the Nov. 7 front-page Kyodo article "Tanaka backpedals on new universities snub": Education minister Makiko Tanaka's decision to reverse her original decision is a serious blow to education in Japan.
Reader Mail
Nov 18, 2012

Option for Senkakus' funds

The Nov. 1 Kyodo article "¥1.4 billion in islet funds in limbo" discusses the question of the use of previously donated funds for the purchase of three of the Senkaku Islands by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in the wake of Gov. Shintaro Ishihara's resignation and the need to decide on the use of...
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2012

Noda plans to enact fresh stimulus package before general election

Kyodo Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda instructed his ministers Friday to compile a fresh fiscal stimulus by month's end to kick-start the stagnant economy ahead of December's general election.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2012

Fault study at Oi nuke plant may impact all offline reactors

Toyo University professor Mitsuhisa Watanabe, a polemicist on active faults, has fought a long losing battle against Japan's nuclear industrial complex.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2012

Ghosn eyes Mexico for next North America plant

Nissan Motor Co. will consider Mexico along with the United States for a new North American factory to meet growing demand in both nations, CEO Carlos Ghosn said.
Reader Mail
Nov 15, 2012

Outsiders' plans for Okinawa

Regarding the Nov. 9 Kyodo article "U.S. wanted to turn all of Okinawa Island into base site in 1945-46: documents": The Okinawan people have been consistently lied to by the Tokyo government and the U.S. military.
Reader Mail
Nov 15, 2012

Amusing radiation comparison

Regarding the Nov. 9 front-page Kyodo article "Exposure to low-level radiation can cause leukemia, U.S.-Ukraine study of Chernobyl cleanup workers finds": I was amused when I read this article, especially this statement: "Of those surveyed, 87 percent had been exposed to cumulative radiation doses of...
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2012

Hashimoto leaves the fate of new party up to voters

With the Lower House now likely to be dissolved Friday, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said Wednesday the time for making new campaign plans for his party is over and it's up to voters to decide.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Confusion over Japan’s ‘hometown’ plan overshadows African development event
First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba (center, in white and blue dress) hosts an event on Japanese culture with the first ladies of African leaders on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.

Podcast

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

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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