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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2018
LDP's No. 2 faction pushes Abe for constitutional referendum by next summer as leadership election approaches
The second-largest group in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed a national plebiscite on the issue to generate political momentum for revising the war-renouncing Article 9.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2018
North Korea expels detained Japanese tourist as neighbors' hot-and-cold relationship continues
Man who allegedly broke the law during a recent tour of the country was freed on humanitarian grounds, according the North's official Korean Central News Agency.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 27, 2018
The man standing between Abe and his ambitions: Who is Shigeru Ishiba?
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba is back in the spotlight.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2018
Shigeru Ishiba pledges rural revitalization laws if he beats Abe in LDP leadership race
The laws would involve enhancing the productivity of service industries, promoting the migration of urban residents to rural areas and reforming local government systems.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 24, 2018
Pompeo to visit North Korea next week as U.S. names new special envoy to nuclear-armed country
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo geared up for a fourth visit to North Korea, which he said Thursday was scheduled for next week, by announcing the filling of the long-open position of special representative to the nuclear-armed country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2018
In LDP leadership contest, battle for non-lawmaker votes intensifies
Ahead of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 20 leadership election, a battle is intensifying between the two anticipated candidates for support from non-lawmaker party members across Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2018
Contest between Abe and Ishiba, to lead Japan and ruling LDP, set for Sept. 20
Poll predicted to give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a historic third term as LDP president, effectively extending his hold on power by up to another three years.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2018
LDP faces opposition from conservatives over prerelease of Japan's new era name
The government is struggling to set the specific timing for the announcement of the nation's new era name, ahead of its planned start on May 1 next year, with conservatives opposing release of the name before the era begins.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 17, 2018
What's needed for regional revitalization
It will be essential for the next LDP president to aggressively promote decentralization, in particular in transferring tax revenue sources to municipalities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 17, 2018
Setting himself apart from Abe, Shigeru Ishiba says he's opposed to Article 9 revision for now
Ishiba is set to challenge Abe in September's LDP presidential election, with the Constitution issue likely to be a focus of policy debates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 16, 2018
Bucking superstition, Japanese woman tunnels way to top of civil-engineering world
For civil engineer Reiko Abe, 55, being competent at her job was never enough. Her sex and the superstitions surrounding it caused her to be turned away from job interviews and construction sites in Japan.
Toyota considers making tiny trucks for U.S. market as demand booms
Toyota executives say the automaker is listening to U.S. dealer requests for a truck smaller than the brand’s best-selling Tacoma midsize and Tundra full-size pickups.
Japan taxi driver suspected of raping 50 women, reports say
Police have arrested a former taxi driver on suspicion of drugging and raping a female passenger, with media reports saying there could be dozens more victims.
Japan considers toughening rules on driver's license conversions
Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Itsunori Onodera (fourth from left) visits a driver's license center in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday to see how foreign driver's licenses are converted into Japanese ones.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
‘Rice minister’ Koizumi faces urgent task to bring prices down quickly
New farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Ishiba doubles down on weapons cooperation, says no country can go it alone
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba walks past members of the Philippine Coast Guard at the coast guard's headquarters in Manila on April 30.
Nippon Ishin grapples with poor governance ahead of Upper House election
Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
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