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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / CABINET INTERVIEW
Feb 18, 2016
New economic minister Ishihara believes recovery underway
Facing reporters in one of his first interviews since being named Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister, Nobuteru Ishihara said Wednesday the economy is making a steady recovery despite recent sharp falls in stock prices and the negative growth logged in the final three months of 2015.
EDITORIALS
Feb 4, 2016
Political funds control loophole
The Akira Amari scandal makes yet another case for an overhaul of the loophole-ridden system regulating political donations.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 4, 2016
Amari received ¥8 million more in payments, says construction firm worker
Akira Amari's aides were given ¥8 million more than what the former economy minister admitted to when he announced his shock resignation from Cabinet last week, an employee of the construction firm at the center of the graft allegations has claimed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2016
UR housing authority at center of Amari scandal contradicts Shukan Bunshun story
The semi-governmental housing corporation at the center of the scandal that forced Akira Amari to step down as economic minister has denied that his secretaries pressured it to favor a Chiba construction firm in a dispute, contradicting the magazine that broke the story.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 1, 2016
Diet deliberations to resume after resolution of Akira Amari policy speech deadlock
Opposition and ruling-party lawmakers overcame a deadlock Monday by agreeing to resume Diet deliberations, which had ground to a halt when Akira Amari quit his Cabinet post last week over a graft scandal.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2016
Despite spin, Amari's exit delivers major blow to Abe
The unexpected loss of Abenomics architect and TPP negotiator Akira Amari appears crafted to shield Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but trouble is on the way, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2016
New economy chief Ishihara vows to stick to Abenomics program
New economy and fiscal policy minister Nobuteru Ishihara vowed Friday to pour his utmost efforts into Abenomics and ease public anxiety over the economy after Akira Amari's sudden resignation.
EDITORIALS
Jan 29, 2016
Amari still has much to answer for
Even though he has stepped down as economic and fiscal policy minister, Akira Amari still owes an explanation of his acts to a public weary of the repeated money scandals involving key members of the Abe administration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2016
Embattled economy minister Amari resigns over graft claims
Embattled economic minister Akira Amari on Thursday resigned over a graft scandal involving the misappropriation of funds within his office.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2016
Amari to respond to graft allegations
Japan's economy minister, Akira Amari, plans to deny allegations that he received cash for favors when he holds a press conference Thursday afternoon, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2016
Abe weathers minister graft claim as Amari readies defense
Support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has so far withstood graft allegations against the chief engineer of his Abenomics policies. His ability to ride out the storm before summer elections may hinge on how convincing an explanation Economy Minister Akira Amari offers this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2016
Abe stands by Amari but expects embattled minister to explain cash for favors allegation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands by embattled economy minister Akira Amari, but says Amari has a duty to account for allegations of graft.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2016
DPJ chief blasts Abe over Amari's money scandal
With allegations of corruption against economic minister Akira Amari showing no signs of abating, opposition leader Katsuya Okada accuses Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of sharing 'grave responsibility' over the scandal.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 25, 2016
DPJ presses for Amari's explanation over bribery claims by Wednesday
The Democratic Party of Japan is demanding that economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari provide an explanation by Wednesday over allegations he received money in return for doing favors for a construction company.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 25, 2016
DPJ says Amari graft accusations more serious than previous Abe setbacks
Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Edano said recent accusations that economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari took bribes could lead to far more serious consequences than previous setbacks to the Abe administration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 25, 2016
DPJ special team pressures Amari over bribery claims
A task force formed by the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan agreed Monday to persist in demanding that economy minister Akira Amari provide a clear answer to allegations that he exchanged favors for money with a construction company.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2016
Opposition makes plans to grill economy chief Amari
The Democratic Party of Japan plans to urge embattled economy minister Akira Amari to clarify graft allegations made against him in a tabloid magazine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2016
Opposition leaves Diet floor in boycott of Amari speech
Opposition lawmakers mount a humiliating boycott of embattled economy minister Akira Amari's annual policy speech in the Diet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 21, 2016
Amari vows to answer claims over ¥12 million in undeclared funds
Scandal-hit economic minister Akira Amari vows to answer allegations that he and two secretaries received large undeclared donations and hospitality.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2016
Japan's economic minister hit with bribery allegations, vows response
Akira Amari swears to answer accusations of a money scandal leveled against him by a weekly tabloid after conducting an investigation.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
A peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’
For a little more than a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call "super-agers.” These individuals are age 80 and older, but they have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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