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ANALYSIS

JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 6, 2010
Forces dispatch quick if it's a quake
Three weeks after the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti, Tokyo is preparing to dispatch Self-Defense Forces personnel to join the United Nations peacekeeping operation to assist in the country's reconstruction.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 5, 2010
Prosecutors let Ozawa go, for now
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has for now avoided the nightmare of losing a key aide and arguably the government's most powerful string-puller, now that Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa has dodged criminal charges over a shady land deal.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 29, 2010
Toyota's image ills long-term: experts
Toyota Motor Corp.'s accelerator pedal problem isn't likely to have much of an impact on its bottom line this year, but the damage to its image will undermine it in the long term, analysts said Thursday.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 20, 2010
Path ahead unclear as carrier enters into new chapter
Now that it has filed for bankruptcy under the Corporate Rehabilitation Law, Japan Airlines Corp. closes a chapter in its history and opens a new one — a mission to turn itself around under court-led rehabilitation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 17, 2009
DPJ takes aim at public works
Friday's budgetary requests from ministries for the next fiscal year and the ¥2.9 trillion the government recovered from this year's extra budget reflect the Democratic Party of Japan's strong resolve to redistribute funds from public works projects to the pockets of citizens to boost domestic demand,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 31, 2009
Historic sea change at polls product of frustrated public
For better or worse, history has been made.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2009
Hatoyama gaffe exposes opposition rifts
When Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama let slip on FM radio on June 15 that a coalition with the Social Democratic Party and Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party) was paramount — but only until the DPJ wins next year's Upper House election and acquires a single-party majority — both...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ANALYSIS
May 31, 2009
Canseco's MMA debut a farce
It was exactly what you'd call a chaban, or a farce.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 12, 2009
A boost for DPJ, at LDP's expense
With Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa intending to resign over a political fundraising scandal, the party may regain some momentum for the upcoming general election, analysts say.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 28, 2009
Nagoya win limited lift for DPJ until Ozawa comes clean
Takashi Kawamura's landslide win Sunday in the Nagoya mayoral poll was a much-needed boost for the Democratic Party of Japan, whose image and reputation were badly damaged by the arrest in March of President Ichiro Ozawa's chief secretary over shady political donations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 14, 2009
Stimulus called costly, short-term fix
The record ¥15.4 trillion stimulus package may give the economy a short-term boost, but leave it saddled with a debt burden that will smother future growth, economists have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 29, 2008
By-election loss adds to Fukuda's troubles
The Liberal Democratic Party's defeat in the Lower House by-election in the Yamaguchi No. 2 district on Sunday is yet another blow to the already reeling Cabinet of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 18, 2008
Nikkei plunge may continue if foreign investors flee market
Market participants voiced concern Thursday that the Nikkei stock average may fall below the 13,000 line as foreign investors flee the Japanese market and shift their cash to more attractive emerging economies instead.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 31, 2007
Fukuda keeps thaw with China on track
JINAN, China — Shinzo Abe's trip to China as prime minister in October 2006 was dubbed "the ice-breaking trip" to mend diplomatic relations damaged by predecessor Junichiro Koizumi. Then came Premier Wen Jiabao's "thawing-ice visit" to Japan last April.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 21, 2007
Draft budget prompts head-scratching
The fiscal 2008 draft budget unveiled Thursday by the Finance Ministry has prompted many economists to wonder whether the government's fiscal reconstruction goal will ever be achieved.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 24, 2007
Hawks expected to push Fukuda hard
New Liberal Democratic Party President Yasuo Fukuda is known as an advocate of relatively conciliatory policies, so after a year with the hawkish Shinzo Abe in power the public may be expecting a major shift in various policy areas, including diplomacy and the Yasukuni Shrine issue.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 28, 2007
Picking faction bosses Abe's bid to show tactful maturity?
In a desperate effort to mend his and his Cabinet's damaged credibility, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took the safe course Monday by picking a new team of mainly veteran lawmakers, including Liberal Democratic Party faction leaders.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 30, 2007
Getting bills through Diet will be a lot tougher for the LDP
The clear message of dissatisfaction that voters sent Sunday to the Liberal Democratic Party will lead to a lengthy period of political instability and legislative gridlock, analysts say.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 1, 2004
Japan now must ponder extending SDF mission
The tragic end to the Shosei Koda hostage crisis may influence Japan's policy of deploying its ground troops in Iraq, especially as their one-year mission will soon expire, officials and analysts say.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Sure, Tokyo’s trains are amazing. But are they ruining your trip?
Walking through Tokyo's varied neighborhoods and the sub-communities within them can be the best way for a tourist, even one with limited time, to take the city in.
Ishiba says LDP will not endorse some 'slush fund' lawmakers in general election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Saturday.
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
A damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, after a major earthquake struck the area on New Year's Day
Ishiba's U-turn on interest rates surprises market
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda ahead of their meeting on Wednesday. Ishiba's comment after the meeting that he doesn't believe Japan needs an additional interest rate hike has surprised the financial market.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
A damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, after a major earthquake struck the area on New Year's Day
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free
Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
At Tokyo Game Show 2024, nostalgia was king
As is the trend in movies and TV, the games with the biggest budgets at Tokyo Game Show 2024 were by and large remakes and remasters.
The forgotten Japanese naturalist who created a U.S. national park
Without Japanese outdoorsman George Masa, America might not have the Great Smoky Mountains National Park — so why do so many people in Japan not know he existed?

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