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ANALYSIS

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 / ANALYSIS
Oct 13, 2008
U.S. delisting puts Japanese diplomacy to the test
With North Korea being removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, Japan will be forced to be more proactive in trying to resolve the emotional abduction dispute.
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.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 10, 2003
First troop deployment to conflict area since WWII a foreign policy watershed
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi signaled a historic foreign policy shift Tuesday when he authorized sending Self-Defense Forces units to Iraq, becoming the first Japanese leader since World War II to dispatch troops to a nation effectively at war.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2002
Economic panel wants to go its own way on FTAs, farm trade
In a rather belated move aimed at giving the languishing Japanese economy a badly needed shot in the arm, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's key economic panel has put yet another sacred cow on its reform agenda: agriculture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 25, 2001
Budget reflects change in course
The compilation on Monday of an 81.23 trillion yen general account budget for fiscal 2002 highlights a significant shift of authority in the drafting of national budgets -- an area long dominated by the Finance Ministry.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 3, 2001
Japan skittish about emerging from FTA lab
Think of it as entering a long tunnel with no light at the other end anywhere in sight.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'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.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
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.

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