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ELECTION 2012

Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 30, 2012
New Komeito not necessarily on same policy page as old, hawkish ally LDP
Revising the war-renouncing Constitution is not an urgent matter and neither the majority of the public nor the international community is supporting Japan's recent rightward tilt led by the Liberal Democratic Party, said Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of LDP ally New Komeito.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 30, 2012
Lawyers' appeal to halt Dec. 16 election also fails
The Tokyo High Court has rejected a suit filed by lawyers seeking an injunction to halt the Dec. 16 general election on grounds the Supreme Court has ruled the vote weight disparity between constituencies is in "a state of unconstitutionality."
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 30, 2012
Kada urged to look to Merkel for nonnuclear inspiration
Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada, who heads the newly formed Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), is an environmental studies scholar who studied at the University of Wisconsin and holds a doctoral degree in agriculture from Kyoto University.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 30, 2012
Nippon Ishin qualifies nuclear phaseout goal
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party), the "third force" emerging as a serious challenger to the political status quo, unveiled a watered-down version of its election platform Thursday devoid of a definitive road map for phasing out nuclear power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 28, 2012
Shiga's Kada readies party; Ozawa joins
With just a week to go until campaigning starts for the Dec. 16 general election, Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada formally announced a new political group Tuesday that aims to get Japan out of nuclear power, create more opportunities for women and promote a work-life balance that makes it easier for families to raise children.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 28, 2012
Noda orders new ¥880 billion stimulus
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will approve an ¥880 billion emergency plan Friday to boost the stagnant economy, forging the second extra spending package in two months, officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 28, 2012
DPJ platform: TPP, end of reactors
The Democratic Party of Japan unveiled on Tuesday its policy platform for the Dec. 16 Lower House election, vowing to end use of nuclear power by the 2030s and promote participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade accord.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 28, 2012
Launch of new Japanese political party rapped by existing forces
The launch of a new political party announced Tuesday by Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada was greeted with caution and skepticism by existing political forces, who said her plan to create a new force centered on an antinuclear agenda could easily collapse once the Dec. 16 Lower House election is over.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 27, 2012
Nippon Ishin backpedals on policies
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) officials released an outline of their new platform over the weekend that contained no mention of its original promises to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade accord, get out of nuclear power by the 2030s and halve the number of Diet seats.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 27, 2012
Ishihara talks up weapons exports as deterrent
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) leader Shintaro Ishihara said Monday that Japan should produce arms for export overseas so its advanced military technology can act as a deterrent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 27, 2012
Shiga governor mulls new no-nuclear party
Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada is considering founding a new political party with the key goal of phasing out nuclear power, sources said Monday.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 26, 2012
Nippon Ishin seen closing gap with front-runner LDP in latest election poll
A nationwide poll over the weekend showed Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) chasing the conservative Liberal Democratic Party but leading the ruling Democratic Party of Japan as the top choice for next month's general election.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 26, 2012
Noda, Abe trade barbs on economy, seek one-on-one debate
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Liberal Democratic Party head Shinzo Abe on Sunday stepped up their rhetoric ahead of the general election and agreed to hold a face-to-face debate on the Internet to highlight their policy differences.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 25, 2012
Noda, Abe plan to hold one-on-one debate
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Liberal Democratic Party chief Shinzo Abe intend to hold a public face-to-face debate on an Internet program Thursday to clarify their policy differences before the general election, sources in the two parties said Saturday.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 24, 2012
DPJ wants Noda, LDP chief Abe to debate key issues ahead of Diet election
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan plans to call for a debate between Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Shinzo Abe, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, on national security, monetary policy and other key issues ahead of the Dec. 16 general election, DPJ Secretary General Jun Azumi said Friday.
Japan Times
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.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 22, 2012
Nippon Ishin plans 200 Lower House candidates
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) officials announced 60 new candidates Wednesday for the Lower House election and said the final total will probably be around 200, well short of the 350 they predicated only a couple months ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 22, 2012
Nagoya mayor's party drops plan to merge with Ishihara's Nippon Ishin no Kai
Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura said Wednesday his small opposition party has given up on merging with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party), the fledgling force led by former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto.
JAPAN / ELECTION 2012
Nov 22, 2012
Tokyo court rejects suit seeking injunction against Dec. 16 election
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday rejected a suit filed last week by lawyers seeking an injunction against next month's general election because of the vote-value disparity, which the Supreme Court has rules is in "a state of unconstitutionality."
'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.
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.
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.
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.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
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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