National / Politics Apr 19, 2016

Abe insider wages one-man campaign to challenge foreign media over reporting 'mistakes'

by Tomohiro Osaki

An Internet strategy adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is keeping his eyes peeled for what he calls "mistakes" by foreign media, because he thinks nobody in the government or the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has ever paid proper attention. Ichita Yamamoto, a 58-year-old LDP lawmaker ...

National Nov 22, 2013

New official site to state case for Senkakus, Takeshima

The government will set up a new website to promote its claims over disputed islands in nearby waters, risking a fresh backlash from China and South Korea.

National Aug 13, 2013

Okinawa minister to tour ex-U.S. bases in Philippines

Cabinet minister Ichita Yamamoto may visit former U.S. bases in the Philippines next month to inspect how they were successfully converted into commercial zones, in hopes of applying their experiences to returned U.S. installations in Okinawa. Yamamoto, the minister in charge of Okinawa and affairs ...