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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Nov 20, 2013
For 'no war' Article 9, any reinterpretation will do
Since the conclusion of the Article 9 debate — that it permits Japan to participate in collective security efforts — is already known, all that is really called for is some kind of excuse that the public can give the nod to before returning to their smartphones.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2013
Ruling bloc may yield a bit on state secrets bill
The Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling bloc is wooing the opposition camp this week to reach common ground on the contentious state secrets bill that the administration hopes the Lower House passed by Friday.
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2013
History texts to get official spin
The education ministry plans to have textbooks for elementary, junior high and high schools reflect the government's position on 'historical facts.'
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2013
Ruling bloc may yield on state secrets bill
Eager to see its state secrecy bill passed by the Lower House next week, the ruling coalition is showing signs of giving ground on the controversial legislation.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 12, 2013
Six arrested over Tokuda election campaign fraud
Six people linked to Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of illegally rewarding people who worked on the Lower House member's campaign for the December 2012 general election, Tokyo prosecutors and police said.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2013
Abe gets blessing to use public funds for recovery
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Monday to accelerate Fukushima's recovery from one of the world's worst nuclear crises as he received a ruling bloc proposal for greater government involvement and use of taxpayer money to this end.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 7, 2013
LDP panel on Constitution abandons hoped-for minimum age of 18 for referendum votes
A Liberal Democratic Party panel on constitutional revision agreed Thursday on a bill to allow citizens aged 20 or above to vote in national referendums, abandoning its initial hope of setting the minimum threshold at 18.
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JAPAN / Politics
Nov 6, 2013
Abe team seeks to kill rice program by 2018
The Abe administration proposed Wednesday abolishing in 2018 the decades-old government program of limiting paddy usage to keep rice prices high, a landmark policy shift that would increase competition among domestic farmers.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2013
Tokuda queried over suspected election fraud
Prosecutors investigating election fraud involving the support base for Takeshi Tokuda have questioned the House of Representatives member on a voluntary basis, investigative sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2013
LDP to seek tax money for nuke storage
The Liberal Democratic Party plans to propose that public funds be used to build and manage "temporary" storage facilities in Fukushima Prefecture for radioactive rubbish tainted by the nuclear disaster, party sources said.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2013
Foreign land grabs near SDF sites face curbs
Ruling coalition lawmakers begin to examine possible legislation to regulate land acquisitions by foreign parties near Self-Defense Forces facilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 26, 2013
Get Koizumi: Nuclear village goes on offensive
This is a first for Japan: A political figure who not only undergoes a change of mind in public, but tries to make a difference after giving up the political power to do so.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2013
Japan's 'helplessness' crisis
The biggest crisis in Japan's democracy today is that people know the prime minister is telling lies — intentionally or not — but they've given up even imagining alternative ways of politics.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2013
Abe skirts Yasukuni snare
On visiting war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe balances fragile ties with China and South Korea with pleasing his conservative support base.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2013
LDP mulls allowing public officials to voice views on changing Constitution
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party may ease a law that bars public officials from political activities so they can debate constitutional revision.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2013
Ruling bloc to put off reconstruction surcharge decision
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2013
'Convincing' search needed: Ishiba
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that a "convincing" effort must be made to find funds for disaster-hit Tohoku if it agrees to end the special corporate tax for reconstruction a year early.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 26, 2013
Abe team puts corporate tax on table
A pledge to start considering a cut in the effective corporate tax rate "as soon as possible" will likely be included in the upcoming economic stimulus package, administration officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2013
LDP proposes ¥300 billion in tax cuts to boost corporate investment
The Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel proposed Tuesday around ¥300 billion in tax cuts to invigorate business investment, viewed as a pillar of economic growth by the Abe administration.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2013
Abe's government to put collective self-defense on back burner until spring
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will postpone until next spring a decision on whether to alter the government's interpretation of the Constitution to allow Japan to engage in collective self-defense, amid wariness in junior coalition partner New Komeito, a government source said Saturday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
Yen rally could help end crushing wage decay in Japan
Some economists say a sticky weak yen trend would have a negative impact on Japan's real wage growth.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Terunofuji, as he tends to do, returns to stamp his authority on sumo pretenders
Terunofuji (left) throws down Kirishima on Tuesday to build on his perfect record at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japanese startups advised to internationalize to get some global mojo
Entrepreneurs who participated in the Beyond Japan Zero to X program last year share their experiences in the United States during a meeting in May in Tokyo.

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