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REVISION

JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2014
Japan, U.S. to release interim report on defense guidelines next week
Japan and the United States plan to release an interim report on a planned revision of bilateral defense cooperation guidelines next Wednesday after their senior officials meet in Tokyo to finalize it, a Japanese government source said on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2014
Japan's industrial output in June suffered a revised 3.4% drop
Industrial output fell a seasonally adjusted 3.4 percent in June from the previous month, downgraded from an initially reported decrease of 3.3 percent, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2014
Lawyer gives Article 9 some coffee shop buzz
One morning in late April dozens of mothers, some with children, gathered at an Italian restaurant in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, hoping not only to dine, but also to learn what kind of future might await their children if the Constitution is amended.
EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2014
Avoid voting age disparity
The question of whether the minimum voting age for participating in Japan's referendums should be lower than the voting age for other elections remains unsettled.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Feb 25, 2014
Will Constitution survive Abe?
Conservative hawks who are close allies of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe express irritation over the failure of the move to amend the Constitution to have gained as much momentum as they had hoped.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2014
Temps fear the worst under biz-friendly Abe
The Labor Policy Council is pushing to ease the rules on hiring — and firing — temporary workers.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2014
Energy plan revision eyed to avoid nuclear reliance 'misunderstandings'
The Abe administration will consider revising a draft energy policy so it doesn't stir "misunderstandings" that the nation will rely heavily on nuclear power in the medium to long term, industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2013
Stronger anti-stalking law comes into force
The revised anti-stalking law, passed in June in response to recent high-profile murder cases involving stalkers, took effect Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Q&A
Aug 13, 2013
Former leader of Japan's ruling party against raising defense profile
Ahead of the anniversary Thursday of Japan's surrender in World War II, former Liberal Democratic Party President and noted dove Yohei Kono says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could be igniting a never-ending regional arms race.
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2013
Mr. Aso embarrasses Japan again
Remarks like those of Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso indicating that Nazis knew how to revise a sticky constitution risk creating a weird international image for Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2013
Aso retracts remark on 'learning from the Nazis'
After facing criticism both at home and abroad, Finance Minister Taro Aso retracts his remark suggesting Japan should learn from the Nazis when it comes to revising the Constitution, saying it led to a “misunderstanding.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 31, 2013
Aso's Nazi-inspired quip rubs Seoul the wrong way
Outspoken Finance Minister Taro Aso causes another international stir by urging Japanese politicians bent on revising the Constitution to learn from the way Germany under the Nazis amended the Weimar charter.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 14, 2013
Major parties both fall short
It should be of concern to Japan's voters that the LDP's proposed constitutional revisions run counter to the principles of freedom and democracy.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 7, 2013
LDP now open to modifying constitutional revision plans
Amid a sudden dip in the polling numbers, Prime Minister Abe says on TV that his conservative LDP is now open to modifying its agenda for revising the Constitution.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Jul 1, 2013
Constitutional revision debate could make or break 'Abenomics'
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's popularity continues — the latest Nikkei and TV Tokyo survey shows his approval rating at 66 percent, his Liberal Democratic Party's victory in the Upper House election seems highly probable, "Abenomics" is still on course, and even medium-term economic growth seems possible if — and this is a big "if" — his promised reforms actually materialize.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2013
What political parties have to offer
Voters shouldn't let the Upper House election campaign lull them into thinking that the Liberal Democratic Party no longer cares about constitutional revision.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2013
Banking curbs eased as Diet enacts financial bill
The Diet passed a bill Wednesday to ease curbs on banks' investments in nonbanking firms, punish leaks of corporate information used for insider trading and toughen penalties on investment managers using false information to win contracts.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 10, 2013
GDP revised up to annual 4.1% in first quarter
The economy grew at an annualized rate of 4.1 percent during the first three months of the year in inflation-adjusted terms, upgraded from preliminary data on the back of an upward revision to business investment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 3, 2013
Amending Constitution emerges as poll issue
As it marks its 66th anniversary, the fate of Japan's Constitution is set to become the focus of a political battle both in and beyond July's Upper House election.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2013
LDP out to undermine Constitution
The LDP seeks to revise Japan's Constitution in ways that run counter to modern principles aimed at preventing the imposition of arbitrary and warlike policy.
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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