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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 8, 2013
Yamamoto gets Imperial ban for letter; Inoki faces discipline
The Upper House Steering Committee will no longer allow Taro Yamamoto, the anti-nuclear lawmaker who made a public stir by handing a letter to Emperor Akihito, to participate in any event hosted by the Imperial family.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 5, 2013
Yamamoto won't resign over breach of Imperial protocol
The Diet member who handed a letter to Emperor Akihito at a garden party last week says he won't step down despite harsh criticism that his act was a grievous breach of protocol.
JAPAN
Nov 1, 2013
Lawmaker under fire for letter to Emperor
The repercussions continued Friday after independent Upper House lawmaker Taro Yamamoto the previous evening handed an apparently politically inspired letter to Emperor Akihito.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2013
Anti-nuclear lawmaker tries to get Emperor's attention
Upper House lawmaker Taro Yamamoto, an anti-nuclear activist who was formerly an actor, creates a public stir when he apparently approaches Emperor Akihito for political purposes at a garden party hosted by the Imperial Couple.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2013
Aso keeps an eye on U.S. debt ceiling from a respectful distance
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso says it is up to the U.S. to resolve its debt impasse, not for Japan to fret over its investment in U.S. Treasuries.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 12, 2013
Aso says G-20 finance heads praised sales tax increase to tame fiscal debt
The Group of 20 finance leaders appreciated Japan's decision to hike the sales tax to restore its public finances, Finance Minister Taro Aso says.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2013
U.S. fiscal woes alarm G-20 finance leaders
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 major economies discussed the U.S. budget ceiling impasse during the first-day session of their meeting Friday, saying a default by the United States could hurt the global economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2013
With 8% hurdle cleared, Aso eyes 10% sales tax
Just a week after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his intention to raise the 5 percent consumption tax to 8 percent next April, Finance Minister Taro Aso said he was upbeat about raising the levy further to 10 percent.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Sep 28, 2013
Japan and Korea: Reconciliation and redress for wrongs remain elusive
On the eve of the International Olympic Committee's decision to award the 2020 Summer Games to Tokyo, Seoul's abrupt import ban on all fisheries products from Fukushima and seven other Japanese prefectures was clearly a response to public concerns about radiation spewing into the ocean.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2013
Government may end post-3/11 corporate tax surcharge
The government might end a special corporate tax surcharge levied to finance reconstruction work in areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami a year earlier than planned, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 17, 2013
Cabinet at odds over corporate tax
Cabinet members in charge of economic and fiscal policies remained at odds Tuesday over whether to cut the corporate tax rate to soften the negative impact of the consumption tax hike planned for next April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2013
G-20 leaders vow 'credible' fiscal plans
Despite the U.S.-Russia standoff over the Syrian civil war and Moscow's granting of temporary asylum of U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, they managed to sit down at the table of the Group of 20 summit Thursday to look at the fluctuating global economic picture.
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2013
Diet may discuss stimulus budget in early '14
The administration may submit an extra budget to the Diet early next year to stimulate the economy amid fears over the negative impact of the planned consumption tax hike in April, Finance Minister Taro Aso said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 22, 2013
Director Igarashi says quake memories still fresh
The Japan Times sat down with the artistic director of the Aichi Triennale, the architecture critic and historian Taro Igarashi.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 15, 2013
Aso sees little benefit in cutting corporate tax
Finance Minister Taro Aso expressed reluctance Thursday to cut the effective corporate tax rate, brushing aside speculation that the administration may take the measure to cushion the negative impact of the planned hike in the consumption tax.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2013
Gaffe-prone leaders are doing Japan no favors
It is in Japan's long-term interest for its politicians to avoid remarks that could exacerbate ill will toward Japan and thus detract from its goal of economic revival.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 3, 2013
YouTube videos hold a sliver of hope for future elections
During the recent campaign for the Upper House, a YouTube video emerged revealing the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's attitude toward the electorate. A woman attending a rally in Fukushima by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe carried a placard that asked the LDP leader his stance on the nuclear energy controversy....
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 Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2013
Aso refuses to resign, retire over Nazi gaffe
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso rules out stepping down as a Cabinet member or lawmaker for citing Nazi Germany as an example for revising the pacifist Constitution.
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.”
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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