Japan Policy & Politics Archives

Japan, Tanzania agree on need to reform U.N
TOKYO, Dec. 7 Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Tanzanian President …

Asian editorial excerpts
TOKYO, April 15 Kyodo
Selected editorial excerpts from the Asia-Pacific press:
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM A…

Students head for Etorofu Island on visa-free exchange program
SAPPORO, Aug. 10 Kyodo
A group of students from across Japan left N…

Diet dissolution ‘could coincide’ with LDP election: Yamasaki
TOKYO, Jan. 5 Kyodo
Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General…

Britain spied on U.N. chief Annan, ex-minister says
LONDON, Feb. 26 Kyodo
British intelligence spied on U.N. Secretary General Kof…

Health ministry makes ‘2C-B’ drug illegal
TOKYO, June 8 Kyodo
The Health and Welfare Ministry decided Monday to make illegal the che…

U.N. ‘joins’ Geneva Conventions after 50 years
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 Kyodo
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan on Tuesday approved the s…

Table of party strength in both houses of Diet
TOKYO, April 13 Kyodo
The following is the latest table of party strength in both hou…

LDP panel to peg firms’ stock buybacks to earned surplus
TOKYO, Jan. 25 Kyodo
A ruling party panel working on measures to bolster …

U.S. Marine fined 50,000 yen for lifting girl’s skirt
NAHA, Japan, Jan. 26 Kyodo
The Naha Summary Court on Friday fined a 21-year-…