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PM Abe’s meetings fuel fears of nationalism 9 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
Japanese Prime Minister’s Diary: Morning – Visit Hiroshima A-Bomb ceremony / Evening – Meeting with revisionist right-leaning editor TOKYO (majirox news) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with the chie...
Constitutional change could mean danger for Japan 26 Jun 2013 | 01:05 pm
Opinion Japan’s Constitution is protection against arbitrary changes to the nature of society. Will it stay that way? TOKYO (majiroxnews) — The Japanese Constitution is an anomaly. Rather than being...
Fair shares for all 24 Jun 2013 | 12:56 pm
Japanese stockholders claim their right to vote in record numbers TOKYO (majiroxews)– Japanese shareholders have traditionally been a passive breed, content to let the directors of companies manage t...
New Bank of Japan Governor promises to revive economy 25 Mar 2013 | 03:52 am
Japan’s new central bank governor has promised to fulfill the government’s plan of achieving a 2% inflation rate to raise Japan out of the economic doldrums within two years. His words are not convinc...
Women want a bigger voice in government 17 Mar 2013 | 03:01 pm
Japan has a poor record when it comes to women’s rights, ranking 101 out of 135 according to some statistics. A new political party founded as the result of a Facebook message is looking to change tha...
Farmers rally against TPP 3 Mar 2013 | 03:01 pm
Although Japan has not yet made a decision on whether it will join the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a recent announcement by Prime Minister Abe that he is seriously considering joining ta...
Fuksuhima victims rally to support class-action suit against govt, plant operator 25 Feb 2013 | 05:57 pm
Survivors of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami who were forced to evacuate following the multiple meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant are taking legal action against the pow...
Abe seeks solution to island row with Russia 8 Feb 2013 | 10:22 am
The Soviet Union occupied several disputed islands off Hokkaido in 1945, and this resulted in Japan and the USSR – now Japan and Russia – feeling unable to sign a peace treaty to end World War II. The...
Legendary wrestler Antonio Inoki on a peace mission 3 Feb 2013 | 10:32 am
A pro wrestler may seem like an unlikely ambassador for peace and for human rights. But Antonio Inoki, a Japanese wrestler, has made these ideals a part of his life. Legendary Japanese wrestler Antoni...
Is Fuji about to blow its top? 10 Jan 2013 | 11:15 am
Could the March 2011 earthquake be a harbinger of another disaster – an eruption of Mount Fuji? Some believe so. Majestic Mount Fuji is an icon of Japan, and is frequently pictured along with cherry b...