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Poverty stalks the land — and itsPoverty stalks the land — and its long-term victims will be today's youngThe Japan TimesBut the governing Liberal Democratic Party began cutting social services in 1995, and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, in office from 2001 to 2006, accelerated the welfare-bashing trend. The effect on children from less-privileged backgrounds has been ...
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 11:58 pm
Government reaches out to North Korea forGovernment reaches out to North Korea for abduction talksThe Japan TimesHwang served as interpreter in the meetings held in 2002 and 2004 between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang. The message relayed by the ward assembly member expressed the willingness to go anywhere, ...Japan gov't official seeks talks with N. Korea on abduction issueMainichi Daily Newsall 2 news articles »
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 11:51 pm
Grateful architect has grand designs inThe Japan TimesGrateful architect has grand designs in store for disaster-prone JapanThe Japan Times"When (Junichiro) Koizumi was prime minister, he once mentioned my plan. But nothing's happened since then," he adds with a smile. Abut has another visionary plan — rebuilding Tohoku and the entire Pacific coast of Japan. "I am personally involved ...
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 11:55 pm
In New Jersey, Memorial for 'Comfort Women'New York TimesIn New Jersey, Memorial for 'Comfort Women' Deepens Old AnimosityNew York TimesThe other was a 2001 letter to surviving comfort women from Junichiro Koizumi, then the prime minister, apologizing for their treatment. Mr. Hiroki then said the Japanese authorities “wanted our memorial removed,” Mr. Rotundo recalled.and more »
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 2:19 pm
MJIIT to reopen – after 11 years -Malaysia StarMJIIT to reopen – after 11 yearsMalaysia StarOfficials said the figure was likely to be former prime minister Dr Yukio Hatoyama, whom Najib had discussed reviving the project with two years ago or Junichiro Koizumi, whom Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had proposed the project to in 2001.
Posted on 17 May 2012 | 11:50 pm

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donga.com[English donga]The Seoul Metropolitan Government has launched a “cool biz campaign” that allows employees to wear light clothing in the office over summer. In particular, shorts and sandals will be allowed on peak summer days from next month through August except for civil service departments.
Posted on 22 May 2012 | 10:18 pm
David Cameron “chillaxing” and fiveDavid Cameron has defended his style of leadership after a new biography of the Prime Minister claimed he often “chillaxes” at the weekend with a number of social activities.
Posted on 21 May 2012 | 2:18 pm
Government reaches out to North Korea forA government official close to Jin Matsubara, the minister in charge of addressing the abduction of Japanese by North Korea, has sent a message to Pyongyang seeking talks with officials of the Workers' Party of Korea, according to sources. The message was delivered through a member of the assembly in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, who visited North Korea last week, but officials there withheld response ...
Posted on 19 May 2012 | 4:47 pm
Monument in Palisades Park, N.J., IrritatesOfficials in Palisades Park, N.J., have refused to remove a plaque in memory of sexual slavery during World War II, and the episode has irritated South Korea-Japan relations.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 2:33 pm
20. MJIIT to reopen - after 11 yearsKUALA LUMPUR: After being closed for more than a decade, the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) in Jalan Semarak here is set to officially open its doors.
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 1:46 am

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