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Japan leadership raceWho is Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi? Reformist LDP minister and former leader's son could be youngest postwar PM Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. [1]

'Hikikomori', one of Japan’s major social ills, takes centre stage In Japanese hikikomori refers to acute social withdrawal. The problem affects about 613,000 Japanese aged 40 to 64 and 540,000 aged 15 to 39. [3]

TOKYO -- Yukio Edano, the leader of Japan's opposition Constitutional Democratic Party received an unexpected endorsement on Oct. [4]

PoliticsCan 'Prince' Koizumi save the LDP? A rout in the capital election pushes the popular lawmaker to political center stage Katsuaki Kamiji, right, celebrates his first victory in the Yokosuka mayoral election with LDP lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi, ... [5]

TOKYO -- Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX announced on Tuesday that Yusaku Maezawa, the billionaire founder and CEO of Japanese online fashion retailer Start Today, will be the first private passenger to fly around the moon. [6]

At Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, I opted to take night classes so that I could work during the day. I was impatient to become a full-fledged adult and wear tailored suits, in part because I yearned to be like my older brothers. [7]

TOKYO -- On Oct. 26, five days before Japan's lower house elections, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in Higashimurayama, a Tokyo suburb, stumping for Seiji Kihara, his closest confidant. [8]

TOKYO -- NTT Docomo has decided to appoint a senior executive vice president, Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, as its first homegrown president. [9]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-20 · 40% match

Who is Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi?

Japan leadership raceWho is Japan's Shinjiro Koizumi? Reformist LDP minister and former leader's son could be youngest postwar PM Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept.

[2] FI yle.fi · 2012-09-17 · 47% match

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The new boss at Alko is 51-year-old Hille Korhonen, who moves to the booze retailer from Fiskars. The current head Jaakko Uotila will retire. Soili Suonoja, chair of Alko’s board, cited Korhonen’s broad experience in announcing the move.

[3] MM asianews.it · 50% match

'Hikikomori', one of Japan’s major social ills, takes centre stage

'Hikikomori', one of Japan’s major social ills, takes centre stage In Japanese hikikomori refers to acute social withdrawal. The problem affects about 613,000 Japanese aged 40 to 64 and 540,000 aged 15 to 39.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-22 · 44% match

Yukio Edano: Japan's opposition leader to watch

TOKYO -- Yukio Edano, the leader of Japan's opposition Constitutional Democratic Party received an unexpected endorsement on Oct.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-07-09 · 44% match

Can 'Prince' Koizumi save the LDP?

PoliticsCan 'Prince' Koizumi save the LDP? A rout in the capital election pushes the popular lawmaker to political center stage Katsuaki Kamiji, right, celebrates his first victory in the Yokosuka mayoral election with LDP lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi,

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-09-18 · 43% match

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to be SpaceX's first tourist to moon

TOKYO -- Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX announced on Tuesday that Yusaku Maezawa, the billionaire founder and CEO of Japanese online fashion retailer Start Today, will be the first private passenger to fly around the moon.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-07 · 43% match

Kenzo Takada (6) Off to Tokyo as one of the first male fashion design students

At Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, I opted to take night classes so that I could work during the day. I was impatient to become a full-fledged adult and wear tailored suits, in part because I yearned to be like my older brothers.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-01-15 · 43% match

Seiji Kihara: The policy guru behind Japan Prime Minister Kishida

TOKYO -- On Oct. 26, five days before Japan's lower house elections, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in Higashimurayama, a Tokyo suburb, stumping for Seiji Kihara, his closest confidant.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-05-03 · 42% match

NTT Docomo reaching into own ranks for next chief

TOKYO -- NTT Docomo has decided to appoint a senior executive vice president, Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, as its first homegrown president.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-02-02 · 42% match

Hitachi to appoint Keiji Kojima as new CEO

TOKYO -- Hitachi President Keiji Kojima will succeed Toshiaki Higashihara as the company's new chief executive officer, Nikkei learned on Wednesday.

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