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Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano recently revealed in a magazine interview that the prime minister for whom he holds the highest regard is Kantaro Suzuki.

Separation from family, being diagnosed with a serious disease, a sudden natural calamity -- life is full of bitter experiences.

The people we meet in life sometimes inspire us and, through their example, change us forever.

The electric power supply system should be reformed in a way that will help spur competition on the market and reduce electricity charges while ensuring a stable power supply.

As I waited at the bus stop on a Tokyo street, I nervously looked around for any smokers.

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda visited China at the end of last year to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao.

The chief of the Defense Ministry's Okinawa Defense Bureau was recently found to have held a "lecture" for bureau employees about the upcoming Feb.

The chief of the Defense Ministry's Okinawa Defense Bureau was recently found to have held a "lecture" for bureau employees about the upcoming Feb.

Bills relating to a shift in the nation's nuclear power policy were approved by the Cabinet on Jan. 31.

The practice of kagezen -- literally "shadow meal" -- entails setting out meals at home for a family member who is absent, in hopes that they will be safe while traveling.

The practice of kagezen -- literally "shadow meal" -- entails setting out meals at home for a family member who is absent, in hopes that they will be safe while traveling.

The practice of kagezen -- literally "shadow meal" -- entails setting out meals at home for a family member who is absent, in hopes that they will be safe while traveling.

Last week, the possibility of a new political party being formed under the leadership of Tokyo Gov.

As a psychiatrist with still so much to learn, I often try to read essays written by fellow senior psychiatrists for the general public.

The Ministry of the Environment on Jan.

The Ministry of the Environment on Jan.

"A spacious X square meters," "Faces south, gets plenty of sunlight!" -- these phrases on a cemetery ad at the station made me stop and think.

In 1997, in the midst of the international negotiations that would eventually result in the Kyoto Protocol, the Japanese delegation was pondering whether it could realistically accept the protocol's main point: a commitment to a 6 percent decrease in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels.

Here is a difficult quiz. Even if you are shown the correct answer, you'll still wonder why? There are three boxes -- A, B and C.

After years of dispute and discussion both internal and international, a legislative commission under the minister of justice has finalized an outline for legal measures Japan will take domestically for the ratification of the Hague Convention governing cross-border child custody disputes.