PM Koizumi and Upper House Election

• Prime Minister's Popularity Could Be a Factor for Governing Party in Election
  (By Kathryn Tolbert. The Washington Post. July 22)
  
  
• Foreign farm wives see little of Koizumi fever
  (By Leotes Marie Lugo and Yumiko Baba. Asahi. July 28)
  www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072800415.html
  
  
• In Japan, Celebrity Has Hammerlock on Election Politics: Changes enable stars, from singers to wrestlers, to run for parliament Sunday.
  (By Mark Magnier. Los Angeles Times. July 28)
  www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-000061382jul28.story
  
  
• Ruling coalition romps to big victory
  (By Roy K. Akagawa. Asahi. July 30)
  www.asahi.com/english/politics/K2001073000598.html
  
  
• Vote in Japan Gives Boost to Reform Hope
  (By Mark Magnier. Los Angeles Times. July 30)
  www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-000061968jul30.story
  
  
• Ruling Party Earns Decisive Victory in Japan
  (By Howard W. French. The New York Times. July 30)
  
  
• Japanese Voters Back Koizumi's Pledge for Reforms Ruling Coalition Retains Majority In Upper House
  (By Doug Struck and Kathryn Tolbert. The Washington Post. July 30)
  
  
• New Political Star in Japan
  (editorial. The New York Times. July 31)
  
  
• From victory to reality for Koizumi
  (By Kathryn Tolbert. The Washington Post. July 31)
  
  
• Japan's Mandate for Change
  (editorial. The Washington Post. July 31)
  
  
  
  

PM Koizumi and Yasukuni Visit

• Yasukuni visit slips under political radar
  (asahi. July 23)
  www.asahi.com/english/politics/K2001072300380.html
  
  
• Tang warns of Yasukuni fallout
  (By Naotaka Fujita and Koichi Furuya. Asahi. July 25)
  www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072500784.html
  
  
• Koizumi Plan to Visit Shrine Raises Warning From China
  (By Howard W. French. The New York Times. July 26)
  
  
• Koizumi stands firm on Yasukuni visit
  (asahi. July 27)
  www.asahi.com/english/national/K2001072700426.html
  
  
• At Japan's War Shrine, Wounds Unhealed Koizumi Plans Visit Despite Condemnation From Asian Neighbors
  (By Kathryn Tolbert and Doug Struck. The Washington Post. July 28)
  
  
  
  

WWII: POW, Slave labor, and Comfort women

• U.S. bill to ease WWII lawsuits against Japan
  (Kyoto/Japan Today. July 21)
  www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&id=45405
  
  
• Gov't challenges payout for slave-labor escapee
  (mainichi. July 23)
  www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/831210/slave2dlabor-0-
  1.html
  
  
• Civic group sues NHK over sex slave program
  (Kyodo/Japan Today. July 25) www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&id=47061
  
  
  
  

U.S.-Japan Relationship and Japan's Defense Strategy

• Powell Seeks to Put Japan First, but U.S. May Find Itself Left Out
  (By Jane Perlez. The New York Times. July 24)
  
  
• Baker urges more missile involvement
  (By Taro Karasaki. Asahi. July 26)
  www.asahi.com/english/international/K2001072600640.html
  
  
  
  

China-Japan Relationship

• Japan and China to tug each other over ODA
  (By Hisane Masaki. The Japan Times. July 27)
  www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010727a3.htm
  
  
  
  

North Korea-Japan Relationship

• Kim Jong Il brands Koizumi "reactionary"
  (Kyodo/Japan Today. July 27)
  www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=9&id=47791
  
  
  
  

Ehime maru

• On Ocean Floor, First Steps Taken To Salvage Japanese Fishing Vessel
  (By Rene Sanchez. The Washington Post. July 22)
  
  
  
  

Whaling

• Japan was caught red-handed on whale votes, says N.Z.
  (Reuters/Japan Today. July 20)
  www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&id=45577
  
  
• Fishery official defends description of minke whales as cockroaches of sea
  (The Japan Times. July 20)
  www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010720b6.htm
  
  
• Norwegians, Defying Protests, Will Sell Blubber to Japan
  (By Walter Gibbs. The New York Times. July 23)
  
  
• Japanese Make New Case for Whaling
  (By Doug Struck. The Washington Post. July 27)