Seiji Maehara
August 26, 2011
Aug. 26 was shaping up to be a day of furious wheeling and dealing after political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa came out against supporting Seiji Maehara in the Democratic Party...
August 26, 2011
Editor's note: This is part of a series of profiles of candidates in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election on Aug. 29.
August 25, 2011
Throwing potential chaos into the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election, power broker Ichiro Ozawa is considering offering his support to candidate Seiji Maehara in ...
August 24, 2011
When I hear the word "donguri" (acorn), I remember adventurer Naomi Uemura, who never returned after making a solo trip to the top of Mount McKinley in Alaska, the highest...
August 24, 2011
Seiji Maehara, who was said to be considering sitting out the Democratic Party of Japan presidential race this month, changed his mind on Aug. 23 and declared his candidacy....
August 24, 2011
Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, who ranks high as a future prime minister in public opinion polls, outlined his platform for the ruling party's Aug. 29 presidential...
August 23, 2011
Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Aug. 23 he will run in the ruling party's leadership election, a move that will reshape the race and frustrate the strategy of a...
August 19, 2011
Industry minister Banri Kaieda threw his hat into the ring Aug. 19 for the ruling party's leadership election to pick Naoto Kan's successor as prime minister, and is seeking...