Toru Hashimoto
June 19, 2013
The Cabinet said a U.N. committee recommendation urging the government to resolve a controversy concerning women who were forced to provide sex to Japanese soldiers during...
June 16, 2013
OSAKA--A professor who may head a proposed Osaka history facility that would include the World War II "comfort women" issue as an exhibition criticized Osaka Mayor Toru...
June 15, 2013
WASHINGTON--A former Obama administration official criticized Japanese leaders for recent remarks on Japan's role in World War II and other historical issues, resulting in "the ...
June 11, 2013
OSAKA--Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his government have abandoned a nuclear-free policy, largely ignored anti-nuclear protests and are accelerating efforts to restart idled...
June 07, 2013
Things are so tough for Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto that just talking to a long-time potential ally brought about a sense of relief.
June 07, 2013
In the autumn of 1938, Hajime Saito was a correspondent for The Asahi Shimbun covering the war between Japan and China.
June 07, 2013
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and Osaka Governor Ichiro Matsui told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on June 6 they would allow Yao Airport in the prefecture to host some training...
June 05, 2013
Takafumi Horie, the Japanese dot.com celebrity imprisoned for nearly two years on securities fraud charges, is cooking up dozens of ventures and demanding the nation reduce...
June 05, 2013
For more than two hours on May 27, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto tried to explain his remarks and express his views about the “comfort women” who provided sex to members of...
June 04, 2013
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera attempted at a recent security conference in Singapore to dispel suspicions that Japan is drifting to the right.
June 03, 2013
YOKOHAMA--U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Japanese politicians that a lack of "sensitivity" on wartime issues could have serious consequences for the region's...
June 02, 2013
SINGAPORE--Although Japan tried to dispel concerns that Tokyo is tilting toward the right under the Abe administration, labeling them “a total misperception” at a regional...
June 01, 2013
SINGAPORE--Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Japan’s moves to enhance security and discuss its pacifist Constitution do not show that the nation is shifting to...
June 01, 2013
GENEVA—A U.N. report on May 31 criticized Japanese politicians and local leaders for denying the facts about “comfort women” and urged Tokyo to take measures to prevent...
June 01, 2013
After much political posturing, the Osaka city assembly on May 30 rejected a censure motion against Mayor Toru Hashimoto over his series of controversial remarks concerning...
May 30, 2013
OSAKA--The Osaka city assembly on May 30 rejected a censure motion against Mayor Toru Hashimoto over his remarks on “comfort women” and U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture...
May 29, 2013
Female lawmakers lashed out at recent "sexist" remarks about "comfort women" made by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, with some demanding that he step down from public office.
May 28, 2013
A complacent smile appeared on the face of Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto when he stepped down from the podium after a lengthy news conference, perhaps feeling vindicated in front...
May 28, 2013
Embattled Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto indicated on May 28 that he was canceling a planned mid-June visit to the United States, staving off a controversy that could have dogged...
May 27, 2013
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto on May 27 explained his views on "comfort women" and other issues during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan. Excerpts...