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  ChessBase.com - Chess News - Fischer to receive Icelandic citizenship
Mizuho Fukushima: Setting aside for the moment the question of whether he qualifies as a Mandate Refugee, I would have thought that the viewpoint of the Japanese government would be that they would “go with Subsection 1”.
Mizuho Fukushima: Have you spoken with the Embassy of Iceland?
Mizuho Fukushima: I have heard that with regard to the matter of his passport expiring, Fischer did not receive any notification (Fischer’s passport was reissued in 1997 and was due to expire in 2007 when it was unilaterally cut short by the US government.
www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=2271   (4389 words)

  
 Social Democratic Party (Japan) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Doi Takako had been leader of SDP since 1996, but she resigned in 2003, feeling that the reason her party lost in the elections was because of her, as chairwoman.
Fukushima Mizuho was elected as the new leader of the party on November 15, 2003.
In the Upper House Elections of 2004, SDP won only 2 seats, thus having 5 seats in the Japanese Upper House and 6 seats in the Lower House.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(Japan)   (1327 words)

  
 Japan Custody
Fukushima says the situation is particularly difficult for foreign women because they have the added problem of getting legal visas to stay on in the country after a divorce.
Fukushima says problems arise because the concept of visitation rights or shared custody is not deeply ingrained in the Japanese system.
Fukushima says in many cases, Asian women estranged from their Japanese husbands are at the losing end of custody battles.
www.international-divorce.com /japan_custody.htm   (856 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Opposition lawmakers rally against chess legend Fischer's deportation to ...
Mizuho Fukushima, head of Japan's Social Democratic Party, said senior immigration officials told her they could approve such a resolution to the chess master's eight-month detention at a jail on the outskirts of Tokyo.
Fukushima said Fischer, an outspoken critic of the U.S. government, was being treated unfairly.
Fukushima said her party also intended to pursue the issue further in parliamentary debate.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050316-0113-japan-bobbyfischer.html   (456 words)

  
 VOANews.com - Some Japanese Women Fight to Use Maiden Names After Marriage
Opposition legislator Mizuho Fukushima is among the supporters: Lifestyles are now increasingly diverse so it is important to let married couples have choices between using the same or separate surnames.
Fukushima and others say that changing surnames can cause a loss of identity and hinder their careers.
Lawmaker Fukushima thinks there would be few problems: I know many children whose parents use separate surnames, but they do not feel isolated nor do they appear to have problems, she said.
www.help-for-you.com /news/Nov2001/Nov15/PRT15-41Article.html   (661 words)

  
 Pakistan Chess Player   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mizuho Fukushima, the leader of Japan's opposition Social Democratic Party, will meet the Director of the Immigration Bureau on Wednesday, March 16th, from 11:30 AM at the Ministry of Justice (1-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku).
Fukushima will later hold a news conference on the 20th floor of the Ministry of Justice at 12:00 NOON, Wednesday, immediately after her meeting with the Immigration chief.
Fukushima will be the second member of the Japanese parliament to publicly raise the Bobby Fischer scandal, following up after opposition Democratic Party House of Councilors member Mr.
pkchess.bizland.com /temp-05/rjf2.html   (315 words)

  
 His Nibs: Fischer Gets Initial OK for Citizenship
One who acts in a self-important manner - used mockingly as a jocose term, as if a title of honor, but not usually in the presence of the person to whom referred.
Mizuho Fukushima, leader of Japan's Social Democratic Party, speaks to a reporter outside Justice Ministry in Tokyo Wednesday, March 16, 2005.
Mizuho Fukushima, leader of Japan's opposition Social Democratic Party, said senior immigration officials told her that Fischer would be allowed to go to Iceland if he is given citizenship there.
hisnibs.blogspot.com /2005/03/fischer-gets-initial-ok-for.html   (672 words)

  
 N.Korea talks next week, some reports say   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
"The talks could resume from September 2," visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei was quoted by Mizuho Fukushima, leader of Japan's Social Democratic Party, as telling her in a meeting.
She said Wu had given her no further details about the talks, including whether the other parties to the talks had agreed to the September 2 date.
Wu spoke to Fukushima on a "courtesy visit" to acknowledge a long history of good relations between the Communists and the Japanese socialists, a spokesman for the opposition party said.
www.ezilon.com /information/printer_8458.shtml   (568 words)

  
 Japan Policy & Politics: SDP to freeze exchanges with Workers Party of Korea
Fukushima told a regular news conference that the party will send no more delegations to North Korea and also will not receive any from there.
Fukushima said her party decided to freeze exchanges because North Korea did not tell it the truth about the abductions as well as for its ''irresponsible attitude'' about its nuclear weapons development.
Fukushima also said the decision was made after North Korea failed to respond to an SDP letter of protest on those issues sent more than a month ago.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2002_Dec_2/ai_94754704   (394 words)

  
 Japan Policy & Politics: Protesters hold rally against Bush's Diet speech
Two Social Democratic Party lawmakers Mizuho Fukushima and Tomoko Nakagawa joined the rally attended by members of civil groups outside the office building for House of Councillors members.
Fukushima, an upper house member, said at the rally, ''The president's 'axis of evil' remark runs counter to Japan's peace-upholding Constitution.
Fukushima, Nakagawa, a member of the House of Representatives, and other protesters shouted, ''We are against war cooperation,'' ''America should get out of Afghanistan,'' and other slogans at the start of Bush's speech in the upper house chamber.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0XPQ/is_2002_Feb_25/ai_84260775   (232 words)

  
 Times of Oman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
But Fukushima said the party, which held a mere six seats in the powerful lower house when it was dissolved, had not lost hope that it could still be part of government despite facing a tough election battle.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called the election after LDP rebels joined the opposition earlier this month to defeat bills to privatise the postal system, the core of his reform agenda to lessen government interference in the economy.
Fukushima accused Koizumi of pushing reforms to the detriment of ordinary people, adding that the Socialists, small as they may be, still have a key role to play.
www.timesofoman.com /newsdetails.asp?newsid=19034   (325 words)

  
 Japan Times: Rallies staged for, against revision   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Both proponents and opponents of revising the Constitution held rallies and meetings Monday in Tokyo to mark the 57th anniversary since it came into force.
Mizuho Fukushima (second from right), head of the Social Democratic Party, and Kazuo Shii (second from left), chief of the Japanese Communist Party, take part in a rally Monday at Tokyo's Hibiya Park.
Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party, said at the event, "Moves to amend the Constitution will accelerate this year.
search.japantimes.co.jp /print/news/nn05-2004/nn20040504a3.htm   (170 words)

  
 Long Island Press: Long Island Newspaper, News, Entertainment, Real Estate, Classifieds, Automotive, Weddings, Business ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Japan's Socialist Party leader Mizuho Fukushima gives a thumbs-up sign in front of her poster before an interview at party headquarters in Tokyo August 25, 2005.
Fukushima, who met with visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, quoted him as saying that the next round of six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons programme is likely to make more progress than the previous round, and that talks will resume on September 2.
Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.
www.longislandpress.com /dsdsmultimedia/3_ds_160690.php   (704 words)

  
 FUKUSHIMA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Search the FUKUSHIMA Family Message Boards at Ancestry.com (if available).
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www.worldhistory.com /surname/US/F/FUKUSHIMA.htm   (73 words)

  
 About 100 rally in support of WWII sex slaves: report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Similar rallies were also planned for the same day in other parts of Japan as well as in South Korea, Taiwan, Germany, Belgium and the United States, Kyodo said.
Fukushima could not be reached for comment and spokesmen for the House, the Social Democratic Party and local police could not confirm the report.
Historians say at least 200,000 young women, mostly Korean but also from Taiwan, China, the Philippines and Indonesia, were forced to serve as sex slaves in Japanese army brothels during the war.
www.spacewar.com /2004/040317085850.xf2edydl.html   (360 words)

  
 Fukushima on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
277,528), capital of Fukushima prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Kiso plain.
The Joban coalfield is the center of the region's coal mining.
Fukushima (the capital), Koriyama, Taira, and Wakamatsu are the chief cities.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/F/Fukushim.asp   (483 words)

  
 Summer 2002, Page 2
The second annual Peace as a Global Language conference, focusing on teaching about minority rights, gender issues, environmental awareness, conflict resolution, alternative educational approaches (including CL), and peace in the language classroom, will be held in Tokyo, September, 2003.
The two special guest speakers will be Spencer Kagan and Mizuho Fukushima.
Mizuho Fukushima is a well-known human rights lawyer and Japanese Parliament member.
www.iasce.net /Newsletters/2003_March/2003_march_6.shtml   (101 words)

  
 PHP-Nuke Powered Site - China: Six-party talks a week away   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mr Wu made his comments at a meeting in Tokyo with Mizuho *****ushima, the head of Japan''s Social Democratic Party.
Mr Wu later admitted the date was still not confirmed - and there is no indication of whether North Korea or the United States have agreed to that particular starting time.
Breaking the deadlock The Chinese envoy sounded a note of optimism over the talks, reportedly telling Mizuho *****ushima: "I think there will be more progress than before." His comments echo those of Christopher Hill, the chief US negotiator at the talks, who told reporters on Wednesday that the current impasse could be broken.
www.raulken.co.nz /printout81695.html   (266 words)

  
 North Korea talks could start Sept. 2 - Boston.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
TOKYO --China is considering restarting six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programs on Sept. 2, a Japanese opposition party official quoted Chinese envoy Wu Dawei as saying Thursday.
Wu, China's vice foreign minister and top negotiator for the Beijing talks, made the comment in talks in Tokyo with Mizuho Fukushima, head of Japan's Social Democratic Party, party spokesman Tsuyoshi Ito said.
My staff has been in discussion with the United States," Wu was quoted as telling Fukushima.
www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2005/08/25/north_korea_talks_could_start_sept_2   (321 words)

  
 Japan's Carnivore
On Nov 10, Japan's Diet member Mizuho Fukushima (a member of the House of Council, Social Democratic Party) placed a hearing on e-mail tapping operations by calling Japan's National Police Department (NPD) at Fukushima's office.
In the hearing, NPD official explained that NPD will ask for the budget in next fiscal year (beginning on April 2001) for development of so-called ''Temporary Mail Box'' device which will be used to eavesdrop e-mail communications.
At the end of hearing, Fukushima requested NPD to disclose more details of the device such as source code of the software, devices for input and output and itemized details of 8.75 million Yen budget per device, as soon as they can.
web.elastic.org /~fche/mirrors/cryptome.org/carnivore-jp.htm   (640 words)

  
 The Japan Times Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Detaining foreign nationals who have Japanese spouses is an infringement of their right to family unity guaranteed under the U.N. International Covenants on Human Rights, the office of Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima said.
The data show 30 of the foreigners have Japanese spouses, but the reasons for their detention are not specified, a staff member at the office said.
Fukushima obtained the data from the Justice Ministry in response to a query.
www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050607a9.htm   (174 words)

  
 UNCoRRELATED: Bobby Fischer released from Japanese custody   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Mizuho Fukushima, President of the Social Democratic Party, who told him how she had applied pressure over the past week on Immigration Bureau chief Masaharu Miura to make sure he allowed Fischer to leave the country if he secured Icelandic citizenship.
The Liberal Democratic Party is a party of criminals," he said.
The Grand Master then told Fukushima she needed to "do something about Koizumi.
www.uncorrelated.com /archives/2005/03/bobby_fischer_r.html   (199 words)

  
 The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Article
Parents cannot rely on boys for ‘soft’ aspects of support," says Mizuho Fukushima, a member of parliament and an expert on women’s issues.
A recent government survey reflects how the need for practical support in old age is overtaking traditional concerns.
But the desire for mother-daughter relationships is just a different kind of sex discrimination, warns Fukushima, which springs from the assumption that girls will be at their parents’ beck-and-call.
www.tribuneindia.com /2001/20010527/spectrum/main9.htm   (865 words)

  
 Asiaweek.com
The law is based on a century-old statute, says feminist attorney Fukushima Mizuho, who speaks for women's groups pushing for the revision.
Fukushima, 41, has kept her own family's name.
Other wives use their names on business cards, a compromise becoming more widely accepted in corporate Japan.
www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/97/0627/cs2.html   (314 words)

  
 Protesters hold [hate] rally against Bush's Diet speech
First Fukushima says he thinks Japan should stick with the pacifism because of its constitution.
But the US presence in Afghanistan bothers Fukushima more than even the Japanese presence in the Indian Ocean as refueling vessels.
Fukushima is a socialist, sympathizing more with the terrorists' than with the US.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/630652/posts   (783 words)

  
 Hott Java News: Korea talks 'resume in September'
Mr Wu made his comments at a meeting in Tokyo with Mizuho Fukushima, the head of Japan's Social Democratic Party.
The Chinese envoy sounded a note of optimism over the talks, reportedly telling Mizuho Fukushima: "I think there will be more progress than before."
His comments echo those of Christopher Hill, the chief US negotiator at the talks, who told reporters on Wednesday that the current impasse could be broken.
www.hottjava.com /2005/08/korea-talks-resume-in-september.html   (620 words)

  
 Japan: Opposition parties slam Powell for pushing constitutional change
"Under its tactics, the U.S. government is pushing to change Article 9 for the worse," Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the Social Democratic Party, told reporters.
Fukushima was referring to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage's reported statement last month that Article 9 is hindering the Japan-U.S. alliance.
Article 9 of the Constitution stipulates that the Japanese people "forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes." (Kyodo News)
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1191904/posts   (370 words)

  
 3/4/99 Japanese Diet Members' Letter on MOX Shipment
We have seen a copy of your February 11, 1999 letter to U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright expressing your concern about the transportation plan and security measures being considered for this shipment and wish to express our agreement with and support of your letter.
The MOX fuel is planned to be used in Fukushima Prefecture by TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) and in Fukui Prefecture by KEPCO (Kansai Electric Power Company).
In the case of Fukushima Prefecture, Governor Eisaku Sato has said that he will grant approval for MOX use in Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1-3 once the national government has given approval, but that approval has not yet been given.
www.nci.org /c/c3499.htm   (605 words)

  
 Mainichi Interactive - Top News
Katsuya Okada, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii and Social Democratic Party chairwoman Mizuho Fukushima all criticized Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's decision to have troops take part in a multinational force in Iraq.
Both Fukushima and Shii cited the nation's Constitution, which bans the use of force to settle international disputes, when they said that Japan should give up sending SDF to Iraq.
Okada and Fukushima also criticized the government's delay in announcing a record low female fertility rate recorded in 2003 until after the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito approved the pension bills that presupposed a higher fertility rate as a source of pension finance.
www.buzztracker.org /2004/06/24/cache/246371.html   (702 words)

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