Daily Yomiuri Online Click
- Consumer agency launch seen difficult for early FY09
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (Nov. 15, 2008)
The government and the ruling camp basically decided Friday to give up on a plan to pass during the current Diet session bills that would establish a consumer affairs agency within fiscal 2009, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. continued ... - Fund misuse hits all-time high / Report reveals govt officials' cavalier attitude toward public funds
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (Nov. 15, 2008)
Sonosuke Sakamoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
Misuse of public funds by government officials across the country has reached an all-time high of 125 billion yen, according to the latest Board of Audit report. continued ...
The Asahi Shimbun Click
- ASDF officer replaced for harassment
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: November 15, 2008)
The principal of an Air Self-Defense Force academy was dismissed in September over allegations he sexually harassed a female subordinate. continued ...
The Japan Times Click
- ASDF academy head axed over sexual harassment
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008
(Kyodo News) The head of an Air Self-Defense Force academy was sacked in September over allegations of sexual harassment against a female deputy, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Friday. continued ... - Real estate faces another major downturn
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008
Lessons of bubble economy not heeded as many rapidly growing developers have collapsed in recent months
By KANA INAGAKI, Kyodo News
Nearly two decades ago, Japan experienced the burst of an asset-inflated bubble economy that shattered the myth that property prices can continue to soar on the back of a roaring boom in the real estate industry. continued ... - Prefecture-merging panel sets goal
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008
(Staff report) A policy panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Thursday it will try to draw up by the end of December a bill to consolidate the nation's 47 prefectures into 10 larger, more powerful regional governments. continued ...
The Mainichi Daily News Click
- Aso hints at delaying Lower House dissolution until at least next spring
(Mainichi Japan) November 15, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Prime Minister Taro Aso hinted Friday that he might wait until at least next spring, after the initial budget plan for fiscal 2009 is passed, before dissolving the House of Representatives for a general election. continued ... - Sexual harassment 'cover-up' prompts minister to demand SDF to alert media of personnel changes
(Mainichi Japan) November 15, 2008
All personnel changes among high-ranking Self-Defense Forces (SDF) officials must be released to media organizations, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada has instructed. continued ... - Another high-ranking official encouraged ASDF personnel to participate in controversial contest
(Mainichi Japan) November 15, 2008
Another high-ranking official of the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) encouraged personnel to submit essays to a civilian contest, which was won by former ASDF Chief of Staff Toshio Tamogami and subsequently led to his dismissal. continued ...
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