Daily Yomiuri Online Click
- Accountants found lax on tax / Undeclared 85 million yen related to unusually high commission
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 25, 2008)
Two public taxation accountants who formerly worked as national tax officials failed to declare about 85 million yen in income that formed part of an unusually high commission they received in 2006, sources said. continued ... - Stimulus package generous / 'Handouts' included in plan to please voters before election
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 25, 2008)
The fresh economic stimulus package put together by the ruling coalition appears to be an assortment of generous handouts aimed at pleasing voters in anticipation of the next House of Representatives election. continued ... - Australia ready to cover DPRK aid withheld by Japan
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 25, 2008)
Tetsu Okazaki Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
SYDNEY--Australia is prepared to help take over Japan's share in providing energy aid to North Korea as a reward for Pyongyang's disablement of the Yongbyon nuclear facility, an Australian Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry spokesman said Friday. continued ... - BOJ may revise real GDP growth to zero for FY08
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 25, 2008)
The Bank of Japan is discussing revising the expected growth rate of real gross domestic product in fiscal 2008 downward from 1.2 percent, predicted in July, to zero percent, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned Friday. continued ... - Japan, China must cooperate over crisis
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 25, 2008)
In tackling the global financial crisis and attempting to resolve bilateral problems, Japan and China must cooperate swiftly and visibly for their mutual benefit. continued ...
The Asahi Shimbun Click
- Japan gave in on U.S. troops in 1953
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: October 25,2008)
In 1953, Tokyo renounced its jurisdiction over U.S. armed forces personnel accused of crimes while off duty in Japan, except in important cases, according to a secret U.S. memo unearthed by a scholar. continued ... - Aso's China policy seeks real profits
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: October 25,2008)
BEIJING--Prime Minister Taro Aso's speech here Friday touched on the negative sentiments stemming from the past between Japan and China, but emphasized a future of "common benefits" for both countries. continued ... - Weekly Report: North Korean defectors live secretively under Japan's watch
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: October 25,2008)
BY KOICHI FURUYA
SHENYANG, China--Almost daily, a batch of bento boxed meals is quietly carried past the Chinese sentry at the gates of the Japanese Consulate-General here, to a drab two-story building located deep within the compound. continued ... - Aso's midterm program indicates rise in consumption tax rate
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: October 25,2008)
Prime Minister Taro Aso indicated Thursday he would raise the consumption tax after his pump-priming measures, including record tax reductions on mortgages, lead to an economic recovery. continued ...
The Japan Times Click
- Seoul, Beijing accept summit overture by Aso
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008
BEIJING (Kyodo) Prime Minister Taro Aso agreed with his South Korean and Chinese counterparts in bilateral meetings Friday to work closely together to address the global financial upheaval ahead of the crisis summit Washington will host next month, Japanese officials said. continued ... - Hatoyama, Aso wealthiest
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008
Masuzoe third; Cabinet members' assets average ¥141.28 million
(Kyodo News) Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Kunio Hatoyama and Prime Minister Taro Aso ranked No. 1 and 2 out of the 18-member Cabinet launched in late September, in terms of holdings of family assets, documents they submitted showed Friday. continued ... - Yokosuka public holds nuke drill
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Residents of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, conducted an evacuation drill Friday to deal with possible nuclear accidents aboard the newly deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington. continued ... - EDITORIAL: Deeper Indo-Japanese ties
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008
Prime Minister Taro Aso and his Indian counterpart Mr. Manmohan Singh issued a joint statement in Tokyo this week expressing their desire to deepen bilateral economic relations. This is quite understandable and reasonable since India is the third-largest economy in Asia — after Japan and China — and growing. The statement said the two nations will work together toward an early conclusion of an economic partnership agreement and will cooperate closely in dealing with the global financial crisis. continued ...
The Mainichi Daily News Click
- Aso Cabinet members average 141.28 million yen in family wealth
(Mainichi Japan) October 25, 2008
Members of the Cabinet, including Prime Minister Taro Aso, own an average of 141.28 million yen in family assets, the government has announced. continued ... - Miura's widow returns to Japan with cremated remains
(Mainichi Japan) October 25, 2008
The wife of Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura, who died in a police cell in Los Angeles this month while awaiting trial, returned to Japan with his remains on Saturday. continued ... - Perspectives: The Imperial Household Agency has an obligation to explain Crown Princess Masako's actions
(Mainichi Japan) October 25, 2008
(By Hiroyuki Manabe, Mainichi Shimbun)
Crown Princess Masako was absent from the 8th National Sports Festival for the Disabled held in Oita Prefecture. Instead, she went to a sports day event held at Gakushuin Primary School, Tokyo, the school her daughter, Princess Aiko, attends. Grand Master Issei Nomura of the Imperial Household Agency, who is responsible for the care of the Crown Prince and Princess, explained that "illness" was the determining factor underlying the Crown Princess' respective absence and attendance at these two events. However, for an Imperial Family that has prioritized official duties over private lives, some are criticizing the Crown Princess this time for "neglecting official duties." continued ...
Kyodo
- U.S. Air Force to set up nuclear command after blunders
Oct 24 10:35 PM US/Eastern
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The U.S. Air Force said Friday it will set up a new command for nuclear bombers and intercontinental ballistic missies after a series of incidents revealed deficiencies in nuclear arsenal management. continued ... - Japan's top nuke negotiator to visit U.S. for N. Korea talks next week
Oct 24 10:35 PM US/Eastern
(AP) - WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Kyodo) — Japan's top nuclear negotiator, Akitaka Saiki, will visit Washington next Tuesday for talks with his U.S. counterpart, Christopher Hill, on denuclearizing North Korea, sources involved in six-party denuclearization talks said Friday. continued ...
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