Daily Yomiuri Online Click
- U.S. eyes oil aid sources for N. Korea / Replacements sought for Japan assistance
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 22, 2008)
Satoshi Ogawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
WASHINGTON--The United States is discussing the option of asking several countries, including Australia, to provide engergy assistance to North Korea equivalent to the level of aid Japan has postponed the provison of citing the abduction issue as a reason, in return for the reclusive state's disablement of its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. continued ... - Chinese destroyer sailed through Tsugaru Strait
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 22, 2008)
Four Chinese naval vessels, including a destroyer and a supply ship, recently passed through the Tsugaru Strait bound for the Pacific Ocean, officials from the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry announced Monday. continued ... - Battle of nerves over poll / Ruling, opposition try to make use of financial law revival
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 22, 2008)
The ruling coalition and the opposition camp are involved in a political tug-of-war as they try to create favorable momentum out of the current political situation, with Nov. 18 seen as a likely date for the start of campaigning for a House of Representatives election and Nov. 30 the most probable date for the election. continued ... - Editorial: State subsidy scandal chance to review policy
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 22, 2008)
A sample inspection by the Board of Audit on 12 prefectural governments has found that all of them misused subsidies from the central government. continued ...
The Asahi Shimbun Click
- Aso a regular at high-class restaurants and bars
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: October 22,2008)
Aso a regular at high-class restaurants and bars continued ... - Lower House passes refueling bill
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: October 22,2008)
A bill to extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean by one year passed the Lower House on Tuesday. continued ... - EDITORIAL: Anti-terror legislation
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: October 22,2008)
A Lower House committee on Monday passed a bill to extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean for another year. continued ... - EDITORIAL: Board of Audit probe
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: October 22,2008)
An investigation by the Board of Audit of Japan into state-subsidized programs in 12 prefectural governments turned up accounting shenanigans in all of them. The total amount of taxpayer money that was inappropriately hoarded topped 1 billion yen in the five years through fiscal 2006. continued ...
The Japan Times Click
- No foul play in Miura's death, L.A. cops say
(The Japan Times) Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) No evidence of foul play was found in the jail-cell death of Kazuyoshi Miura, a police official said Monday. continued ... - Aso eyeing Beijing, Seoul trilateral summit in December
(The Japan Times) Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
(Kyodo News) Prime Minister Taro Aso has sounded out China and South Korea about holding a trilateral summit in Fukuoka in early December, government sources said Tuesday. continued ... - Ex-mayor denies bid-rigging role
(The Japan Times) Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
OSAKA (Kyodo) A former mayor of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, pleaded not guilty Tuesday at the Osaka District Court to helping rig bids for a garbage incinerator project in 2005. continued ... - Subsidies to make 'freeters' full-timers
(The Japan Times) Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
(Kyodo News) The government plans to give companies a subsidy of up to ¥1 million for each nonstudent part-timer, or "freeter," they hire as a full-time employee. continued ... - BOJ's free money may have had role in global turmoil: Yamaguchi
(The Japan Times) Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
(Bloomberg) The Bank of Japan's low interest rates may have contributed to the global financial market turmoil, Hirohide Yamaguchi, the government's nominee for BOJ deputy governor, said Tuesday. continued ... - EDITORIAL: Needs of the Afghan people
(The Japan Times) Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
The Lower House Tuesday passed a bill to extend by one year the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean — a sign of Japan's commitment to international efforts to contain terrorism. The opposition-controlled Upper House will vote down the bill. But the Lower House is expected to take a second vote to enact it toward the end of October, riding on a two-thirds majority of the ruling coalition. continued ...
The Mainichi Daily News Click
- U.S. may ask Australia to give oil to N. Korea after Japan says no over abduction issue
(Mainichi Japan)
SEOUL -- The United States is considering asking Australia to provide 200,000 tons of diesel oil to North Korea after Japan declared it would not supply any fuel to the country because no efforts have been made to settle the abduction issue, diplomatic sources here said. continued ... - Aso's plan to hold 3-nation summit in December raises election doubts
(Mainichi Japan)
Prime Minister Taro Aso has been sounding out China and South Korea over plans to hold a three-way summit in Fukuoka in December, it has been learned. continued ... - Perspectives: Number of hereditary Diet members is actually declining
(Mainichi Japan)
Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's announcement of his "doting parent" resignation, where he named his son as his successor, has led many to believe that the number of hereditary Diet members is increasing. However, political scientist Norihiko Narita states that the opposite is true. Although more than half of the Aso Cabinet, including the Prime Minister himself, are hereditary Diet members, Narita contends that this is nothing more than the afterglow of the multiple-seat constituency system that allowed for the election of many second- and third-generation politicians. The number of hereditary Diet members has decreased since the adoption of single-seat constituencies. Narita holds that the decline will be further intensified by the next general election, rumored to be held on Nov. 30. continued ...
Kyodo
- DPJ to confront gov't, ruling parties if election is delayed
Oct 22 06:29 AM US/Eastern
TOKYO, Oct. 22 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The main opposition Democratic Party of Japan will confront the government and the ruling parties if Prime Minister Taro Aso indicates that he intends to delay a widely-anticipated House of Representatives election, DPJ lawmaker Azuma Koshiishi said Wednesday. continued ...
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