Daily Yomiuri Online Click
- Administrative entities paid 1.3 bil. yen in unreported benefits
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Dec. 19, 2008)
The Board of Audit discovered Wednesday that eight independent administrative institutions have paid a total of 1.3 billion yen in benefits to their employees over the past five years without reporting the payments to appropriate ministries. continued ... - Panel urges doubling of textbook content
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Dec. 19, 2008)
A government education reform council submitted a report Thursday to Prime Minister Taro Aso seeking better quality school textbooks with increased content. continued ... - Sales tax hike faces opposition / New Komeito presses govt not to specify when increase will take place
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Dec. 19, 2008)
The path forward for the government's plan to raise the consumption tax from fiscal 2011 is a tricky one, with New Komeito having expressed disapproval over the timing of the proposed tax hike. continued ... - SYMPOSIUM: THE NEW U.S. PRESIDENT / Time for change in Japan-U.S. relations
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Dec. 19, 2008)
KYOTO--A symposium to discuss Japan-U.S. relations under the administration of President-elect Barack Obama was recently held at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto. continued ... - Textbook move could see new chapter in education
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Dec. 19, 2008)
Now that a policy to boost the content of school textbooks is certain to be adopted, we hope the move will improve the academic abilities of schoolchildren and spark in them a greater interest in learning. continued ...
The Asahi Shimbun Click
- ASDF wraps up Mideast mission
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: December 19,2008)
ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait--The last of three C-130 transport planes of the Air Self-Defense Force departed here for Japan on Wednesday, completing the ASDF's five-year mission of transporting troops and supplies to and from Iraq. continued ...
The Japan Times Click
- It's official: Aso family mine used POW labor
(The Japan Times) Friday, Dec. 19, 2008
By MASAMI ITO, Staff writer
The government said Thursday it has documents showing Allied POWs worked at a coal mine run by Prime Minister Taro Aso's family during World War II. continued ... - Opposition's employment plan gets nod
(The Japan Times) Friday, Dec. 19, 2008
(Kyodo News) Bills on employment measures drafted by the opposition camp were approved by a key House of Councilors committee Thursday. continued ... - Panel urges doubling some textbooks' length
(The Japan Times) Friday, Dec. 19, 2008
(Kyodo News) The government panel on educational reconstruction proposed Thursday doubling the page counts of Japanese-language, science and English textbooks to enrich education. continued ... - Obama may press Japan
(The Japan Times) Friday, Dec. 19, 2008
By ROBERT DUJARRIC, Special to The Japan Times
Japan's ruling establishment hoped that John McCain, surrounded by "friends of Japan," would win the race to the White House. Conservative commentators fear that President-elect Barack Obama will neglect Japan while paying too much attention to China. continued ...
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