Daily Yomiuri Online Click
- LDP most trusted on economy, foreign policy
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Dec. 26, 2008)
The Liberal Democratic Party is viewed as more competent than the Democratic Party of Japan on economic and foreign policy, while the DPJ is favored on social security, according to a joint poll conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun and Waseda University. continued ... - Organizational reform must not be cosmetic
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Dec. 26, 2008)
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday endorsed the abolition of the Employment and Human Resources Development Organization of Japan, which has been criticized for wasting taxpayers' money in various ways. continued ...
The Asahi Shimbun Click
- Watanabe slapped for rebel vote
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: December 26,2008)
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshimi Watanabe has been reprimanded by his own party for voting in favor of a resolution introduced Wednesday in the Lower House by the opposition Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan). continued ...
The Japan Times Click
- MSDF may get antipiracy duty off Somalia
(The Japan Times) Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
(Kyodo News)Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura said Thursday that a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer might be sent off Somalia to protect Japanese ships from pirates. continued ... - Tamogami's cohorts reprimanded
(The Japan Times) Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
By JUN HONGO, Staff writer
The Defense Ministry on Thursday reprimanded two people involved in encouraging Air Self-Defense Force personnel to enter a controversial essay contest won by sacked ASDF Chief of Staff Gen. Toshio Tamogami and unveiled measures to prevent similar controversies. continued ... - Summarized textbook screener minutes urged
(The Japan Times) Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
(Kyodo News) An advisory body to the education minister outlined a set of measures Thursday to make the screening process for school textbooks transparent, calling for summarized minutes of screening deliberations by the panel's subcommittees to be published after the release of their results. continued ... - Nakagawa aide loses job over shady request
(The Japan Times) Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
(Kyodo News) A former secretary of Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Hidenao Nakagawa asked the Nagoya Stock Exchange in September 2005 to list a condominium sales company, sources said Thursday, noting the aide was axed last February over the inappropriateness of the overture. continued ... - EDITORIAL: Reform in the name of revenue
(The Japan Times) Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
The government has endorsed a medium-term tax reform program designed to secure revenue sources to cover the ballooning costs of social security, which includes pensions plus medical and nursing care services. It mentions raising the consumption tax from fiscal 2011, but equivocates, because the program is a compromise between the Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner Komeito. continued ...
The Mainichi Daily News Click
- Defense Ministry says ex-ASDF chief of staff was unaware essays would cause controversy
(Mainichi Japan) December 26, 2008
The Defense Ministry concluded in a report that former Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) Chief of Staff Toshio Tamogami published a controversial essay denying that Japan was an aggressor nation because of an insufficient awareness of his responsibility. continued ...
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