Daily Yomiuri Online :: Friday, June 26, 2009

• Aso says election 'not too distant' (Jun.26) ★
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  Prime Minister Taro Aso said Thursday he would dissolve the House of Representatives "in the not-so-distant future" and hold a general election, expressing his determination to take the initiative in an attempt to stay in power. continued ...


• Foundation linked to luxury car use (Jun.26)
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  OSAKA--A foundation financed by the Tokyo metropolitan government and the nation's prefectural governments has provided a domestic luxury car and driver to the acting secretary general of the National Governors' Association for more than 30 years, it has been learned. continued ...


• Koga hit over Miyazaki gov. plea / Higashikokubaru's response to LDP offer could also undermine Aso (Jun.26) ★
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  The uproar over Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru's provocative response to senior Liberal Democratic Party leader Makoto Koga's request for him to run in the next general election as an LDP candidate threatens to become another powder keg that could rock the embattled ruling party. continued ...


• Japan Post management to be reviewed (Jun.26)
  Satoshi Ariizumi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
  The corporate management of Japan Post Holdings Co. under its president, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, likely will be reviewed following the de facto ouster of four of his closest allies as part of its business improvement plan drawn up in connection with the envisaged sale of its Kampo no Yado hotels by September 2012. continued ...


• Matsushita institute turns 30 / Body close to goal of having one-third of graduates become lawmakers (Jun.26)
  Masanobu Takagi
  The Matsushita Institute of Government and Management (MIGM), established by the late Konosuke Matsushita (1894-1989)--who founded the electronics forerunner of today's Panasonic Group--celebrated its 30th anniversary Sunday. continued ...


• Editorial :: Transport ministry needs to recheck its checks (Jun.26)
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  Another case of collusive bid-rigging arranged at the initiative of Construction and Transport Ministry officials has bubbled to the surface. The ministry needs to seriously reflect on the preventive measures it has taken following previous scandals. continued ...