Daily Yomiuri Online :: Wednesday, September 23, 2009

• Tanigaki supported by 11 LDP chapters (Sep.23)
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki appears to be leading the race for the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party, as 11 of the party's 47 prefectural chapters said they would support him in a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey. continued ...


• DPJ AT THE HELM / Govt eyes taxpayer ID numbers / Individual business owners oppose plan; some fear privacy violations (Sep.23)
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii says his ministry will consider introducing a taxpayer identification number system. continued ...


• DPJ AT THE HELM / DPJ laments modest size of party HQ (Sep.23)
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  The sharp increase in the number of Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers following the party's crushing victory in the latest general election has left DPJ members bemoaning the lack of space in their Tokyo headquarters. continued ...


• DPJ AT THE HELM / Yamba Dam project in, out of DPJ manifestos (Sep.23)
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  People who have been affected by the Yamba Dam construction project in Naganoharamachi, Gunma Prefecture, are looking upon the Democratic Party of Japan with distrust because of its flip-flop regarding whether to include the cancellation of the project in its past electoral manifestos. continued ...


• DPJ AT THE HELM / Residents to boycott meeting with Maehara (Sep.23)
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  MAEBASHI--Residents in Naganoharamachi, Gunma Prefecture, have decided to boycott a Wednesday meeting with Construction and Transport Minister Seiji Maehara on the government's plan to halt construction of the Yamba Dam. continued ...


• DPJ AT THE HELM / PM pushes E. Asia grouping / In talks with China's Hu, Hatoyama also discusses oil field issue (Sep.23)
  Kohei Kobayashiand Takashi Murao Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
  NEW YORK--Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama proposed the formation of an East Asian Community and called for China's cooperation in achieving that goal during talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday. continued ...


• 'Fraternity' alone won't resolve problems (Sep.23)
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama made his diplomatic debut in a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday, the first in a series of scheduled summit meetings in the United States. continued ...