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REFORM

BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 15, 2015
From immigration to zoning, reforms need central guidance to succeed: adviser
The central government must exert control over the regions to push through regulatory reforms needed for economic revival, said the head of a council on special economic zones.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2014
High risks, rewards in Xi's reforms
Only by addressing the weakening of investment-led growth, bureacratic inefficiencies and worsening pollution, and then shifting to an innovation-based, environmentally sustainable growth model, can China continue to prosper and ultimately achieve high-income status.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2014
Reforming China's 'commanding heights'
Xi's effort to root out corruption has empowered both the party and the reformers. The question is how far they will take their reform ambitions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Oct 5, 2014
Educator reverses school's fortunes by reviving progressive principles
When Evernote Corp. CEO Phil Libin visited Tokyo's Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin in May, the combined junior and senior high school for girls came under the media spotlight — not only because it was unusual for a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur to visit a girls' school, but also because of the progressive...
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 15, 2014
GPIF law change may be shelved, Kihara says
A law to transform how the world's biggest pension fund is run can wait and may even be shelved, said a ruling party official, contradicting his deputy policy chief who called it the top priority.
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2014
Xi should push rule of law
If Chinese leader Xi Jinping is serious about enacting reforms, he should implement political and judiciary changes designed to strip the party of its privilege and firmly establish the rule of law.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2014
China to give as many as five privately funded banks a chance
China will allow a batch of three to five banks funded by private investment this year to operate under a trial as part of the country's financial reforms, according to the China Banking Regulatory Commission.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 2, 2013
Entrance exams get failing grade
National university exams are notorious for their emphasis on book learning.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2013
With rapid growth imperiled, China at a crossroads
China remains a colossus, but its future is increasingly clouded.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 4, 2013
Diet reform paralyzed by hypocritical habits
Indecision is a much-criticized feature of Japanese politics. Diet sessions are rife with unproductive wrangling as the ruling and opposition camps dispute the timing of the submission of bills while avoiding constructive discussions on them.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 18, 2013
China economy 'unsustainable': IMF
China's economy, fueled by credit and government debt that has increased far faster than official statistics reflect, is heading in an "unsustainable" direction that poses major risks in the years ahead, the International Monetary Fund reported Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 5, 2013
Reform of rare-disease subsidies
A health ministry panel has proposed to more than double the number of hard-to-cure diseases for which patients may receive treatment subsidies.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2013
Not the way to reform education
As for 'resuscitating' education, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears more interested in nurturing children who will help Japan achieve its national goals.

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