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BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2003

Cabinet Office to promote Saka

Atsuo Saka, director general for economic, fiscal and social structure at the Cabinet Office, will become vice minister for economic and fiscal policy July 15, replacing departing Yuzo Kobayashi, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2003

LDP hits Koizumi local tax plan

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's latest proposal on cutting subsidies to local governments has met fierce opposition from within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party -- an indication that both he and the legislation face a rough road ahead.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2003

Cabinet OKs plan to move up pension refunds

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a government proposal to move up by one month to Sept. 1 the date when corporate employee pension funds will be allowed to start handing back to the government the portion of pension assets they manage on the its behalf.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2003

Deflation hardliner named as special Cabinet adviser

Haruhiko Kuroda, former vice finance minister for international affairs and an advocate of radical monetary-easing measures by the Bank of Japan, was appointed Friday as a special adviser to the Cabinet.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2003

Cabinet approves bill to relax refugee rules

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to scrap the 60-day limit on accepting applications for refugee status, government officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2003

Don't fear deregulation failures: Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi urged his Cabinet on Tuesday to consider the hundreds of proposals by local municipalities nationwide seeking to create special deregulated zones.
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2003

Kuroda likely as Cabinet adviser

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi plans to appoint Haruhiko Kuroda, former vice finance minister for international affairs, as special adviser to his Cabinet, sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2002

Dissension surfaces in Cabinet

In a rare gesture of ministerial dissent over a government policy that has just been formulated, the industry and land ministers said Friday that a planned supplementary budget for fiscal 2002 is too small.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2002

Cabinet official hits ministry for refusing to issue Lee visa

A government official on Friday criticized the Foreign Ministry for refusing to issue a visa to allow former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui to visit Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2002

Cabinet to have ministries cut their emissions by 7%

In an effort to lead by example, the Cabinet approved a plan Friday that commits the national government to cutting greenhouse gas emissions at ministries and affiliated bodies by 7 percent of fiscal 2001 levels by fiscal 2006.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2002

Data may show GDP contraction: Cabinet Office

A top official at the Cabinet Office indicated Wednesday that economic data due out Friday may show the economy contracted for a third consecutive quarter in the October-December period.
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2001

Cabinet Office says economy going down

The government on Wednesday downgraded its diagnosis of the Japanese economy's health for the seventh time this year, as the effects of the September terrorist attacks in the United States began to be felt.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2001

Kuwaiti Cabinet endorses new contracts for Arabian Oil

The Kuwaiti Cabinet has given the green light to its plan to map out new contracts that will allow Tokyo-based Arabian Oil Co. to continue operations in the country's Khafji oil field, Arabian Oil said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2001

Cabinet OKs reforms; rough road expected

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a sweeping reform program compiled last week by a key government panel that aims to revive the economy in two to three years through a fundamental cleanup of banks' nonperforming loans and a thorough review of the state budget.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2001

Cabinet imposes emergency curbs, tariffs on Chinese farm imports

The Cabinet decided on Tuesday to impose emergency import curbs on three agricultural products, starting Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2001

Cabinet Secretariat gave 965 million yen to official accused of embezzling funds

The Foreign Ministry official who was fired last month on suspicion of embezzlement had been entrusted with 965 million yen between August 1993 and October 1999, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2000

Detente mission to Russia to follow Cabinet reshuffle

Japan will send its foreign minister to Russia to seek a breakthrough in a decades-old territorial dispute after a Cabinet reshuffle expected in early December, government sources said Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2000

Cabinet mixed on plan to slash ODA spending

Members of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's Cabinet expressed mixed opinions Friday over a proposal by the ruling coalition's chief policymakers to slash spending on official development assistance.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2000

Cabinet endorses salary cut for government workers

The Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Tuesday endorsed a salary cut for government workers for fiscal 2000 as recommended by the National Personnel Authority, the second such reduction in two years.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2000

Mori plans Cabinet reshuffle ahead of shakeup at ministries

The Cabinet should be reshuffled in December to prepare for the consolidation of government ministries and agencies in January, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2000

Cabinet approves 500 billion yen for public works

The Cabinet on Tuesday endorsed early use of a 500 billion yen reserve fund set aside for public works under the fiscal 2000 budget to help rev up the economy.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2000

Cabinet urged to help with Mori's 'Japan rebirth plan'

Economic Planning Agency chief Taichi Sakaiya asked other Cabinet members Tuesday to study measures to bring about Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's "Japan rebirth plan."
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2000

Expert predicts Mori Cabinet will be short-lived

A leading political commentator has predicted that the new Cabinet to be launched by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori today will be short-lived, and that drastic political realignments are in the offing.
JAPAN
May 31, 2000

Cabinet likely to feel nicotine jitters

Some Cabinet members may get particularly edgy as they are temporarily deprived of a habitual means of relaxation during a weeklong no-smoking campaign that kicked off Tuesday as part of a government health plan.
JAPAN
May 31, 2000

Censure motion seen as blow to Mori's Cabinet

Three opposition parties on Tuesday jointly submitted a nonbinding resolution of censure to the House of Councilors against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, claiming that his remark that Japan is "a divine nation centering on the Emperor" violates the Constitution.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 1999

Cabinet OKs 85 trillion yen 'final push' budget

The Cabinet on Friday approved an 84.99 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2000 that leans more heavily than ever on bond issues in what is being billed as the final push to strengthen the long-fragile economy. The general-account budget, the same size as the Finance Ministry's draft proposed Monday, will...
EDITORIALS
Dec 6, 1999

A Cabinet like no other

The people of Northern Ireland have made clear their longing for peace. They resolutely endorsed the Good Friday accords signed last year and have stood behind them. The embattled province's politicians have kept pace -- sometimes grudgingly. Last week, Northern Ireland took another historic step forward...
JAPAN
Oct 7, 1999

Cabinet Interview: Trust in nuclear energy Nakasone's goal

Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 19, 1999

Cabinet group targets 90% cut in dioxin emissions

A Cabinet panel approved a policy proposal Friday to curb dioxin emissions by around 90 percent in four years and set tolerable levels of the substance in the air, as well as look into water and soil standards, the Environment Agency said.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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