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CABINET INTERVIEW

Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 30, 2004
Aso wants private-sector input on postal reform
Ideas from business leaders should be invited when crafting plans to privatize Japan Post to ensure it is profitable from the get-go, according to Taro Aso, minister of internal affairs and communications.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 30, 2004
New finance chief extols 'Takenaka vision,' bank reforms
Newly appointed Financial Services Minister Tatsuya Ito plans to continue pushing banking-sector reforms, the biggest task he worked on as a deputy to his hardline predecessor, Heizo Takenaka.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 29, 2004
Takenaka vows to get LDP members on board for Japan Post privatization
Heizo Takenaka, just named to the brand-new post of minister of postal reform, said Tuesday he will "keep talking" to Liberal Democratic Party politicians until he wins their support for privatization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 26, 2003
Banks told to tighten screws on debtors
Banks seeking to help turn around borrower companies should not merely extend life support to businesses doomed to fail, reappointed Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 26, 2003
Transport chief to have a go at Japan Highway's books
In an effort to clear the air over Japan Highway Public Corp.'s disputed balance sheet, transport minister Nobuteru Ishihara said the government will draft its own version of the public entity's financial standings and present it to the Diet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 26, 2003
Tanigaki pledges tight fiscal policy, efficiency
Facing a ballooning government debt and a still-fragile economy, newly appointed Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki hopes to pursue a tight fiscal policy and allocate the budget effectively.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 26, 2003
IRCJ not only interested in 'small potatoes': Kaneko
New industrial revival minister Kazuyoshi Kaneko shrugged off accusations that the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan has a "small potatoes" approach to rescuing ailing firms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 25, 2003
Education minister wants kids to be more patriotic
The Fundamental Law of Education should be revised in ways that would encourage children to regain a sense of patriotism and learn about religion, according to the new education minister, Takeo Kawamura.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 25, 2003
Aso questions Koizumi's timetable to privatize postal services entity
New home affairs minister Taro Aso expressed skepticism Wednesday over the timetable put forward by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to privatize the postal services entity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 24, 2003
Kawaguchi eyes bigger SDF role
The government should pursue a more flexible interpretation of the Constitution's war-renouncing Article 9 and allow the Self-Defense Forces to make a greater contribution to global peacekeeping efforts, according to Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
May 4, 2001
Heresy of Koizumi key to his Cabinet's soaring popularity, Fukuda says
It is the heretical style of new Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi that has sent his Cabinet's approval ratings soaring, according to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda.
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
May 3, 2001
Finance chief Shiokawa supports fiscal tightening
In line with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's fiscal reform policies, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa has acknowledged the need to make substantial cuts to general expenditures for fiscal 2002.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
May 2, 2001
Public works projects not so easy to ax, Ogi reckons
The central government must look to local governments and their leaders when reviewing public works projects and avoid drastically reviewing or canceling them without such input, Infrastructure Minister Chikage Ogi said.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
May 2, 2001
Toyama sticks by controversial textbook
Newly appointed education chief Atsuko Toyama, continuing the policy of her predecessor, said her ministry will not seek additional revisions to a controversial history textbook even if South Korea officially lodges requests to this end.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
May 1, 2001
Moriyama eyes judicial reform, backs death penalty
It is important to carry out judicial reforms in order to ensure that the public has better access to legal services, according to newly appointed Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
May 1, 2001
Kawaguchi optimistic on climate change talks
Climate change negotiations are steadily progressing behind the scenes and some subtle changes could portend breakthroughs, reappointed Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Dec 15, 2000
Streamlining hopes face roadblocks: Hashimoto
The ongoing process of realigning central government ministries and agencies remains trapped in a bureaucratic vise, according to former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, who is currently state minister in charge of streamlining the nation's bureaucracy.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Dec 9, 2000
Better education system hinges on revision of law: Machimura
The 53-year-old Fundamental Law of Education needs to be revised if Japan is to lay the foundations of a better education system in the 21st century, according to newly appointed Education Minister Nobutaka Machimura.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Dec 9, 2000
Ogi wants Haneda to go international
Tokyo's Haneda airport should be an international hub and the new megaministry that will control most public works budgets should draw up a grand design for the nation's airport network, said the woman who will head the megaministry.
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Dec 8, 2000
Widen scope of bilateral trade talks: Hiranuma
Japan and the United States should hold regular government/private-sector meetings as part of new comprehensive discussions on economic and trade issues, International Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma said.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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