Tue. December 02, 2008
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The Daily Yomiuri
December 2, 2008
The Council for the General Review of Administrative Spending, headed by Yuzaburo Mogi, chairman of Kikkoman Corp., presented Prime Minister Taro Aso with ...
The Daily Yomiuri
December 2, 2008
At the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday evening, Prime Minister
Taro Aso said to
reporters: "We'll retain the ceiling. But as the economic situation could ...
The Australian
December 2, 2008
... said Economic & Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano, one of the more experienced and thoughtful members of Prime Minister Taro Aso's cabinet. ...
ReliefWeb (press release)
December 2, 2008
The
government of Japan decided that it will complete the mission of the Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) in
Iraq, by the end of this year, ...
FinFacts Ireland
December 2, 2008
Many Japanese
companies, including the successor to Prime Minister
Taro Aso's family firm, have promoted their own idealized versions of the
Asia Pacific ...
Bloomberg
December 2, 2008
Prime Minister
Taro Aso yesterday asked Fujio Mitarai, chairman of Keidanren,
Japan's largest business lobby, and other top company executives to improve ...
The Japan Times
December 2, 2008
Prime Minister Taro Aso urged business leaders Monday to raise wages and secure employment in light of slowing consumption and growing public concern over ...
guardian.co.uk
December 2, 2008
The Liberal
Democratic party will urge Prime Minister
Taro Aso to review guidelines for next fiscal year's state budget that call for curbing increases in ...
Mainichi Daily News
December 2, 2008
We finished 2005 with
Junichiro Koizumi, 2006 with
Shinzo Abe, 2007 with Yasuo Fukuda, and now 2008 with
Taro Aso. Who will we have for 2009? ...
The Japan Times
December 2, 2008
The Japan Times
December 1, 2008
Looking for answers: Prime Minister
Taro Aso talks with a clerk during a visit to the Loft store in Shibuya Ward,
Tokyo, on Monday. ...
Bloomberg
November 30, 2008
1 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister
Taro Aso's approval rating tumbled to 31 percent after a month in which he botched an
explanation of an economic ...
The Daily Yomiuri
November 30, 2008
The measure is a part of the government's additional economic stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Taro Aso at the end of October. ...
The Daily Yomiuri
November 30, 2008
Prime Minister
Taro Aso said to
reporters Friday at the Prime Minister's Office: "[The SDF's work] is well received in
Iraq. ...
The Japan Times
November 30, 2008
The newspapers have been full of revelations these past few weeks about Prime Minister Taro Aso's slipups in the art of kanji deciphering. ...
The Daily Yomiuri
November 30, 2008
Under pressure after a series of gaffes, Prime Minister Taro Aso played it safe in his first one-on-one Diet debate with archrival Ichiro Ozawa since coming ...
Bloomberg
November 30, 2008
... Party members plan to form a study group, a move that may reflect growing criticism of Prime Minister Taro Aso within the leadership, Jiji Press said. ...
Alsumaria
November 29, 2008
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said he was proud that the Self-Defense Forces were carrying out their duties despite difficult conditions. ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
November 29, 2008
29--The government's
tax Commission on Friday urged Prime Minister
Taro Aso to clarify when the 5 percent consumption tax would be hiked to deal with the ...
The Japan Times
November 29, 2008
By TAKAHIRO FUKADA The government's
tax Commission on Friday urged Prime Minister
Taro Aso to clarify when the 5 percent consumption tax would be hiked to ...
The Daily Yomiuri
November 29, 2008
At their first one-on-one parliamentary debate as heads of their parties, Prime Minister
Taro Aso and
Democratic party of
Japan President Ichiro Ozawa ...
The Daily Yomiuri
November 29, 2008
Prime Minister Taro Aso hinted Thursday he might review the current government policy of slashing 220 billion yen from the projected increase in social ...
TMCnet
November 28, 2008
28_(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO, KOSAI'S COMMENTS) The government's
tax panel on Friday urged the administration of Prime Minister
Taro Aso to state the ...
Mainichi Daily News
November 28, 2008
Prime Minister Taro Aso on Friday ruled out the possibility that he will dissolve the House of Representatives at the end of this year for a snap general ...
The Japan Times
November 28, 2008
By MASAMI ITO and KAZUAKI NAGATA Outspoken Prime Minister Taro Aso may have finally learned his lesson Friday about holding his tongue. ...
Bloomberg
November 28, 2008
Prime Minister
Taro Aso said in October that he will cut
taxes over the next three years to help the economy recover, and then change the tax system to ...
Telegraph.co.uk
November 27, 2008
... (ASDF) transportation mission in
Iraq this year, given that we believe it has fulfilled its purpose," Prime Minister
Taro Aso said in a statement. ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution
November 27, 2008
"They're hobbling around and constantly going to the doctor," Prime Minister Taro Aso was quoted as saying in a transcript of a Nov. ...
Bloomberg
November 27, 2008
Prime Minister Taro Aso yesterday asked ruling-party lawmakers to find ways to protect contract employees' jobs and help unemployed people find work, ...
Bloomberg
November 27, 2008
Prime Minister
Taro Aso plans to respond to the worsening outlook for consumer spending in
Japan by asking Japanese corporate executives next week to seek ...
The Japan Times
November 27, 2008
Prime Minister
Taro Aso will urge business leaders to give concessions to their
labor unions when the annual labor-management wage talks kick off next ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
November 27, 2008
27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso instructed the two ruling coalition parties Thursday to work out fresh employment measures by Dec. 10. ...
Aljazeera.net
November 27, 2008
Taro Aso, the prime minister, said the national
Security Council issued the order, which was anticipated for months, because there was progress in
Iraq's ...
Forbes
November 27, 2008
By Linda Sieg
Tokyo, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Struggling Japanese Prime Minister
Taro Aso faces off in parliament on Friday with his opposition rival, ...
The Japan Times
November 27, 2008
By KAKUMI KOBAYASHI Prime Minister
Taro Aso is considering sending the Maritime Self-Defense Force to deal with the growing number of
piracy attacks off ...
TMCnet
November 27, 2008
25
Tokyo - Prime Minister
Taro Aso is expected to confirm with the ruling parties Thursday a plan to extend the current extra Diet session to Dec. ...
The Japan Times
November 27, 2008
Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday stressed the need to boost official development assistance in next year's budget to be compiled by late December, ...
Reuters UK
November 27, 2008
Tokyo (Reuters) -
Japan's gaffe-prone prime minister,
Taro Aso, has criticised ailing
elderly people for not staying healthy, a comment that could further ...
Bloomberg
November 27, 2008
26 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister
Taro Aso plans to meet with top Japanese corporate executives next week to seek higher wages for
workers, ...
Forbes
November 26, 2008
Kunihiko Shimada, principal international policy coordinator for the Ministry of the Environment, said Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said he wants to ...