Yamasaki Taku, chairman of the LDP’s Diplomatic Research Committee, remarked in a debate in Tokyo on 25th May [2008] that “people are saying that extending the Iraq Special Measures Law will be difficult, and I agree with them completely”. The Iraq Special Measures Law, originally passed under PM Koizumi, is the legal basis for Japan [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Koizumi’
March 12, 2008
Opposition Parties Oppose LDP Choice for BoJ Governor
The Asahi Shinbun reports today that the DPJ has formally decided to oppose the LDP candidate for next Governor of the Bank of Japan, Toshiro Mutou (currently BoJ Deputy Governor).
February 25, 2008
Which Socio-Economic System? Opinion Poll Results
Jiro Yamaguchi, Hokkaido University Graduate School Professor, and Taro Miyamoto, (the same) report in Sekai this month on an Opinion Poll they conducted in an attempt to ascertain what kind of socio-economic system people in Japan really want.
