Headlines and Editorials in the Japanese Press
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 Posted: 02:16 PM JST
Some of the top headlines and editorials in Japan's (Japanese language) newspapers today:
TOP HEADLINES
Asahi:
Revision of labor regulations: Drop in premium rate for overtime work; Working time regulations to be abolished for workers earning over a certain level
Mainichi:
Illegal exemption of subscription to government pension plan reaches 200,000 cases
Yomiuri:
Information on 4 million DION customers leaked; Insider involvement suspected
Nihon Keizai:
Competition over public works spreads; Contract prices for major general contractors drop due to revision to Antimonopoly Law
Sankei:
Trust in Bank of Japan Governor Fukui shaken; Keeping investment private invites suspicion
Tokyo Shimbun:
Tokyo stocks suffer biggest loss since 9/11; BOJ Governor Fukui's investment adding to problem?
EDITORIALS
Asahi:
(1) BOJ Governor Fukui's investment hurts trust in banking system
(2) Foreign A-bomb victims: Government is responsible for helping them
Mainichi:
(1) North Korea human rights law: Toughen pressure by helping North Korean defectors
(2) 17 trillion yen needed to shift primary balance into the black; Fiscal reconstruction to be issue in Upper House election next year
Yomiuri:
(1) Stock price fall: Cautiously monitor risks
(2) Japan-South Korea EEZ talks should be pursued separately from Takeshima/Dokdo ownership issue
Nihon Keizai:
(1) It is not possible to reconstruct finances with hesitant spending cuts
(2) BOJ governor should disclose his personal assets
Sankei:
(1) Japan-South Korea EEZs: South Korea’s claim bewildering
(2) BOJ Governor Fukui cannot escape for being criticized for carelessness
Tokyo Shimbun:
(1) EEZs of Japan and South Korea: Another demarcation needed for practical advantage for both countries
(2) Avoiding return of internal conflict in East Timor
Keywords: national_news
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