2005.08.08

Rejection of postal reform could set back Japan's reforms (AFP). Refusal to break up the massive post office, a decision leading to a new election, heightens concerns that the world's second largest economy is resisting vital reforms. 2005.08.08

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Japan-Politics (Kyodo) Lower House dissolved. 2005.08.08

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Japan-Politics (Kyodo) UPDATED As expected, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's postal reform package has been voted down in the Upper House. Koizumi to make good on his threat to dissolve the Lower House, setting the stage for a snap national election on September 11. 2005.08.08

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Dollar-Yen (Kyodo) Yen drops amid jitters of impending political crisis in Japan. 2005.08.08

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