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Congressional Research Service Japan began to adopt parliamentary institutions in the late 19th century as part of its forced modernization, but a brief blossoming of western-style democracy in the 1920s gave way to militarism in the 1930s and 1940s. The ministries, on the other hand, need the elected officials to give legal sanction to their proposals and must work with what ever government is in power to promote their agenda. Japan's Kyodo News Service reported on March 8 that an interim government deregulation plan would bring standards on imported construction materials into line with international norms, but would not ease inspection standards on automobiles and foreign car parts, or eliminate in the near term the remaining barriers to the establishment of large scale stores.[50] 50. www.fas.org /man/crs/95-390f.htm   (10001 words)

AllRefer.com - Japan - The Cabinet and Ministries | Japanese Information Resource Cabinet ministers include those appointed to head the twelve ministries, and the ministers of state placed in charge of the agencies and commissions of the Office of the Prime Minister, which itself has the status of a ministry. Also among the ministers of state are the chief cabinet secretary, who coordinates the activities of the ministries and agencies, conducts policy research, and prepares materials to be discussed at cabinet meetings, and the director of the Cabinet Legislative Bureau, who advises cabinet members on drafting the legislation to be proposed to the Diet. Semiautonomous public corporations--including public housing corporations, financial institutions, and the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Nippon Hoso Kyokai--NHK, the sole, noncommercial public radio and television broadcasting system)--had been reduced in number by the privatization of Japan Airlines, the Japanese National Railways, the Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation during the 1980s. reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/japan/japan209.html   (520 words)

Japanese network plans--background paper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Readers should be aware that inter-ministerial "discussion" on networking in Japan is very active, and it is not clear to me if this has really converged into a national plan. Japan is said to be five to ten years behind the United States now in this regard. It is important for various government ministries and agencies as well as other related officials to tie-up and cooperate in improving and operating new research information networks in fair, neutral, flexible and stable manners on the basis of purposes, actual situations, etc., of existing research information networks. www.interesting-people.org /archives/interesting-people/199406/msg00005.html   (1768 words)

Asia /japan The goal is to strengthen the present church ministry and make it a base for future church planting. Japan is not a country where people readily receive the Lord and come to church. Japan is not a country white unto harvest, but is in great need of hundreds of sowers. www.biblicalministries.org /countries/japan.html   (281 words)

MITI Program for Advanced Information Infrastructure The Ministries of Education and Home Affairs will implement a system in 1994 to assign information technology engineers as temporary lecturers for the training of teachers to prefectural boards of education, as a means of promoting information-related education. In Japan on the other hand, although the introduction of computers in schools has been steadily promoted according to the computer allocation plan of the Ministry of Education, connections outside schools utilizing the computer network have only been executed for experimental purposes in a very limited number of schools. In Japan, although there are some cases in which certain governmental agencies furnish public relations data, etc. via personal computer communications, only a limited portion of the vast volume of administrative information released to the public is obtainable through various types of network. www.virtualschool.edu /mon/Economics/Japan/MITI.html   (15093 words)

Japan - The Budget Process   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Despite the increasingly apparent limits of bureaucratic power, the Budget Bureau of the Ministry of Finance is at the heart of the political process because it drows up the national budget each year. During the winter, after the release of the ministry's draft budget, campaigning by individual Diet members for their constituents and different ministries for revisions and supplementary allocations becomes intense. The coalition leaders and Ministry of Finance officials consult on a final draft budget, which is generally passed by the Diet in late winter. www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-7280.html   (294 words)

The Japan Times Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) To correct the situation, the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, whose basic policy outline for 2005 was approved by the Cabinet on June 21, called for creating a position to oversee statistical reform and for the reallocation of manpower to improve services-related statistics. For example, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Bank of Japan received positive appraisals of their statistics and are trying to make them even better. Attention must also be paid to how the ministries are trying to heed their readers. www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nb20050704a1.htm   (664 words)

e-Japan 2002 Program-Basic Guidelines Concerning the IT Priority Policies in FY2002- The number of Internet users in Japan turned to be approximately 47 million at the end of CY2000, an increase of 74% compared to the previous year, and Internet penetration rate jumped from 21% at the end of CY1999 to 37%, indicating the remarkable and rapid progress of IT. During FY2002, all the ministries will engage in the development of a common system infrastructure to electronically handle applications and notifications, and will also promote electronic delivery of administrative information and electronic government procurement, so that electronic information can be handled administratively in the same way as information on paper by FY2003. Functions whereby ministries and organizations involved in information security provide and accept information and provide guidance and advice to the private sector will be reinforced, consulting services at prefectural police offices for the private sector will be improved, and high-tech anti-crime measures will be strengthened. www.kantei.go.jp /foreign/it/network/0626_e.html   (4209 words)

Intellectual Property Policy Outline Moreover, in order to firmly establish Japan as a global competitor, it is necessary as a nation to develop human recourses adaptable to emerging key fields of research presently lacking in personnel as well as in fields in which industrial competitiveness needs to be strengthened. Japan also must respond to accelerating technological innovation and the intensification of international competition and properly protect intellectual property in cutting-edge fields on an international level. To make Japan a country built on intellectual property, in addition to developing leaders in the creation of intellectual property, there is a pressing need to train experts to supply high-level, specialist services for obtaining intellectual property rights, settling disputes, and drawing up intellectual property contracts. www.kantei.go.jp /foreign/policy/titeki/kettei/020703taikou_e.html   (13461 words)

Ministries and Administrative Agencies - Executive - Government - Japan - Asia Japan’s ministries and agencies are staffed primarily by career civil servants. The influence of career ministry and agency officials is enhanced by several features of the organization of Japan’s government. Each of these factors contributes to the cohesion and stability of Japan’s ministries and agencies and thereby their political influence. www.countriesquest.com /Asia/Japan/Government/Executive/Ministries_and_Administrative_Agencies.htm   (273 words)

filtsai.com - filtsai.com - I also had a very clear idea that I was going to go to Japan for 2 weeks that year and 4 weeks the year after and who knows what after that. I joined with LIFE Ministries again in 2002 to teach English for four weeks in Tokushima. In 2003 and 2004, I was unable to build teams for additional LIFE Ministries trips, but in September 2004, God opened another door for me. In November 2004, I had the opportunity to serve the Church Planting Institute in Japan at their annual conference. www.filtsai.com /japan   (475 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Jesuits (The Society of Jesus) The early Jesuits were sent by Ignatius first to pagan lands or to Catholic countries; to Protestant countries only at the special request of the pope and to Germany, the cradle-land of the Reformation, at the urgent solicitation of the imperial ambassador. From the very beginning the missionary labours of the Jesuits among the pagans of India, Japan, China, Canada, Central and South America were as important as their activity in Christian countries. As the object of the society was the propagation and strengthening of the Catholic faith everywhere, the Jesuits naturally endeavored to counteract the spread of Protestantism. www.newadvent.org /cathen/14081a.htm   (3576 words)

g8.ca - Japan And Their Economy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The value of Japan's machinery orders in the third-quarter rose to the highest in almost five years and will probably increase in the current quarter, the government said, suggesting that the econom... Japan backs climate pacts, struggles to meet targets TOKYO (Reuters) - Foreign visitors to Japan last summer were surprised when their hosts, renowned for wearing suits no matter what, appeared at business meetings in short-sleeved shirts without jackets or ties. www.g8.ca /Japan-And-Their-Economy/all/search   (355 words)

CNN.com - Koizumi trimming Japan's public works - July 19, 2002 The prime minister will direct the ministries to finalize and present their plans to the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, the group overseeing Japan's reforms, by August. Koizumi will direct the affected ministries to build their scaled-down plans into their budgets for the 2003 business year. At the same time Koizumi is attempting to scale ministry budgets, the health ministry is pushing for increased funds to fund fertility treatment(Full Report) www.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/asia/07/18/japan.works/index.html   (600 words)

Welcome to Harvest Time Ministries! Ministry focus is always an essential element when limited time and human resources have to be be factored in. Harvest Time Ministries has therefore been led of the Lord over the years, we believe, to focus upon four major activities for which we daily seek His guidance -- and unlimited provision. Harvest Time Ministries, Japan was founded by Rev. Kenichi Nakagawa in Tokyo as a non-denominational, evangelical Christian outreach ministry in January of 1986. www.harvesttime.tv /English/navfrm2.htm   (813 words)

J@pan Inc Magazine December 2000 - Pork-Barrel Infotech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) After idly watching the United States and Asian neighbors like South Korea zoom ahead in terms of high-tech infrastructure, the various government ministries are rallying to Prime Minister Mori's e-Japan initiative, which purports to make Japan the world's top IT country within five years. The Construction Ministry, which has fallen under especially heavy criticism for its political influencing and overspending, is asking for a ´yen;450.3 billion budget to install fiber optics along roads, rivers, and sewage pipelines. The Home Affairs Ministry, for its part, is asking for a ´yen;57 billion supplementary budget for training 5 million people. www.japaninc.net /print.php?articleID=496   (555 words)

Global Harvest Ministries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Prior to 1990 there were very few leaders in Japan equipped with the tools or vision for evangelism and missions. The Ainu, or "humans," are considered the oldest known people group in Japan and are the most probable candidates for the title of original settlers of the land. During the reign of the Tokugawa Shoguns, Japan's emperor reigned in secluded majesty at the imperial capital... www.globalharvestministries.org /index.asp?action=japan   (816 words)

ICLnet Christian Missions (8 of 17) The Muslim project is a part of Reformed Internet Ministries, an evangelical Reformed ministry dedicated to using the Internet in "Bringing the Word to the World." Their goal is, in all things, to be devoted to serving Almighty God by seeking and knowing His Holy Truth. The ministry serves as a clearing house for information in ministry to Japanese for materials and helps that would otherwise be difficult to find. Little Spark ministry has high school, college, career, and lay ministries in various parts of the United States, while continuing to support missionaries and national workers in foreign countries, such as Albania, Russia, Indonesia, Korea, and Chile. www.iclnet.org /pub/resources/mission8.html   (3886 words)

The Japan Times Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry was one of the ministries going against the guideline by setting up smoking areas within offices. A health ministry official said it is difficult to level a total ban on smoking. In the health ministry building, which also houses the Environment Ministry, the walls cannot be cut through, and so it is impossible to set up a ventilation system. www.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20030729a7.htm   (522 words)

Japan Cult Used Software to Tap Police--Media   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Aum Shinri Kyo's use of related companies and its role as a subcontractor made it almost impossible for ministries and organizations to be aware that they were buying computer systems from the cult, computer experts said. The government recently ordered ministries to stop using software developed by companies associated with the cult. Public anxiety over the cult still remains high and fears will be rekindled later this month on the fifth anniversary of the gas attack on Tokyo's subway system, which killed 12 people and injured thousands, is marked on March 20. www.rickross.com /reference/aum/aum208.html   (362 words)

Global Harvest Ministries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) We in Global Harvest Ministries recently received this word from the Lord concerning June 6, 2006 through Ana Méndez, one of our closest partners in apostolic-prophetic intercession. Because we believe that the enemy will be defeated by violent praise, we want to be a part of the powerful action that will rise up from the body of Christ around the world on that day. June 5-6, 2006 is a time for a visible manifestation of the unity of the global body of Christ on a level that we have never previously seen. www.globalharvestministries.org /index.asp?action=gpn4   (873 words)

Word of Life Fellowship Inc. : International Ministries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Japan is located in eastern Asia, it is an island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan. In 1982, Yoshito and Hisako Kato returned to Japan to begin the new ministry of Word of Life in Osaka. Since the beginning of the ministry they have sent over 80 Japanese students to the Word of Life Bible Institute in New York and Florida. www.wol.org /worldwide/country.php?country=88   (233 words)

VISIT JAPAN CAMPAIGN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) The Minister for Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced at a round table conference of cabinet ministers on December 24, 2002 that the "Inbound Tourism Initiative of Japan" had been formulated in cooperation with other related ministries and agencies to promote foreign tourist traffic to Japan. For the above purpose, a decision was made to launch the Visit Japan Campaign as a part of the "Strategy to Promote Inbound Tourism," which is one of the key strategies enumerated in the Initiative. The "Strategic Meeting of the Inbound Tourism Initiative of Japan" was held under the auspices of the Minister for Land, Infrastructure and Transport on March 26, 2003 with the objective to unite the forces of the public and private sectors and initiate the Visit Japan Campaign, for which the Visit Japan Campaign Headquarters was established. www.vjc.jp /e/vjc.html   (236 words)

LHMI Fact Sheet: Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) The ministry has also developed a Bible correspondence course combining Bible study with the study of English as a second language. Japan's climate is as diverse as its geography, ranging from cold and damp in the northernmost regions to The end result is that Japan has a language and culture that is uniquely its own. www.lhmint.org /facts/japan/index.html   (923 words)

BIMI - Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) BIMI missionaries have served in Japan since 1963. Our missionaries are currently serving in a variety of ministries including evangelism, church planting and the training of national leadership. We look forward to continuing our work in the country of Japan. www.bimi.org /countries/japan.asp   (143 words)

Response to the Questionnaire to Government on Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) Japan ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child in l994 and has been actively implementing the provisions of the convention. In May l997, an international symposium as a follow up of the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children was held in Tokyo under the joint auspices of the Japan Committee for UNICEF and the Swedish Embassy in Japan with the support of related ministries and agencies of Japan. In March 1999, the bill for punishing act related to juvenile prostitution and child pornography and the protection of children was submitted to the 145th Diet Session. www.gender.go.jp /beijing-e/p-3-a-12.html   (257 words)

Missionaries: Japan I also continue to be involved with the Filipino community in Kyoto. In particular, I publish the community newsletter, where I make it a point to include materials that deal with the problems that many Filipinos (mostly women) in Japan face. here to donate to one of many worthy causes under the Global Ministries umbrella. www.globalministries.org /missionaries/eap6-fj1.htm   (241 words)

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