1. As Japan Votes, Aid to Countryside Hangs in Balance.
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Moffett, Sebastian and Parker Woods, Ginny
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POST office stations & branches , *RURAL development , *REGIONAL economics , *VILLAGES , *REGIONAL economic disparities , *PRIVATIZATION ,SOCIAL conditions in Japan, 1945- - Abstract
Previews the upcoming elections in Japan. Details of prime minister Junichiro Koizumi's plan to privatize Japan's postal system and what it means for the country; How the old postal system has been beneficial to smaller towns and villages in the countryside, noting that post offices serve as banks in Japan; Discussion of the village of Hiwa and how it has benefitted from public spending projects; Comments from Japanese resident Shizue Miura regarding the importance of the post office branch in her town; Statistics indicating Japan's national debt, which Koizumi says is the result of propping up rural economies.
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- 2005