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New government policies rattle corporate Japan
Reuters ^
| September 10, 2009
| Nobuhiro Kubo
Posted on 09/12/2009 6:28:23 AM PDT by SolidWood
TOKYO (Reuters) - Proposals by Japan's new ruling party to slash greenhouse gas emissions may trigger a shake-out in smokestack industries like paper, cement and steel, but boost firms investing in solar and other green technologies.
A Democratic Party (DPJ) pledge to cut emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 is one of several proposals causing a stir across businesses.
Another is a plan aimed at banning most temporary factory workers. Corporate executives say that could hit profits and push more investment overseas.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: algore; capandtrade; globullwarming; government; japan; regulation
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posted on
09/12/2009 6:28:24 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
To: SolidWood
everything will be made in China or India.
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posted on
09/12/2009 6:29:42 AM PDT
by
scooby321
(and)
To: AmericanInTokyo
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posted on
09/12/2009 6:35:03 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
(Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
To: SolidWood
And so another nail is driven into the coffin of Capitalism and the free market by closet commies.
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
Looks like they made the same election mistake we did heh.
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posted on
09/12/2009 6:40:31 AM PDT
by
Mmogamer
(<This space for lease>)
To: scooby321
everything will be made in China or India.Only the things real people don't like to make. /s
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posted on
09/12/2009 7:02:35 AM PDT
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is an EVIL like no other, and must be ERADICATED. Barack OBORTION is a close second.)
To: scooby321
And all the pollution will stay right over their countries too, right? LOL People are flat insane .
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posted on
09/12/2009 7:12:37 AM PDT
by
tiki
(True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
And so another nail is driven into the coffin of Capitalism and the free market by closet commies.Closet, my a&&.
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posted on
09/12/2009 7:23:18 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(Put butter on your tag line.)
To: Lazamataz
Closet, my a&&. That might be a weapon of mass destruction.
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posted on
09/12/2009 7:25:16 AM PDT
by
listenhillary
(We became community organizers and Obama and the Statists get p*ssed off at us?)
To: SolidWood
I thought they elected a conservative party recently, what happened to that?
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posted on
09/12/2009 7:55:30 AM PDT
by
calex59
(FUBO, we want our constitution back and we intend to get it!)
To: calex59
No. They elected leftist "Social-Democrats" and ousted moderate right-wing "Liberal Democrats" (liberal in the classical pro-Market meaning) who governed for the past 50 years.
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posted on
09/12/2009 8:31:08 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
(Sarah Palin: "Only dead fish go with the flow!")
To: SolidWood; Defendingliberty; Genesis defender; WL-law; Normandy; TenthAmendmentChampion; FrPR; ...
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posted on
09/12/2009 4:50:33 PM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
("Power is not alluring to pure minds." - Thomas Jefferson)
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