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  • Japan opposition says only it can achieve reforms

    08/13/2005 7:16:16 AM PDT · by Righty_McRight · 162+ views
    Reuters ^ | August 13, 2005 | George Nishiyama
    TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bid to paint itself as the true party of reform, Japan's main opposition unveiled a plan on Saturday to cut down the influence of powerful bureaucrats if it took power following next month's general election. Japan's bureaucracy has been credited for putting the country back on its feet from the ashes of World War Two, but it has also been blamed for representing vested interests and stalling structural reforms. In its 500-day plan for transfer of power, the Democratic Party said it would only appoint bureaucrats who pledge to follow the party's policy agenda to...