[Biography of the Day] from [Britannica]
Max von Sydow
Swedish actor Max von Sydow, perhaps best known for his dour, brooding characterizations in films directed by Ingmar Bergman and whose film career spanned more than half a century, was born this day in 1929.
[On This Day] from [Britannica]
1938: Anschluss approved in Austria
In a controlled plebiscite in Austria this day in 1938, soon after Adolf Hitler's invasion of the country, 99.7 percent of Austrians approved the Anschluss (German: “Union”)—the political unification of Austria and Germany.
[TODAY'S TOP STORIES] from [THE JAPAN TIMES]
[NATIONAL NEWS]
Pyongyang to escape launch sanctions
Japanese and U.S. envoys pressing for a U.N. Security Council response to North Korea's missile launch are exploring a watered-down resolution instead of stricter enforcement of sanctions, sources say.
[NATIONAL NEWS]
Rocket's third, second stages split in flight
The third stage of North Korea's rocket apparently separated in flight, then fell, instead of dropping into the Pacific connected to the second stage as initially thought.
[NATIONAL NEWS]
Aso reveals new plan to create 2 million jobs
By MASAMI ITO
Staff writer
Prime Minister Taro Aso（麻生太郎） pledged Thursday that the government will try to create 1.4 million to 2 million new jobs in the next three years by spurring 40 trillion to 60 trillion in new demand.
In the long haul, Aso said he believes the economy will see real gross domestic product grow by 120 trillion and new jobs by 4 million by 2020.
The new pledge came as Aso was scheduled to announce Friday a fiscal 2009 supplementary budget worth 15 trillion, which would be the largest extra budget ever.
Aso, however, did not go into the details of the government's new strategies, which will be announced next week.
Speaking at the Japan National Press Club in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Aso revealed three major goals for Japan to achieve by 2020: becoming a world leader by instigating a "low-carbon revolution," creating an "elderly-friendly society, " and promoting Japanese tourism and culture.
"These three pillars draw on Japan's strengths and character," Aso said. "Based on these three pillars, I will put into action bold institutional reforms to encourage concentrated investment by the public and private sectors."
Aso, who is about to leave to attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three in Thailand, also mentioned a growth initiative for doubling the size of Asia's economy by 2020. The prime minister urged the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the Asian Development Bank and the ASEAN secretariat to come up with a comprehensive Asian development project and create measures to increase consumption in Asia.
Aso, known for his penchant for "manga" (comics) and "anime" (animation), also stressed the need for Japan to make use of its "soft power," to turn cultural items like anime, games and fashion into business opportunities abroad. He said the market could soon be worth 20 trillion to 30 trillion.
Dropping the names of popular Japanese singers and models, including Ayu (Ayumi Hamasaki 浜崎あゆみ), Ebi-chan (Yuri Ebihara 蛯原友里) and Karina, Aso held aloft magazines featuring the women on their covers and said they had become attention-getters in the Asian community.
"Japan has become the focus of attention from the world for its anime, games and fashion, which have been dubbed 'Japan cool,' " Aso said. "Akihabara and the back streets of Harajuku, the holy ground of anime and fashion, have now become standard on the Tokyo tourism course."
With the threat of global warming hanging over the world, Aso said he will focus on achieving a 20-fold increase in solar energy production by 2020 and aim to cut the cost of solar-power systems by half in the next three to five years.
Max von Sydow
Swedish actor Max von Sydow, perhaps best known for his dour, brooding characterizations in films directed by Ingmar Bergman and whose film career spanned more than half a century, was born this day in 1929.
[On This Day] from [Britannica]
1938: Anschluss approved in Austria
In a controlled plebiscite in Austria this day in 1938, soon after Adolf Hitler's invasion of the country, 99.7 percent of Austrians approved the Anschluss (German: “Union”)—the political unification of Austria and Germany.
[TODAY'S TOP STORIES] from [THE JAPAN TIMES]
[NATIONAL NEWS]
Pyongyang to escape launch sanctions
Japanese and U.S. envoys pressing for a U.N. Security Council response to North Korea's missile launch are exploring a watered-down resolution instead of stricter enforcement of sanctions, sources say.
[NATIONAL NEWS]
Rocket's third, second stages split in flight
The third stage of North Korea's rocket apparently separated in flight, then fell, instead of dropping into the Pacific connected to the second stage as initially thought.
[NATIONAL NEWS]
Aso reveals new plan to create 2 million jobs
By MASAMI ITO
Staff writer
Prime Minister Taro Aso（麻生太郎） pledged Thursday that the government will try to create 1.4 million to 2 million new jobs in the next three years by spurring 40 trillion to 60 trillion in new demand.
In the long haul, Aso said he believes the economy will see real gross domestic product grow by 120 trillion and new jobs by 4 million by 2020.
The new pledge came as Aso was scheduled to announce Friday a fiscal 2009 supplementary budget worth 15 trillion, which would be the largest extra budget ever.
Aso, however, did not go into the details of the government's new strategies, which will be announced next week.
Speaking at the Japan National Press Club in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, Aso revealed three major goals for Japan to achieve by 2020: becoming a world leader by instigating a "low-carbon revolution," creating an "elderly-friendly society, " and promoting Japanese tourism and culture.
"These three pillars draw on Japan's strengths and character," Aso said. "Based on these three pillars, I will put into action bold institutional reforms to encourage concentrated investment by the public and private sectors."
Aso, who is about to leave to attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus Three in Thailand, also mentioned a growth initiative for doubling the size of Asia's economy by 2020. The prime minister urged the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the Asian Development Bank and the ASEAN secretariat to come up with a comprehensive Asian development project and create measures to increase consumption in Asia.
Aso, known for his penchant for "manga" (comics) and "anime" (animation), also stressed the need for Japan to make use of its "soft power," to turn cultural items like anime, games and fashion into business opportunities abroad. He said the market could soon be worth 20 trillion to 30 trillion.
Dropping the names of popular Japanese singers and models, including Ayu (Ayumi Hamasaki 浜崎あゆみ), Ebi-chan (Yuri Ebihara 蛯原友里) and Karina, Aso held aloft magazines featuring the women on their covers and said they had become attention-getters in the Asian community.
"Japan has become the focus of attention from the world for its anime, games and fashion, which have been dubbed 'Japan cool,' " Aso said. "Akihabara and the back streets of Harajuku, the holy ground of anime and fashion, have now become standard on the Tokyo tourism course."
With the threat of global warming hanging over the world, Aso said he will focus on achieving a 20-fold increase in solar energy production by 2020 and aim to cut the cost of solar-power systems by half in the next three to five years.
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