(3)Bureaucratic machinery to undergo shake-up

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) joins Construction Minister Chikage Ogi (L) on Jan. 5 in inspecting the room for the minister of land, infrastructure and transportation, the new post Ogi is to assume Jan. 6 in a major government reorganization. The new entity combines two ministries and two agencies.

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