Local gov'ts' finances dwindling with budget allocation cuts

Local gov'ts' finances dwindling with budget allocation cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Kochi Gov. Daijiro Hashimoto makes a speech before local heads criticizes about outgoing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reforms in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Aug. (Kyodo)

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