(2)Kawaguchi announces Foreign Ministry reform program

(2)Kawaguchi announces Foreign Ministry reform program

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) informs her ministry staffers Aug. 21 about a reform program announced the same day to improve the scandal-tainted ministry.

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