(1)Road panel adopts tough reform plan as chairman quits

(1)Road panel adopts tough reform plan as chairman quits

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Imai, chairman of a government advisory panel on privatizing four road-related public corporations, is surrounded by journalists Dec. 6 after he resigned and walked out in protest over what the panel should recommend to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. The panel later adopted by a 5-1 vote a final report calling for a strict limit on construction of new highways.

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