Asian forum for World Summit on Information Society ends

Asian forum for World Summit on Information Society ends

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Toranosuke Katayama addresses the closing session of an Asian forum held in preparation for a World Summit on Information Society in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Some 600 government and private-sector delegates from about 50 Asian countries and territories attended the three-day conference.

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