23 bil. yen settlement proposed for JR dispute

23 bil. yen settlement proposed for JR dispute

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters at the transport ministry in Tokyo on March 18, 2010, after receiving a proposal for a 23 billion yen settlement package to resolve a 23-year-old dispute over the dismissal of unionized workers at the former state-run Japanese National Railways. Representatives of the ruling coalition parties and the New Komeito party met with Maehara to submit the proposal.

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