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Support for Cabinet up slightly after reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C bottom row) and members of his Cabinet line up for group photos at the prime minister's office in Tokyo after a Cabinet reshuffle on Oct. 1, 2012. Public support for the Cabinet after it was reshuffled rose only slightly to 29.2 percent compared with 26.3 percent in September, while its disapproval rating was at 55.3 percent, down from 59.4 percent, a Kyodo News survey showed Oct. 2, 2012.

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Parliament enacts bill to lower cap on consumer loan rate in 2009

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civic groups express their joy outside the Diet building on Dec. 13 as parliament enacted a bill to lower the ceiling on consumer loan interest rates to 20 percent in late 2009 from the present 29.2 percent as part of efforts to help reduce the number of heavily indebted borrowers.

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Automated Qingdao Port sees bustling container business

STORY: Automated Qingdao Port sees bustling container business DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Qingdao Port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YONGFA, Rotating chief of Operating Department, Qingdao New Qianwan Container Terminal 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG WEI, Managing director of Operating Department, Qingdao New Qianwan Container Terminal STORYLINE: The automated port terminal in China's Qingdao has witnessed bustling container business in recent months. Managers told Xinhua that during the first eight months this year, business operations at the terminal had increased 29.2 percent compared with the same period last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YONGFA, Rotating chief of Operating Department, Qingdao New Qianwan Container Terminal "More ships come to the automated port terminal, which handled a greater number of TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units)." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG WEI, Managing director of Operating Departmen

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Parliament enacts bill to lower cap on consumer loan rate in 200

TOKYO, Japan - Members of civic groups express their joy outside the Diet building on Dec. 13 as parliament enacted a bill to lower the ceiling on consumer loan interest rates to 20 percent in late 2009 from the present 29.2 percent as part of efforts to help reduce the number of heavily indebted borrowers. (Kyodo)