Special Diet panel meets in weekend session

Special Diet panel meets in weekend session

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato (R), chairman of the House of Representatives special session on antiterrorism bills, listens to Naoto Kan, secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan during a break Oct. 13. It is the first time in six years that a lower house committee has met.

Ishi named new chief of gov't tax panel

Ishi named new chief of gov't tax panel

TOKYO, Japan - Picture shows Hiromitsu Ishi, president of Hitotsubashi University, who was formally named chairman of the government's Tax Commission on Sept. 14. Ishi succeeds Kan Kato, president of Chiba University of Commerce, who was the panel's chief for about 10 years.

(CAPTION CORRECTED) Tax panel calls for higher taxes in futureKyodo

(CAPTION CORRECTED) Tax panel calls for higher taxes in futureKyodo

TOKYO, Japan - Kan Kato, chairman of the Tax Commission, speaks at a news conference July 14 after handing Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori an interim report recommending tax hikes over the medium- and long-term to tackle Japan's ballooning fiscal deficit and growing social security burdens.

Gov't panel backs economy-spurring tax steps

Gov't panel backs economy-spurring tax steps

TOKYO, Japan - Kan Kato (L), chairman of the Tax Commission, on Dec. 16 hands Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) a package of recommendations on tax system reforms for fiscal 2000 beginning April 1. The advisory panel threw its weight behind tax incentives designed to help engineer Japan's return to economic growth.

Ishi named new chief of gov't tax panel

Ishi named new chief of gov't tax panel

TOKYO, Japan - Picture shows Hiromitsu Ishi, president of Hitotsubashi University, who was formally named chairman of the government's Tax Commission on Sept. 14. Ishi succeeds Kan Kato, president of Chiba University of Commerce, who was the panel's chief for about 10 years.

Special Diet panel meets in weekend session

Special Diet panel meets in weekend session

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato (R), chairman of the House of Representatives special session on antiterrorism bills, listens to Naoto Kan, secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan during a break Oct. 13. It is the first time in six years that a lower house committee has met.

Ishi to succeed Kato as chairman of Tax Commission

Ishi to succeed Kato as chairman of Tax Commission

TOKYO, Japan - An archive photo shows Hiromitsu Ishi, president of Hitotsubashi University, whom the government plans to name as successor to Kan Kato, chairman of the Tax Commission. Ishi, 62, is currently chairman of the corporate tax subcommittee of the commission, an advisory panel to Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

Gov't panel backs economy-spurring tax steps

Gov't panel backs economy-spurring tax steps

TOKYO, Japan - Kan Kato (L), chairman of the Tax Commission, on Dec. 16 hands Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) a package of recommendations on tax system reforms for fiscal 2000 beginning April 1. The advisory panel threw its weight behind tax incentives designed to help engineer Japan's return to economic growth.