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Industry maven Ken Moroi dies at 78

Industry maven Ken Moroi dies at 78

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Moroi (file photo), special adviser to Taiheiyo Cement Corp. and known for his considerable influence in both business and political circles, died of malignant lymphoma Dec. 29 at a Tokyo hospital, his family said Jan. 4. He was 78.

Seibu Railway group advisory panel meets to work out reforms

Seibu Railway group advisory panel meets to work out reforms

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Moroi, an adviser to Taiheiyo Cement Corp. who heads the five-member advisory panel of the Seibu Railway Co. group, looks through papers at a Tokyo hotel as the panel holds its first meeting to make a reform plan for the group. The panel was set up after a scandal involving the railway operator's false financial statements.

Panel urges local gov'ts be given more power to collect taxes

Panel urges local gov'ts be given more power to collect taxes

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) receives a final report on decentralization from Ken Moroi, chairman of the government's Committee for the Promotion of Decentralization, at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on June 14. The panel proposed local governments be given more power to collect taxes.

Panel seeks cuts in state subsidies for local gov'ts

Panel seeks cuts in state subsidies for local gov'ts

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Moroi (R), chairman of the Committee for the Promotion of Decentralization, an advisory body to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, hands him a written proposal at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 8. The panel proposed abolishing or cutting state subsidies for local governments in a bid to promote independent fiscal management by municipalities.

Seibu Railway group advisory panel meets to work out reforms

Seibu Railway group advisory panel meets to work out reforms

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Moroi, an adviser to Taiheiyo Cement Corp. who heads the five-member advisory panel of the Seibu Railway Co. group, looks through papers at a Tokyo hotel as the panel holds its first meeting to make a reform plan for the group. The panel was set up after a scandal involving the railway operator's false financial statements. (Kyodo)

Industry maven Ken Moroi dies at 78

Industry maven Ken Moroi dies at 78

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Moroi (file photo), special adviser to Taiheiyo Cement Corp. and known for his considerable influence in both business and political circles, died of malignant lymphoma Dec. 29 at a Tokyo hospital, his family said Jan. 4. He was 78. (Kyodo)

Panel urges local gov'ts be given more power to collect taxes

Panel urges local gov'ts be given more power to collect taxes

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) receives a final report on decentralization from Ken Moroi, chairman of the government's Committee for the Promotion of Decentralization, at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on June 14. The panel proposed local governments be given more power to collect taxes.

Panel seeks cuts in state subsidies for local gov'ts

Panel seeks cuts in state subsidies for local gov'ts

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Moroi (R), chairman of the Committee for the Promotion of Decentralization, an advisory body to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, hands him a written proposal at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 8. The panel proposed abolishing or cutting state subsidies for local governments in a bid to promote independent fiscal management by municipalities.