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Abe taps think tank adviser Kosai as tax panel chief

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Kosai, senior adviser at the Japan Center for Economic Research, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 26 after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe selected him as chairman of the government's Tax Commission to replace Masaaki Homma, who resigned last week over a scandal.

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Gov't plans to pick thin tank adviser Kosai as tax panel chief

TOKYO, Japan - The government plans to pick Yutaka Kosai (file photo), senior adviser of the Japan Center for Economic Research, as chairman of the government's Tax Commission, following the resignation last week of Masaaki Homma.

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shozaki announces the resignation of government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma at a press conference on Dec. 21. Homma offered to resign over a scandal involving his renting of an apartment for public servants, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had handpicked him only two months ago.

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma who offered to resign on Dec. 21 in the wake of a report that he was living in a government-owned apartment for public servants with a woman other than his wife.

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 21 shows a government-owned apartment for public servants in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. Government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma offered to resign in the wake of a report that he was living in the apartment with a woman other than his wife.

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Panel begins debate on FY 2007 tax reform under new leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka University Professor Masaaki Homma (L) receives a paper from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after being elected new chairman of the government's tax panel on Nov. 7. Homma is seen as supportive of Abe's policy of prioritizing economic growth and boosting tax revenues over fiscal reform.

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Tax panel chief-designate Homma hints at possible corporate tax cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka University Professor Masaaki Homma, who will take over as head of the government's tax panel in November, speaks at a press conference at the Finance Ministry on Oct. 20. Homma indicated he will consider reviewing the corporate taxation system in line with the government's pro-growth economic policies.

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New economic panel eyes full recovery

TOKYO, Japan - The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, a new economic panel headed by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, holds its first meeting on Jan. 6, the day major government administrative reforms aimed at exerting political leadership over economic policy-making came into force to bring about an early economic recovery and to restore the state's long-term financial health. The photo shows the blue-ribbon panel's members from the private sector (clockwise) - Masaaki Homma, a professor at Osaka University, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, a professor at the University of Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Hiroshi Okuda, and Ushio Inc. Chairman Jiro Oshio.

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Tax panel chief-designate Homma hints at possible corporate tax

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka University Professor Masaaki Homma, who will take over as head of the government's tax panel in November, speaks at a press conference at the Finance Ministry on Oct. 20. Homma indicated he will consider reviewing the corporate taxation system in line with the government's pro-growth economic policies. (Kyodo)

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Panel begins debate on FY 2007 tax reform under new leadership

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka University Professor Masaaki Homma (L) receives a paper from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after being elected new chairman of the government's tax panel on Nov. 7. Homma is seen as supportive of Abe's policy of prioritizing economic growth and boosting tax revenues over fiscal reform. (Kyodo)

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma who offered to resign on Dec. 21 in the wake of a report that he was living in a government-owned apartment for public servants with a woman other than his wife. (Kyodo)

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 21 shows a government-owned apartment for public servants in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. Government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma offered to resign in the wake of a report that he was living in the apartment with a woman other than his wife. (Kyodo)

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Tax-panel chief to resign over scandal, deals blow to Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shozaki announces the resignation of government tax-panel chief Masaaki Homma at a press conference on Dec. 21. Homma offered to resign over a scandal involving his renting of an apartment for public servants, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had handpicked him only two months ago. (Kyodo)

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Gov't plans to pick thin tank adviser Kosai as tax panel chief

TOKYO, Japan - The government plans to pick Yutaka Kosai (file photo), senior adviser of the Japan Center for Economic Research, as chairman of the government's Tax Commission, following the resignation last week of Masaaki Homma. (Kyodo)

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Abe taps think tank adviser Kosai as tax panel chief

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Kosai, senior adviser at the Japan Center for Economic Research, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 26 after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe selected him as chairman of the government's Tax Commission to replace Masaaki Homma, who resigned last week over a scandal. (Kyodo)

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New economic panel eyes full recovery

TOKYO, Japan - The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, a new economic panel headed by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, holds its first meeting on Jan. 6, the day major government administrative reforms aimed at exerting political leadership over economic policy-making came into force to bring about an early economic recovery and to restore the state's long-term financial health. The photo shows the blue-ribbon panel's members from the private sector (clockwise) - Masaaki Homma, a professor at Osaka University, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, a professor at the University of Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Hiroshi Okuda, and Ushio Inc. Chairman Jiro Oshio.