Hokkaido city grows hemp to promote economic development

Hokkaido city grows hemp to promote economic development

SAPPORO, Japan - Hidetaro Funayama shows a variety of products made from hemp in Kitami, Hokkaido, on Nov. 19, 2008.

Panel calls for maximum spending cuts in FY 2008 budget

Panel calls for maximum spending cuts in FY 2008 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Taizo Nishimuro (R), chairman of the Fiscal System Council, submits a recommendation to Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 19. The recommendation calls for ''maximum spending cuts'' in compiling the fiscal 2008 state budget in areas such as social security as part of efforts to put its debt-ridden finances in order.

CHINA-SICHUAN-ABA-RUOERGAI WETLAND (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ABA-RUOERGAI WETLAND (CN)

(221103) -- ABA, Nov. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 19, 2022 shows a view of the Requ River in Ruoergai County of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Ruoergai Wetland National Nature Reserve is established to protect local peat swamp ecosystem and rare species such as the black-necked crane. Noted for vast grassland dotted with winding rivers, lakes and swamps, this nature reserve became one at the national level in 1998, and was designated as a wetland of international importance in 2008. The ecological environment of protected areas witnessed an continuous improvement in recent years as the local government implemented substantial measures in ecological protection while improving local people's livelihood. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Panel calls for maximum spending cuts in FY 2008 budget

Panel calls for maximum spending cuts in FY 2008 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Taizo Nishimuro (R), chairman of the Fiscal System Council, submits a recommendation to Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 19. The recommendation calls for ''maximum spending cuts'' in compiling the fiscal 2008 state budget in areas such as social security as part of efforts to put its debt-ridden finances in order. (Kyodo)