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...Japanese public's desire for change goes far beyond the realm of foreign relations. They ushered Hatoyama into office to breathe new life into an ossified political system that proved incapable of reversing the slow-motion decline of Japan's economy and global influence, a phenomenon the Japanese call "Japan passing." Thirty years ago, Japan was much like the China of today, an up-and-coming global power with an economy that was the envy of the world. Japanese companies such as Sony, Toyota and Honda shoved aside their competition from the West. By the late 1980s, Americans came...
...greater policymaking authority in the hands of elected politicians to make the government more transparent and accountable. As a guiding principle in economic affairs, he has revived another concept from his grandfather - fraternity - which has translated into a menu of new initiatives aimed at building a more extensive welfare system. That, Hatoyama believes, will bolster consumer confidence and get Japanese, usually big-time savers, to spend more and revive economic growth. In the most recent budget, he has moved spending priorities away from the usual pork-barrel stimulus and toward social services like education. As he puts it, "We will...
...leader, unable to provide a clear direction on policy or control a three-party ruling coalition that is a grab bag of politicians with contradictory ideologies, from relative conservatives to outright socialists. Open disagreements have broken out between Cabinet members, especially over the controversial privatization of Japan's postal system - a free-market initiative begun, not incidentally, during Koizumi's term as Prime Minister. "Whenever you try to get down to reforms you're bound to face difficulties," Hatoyama says, but he insists he has the support of the DPJ and is working cooperatively with his coalition partners...
...goes well, we could have a working system in five years” said Damiano, who hopes to have the system ready before his son—who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as an infant—goes to college...
Instead, an incentive system is the most fair and straightforward way to provide motivation for teachers of varying experience to go above and beyond the 40-hour work week, experiment with innovative teaching methods, provide additional resources and time to students, reinforce existing success in the classroom, and distinguish good teaching from bad. Reduced seniority provisions could work to offset new performance bonuses, as Johnson suggested...