#JAPAN: Environment Minister Questions Gov't Funding Of Vietnam Coal Plant

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Japanese Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called into question Japan's financing of a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam.

Environment Ministry officials say a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation and others are planning to build the Vung Ang 2 power plant in Vietnam's Ha Tinh Province. The government-affiliated Japan Bank for International Cooperation is among those considering funding the project.

Koizumi told reporters on Tuesday that he finds it odd that Japan is financing the construction of a power plant that will be built by Chinese and US companies.

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#JAPAN: Group Of Young Lawmakers - Led By Former PM's Son - Calls For Reform Of Nation's Parliament

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A group of young Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers have proposed a set of reforms, for the nation's parliament, the Diet, including creating a special investigation panel to look into questionable government practices. The group - whose members include Shinjiro Koizumi, son of former Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi - presented the reforms in the wake of alleged favoritism by the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for two school operators.

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