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Japanese tech and telecoms giant NTT has temporarily slashed the pay of several top executives, to reprimand them for paying too much of the bill at $500-a-head lunches with government officials.
NTT is part-owned by Japan’s government and is also the nation’s dominant telco. Meetings with officials from the Ministry of Communications are therefore to be expected.
Local ethics rules don’t prohibit government officials dining with those they regulate. But NTT made the mistake of taking officials to very expensive restaurants Japanese media report the bill reached the equivalent of over $500 per person on some occasions and then paying most of the bill.
Introduction
In Japan, the Telecommunications Business Act (Act No. 86 of 1984, the “TBA”) provides the regime applicable to the telecommunications businesses.
On May 15, 2020, the Act Partially Amending the Telecommunications Business Act and the Act regarding the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, etc. (Act No. 30 of 2020; the “Amendment Act”) was enacted. The Amendment Act and the relevant cabinet and ministerial ordinances came into force on April 1, 2021.
Further, on February 12, 2021, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (the “MIC”) published its “Guidelines Concerning the Application of the Telecommunications Business Act to Foreign Corporations, etc. that Operate Telecommunications Businesses” (the “MIC Guidelines”).[1] Under the MIC Guidelines, the MIC indicated that from the effective date of the Amendment Act (i.e., April 1, 2021), the TBA will also be treated as applying to certain telecommunications businesses operat
By WANG XU | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-05-06 09:21 Share CLOSE People enjoy a picnic, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at a park in Tokyo, Japan April 3, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
The number of children in Japan sank to its lowest level in 40 years as the country celebrates its Children s Day on Wednesday, highlighting an issue that needs to be dealt with given the nation s aging population.
Japan s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said the number of children aged 14 or younger totaled 14.93 million as of April 1. There were 7.65 million boys and 7.28 million girls.
The number is some 190,000 fewer than a year before and is the lowest figure since comparable data in 1950 because of the baby boom.
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Japan’s child population reached an all-time low last month after almost five decades of consistent decline, Japanese government data released on Tuesday revealed.
“The number of children aged 14 or younger stood at 14.93 million as of April 1, some 190,000 fewer than a year before and the lowest figure among comparable data available since 1950,” Japan’s
Mainichi newspaper reported on May 4 citing newly published data from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
“The ratio of children to the overall population also fell to its nadir at 11.9 percent after 47 straight years of decline,” the newspaper added. “Japan has the lowest such ratio among the 33 countries with a population of over 40 million, below South Korea’s 12.2 percent and Italy’s 13.3 percent, according to the U.N. Demographic Yearbook.”
Japan s Child Population Hits Record Low
According to data number of children aged 14 or younger are 14.93 million, lowest comparable figure over past 40 years. Amplifying concerns over the growing aging population, the latest data released by Japan on Tuesday has shown the child population is the lowest in decades.
Figures released by Japan s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have recorded that the number of children aged 14 or younger stood at 14.93 million as of April 1, reported Kyodo News, a news agency based in Tokyo.
The latest figures are at least 190,000 fewer than a year before and the lowest figure among comparable data available since 1950, said the ministry.