Article: Japan's mail system 'cannot be privatized,' ex-official says.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: ASIA-PACIFIC: Q&A)

Byline: Takehiko Kambayashi, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Eisuke Sakakibara worked at Japan's Finance Ministry for more than 30 years, rising to vice minister of finance for international affairs, where he was nicknamed "Mr. Yen" by foreign counterparts. He is now a professor and director of the Global Security Research Center at Keio University in Tokyo. He spoke with Washington Times reporter Takehiko Kambayashi about Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's plan to reform Japan's postal system.

Question: What do you make of Mr. Koizumi's postal privatization bills?

Answer: First of all, he cannot privatize the postal businesses with the bills. Why? Mr. ...

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