Staff writer
Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's efforts to reform the nation's much-criticized, postwar administrative system will enter a crucial phase in a few weeks.
Members of the Administrative Reform Council, including 13 leading intellectuals and prominent figures from the private sector, will pack a Tokyo hotel for four days starting Aug. 18 to hold intensive discussions on the design of a new, smaller and more efficient administration system.
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