National trusts voice woes over new environment law

  Based on his experiences, Nobuaki Urushibata, the 78-year-old head of the organization, said, "If a private organization competes with a local government over the purchase of land, the private organization is at a great disadvantage." "If administrative entities secure land using th...

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Published inThe Japan News
Main Author By Yuki Inamura
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo The Yomiuri Shimbun 21.07.2014
Subjects
Grass roots movement
Insurance industry
Local government
Japan
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Summary:  Based on his experiences, Nobuaki Urushibata, the 78-year-old head of the organization, said, "If a private organization competes with a local government over the purchase of land, the private organization is at a great disadvantage." "If administrative entities secure land using the new law, it may lead to [improper] development, based solely on the will of a local government head," Urushibata said.