31.   The Japanese government will notify the relevant prefectural governments of the decision on Thursday, and ask for their cooperation, Jiji Press and other reports said.

32.   The pace of privatization in Romania is being hampered by a lack of coordination among relevant government bodies, Prime Minister Adrian Nastase said here Tuesday.

33.   The newspaper called on the relevant government departments to curb further rises to ease the burden on farmers during the spring planting.