The Japanese government wants industries that use absestos to switch immediately to safer alternatives rather than wait for a national ban in 2008.
The Asahi Shimbun reported Wednesday that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will make the request this week of 18 industries and labor groups.
The Japanese government decided to ask the industry groups to take early measures in light of the recent series of reports about workers dying from asbestos-related diseases, the paper reported.
Last year, the use of all forms of asbestos, includi...
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