that the lunches at the regular press conferences held by the mayor of Tatebayashi City and media companies was paid for from public expenses. The city announced the intention of ending these payments. Notes External links (in Japanese) Much of this article was translated from the equivalent article from the Japanese Wikipedia, as retrieved on November 20, 2006. That article contains the following external links. The view of the Editors' Committee of the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association on kisha clubs "Declaration of the End of Our Kisha Club System" on Nagano Prefecture's official website South Korea leads the way with reforms of the kisha club system it has imported References Kisha System Makes for Extra Work, but Doesn't Stop the Presses, Bryan Shih, Japan Media Review EU Pressures Japan to End Closed-Door Press Practices, Dorian Benkoil, Japan Media Review Statement by the Delegation of the European Commission in Japan in response to the Opinion of the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association – with most browsers you will be presented with a warning. Click the link to enter, then go back in your browser history and reload the page. Japanese journalism organizations Professional associations based in Japan 1890 establishments in Japan 1890 introductions Japanese inventions