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Former contractor spent big to entertain ex-top Defense Agency bureaucrat
National › 03 November, 2007 05:22
A former executive of a major defense contractor spent huge amounts of money -- sometimes over 1 million yen a month -- to entertain a disgraced former top bureaucrat with the Defense Ministry at expensive nightclubs for years, sources close ...
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- Ex-NOVA boss Sahashi suspected of profiting unfairly from video phone equipment
- US defense chief to travel to Japan
- Fighter jet crashes on takeoff at central Japan airport; 2 pilots hurt
- Novelist Nobara Takemoto gets suspended sentence for possessing drugs
- Isetan ordered to compensate woman over diamond switched for artificial stone
Court orders drunk driver, passenger to pay damages for deadly accident
Crime Blotter › 03 November, 2007 04:21
SENDAI -- A driver who crashed his car into a group of high school students in 2005 while driving under the influence of alcohol, killing three people and injuring 15 others, and his passenger were ordered to pay about 106.6 ...
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- Drunk education board official arrested for hitting train conductor
- Teacher pinched for fondling school girl's bottom on train
- Medical workers arrested for allowing non-qualified employees to prescribe Ritalin
- Old man acquitted for fatal shooting of paint thinner-addicted son
- Another Mie confectionery maker suspected of falsifying manufacturing date for cakes
Prime Minister apologizes for scandal over lost pension records
Politics › 15 January, 2008 06:29
TOKYO (AP) -- Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda apologized Friday for a growing scandal over millions of lost pension records and promised to deliver policies focusing on consumers and everyday people. The government has previously acknowledged losing track of more than ...
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- Upper house committee votes down bill to resume naval operations near Afghanistan
- LDP legislator Ota brands SDP leader Fukushima as ultra-leftist
- Prime Minister debuts on YouTube in bid to raise international profile
- Anti-terrorism bill passed into law after second vote
- Japanese official chides former SKorean president over kidnapping remarks
TEPCO profit falls due to damaged nuclear plant; forecasts full-year loss
Business › 03 November, 2007 01:05
TOKYO (AP) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. ...
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- BOJ keeps interest rate unchanged
- ANA says April-Sept profit triples to reach record, cites international flights
- Hitachi 1H net loss narrows, company forecasts profit for full-year
- After a surprise hit with Prius, Toyota looks to next-generation hybrids
- Japan's Mitsubishi Motors says loss shrinks in first-half
Dodgers goes after pitcher Kuroda
Sports › 20 December, 2007 06:00
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Now that the Los Angeles Dodgers have Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent in the lineup next season, they can turn their attention to finding a starting pitcher. Their first choice appears to be free-agent Japanese right-hander ...
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Japan intercepts ballistic missile in space test off Hawaii
Technology › 20 December, 2007 12:05
A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer shot down a mock ballistic missile in space over the Pacific Ocean shortly after noon Monday with a U.S.-made interceptor in a test conducted off Hawaii, Defense Ministry officials said. ...
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China website crashes as complaints about corruption pour in
Asia › 31 December, 2007 06:55
BEIJING — A newly launched anticorruption website has crashed after members of the public logged on "in droves" to complain about government officials, state-run media reported Wednesday.The site, run by the government-controlled National Bureau of Corruption Prevention, had to be shut ...
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