Tennis: Sugiyama rejoins Japan Fed Cup team for World Group playoff

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 16, 2008            

Ai Sugiyama has been named to Japan's Fed Cup team for the upcoming World Group playoff against France as the Japanese No. 1 is set to make her first Fed Cup appearance since April 2007, the Japan Tennis Association said Wednesday. Sugiyama will team up with Akiko Morigami, Aiko Nakamura and... [read full story]                    

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TCI proposes new acquisition scheme to government for J-Power stake

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 15, 2008          

The Children's Investment Fund said Tuesday it has put forward to the government a new proposal where the British hedge fund is ready to freeze its additional voting rights on Electric Power Development Co.'s nuclear or transmission facilities, in a move aimed at paving the way for obtaining a...                    

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Fukuda admits to undergoing stomach cancer operation 10 yrs ago

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 15, 2008          

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Tuesday effectively admitted to having had stomach cancer surgery about 10 years ago, after a weekly magazine reported the claim the same day. ''One would get one or two diseases when one gets to this age,'' the 71-year-old prime minister told reporters at his office.                    

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Japan eyes vaccinating medical professionals in advance of new flu

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 15, 2008          

Japan plans to inoculate about 6,000 doctors, quarantine inspectors and other medical and health professionals with state-stockpiled vaccines to better prepare for a possible outbreak of new types of influenza, health minister Yoichi Masuzoe said Tuesday. It would be the first time in the world...                    

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S. Korea appoints new ambassador to Japan

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 15, 2008          

South Korean President Lee Myung Bak on Tuesday appointed Kwon Chul Hyun, a lawmaker from the ruling Grand National Party, as the country's new ambassador to Japan, the presidential office said. Kwon, a three-term lawmaker, is known as an expert on Japan and has served as a deputy chairman of the...                    

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2 air traffic controllers appeal guilty verdict

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 15, 2008          

Two air traffic controllers found guilty of professional negligence in a case of near collision between two airplanes appealed the verdicts Tuesday to the Supreme Court, their lawyers said. Overturning a not-guilty verdict in a lower court, the Tokyo High Court last Friday sentenced Yasuko Momii,...                    

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Gov't finishes nearly all legal steps for lay judge system

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 15, 2008          

The government approved two ordinances Tuesday designating key dates for implementing the lay judge system next year, completing nearly all legal steps for the system. One of the two ordinances says a law to introduce the system, which will allow ordinary citizens to take part in criminal court...                    

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U.S. repeats need to verify N. Korea's nuclear declaration

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 15, 2008          

The United States reiterated Monday that there is a need to verify any North Korean declaration of its nuclear activity to be submitted once the two nations resolve a row over it. ''We need to be able to move forward with this process, having assured ourselves that we have a full understanding of...                    

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Machimura hopes for Japan-China gas dispute solution before Hu's visit

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 15, 2008          

Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura on Tuesday expressed hope that the dispute between Japan and China over gas exploration rights in the East China Sea will be resolved before Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Japan planned for early May. ''It may be possible that (working-level)...                    

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4 receive suspended prison terms over fatal cable car accident

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 15, 2008          

Four former executives of a cable car operator were found guilty Tuesday over a fatal accident in Nagano Prefecture in 2003. Tsutomu Tanimoto, a 68-year-old former managing director of Ontake Ropeway, was sentenced to 34 months in prison, suspended for four years, while three others, including...                    

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British industry chief calls for Japan's leadership on climate change

kyodo.co.jp     Apr 15, 2008          

Martin Broughton, president of the Confederation of British Industry, urged Japan Monday to show leadership in tackling the challenges of climate change ahead of the Group of Eight Business Leaders Summit in Tokyo on April 17. ''I would like business groups to agree a more collective way forward...                    

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