Daily Yomiuri Online Click
- 69% cool toward LDP, but only 50% back DPJ
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 19, 2008)
Sixty-nine percent of voters are disenchanted with the Liberal Democratic Party, but the percentage of those pinning their hopes on the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan hovers at just 50 percent, according to a recent survey. continued ... - LDP lawmaker's ex-aide investigated for fraud
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 19, 2008)
SHIZUOKA--A 59-year-old former secretary to Liberal Democratic Party House of Representatives lawmaker Masatoshi Kurata allegedly had Filipino women work illegally, according to police sources. continued ... - Editorial: Japan must use term in UNSC wisely
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Oct. 19, 2008)
Japan was voted a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council on Friday, defeating Iran for the Asian seat up for election. continued ...
The Japan Times Click
- Japan trumps Iran to win UNSC seat
(The Japan Times) Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008
Nonpermanent stint key to acquiring veto power
Compiled from Kyodo, AP
NEW YORK — Japan was elected Friday to a nonpermanent seat on the U.N. Security Council for a two-year term beginning in January 2009, displacing a bid by Iran to win the one seat allocated to Asia. continued ... - Misuse of state funds rampant: auditors
(The Japan Times) Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008
(Kyodo News) Twelve prefectures misused as much as ¥550 million in central government subsidies over a five-year period to March 2007, sources on the Board of Audit said Saturday. continued ... - Multilevel marketers gave to Ishii
(The Japan Times) Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008
DPJ vice president's ¥4.5 million in donations from oft-troubled industry raises suspicions
(Kyodo News) Hajime Ishii, vice president of the Democratic Party of Japan, received ¥4.5 million in political donations in 2003 from multilevel marketing agents, an official political funds report shows. continued ... - Aso attends ceremony for SDF dead
(The Japan Times) Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008
(Kyodo News) Prime Minister Taro Aso attended an annual ceremony Saturday to mourn Self-Defense Force personnel who were killed while performing their official duties. continued ... - EDITORIAL: Something wrong with the MSDF
(The Japan Times) Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008
A series of notorious events raise questions about the credibility of the Maritime Self-Defense Force. The latest is the death of a petty officer 3rd class following a martial-art-style "training fight" at the MSDF's First Service School in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The training fight very likely amounted to collective violence against a dropout from a special training course. The MSDF should thoroughly unravel the circumstances surrounding his death. continued ... - READERS IN COUNCIL: Downside of a stronger alliance
(The Japan Times) Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008
By YOSHIO SHIMOJI, Naha, Okinawa
The Japanese people should not be worried: The United States won't make short shrift of Japan. Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election in November will never forget the importance of Japan-U.S. relations. But what does "strengthening the alliance" mean? continued ...
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