Daily Yomiuri Online Click
- 54% say they've read at least 1 book in past month
(Daily Yomiuri Online) Sunday, October 26, 2008
Fifty-four percent of those asked said they had read at least one book in the previous four weeks, six percentage points up from the previous year, according to the results of a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey. continued ... - Bomber got know-how from Internet / Recipe, materials for explosive devices fired at Imperial Palace found online
(Daily Yomiuri Online) Sunday, October 26, 2008
A former Ground Self-Defense Force member who was arrested and indicted over launching explosive devices into the grounds of the Imperial Palace has told the police that he learned how to make bombs from a video-sharing Web site, it has been learned. continued ...
The Japan Times Click
- New Taiwan envoy upbeat on Japan ties
(The Japan Times) Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008
By JUN HONGO, Staff writer
As Taiwan's de facto ambassador to Japan, John Feng believes that strengthening ties between Tokyo and Taipei is vital to securing bilateral prosperity. continued ... - U.S. airman injured in plane crash
(The Japan Times) Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008
The Associated Press
A small plane carrying four U.S. airmen burst into flames after making an emergency landing on Okinawa, leaving the pilot with minor injuries, officials said Saturday. continued ... - Crisis may trump poll: Aso
(The Japan Times) Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008
Credit crunch used to hedge call on election
BEIJING (Kyodo) Prime Minister Taro Aso on Saturday said he was reluctant to dissolve the House of Representatives for an early election because he wants to put priority on his "international role" in the global financial crisis. continued ...
Kyodo
- Aso vows to make Japan 'vibrant' in 1st stump speech in Akihabara
Oct 26 06:54 AM US/Eastern
TOKYO, Oct. 26 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Prime Minister Taro Aso on Sunday vowed to work toward making Japan "more vibrant" by addressing economic and other issues as he took to the streets of Tokyo's Akihabara district, known as a magnet for anime and computer geeks. continued ... - U.S. urged Japan in July to send SDF medical staff to Afghanistan
Oct 26 05:19 AM US/Eastern
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The United States pressed Japan in July to contemplate dispatching Self-Defense Force medical personnel to Afghanistan for the U.S.-led war on terror in and around that country, sources familiar with Japan-U.S. relations said Sunday. continued ...
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