Japanese Newspapers :: Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Daily Yomiuri Online  Click

• Miura kills self in L.A.
  (Oct. 14, 2008) (Daily Yomiuri Online)
  Tatsuhito Iida / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
  LOS ANGELES--Kazuyoshi Miura, who was detained in the United States in connection with the 1981 murder of his wife in Los Angeles, has committed suicide, the Japanese Consulate here said Saturday. continued ...

The Asahi Shimbun  Click

• MSDF's special force trainee dies after fighting 15 during 'training' before transfer
  (IHT/Asahi: October 14,2008) (The Asahi Shimbun)
  ETAJIMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--A Maritime Self-Defense Force petty officer who quit a special force's program was beaten to death last month during hand-to-hand combat with 15 other members in a "send-off training session." continued ...


• Minshuto lawmaker received 11 million yen from sales industry he defended
  (IHT/Asahi: October 14,2008) (The Asahi Shimbun)
  An opposition lawmaker who repeatedly defended the pyramid scheme industry received at least 11.56 million yen ($113,128) through two organizations from companies and groups involved in much-criticized sales practice. continued ...

The Japan Times  Click

• MSDF petty officer died after 'training fight' against 15 people
  Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 (The Japan Times)
  (Kyodo News) A 25-year-old member of the Maritime Self-Defense Force died in September about two weeks after a martial-art-style "training fight" in which he was forced to fight against 15 other members one after another in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, sources close to the case said Sunday. continued ...


• Approval rating for Aso Cabinet falls: survey
  Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 (The Japan Times)
  (Kyodo News) The approval rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso has fallen to 45.9 percent, down 3.6 percentage points from the immediate aftermath of its launch in late September, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Monday. continued ...


• Autopsy conducted on Miura
  Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 (The Japan Times)
  LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) The medical examiner's office in Los Angeles conducted a postmortem Sunday on Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura, who committed suicide at a police detention facility there following his arrival from Saipan to face a trial over the fatal shooting of his then wife in Los Angeles in 1981. continued ...


• DPJ leader Ozawa discharged from hospital
  Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 (The Japan Times)
  (Kyodo News) Ichiro Ozawa, president of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, was discharged from a Tokyo hospital Monday after a weeklong treatment for complications from a cold, a DPJ official said. continued ...

The Mainichi Daily News  Click

• MSDF member's death after training fight sparks group assault probe
  (Mainichi Japan) October 14, 2008 (Mainichi Japan)
  ETAJIMA, Hiroshima -- A Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) member died after being knocked unconscious during a hand-to-hand special forces training fight against 15 opponents in a row, it has been learned. continued ...


• Miura's wife refuses to accept body until after investigation, says lawyer
  (Mainichi Japan) October 14, 2008 (Mainichi Japan)
  The wife of Kazuyoshi Miura, who committed suicide in a Los Angeles jail prior to his arraignment for conspiracy to commit murder, has refused to take custody of his remains until after the investigation has been concluded, Miura's lawyer Junichiro Hironaka announced on Monday. continued ...


• Miura's death was suicide: LA coroner
  (Mainichi Japan) October 14, 2008 (Mainichi Japan)
  The Los Angeles County Coroner's office has announced that the body of Kazuyoshi Miura, apart from the neck, shows no sign of injury. continued ...


• Will removal of N. Korea from U.S. terrorism list lead to denuclearization of the peninsula?
  (Mainichi Japan) October 14, 2008 (Mainichi Japan)
  The United States has removed North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. Even though it had been decided in advance, North Korea obviously benefited by holding out. Pyongyang's peculiar diplomatic strategy succeeded even though it remains unclear whether it was directed by leader Kim Jong Il, who reportedly inspected a military unit for the first time in a while following news reports that he was seriously ill. continued ...