Daily Yomiuri Online Click
- Victims' kin voice relief after Atago ruling
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Jan. 24, 2009)
YOKOHAMA--The bereaved families of two fishermen who died after their small tuna fishing boat collided with a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer in February expressed relief after the Yokohama Marine Accident Tribunal acknowledged the destroyer bore most of the blame for the collision. continued ... - LDP avoids clash over tax hike / Ambiguous wording in bill allows Aso, anti-tax side to save face
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Jan. 24, 2009)
Hajime Furukawa and Osamu Kawakami / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party reached a vague settlement in its internal dispute over a possible consumption tax hike Thursday, with the ambiguous wording likely a future source of intraparty conflict. continued ... - Sales tax hike must be calmly considered
(Daily Yomiuri Online) (From The Yomiuri Shimbun, Jan. 24, 2009)
Editorial: With strife within the Liberal Democratic Party over raising the consumption tax rate headed off for the time being, the party must now do its utmost to ensure the Diet approves the second fiscal 2008 supplementary budget and the fiscal 2009 budget as soon as possible. continued ...
The Asahi Shimbun Click
- Mayor: Minshuto bigwig paid off
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: January 24, 2009)
BY KAMOME FUJIMORI AND RYUJIRO KOMATSU
A mayor said Friday he was pressured to pay 4.05 million yen to a senior member of Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) for help in an election campaign, an allegation the opposition lawmaker denies. continued ... - Iwojima plan shifts for war remains
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: January 24, 2009)
BY TOSHIHIRO OKUYAMA, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
The government plans to relocate the runway on Iwojima island so that families can search for remains of thousands of soldiers who died in tunnels and bunkers there during World War II. continued ... - Group set to salvage parts of battleship Yamato
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: January 24, 2009)
BY MASAMI NAKAGAWA, THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--Despite jaw-dropping costs and immense technical difficulties, business leaders here plan to salvage parts from the sunken World War II imperial battleship Yamato. continued ... - EDITORIAL: Atago at fault in collision
(The Asahi Shimbun) (IHT/Asahi: January 24, 2009)
We all make mistakes.
That is why there are systems in place to reduce the likelihood of human error. They include coordinated actions at organizational level and advanced-technology devices. But these fail-safe strategies came up short in the case of a state-of-the-art Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, a marine accident inquiry pointed out Thursday. continued ...
The Japan Times Click
- Cabinet OKs diluted tax reform bill
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009
By MASAMI ITO, Staff writer
Prime Minister Taro Aso got a little breathing room Friday after the Cabinet approved his modified tax reform bill, which now offers an open-ended clause for a future consumption tax hike, while mending an internal rift over the issue in his Liberal Democratic Party. continued ... - Clinton takes up abductees with Nakasone
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009
By JUN HONGO, Staff writer
New U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed sympathy Friday for relatives of Japanese abducted by North Korea in her first phone conference with Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone. continued ... - Reformist Koike loyal to LDP, waits in wings
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009
By KAZUAKI NAGATA, Staff writer
While last year's Liberal Democratic Party presidential race ended in a landside victory for Prime Minister Taro Aso, there were signs that the old guard's grip on power is slipping. continued ... - EDITORIAL: The 'Decider' goes home
(The Japan Times) Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009
Mr. George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, believes history will vindicate him. That thinking is typical of his presidency: It bespeaks an enduring optimism and faith in the future, a relentless refusal to bend to facts, and the certitude that his decisions, no matter how controversial, were right. That certitude tended to put belief ahead of fact. Will the future vindicate him? continued ...
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