Japan Times :: Wednesday, June 24, 2009

• 12. NATIONAL NEWS
  Female applicants break record in passing civil service exam
  June 24, 2009
  Kyodo News
  Women accounted for a record-high 20.1 percent of those who passed the Level-1 civil service examination for fiscal 2009, the first time the ratio has topped 20 percent since the current test was adopted in 1960, the National Personnel Authority said Tuesday. continued ...


• 14. NATIONAL NEWS
  Wooed by LDP, Higashikokubaru sets condition
  June 24, 2009
  MIYAZAKI (Kyodo) The Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday asked popular Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru to run in the upcoming House of Representatives election, but the beleaguered ruling party failed to get the nod and instead received a bold counteroffer. continued ...


• 19. NATIONAL NEWS
  Battle of Okinawa's end marked, 64 years on
  June 24, 2009
  NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) Okinawa on Tuesday marked the 64th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, which left more than 200,000 people dead in the closing days of World War II. continued ...


• 21. NATIONAL NEWS
  Sato tests waters for postal privatization review
  June 24, 2009
  10-year breakup plan may already need changes
  Kyodo News
  Internal affairs minister Tsutomu Sato suggested Tuesday he may review the four-way split of Japan Post services. continued ...