Japan Times :: Friday, July 24, 2009

• 12. NATIONAL NEWS
  Ex-principal, board start legal battle
  July 24, 2009
  Kyodo News
  A former high school principal said Thursday he was barred from working as a part-time teacher after retiring because he criticized the Tokyo board of education. continued ...


• 16. NATIONAL NEWS
  Koizumi's son rejects double candidacy
  July 24, 2009
  Kyodo News
  The son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi running for his father's Lower House seat from Kanagawa Prefecture in the Aug. 30 election will not appear simultaneously on the proportional representation portion of the ballot. continued ...


• 19. NATIONAL NEWS
  S. Korean soldier's fake Kim Jong Un photo stung TV Asahi
  July 24, 2009
  SEOUL (Kyodo) A South Korean staff sergeant has been suspended for three months for providing a fake photograph of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's third son, Kim Jong Un, to TV Asahi last month, the South Korean Defense Ministry said on Thursday. continued ...


• 20. PARTY POWERS - MASAMI ITO
  Do or die at poll for Kokumin
  July 24, 2009
  By MASAMI ITO, Staff writer
  The upcoming Lower House election is the last chance for Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party) to stop postal privatization — and failure would leave the party's survival in doubt, leader Tamisuke Watanuki said. continued ...


• 21. NATIONAL NEWS - JUN HONGO
  Rice to DPJ: Altering base plan ill-advised ★
  July 24, 2009
  By JUN HONGO, Staff writer
  The 2006 road map on the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan was reached through complex negotiations and should not be changed unilaterally by either Tokyo or Washington, the commander of U.S. Forces in Japan told reporters Thursday. continued ...


• 22. NATIONAL NEWS
  Aso, Hatoyama reach out to voters
  July 24, 2009
  TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. (Kyodo) Prime Minister Taro Aso visited business groups Thursday to seek their support for the Aug. 30 general election, while his rival, Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama, called on the public to back the DPJ's bid to unseat the ruling bloc led by Aso's Liberal Democratic Party. continued ...