Daily Yomiuri Online :: Sunday, September 27, 2009

• JR 'removed minutes addressing ATS' / 2 pages missing from 1996 Hokkaido derailment report about need for brake system (Sep.27)
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  West Japan Railway Co. did not submit to a government investigation commission a section of the minutes from a company meeting following a 1996 train accident in Hokkaido, in which they said an automatic train stop (ATS) system could have prevented the derailment, it has been learned. continued ...


• DPJ at the helm / PM still cool to extension of MSDF fuel mission (Sep.27)
  Kohei Kobayashi Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
  PITTSBURGH--Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama "won't simply extend" the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean when the law authorizing it expires in January, he said Friday evening in Pittsburgh. continued ...


• Editorial :: Can JAL task force steer airline back to profit? (Sep.27)
  The Yomiuri Shimbun
  Construction and Transport Minister Seiji Maehara has launched a task force comprised of corporate rehabilitation experts under his direct control to revitalize Japan Airlines Corp. and help it ride out a severe business slump. continued ...