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• [NATIONAL NEWS]
  Kan finds allies as Ozawa stays cagey
  Compiled from Kyodo, Staff report
  Ichiro Ozawa, one of the most powerful figures in the Democratic Party of Japan, remains evasive on whether he will run against Prime Minister Naoto Kan in the DPJ presidential election, as more support pours in for Kan.
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20100826a1.html
  
  
• [NATIONAL NEWS]
  Americans 'simpleminded'
  Kyodo News
  The United States is a great democracy but its people are simpleminded somewhat, Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa says.
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20100826a2.html
  
  
• [BUSINESS NEWS]
  TSE dives anew; Noda no comment
  Kyodo News
  Tokyo stocks lose ground again, hitting a fresh 16-month low as investor disappointment increases toward policymakers' inaction, including the no-comment approach taken by Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, to stem the yen's recent advance.
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20100826a1.html
  
  
• [NATIONAL NEWS]
  SDP No. 2 withdraws resignation
  Kyodo News
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20100826a7.html
  
  
• [NATIONAL NEWS]
  Okada backs Kan, rules out run for DPJ chief
  By MASAMI ITO, Staff writer
  Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada reiterated Wednesday that he would support the re-election of Prime Minister Naoto Kan in the Sept. 14 Democratic Party of Japan presidential election.
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20100826a9.html
  
  
• [NATIONAL NEWS]
  Halt executions for study: bar chief
  Kyodo News
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20100826b3.html
  
  
• [NATIONAL NEWS]
  New York performer narrates Okinawa's history through dance
  By MIWA MURPHY, Kyodo News
  NEW YORK — The name Okinawa can conjure up an image of islands scattered between Japan proper and Taiwan, or a picturesque blue sea and white beaches, or U.S. military bases surrounded by protesters.
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20100826f3.html
  
  
• [BUSINESS NEWS]
  ANALYSIS
  Leadership vacuum scaring investors
  Double whammy of strong yen, stock falls going unanswered
  Kyodo News
  The inaction by authorities to stem the yen's recent advance and prevent Tokyo stock dives has prompted investors to fret over the nation's export-reliant economy.
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20100826a2.html
  
  
• [OPINION]
  Will intimidation win China the Yellow Sea?
  By MICHAEL RICHARDSON
  SINGAPORE — The United States and South Korea announced last week that they would hold the next phase of their joint naval exercises early in September in the Yellow Sea, despite repeated objections from China.
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20100826mr.html