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Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Ozawa faces fresh donations scandal

Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, faces fresh allegations of illegal donations after a source connected with an engineering firm tells prosecutors that ¥100 million in unreported contributions were made to one of his aides.

Hirano taps secret fund, remains mum

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano says he withdrew ¥120 million from the Cabinet's secretive discretionary fund but would not disclose how, or if, he used it.

Masks fail virus-blocking claims

Most face masks claiming to cut exposure to viruses by 95 percent or more fall short of the mark, prompting the government to issue directives to suppliers.

Sake makes parliamentary debut in U.K.

Ichihashi lawyers slam interrogation methods

Panel slams JR West's crash-probe tampering

Hatoyama to Obama on protracted Futenma base relocation: Just trust me

DPJ rams debt relief bill through committee

Ozaki to sit on international court

'Runaway sites' latest Net-based exploitation of young girls

Castle samurai ham for guests, dispatch trash

Slowly, secret U.S. nuke deals come to light

Hatoyama to U.S.: turn over suspect

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