2003.08.16

LDP-Kamei (Mainichi) Will this story have any impact on the career of Shizuka Kamei -- considered to be one of the most powerful (and most corrupt) of the LDP senior politicians? You may recall the quiet scandal a few months back when a racy weekly magazine printed the tell-all of the mistress of Taku Yamasaki, another LDP big wig. But in that case the most sordid detail was urination sex games, not taking donations from mobsters.   2003.08.16

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Yokota Court Martial -- update (Stars & Stripes) It will be interesting to see if and when the U.S. Air Force release details about cause of death in this strange case. Everyone at Yokota assumes it was suicide. 2003.08.16

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QZSS (VOA)   Here's a preview of something planned for 2008 that will warm the hearts of all those with car-navi or GPS-equipped keitai. 2003.08.16

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Japan-Blaster Worm update (Kyodo)   Latest on Blaster in Japan and elsewhere... 2003.08.16

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