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Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 08:00 JST
TOKYO — A 6-year-old boy died after getting his head stuck in a revolving door at the Roppongi Hills complex in central Tokyo on Friday.
Ryo Mizokawa became trapped as he rushed into the revolving door just ahead of his 38-year-old mother at the second-floor front entrance of a high-rise tower, officials at the commercial complex said.
There were no guards standing at the revolving door at the time of the accident.
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 07:28 JST
SAITAMA — Two men were sentenced to death Friday at the Saitama District Court for murdering two pachinko parlor workers in Gunma Prefecture last year.
According to the ruling, Tomoaki Takanezawa, 37, and Mitsunori Onogawa, 26, killed Tsunehisa Nemoto, 47, on Feb 23 last year in the village of Miyagi, Gunma Prefecture, and abandoned his body in a river after stealing 3 million yen in cash from a pachinko parlor where Nemoto worked. (Kyodo News)
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 06:00 JST
NIIGATA — In a landmark ruling, the Niigata District Court on Friday ordered the Japanese government to compensate Chinese who were forced to labor in Japan during World War II.
Presiding Judge Noriyoshi Katano ordered the government and Niigata-based harbor transport company Rinko Corp to pay 88 million yen in damages to the 12 plaintiffs including 10 former laborers who were forced to work at Niigata port during the war.
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 00:05 JST
KYOTO — The Kyoto District Court on Friday nullified a decision by NOVA English language school in Kyoto to relocate personnel, accepting a claim by an American teacher that he was unfairly transferred because of his labor union activities. Judge Hidetoshi Asada said the court has found "no professional necessity for the relocation" of teacher Robert Bisom, 60.
"I believe the decision to relocate him was made because of his labor union activities. The transfer is an abuse of power," the judge said. Bisom, who joined NOVA in Kyoto in 1997, took part in March 2001 in a nationwide labor union made up by teachers like him and called for his associates to join. (Kyodo News)
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 04:30 JST
BEIJING — Supporters of the seven Chinese activists who returned to China Friday night two days after their Senkaku Islands landing are happy about the return but want Japan to apologize for the arrests and cede the islands to China, a spokesman said Friday.
"We feel very happy, but the Japanese have not met our requests," said Zhou Wenbo, a Beijing engineer and spokesman for a group of about 50 people allied with the Senkaku activists. The group, called the Committee to Protect Chinese Diaoyu Islands, has protested for three days outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing. (Kyodo News)
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 06:05 JST
TOKYO — TV Asahi Corp marked on Friday the last broadcast of its weeknight news program "News Station" which saw competitive audience ratings throughout its almost 19-year run helped by its high-profile anchorman, Hiroshi Kume.
The 60-minute program, broadcast weeknights from around 10 p.m. since October 1985, saw 4,795 shows in total. It became popular as an "unconventional" news program, with Kume gaining fame for his frank comments and unique presentational style. (Kyodo News)
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 06:09 JST
YOKOHAMA — An Afghan man stabbed himself in the arm and thigh when taken into custody by immigration officers last Wednesday, officials at the Yokohama branch of the Tokyo Immigration Bureau said Friday.
The 50-year-old man, whose application for refugee status had been turned down, stabbed himself with a box cutter in the right arm and left thigh, the officials said. (Kyodo News)
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 05:17 JST
TOKYO — The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will begin on Monday experimental use at a restaurant of noncontact IC cards with credit card functions, a METI official said Friday.
It will be the first experiment involving noncontact IC cards with such functions in Japan, the official said, adding that the test will continue until the end of September to verify the convenience and safety of the system. (Kyodo News)
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 06:01 JST
TOKYO — The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays arrived on charter jets at Narita airport early Saturday to kick off the 2004 Major League Baseball season. The airport was closed to all but officials and media when the teams arrived at around 1 a.m., but hundreds of fans were on hand.
The opening series in Japan will take place Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome. In preparation for their match-up, the two teams will play exhibition games against the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers. (Kyodo News)
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Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 02:00 JST
OSAKA — Yokozuna livewire Asashoryu dropped ozeki Kaio to his second defeat to maintain a two-way share of the lead with an unblemished record at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday. Rank-and-filer and Mongolian compatriot Asasekiryu, however, lost a prolonged battle with ozeki Chiyotaikai, who stayed tied with the yokozuna for the lead at 13-0.
In other bouts, ozeki Musoyama knocked over Tochisakae, Takamisakari was no match for makuuchi debutant Futeno, Kokkai snapped a four-day losing streak by beating Kotonowaka, Tosanoumi overwhelmed embattled veteran Takanonami, Kotomitsuki tossed aside Aminishiki and Wakanosato drove out Tokitsuumi. (Kyodo News)
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