[ Asahi Shinbun : 25th July : morning edition ]
In a conference with Yokohama mayor Takada in Tokyo, Osaka governor Hashimoto reported that around 20 local governors have agreed to form a group pressing for regional decentralization from Tokyo in the next election and are ready to announce which party they will back.
According to information [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Tokyo’
June 10, 2009
First Tokyo Trial by Jury to be murder case; trial starts in August
It has been understood from sources within the trial system that the first criminal trial to feature ordinary citizens taking part in deliberations is expected to open in early August this year; the case is that of a murder in May this year in Tokyo’s Adachi ward. There are currently around 80 cases on trial [...]
June 9, 2009
Atomic Radiation Sickness suit – Tokyo High Court Judgement
The Government moves to abandon appeal
[ report in Asahi Shinbun 9th June 2009 3:01am ]
On 8th June the government began deliberations on the withdrawal of its appeal against a recent ruling by the Tokyo High Court in which 9 out 10 people until now denied legal recognition of atomic radiation sickness were recognized as entitled [...]
March 24, 2008
Tokyo – Heat Island
The Asahi Shinbun reports today on the effects on the climate of Tokyo of population density/global warming. At peak times, electricity consumption in the Tokyo area is greater than that of the entire UK or France.
March 7, 2008
Yen Strengthens in Tokyo
The yen strengthened to ¥120.75~80 by 1pm in trading today on the Tokyo Currency Exchange. This after a marked movement to sell dollars and buy yen, which started in New York yesterday and was picked up over here this morning. This is the strongest the yen has been relative to the dollar in the last [...]
