Asahi admits 'uncertain' info contained in article on NHK

Asahi admits 'uncertain' info contained in article on NHK

TOKYO, Japan - Asahi Shimbun Co. President Kotaro Akiyama holds a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 30. The Asahi Shimbun newspaper admitted the same day that an article the paper ran in January about an NHK 2001 documentary contained ''uncertain'' information although the newspaper has no plan to correct it.

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