Osaka Gov. Hashimoto, Yomiuri Telecasting sued over murder case

Osaka Gov. Hashimoto, Yomiuri Telecasting sued over murder case

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A group of lawyers meet the press in Hiroshima on Nov. 27, 2009, after filing a damages and libel suit against Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto and Osaka-based broadcaster Yomiuri Telecasting Corp. earlier in the day over Hashimoto's remarks on a 2007 TV talk show criticizing the defense lawyers of a man accused of killing a woman and her daughter.

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