All 4 defendants acquitted over girl's death from beach cave-in

All 4 defendants acquitted over girl's death from beach cave-in

KOBE, Japan - Kazuhiko Kingetsu, the father of Miho Kingetsu who died after she was buried alive at a man-made beach, speaks during a news conference in Kobe on July 7 after the Kobe District Court cleared all four central and local government officials charged with negligence in the death of the 5-year-old. The girl died when the beach caved in and trapped her under the sand on Dec. 30, 2001.

Cabinet endorses FY 2002 budget framework

Cabinet endorses FY 2002 budget framework

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to members of the media after his cabinet endorsed a budget framework for fiscal 2002 adopted by a government panel on economic and fiscal policy Dec. 4, 2001. ''The fiscal 2002 budget is aimed at thoroughly reviewing the spending structure and boldly improving the quality under the goal of limiting the new bond issuance to 30 trillion yen,'' Koizumi said.

Cabinet endorses FY 2002 budget framework

Cabinet endorses FY 2002 budget framework

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to members of the media after his cabinet endorsed a budget framework for fiscal 2002 adopted by a government panel on economic and fiscal policy Dec. 4, 2001. ''The fiscal 2002 budget is aimed at thoroughly reviewing the spending structure and boldly improving the quality under the goal of limiting the new bond issuance to 30 trillion yen,'' Koizumi said.

All 4 defendants acquitted over girl's death from beach cave-in

All 4 defendants acquitted over girl's death from beach cave-in

KOBE, Japan - Kazuhiko Kingetsu, the father of Miho Kingetsu who died after she was buried alive at a man-made beach, speaks during a news conference in Kobe on July 7 after the Kobe District Court cleared all four central and local government officials charged with negligence in the death of the 5-year-old. The girl died when the beach caved in and trapped her under the sand on Dec. 30, 2001. (Kyodo)