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Court dismisses libel suit by ex-Japan Highway Public Corp. head

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court dismissed a libel suit on July 31 filed by Haruho Fujii (file photo), former president of the now-defunct Japan Highway Public Corp., saying a magazine article correctly reported his concealment of the corporation's financial statements.

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Kondo appointed head of state road firm

TOKYO, Japan - Businessman-turned Diet member Takeshi Kondo speaks at a press conference at the head office of state-run Japan Highway Public Corp. in Tokyo on Nov. 20 after being appointed its president. Kondo quit the Diet to replace Haruho Fujii, who was dismissed last month by Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara.

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Fujii to sue gov't over dismissal

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of Haruho Fujii, who was sacked as president of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) in October, during an interview with Kyodo News on Nov. 13 at a Tokyo hotel. Fujii said he intends to sue the government over his dismissal and has told prosecutors about the pressure exerted on him by politicians to try to influence his actions.

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(2)Takeshi Kondo to head Japan Highway

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara answers reporters at his office Nov. 13 following talks with Takeshi Kondo, a House of Councillors member, who has been named president of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH), a post vacant since Haruho Fujii was sacked in October over a financial scandal.

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Takeshi Kondo to head Japan Highway

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takeshi Kondo, an upper house member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who has been named to fill the vacant post of president at Japan Highway Public Corp. Kondo will succeed Haruho Fujii, who was fired in October over a financial scandal involving the corporation.

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(4)JH chief Fujii dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) Vice3 President Koichi Murase speaks to reporters following his appointment as JH acting president following dismissal of President Haruho Fujii on Oct. 24.

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(3)JH chief Fujii dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters on dismissal of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii on Oct. 24.

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(1)JH chief Fujii dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara announces dismissal of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii at a news conference at his ministry on Oct. 24.

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(2)JH chief Fujii dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara speaks at a news conference on dismissal of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii on Oct. 24.

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Fujii to reveal names of politicians if given immunity: lawyer

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshihiro Konagai (R), lawyer for Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22. Konagai said Fujii will reveal the names of politicians he alleges exerted pressure on him in connection with land deals if he is given immunity from responsibility by the government.

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JH chief Fujii may sue Ishihara, Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers for embattled Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii tell reporters in Tokyo Oct. 18 he may sue land minister Nobuteru Ishihara and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shinzo Abe.

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Hearing for JH's Fujii ends

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii leaves a government meeting to discuss his dismissal, which he has challenged. Fujii has been accused of hiding a financial statement showing JH's negative net worth.

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Gov't begins hearing on firing JH chief Fujii

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii attends a hearing held by the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 17. The hearing is part of procedures to dismiss Fujii, who has been accused of hiding a financial statement showing JH's negative net worth.

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JH President Fujii wants open hearing on his dismissal

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshihiro Konagai, lawyer for Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 14. Konagasa said that Fujii wants the hearing that the government will hold as a step toward relieving him of his duties to be open rather than closed.

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Ishihara to fire JH head Fujii

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Nobuteru Ishihara in Tokyo on Oct. 6 heads for a TV interview on the firing of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii. Fujii defied Ishihara's order to resign in connection with a financial scandal, prompting the minister to move to officially fire the former career bureaucrat.

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Land minister Ishihara sacks JH president Fujii

TOKYO, Japan - Land minister Nobuteru Ishihara briefs reporters on the dismissal of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii at his ministry on Oct. 5. Ishihara said Fujii will tender his resignation Oct. 6 over an allegation that he hid a financial statement showing the corporation's negative net worth.

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Japan Highway's Fujii to tender resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Haruho Fujii, president of Japan Highway Public Corp., is questioned by reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 5 after holding talks with land minister Nobuteru Ishihara at his ministry over a dispute about the corporation's finances. Ishihara said Fujii will tender his resignation Oct. 6.

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JH finds financial statement showing negative net worth

TOKYO, Japan - Haruho Fujii, president of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH), bows to apologize at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 8 in which he recognized the existence of a financial report showing JH had negative net worth. Fujii has repeatedly denied the existence of the report.

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JH unveils report denying allegation, to file libel suit

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii speaks at a press conference at the JH head office in Tokyo on July 25 about the allegation that JH hid a financial report showing it had negative net worth.

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Japan Highway head denies hiding alleged negative net worth

TOKYO, Japan - Haruho Fujii, president of the state-run Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH), responds to questions July 14 at a meeting of the House of Representatives Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration. He denied allegations that JH hid financial statements that purportedly testified to the entity's negative net worth of 617.5 billion yen.

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Hearing for JH's Fujii ends

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii leaves a government meeting to discuss his dismissal, which he has challenged. Fujii has been accused of hiding a financial statement showing JH's negative net worth. (Kyodo)

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Ishihara to fire JH head Fujii

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Nobuteru Ishihara in Tokyo on Oct. 6 heads for a TV interview on the firing of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii. Fujii defied Ishihara's order to resign in connection with a financial scandal, prompting the minister to move to officially fire the former career bureaucrat. (Kyodo)

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Court dismisses libel suit by ex-Japan Highway Public Corp. head

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court dismissed a libel suit on July 31 filed by Haruho Fujii (file photo), former president of the now-defunct Japan Highway Public Corp., saying a magazine article correctly reported his concealment of the corporation's financial statements. (Kyodo)

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(2)Takeshi Kondo to head Japan Highway

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara answers reporters at his office Nov. 13 following talks with Takeshi Kondo, a House of Councillors member, who has been named president of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH), a post vacant since Haruho Fujii was sacked in October over a financial scandal. (Kyodo)

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(2)JH chief Fujii dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara speaks at a news conference on dismissal of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii on Oct. 24. (Kyodo)

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(1)JH chief Fujii dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara announces dismissal of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii at a news conference at his ministry on Oct. 24. (Kyodo)

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Kondo appointed head of state road firm

TOKYO, Japan - Businessman-turned Diet member Takeshi Kondo speaks at a press conference at the head office of state-run Japan Highway Public Corp. in Tokyo on Nov. 20 after being appointed its president. Kondo quit the Diet to replace Haruho Fujii, who was dismissed last month by Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Nobuteru Ishihara. (Kyodo)

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Takeshi Kondo to head Japan Highway

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takeshi Kondo, an upper house member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), who has been named to fill the vacant post of president at Japan Highway Public Corp. Kondo will succeed Haruho Fujii, who was fired in October over a financial scandal involving the corporation. (Kyodo)

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Fujii to sue gov't over dismissal

TOKYO, Japan - Photos of Haruho Fujii, who was sacked as president of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) in October, during an interview with Kyodo News on Nov. 13 at a Tokyo hotel. Fujii said he intends to sue the government over his dismissal and has told prosecutors about the pressure exerted on him by politicians to try to influence his actions. (Kyodo)

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(4)JH chief Fujii dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) Vice3 President Koichi Murase speaks to reporters following his appointment as JH acting president following dismissal of President Haruho Fujii on Oct. 24. (Kyodo)

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(3)JH chief Fujii dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters on dismissal of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii on Oct. 24. (Kyodo)

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Fujii to reveal names of politicians if given immunity: lawyer

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshihiro Konagai (R), lawyer for Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22. Konagai said Fujii will reveal the names of politicians he alleges exerted pressure on him in connection with land deals if he is given immunity from responsibility by the government. (Kyodo)

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JH chief Fujii may sue Ishihara, Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers for embattled Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii tell reporters in Tokyo Oct. 18 he may sue land minister Nobuteru Ishihara and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo)

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Gov't begins hearing on firing JH chief Fujii

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii attends a hearing held by the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 17. The hearing is part of procedures to dismiss Fujii, who has been accused of hiding a financial statement showing JH's negative net worth. (Kyodo)

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JH President Fujii wants open hearing on his dismissal

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshihiro Konaga, lawyer for Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 14. Konagasa said that Fujii wants the hearing that the government will hold as a step toward relieving him of his duties to be open rather than closed. (Kyodo)

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Land minister Ishihara sacks JH president Fujii

TOKYO, Japan - Land minister Nobuteru Ishihara briefs reporters on the dismissal of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii at his ministry on Oct. 5. Ishihara said Fujii will tender his resignation Oct. 6 over an allegation that he hid a financial statement showing the corporation's negative net worth. (Kyodo)

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Japan Highway's Fujii to tender resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Haruho Fujii, president of Japan Highway Public Corp., is questioned by reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 5 after holding talks with land minister Nobuteru Ishihara at his ministry over a dispute about the corporation's finances. Ishihara said Fujii will tender his resignation Oct. 6. (Kyodo)

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JH finds financial statement showing negative net worth

TOKYO, Japan - Haruho Fujii, president of Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH), bows to apologize at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 8 in which he recognized the existence of a financial report showing JH had negative net worth. Fujii has repeatedly denied the existence of the report. (Kyodo)

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JH unveils report denying allegation, to file libel suit

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH) President Haruho Fujii speaks at a press conference at the JH head office in Tokyo on July 25 about the allegation that JH hid a financial report showing it had negative net worth. (Kyodo)

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Japan Highway head denies hiding alleged negative net worth

TOKYO, Japan - Haruho Fujii, president of the state-run Japan Highway Public Corp. (JH), responds to questions July 14 at a meeting of the House of Representatives Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration. He denied allegations that JH hid financial statements that purportedly testified to the entity's negative net worth of 617.5 billion yen. (Kyodo)