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Independent Hokuetsu panel OKs anti-takeover steps vs. Oji

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiji Sato, chairman of Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd.'s independent panel, speaks with reporters late Aug. 8 after recommending that the company initiate measures to try to foil a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co.

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Independent Hokuetsu panel OKs anti-takeover steps vs. Oji

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiji Sato, chairman of Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd.'s independent panel, speaks with reporters late Aug. 8 after recommending that the company initiate measures to try to foil a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co. (Kyodo)

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Japan's wireless stations for fishing boats disappearing

Toshiji Takanishi, a veteran employee at Mie prefectural fisheries radio station in Shima, western Japan, sends equatorial weather information in the Pacific to fishing boats in Morse code on Feb. 5, 2015. The wireless station will be closed in March due to the reduced number of fishermen and the advent of new communication means. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo