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DPJ demands Masuzoe resign over pension-record blunders

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on April 1. Ozawa demanded that welfare minister Yoichi Masuzoe step down from his Cabinet post to take responsibility for not fulfilling a government pledge to resolve pension record-keeping blunders.

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DPJ demands Masuzoe resign over pension-record blunders

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on April 1. Ozawa demanded that welfare minister Yoichi Masuzoe step down from his Cabinet post to take responsibility for not fulfilling a government pledge to resolve pension record-keeping blunders.

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Figure skating: Asada grabs lead after SP at national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Mao Asada executes a jump in a flawless short program at the national figure skating championships at Osaka's Namihaya Dome on Dec. 27 that earned her the world's all-time highest score. Asada, who had habitually made blunders in her short programs at major international meets earlier in the season, cleanly executed a triple-triple combination jump for the first time this winter en route to earning 72.92 points.

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Over 100 pension offices in Japan experience computer problems

KUMAMOTO, Japan - People inquiring about their pension accounts data wait at a social insurance office in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, on June 10 following the revelation of blunders by Japan's Social Insurance Agency in keeping track of data on a massive number of pension accounts. The Kumamoto office, along with more than 100 social insurance offices across Japan, experienced problems earlier in the day with a computer system containing public pension records.

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Transport ministry checks on JAL's preventive steps

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry enter the head office of Japan Airlines in Tokyo on April 19 to check if the airline has implemented preventive measures following a series of safety blunders.

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JAL Int'l chief demoted over operational blunders

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines International Co. President Katsuo Haneda (L) will be demoted to vice president to take the blame for a recent series of irregularities involving its airplanes, its holding company said March 17. At right is Japan Airlines Chairman Isao Kaneko, who will hand over the post of chief executive officer to Japan Airlines President Toshiyuki Shinmachi in April, instead of June as earlier announced.

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Embattled Mori survives no-confidence motion

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (3rd from L), who is under mounting pressure to resign over a string of verbal blunders and scandals, survived a no-confidence motion against his cabinet March 5 by a majority vote of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its allies. During the House of Representatives plenary session, Yukio Hatoyama (foreground), leader of the Democratic party of Japan, explained why the motion was tabled by his party, the Liberal Party, the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.

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Transport ministry checks on JAL's preventive steps

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry enter the head office of Japan Airlines in Tokyo on April 19 to check if the airline has implemented preventive measures following a series of safety blunders. (Kyodo)

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Figure skating: Asada grabs lead after SP at national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Mao Asada executes a jump in a flawless short program at the national figure skating championships at Osaka's Namihaya Dome on Dec. 27 that earned her the world's all-time highest score. Asada, who had habitually made blunders in her short programs at major international meets earlier in the season, cleanly executed a triple-triple combination jump for the first time this winter en route to earning 72.92 points. (Kyodo)

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DPJ demands Masuzoe resign over pension-record blunders

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on April 1. Ozawa demanded that welfare minister Yoichi Masuzoe step down from his Cabinet post to take responsibility for not fulfilling a government pledge to resolve pension record-keeping blunders. (Kyodo)

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DPJ demands Masuzoe resign over pension-record blunders

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, president of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on April 1. Ozawa demanded that welfare minister Yoichi Masuzoe step down from his Cabinet post to take responsibility for not fulfilling a government pledge to resolve pension record-keeping blunders. (Kyodo)

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JAL Int'l chief demoted over operational blunders

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines International Co. President Katsuo Haneda (L) will be demoted to vice president to take the blame for a recent series of irregularities involving its airplanes, its holding company said March 17. At right is Japan Airlines Chairman Isao Kaneko, who will hand over the post of chief executive officer to Japan Airlines President Toshiyuki Shinmachi in April, instead of June as earlier announced. (Kyodo)

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Over 100 pension offices in Japan experience computer problems

KUMAMOTO, Japan - People inquiring about their pension accounts data wait at a social insurance office in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, on June 10 following the revelation of blunders by Japan's Social Insurance Agency in keeping track of data on a massive number of pension accounts. The Kumamoto office, along with more than 100 social insurance offices across Japan, experienced problems earlier in the day with a computer system containing public pension records. (Kyodo)

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Embattled Mori survives no-confidence motion

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (3rd from L), who is under mounting pressure to resign over a string of verbal blunders and scandals, survived a no-confidence motion against his cabinet March 5 by a majority vote of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its allies. During the House of Representatives plenary session, Yukio Hatoyama (foreground), leader of the Democratic party of Japan, explained why the motion was tabled by his party, the Liberal Party, the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party.