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Journalists in Italy go on strike

ROME, Italy - A man looks out of a kiosk window with a sign listing available newspapers in Rome on July 9, 2010. Almost no news was reported in Italy the same day as the country's federation of journalist unions went on strike to protest against a bill that would punish journalists reporting wiretap transcripts.

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Diet enacts wiretapping legislation

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors passes into law Aug. 12 a set of bills that will allow law enforcement authorities to wiretap in investigations into organized crime. Opposition members throw their fists in protest while ruling coalition members clap hands in celebration.

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Opposition parties protest ramming of wiretap bills through pane

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition party parliamentarians of the House of Councillors committee on judicial affairs hold up six-kanji reading, ''We oppose the forced passage (of the wiretap bills)'' on Aug. 9. The protest was held after the Liberal Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and New Komeito party railroaded a set of bills enabling wiretapping in the investigation of organized crime through the committee.

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Wiretap bills rammed through upper house panel

TOKYO, Japan - The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), its junior coalition partner the Liberal Party (LP) and the New Komeito party on Aug. 9 railroad a set of bills paving the way for using wiretaps to investigate organized crimes through the House of Councillors committee on judicial affairs. The photo shows opposition party members of the committee rushing toward committee Chairman Kiyohiro Araki (C) after the forced passage.

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Ex-Takefuji Chairman Takei found guilty on wiretapping charges

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo District Court on Nov. 17 sentenced Yasuo Takei (file photo), founder and former chairman of major consumer loan provider Takefuji Corp., to three years in prison, suspended for four years, on charges of ordering subordinates to wiretap journalists. (Kyodo)

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Journalists in Italy go on strike

ROME, Italy - A man looks out of a kiosk window with a sign listing available newspapers in Rome on July 9, 2010. Almost no news was reported in Italy the same day as the country's federation of journalist unions went on strike to protest against a bill that would punish journalists reporting wiretap transcripts. (Kyodo)

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Diet enacts wiretapping legislation+

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors passes into law Aug. 12 a set of bills that will allow law enforcement authorities to wiretap in investigations into organized crime. Opposition members throw their fists in protest while ruling coalition members clap hands in celebration.

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Wiretap bills rammed through upper house panel

TOKYO, Japan - The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), its junior coalition partner the Liberal Party (LP) and the New Komeito party on Aug. 9 railroad a set of bills paving the way for using wiretaps to investigate organized crimes through the House of Councillors committee on judicial affairs. The photo shows opposition party members of the committee rushing toward committee Chairman Kiyohiro Araki (C) after the forced passage.