Japanese Giants Not So Tall...

Kjeld Duits, Tuesday, November 6, 2007 Posted: 10:09 AM JST

While they stand tall in Japan's history books, 19th century hero Sakamoto Ryoma was only 156-169 cm tall, while 16th-century military genius Takeda Shingen was about 162 cm, Kyodo News reports today.

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Twelve Companies Show Interest to Sponsor NOVA

Kjeld Duits, Sunday, November 4, 2007 Posted: 08:50 PM JST

Twelve companies have applied to sponsor the rehabilitation of the failed foreign-language school NOVA Corp., Japanese media reports today. NOVA was granted protection from creditors on October 26.

According to court-appointed administrators some of the companies made specific proposals. The value of Nova's assets, however, has not been assessed, creating great uncertainty about Nova's rehabilitation.

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Japan Opposition Party's Ichiro Ozawa Unexpectedly Resigns

Kjeld Duits, Sunday, November 4, 2007 Posted: 08:35 PM JST

Ichiro Ozawa, leader of Japan's opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) since April 2006, unexpectedly announced his resignation today. "I caused political confusion over Prime Minister Fukuda's coalition proposal," Mr. Ozawa told a news conference. "I have therefore decided to resign from my post as president."

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