Japan news 16/10 2007

-Japanese in Heroes - Part IV (Rocking in Hakata)

-Japan cancels grants for Myanmar project over shooting (Yahoo)

-Request by U.S. military touched off turf war between Aomori, Tokyo (Asahi)

-Iran rules out deal with bandits holding Japanese (Yahoo News)

-Template protest letter to authorities re new gaijin fingerprint laws (Debito)

-Asahi Drinks, Calpis team up on vending machines (Reuters)