Japanese news 16/12 2007

90 rescued from ski lift gondolas

Beauty salon pioneer Ushiyama dies

7,000 retired teachers to be rehired

NATO wants Japan in Afghanistan

Japan to help SK clean up oil spill

Japan drafts emission cut plans

Politics

Fukuda welcomes 'Bali road map'

Defense Ministry built slush funds

Ishihara cleared over French insult

Defense budget cut likely on F-15s

PM eyes eco-cooperation with China

Crime

Gunman shot victims at point-blank

Suspect's mother apologizes

Suspect in shooting found dead

Illegal cigarette trade targeted

Court OKs Swiss woman's detention

PC with entrance exam info stolen

Man sentenced over 2channel threat

Business

70% pessimistic on rural economies

Surcharge on Sanyo eyed

Millea to buy UK insurer Kiln

Kikkoman to hike soy sauce prices

Nissan, Chrysler in talks

Canon amends numbers for Tokki

Technology

Youth spend 1 hr daily on mobile Net

Google building own Wikipedia

Microsoft to double Xbox 360 titles

JFE to make sheets in Thailand

Asia

Bali road map runs into U.S. trouble

190 nations launch Bali road map

Musharraf lifts state of emergency

Suicide bomber kills 6 in Pakistan

Attack at Kabul police HQ kills 5

17 die in Punjab bus-train crash

Bush urges NK to disclose details

Hong Kong closes nature reserve

Bali draft text drops emissions goal

*Gore blasts U.S. at Bali climate talks*