Japanese news 18/12 2007

-Tokyo man killed in freak accident with bicycle handlebar (Mainichi)

-Japan intercepts missile in milestone test (Financial Times)

-Thousands launch lawsuit against Atsugi Base over noise (Mainichi)

-Australia may send customs vessel to monitor Japanese whaling (Mainichi)

-Sasebo rampage gunman had stalked victim, planned to kill all his friends (Mainichi)

-Japan's high-tech-oriented Braille transcribers in short supply (Japan Times)

-Polls and the Japanese public: Worth the trouble? (Ampontan)

-Japan Blogs of the Year 2007 - Voting open! (What Japan Thinks)

-Baseball: Lee re-signs with Yomiuri, hit with pay cut (Breitbart)