Japanese news 20/12 2007

-Himeji Castle to open New Year's Eve (Yomiuri)

-Mad investors prompt police raid on cash cow company (Mainichi)

-Japan hepatitis patients reject government aid plan (Reuters)

-Wheat prices may increase 30% in April (Japan Times)

-Christmas tree of lights brightens Osaka theater (Yomiuri)

-Professional concerns preceded cop's suicide in police box (Mainichi)

-Draft budget shows Japan spending rise (Financial Times)

-Japan denies agreement on humpback whale kill (ABC)

-Apple in talks to launch iPhone in Japan (Yahoo)

-*US anime sales down 50 percent since 2005 (Japanator)*

-Final Blow to File Sharing? Japan's Gov't to Revise Copyright Law (Tech-On)

-New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui causes car crash in Tokyo (Mainichi)

-U.S. Army 1st Corps opens new HQ in Camp Zama (Breitbart)

-Japan's Hidden Christians face extinction (Reuters)