japan news 22/4

Ex-yakuza denies attempting to gun down cop hit by ricochet

• 62 Diet members make group visit to Yasukuni Shrine
• GSDF member arrested for fatally stabbing taxi driver
• Train hits man staggering on edge of station platform
• Boy drowns after jumping into water channel to save younger brother
• 2 nabbed for withdrawing cash from accounts of missing wealthy woman, brother
• Education official arrested for performing indecent acts on high school girl
• Japan chooses new Olympic torch relay route
• President of IT firm arrested for stripping on bullet train
• Ex-top Defense Ministry official Moriya pleads guilty to bribe-taking, perjury
• Princess Aiko walks to elementary school as full classes begin
• Ship attacks Japanese oil tanker off Yemen