Japan declines comment on intervention

Will not comment on intervention possibility; Will release intervention data at end of month; No change in stance ready to take any necessary action at any time. - (JP) Japan said to consider program ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s oldest toilet damaged by vehicle

A building believed to house the oldest toilet in Japan faced its biggest threat in centuries on Monday when a conservation worker accidentally reversed his car into it, according to local officials. ( read original story ...)