. >>> japan's new defense minister ishikawa says he'll do all he can to get the support of the people of okinawa on the relocation of a u.s. military base in the prefecture. a self-defense forces honor guard saluted ishikawa when he arrived at the defense ministry in tokyo on monday. it's his first visit since assuming the post on friday. >> translator: i will work for an early reorganization of u.s. forces in japan to strengthen the japan/u.s. alliance. i will do my best to get the support of people in okinawa for the relocation of the u.s. marine corps air station. and to reduce the burden on the communities hosting u.s. facilities. >> a japan/u.s. joint statement was signed in may last year. it calls for the relocation of the air station to the henoko district in okinawa. meanwhile, said he would like to meet with okinawians candidly. he said he also told fujimura that he wants to work closely with other cabinet members to produce results. >>> changing gears now, there was a seminar in seoul to re-evaluate a japanese forest ranger for his contribution to reforestation and cultural

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lower house member ishikawa and ikeida went on trial. concerned a land purchase worth $5.2 million. they denied the allegations. the court presiding judge found all three guilty on monday. he gave them suspended prison sentences of one to three years. the judge said general contractors rigged bids for public works projects in japan's northeastern tohoku region. he noted the lawmakers office had decision making power regarding projects. the judge also said contractors thought instructions from the former aides represented the intentions of ozawa's office. they took about $1.3 million from the firm in return for helping it win the bid for a dam project. despite denials, evidence shows the two former aides did in fact receive the money. >>> earlier michio kijima spoke about the court's decision. >> so what is your take on today's ruling? >> the decision will damage ozawa. he said again and again he and his former aides did nothing wrong. but they did make some mistakes. still recognized a construction company gave the former aides illegal funds in connection with a public works project

the vessel was found tuesday about 25 kilometers off wajima city in ishikawa prefecture, it was carryingine people, three men, three women and three ys. the boat apparently left the north korean port of chongqing for south korea last thursday. one man described himself as a soldier in the north korean military. he said the people on the boat are his relatives. the coast guard says all nine are in good health. the boat is about eight meters long and has a small engine. some rice and pickles were found on board, but no water. >>> chief cabinet secretary, harumafurefugeharumafuji refugee, fujimura said the coast guard is trying to determine who the people are. >> translator: we will handle this case in an appropriate manner by looking at similar previous incidents. >>> past cases of north koreans defecting to japan include a family of four in a small boat, that was found in the sea of japan off the coast of aomori prefecture in 2007. the four told police they had tried to enter south korea after leaving north korea's eastern port six days earlier. but they apparently gave up because of tigh

the wooden boat carrying the north koreans was spotted on off the coast of wajima, ishikawa prefecture on tuesday. the group has told the japanese coast guard that it left north korea last thursday with the intention of heading for south korea. the group's leader says he belonged to the korean people's army and said he catches octopus to raise money for the north korean military. >>> observers suggest there are various factors behind the north korean boat people ending off japan instead of korea, their intended destination. >> reporter: after picking up the nine defectors, they took them to a patrol ship anchored at the port of kanazawa. they sent the defectors to komatsu airport by helicopter on wednesday afternoon. the members of the group, which includes three children, are apparently all in good condition after eating breakfast served on the patrol boat where they spent tuesday night. a japanese fisherman working in the sea and who saw the rescue operation had this to say about the people who were rescued. >> translator: i thought to myself, isn't that a north korean boat? i though

lower house member tomohiro ishikawa, takanori okubo and mistsutomo ikeda went on trial for falsifying funding reports. the case concerned a land purchase worth $ 5.2 million. the defendants denied the allegations. the district court presiding judge found all three guilty on monday and gave them suspended prison sentences of one to three years. the judge said general contractors rigged bids for public works project in japan's northeastern region. including ozawa's constituency. he noted lawmakers office had decision-making power regarding projects. the judge also said contractors got instructions from the former aides represented intentions of ozawa's office. the judge determined two of the offenders took about $1.2 million from the construction firm in return for helping it win the bid for a dam project. he said despite denials, evidence show s two former aides did, in fact, receive the money. ozawa is facing an indictment in connection with this scandal. monday's ruling will likely affect his trial, which is scheduled to start next week. >>> u.s. aircraft maker, boeing, has delivered

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