chf dgnobuyuki yokota said prosecutors coerced the suspect, toru abe, by threatening to arrest his sonnd members of hi aff. the judge also said that a prosecutor violently pounded on a desk during the interrogation. although the defendant did not ny the charge, the judge refused todmit 1 of the prosecutors' records into evidence. the investigation into abe triggered a postal abuse charge against atsuko moraki. yka lsth presiding judge in muraki's case. in that hearing the judge rejected t statements of one of muraki's subordinates and said the prosecutor's esong sinappropriate. muraki was acquitted, but a prosecutor and his superiors were arrested for tampering with evidence andttptg t cer up their actions. >>> japanese companies and organizations in the geothermal power generationndtry will cooperate to sell plants abroad amid growing global competition. geothermal power generation harnesses hot steam, drawn from underground magma reservoirs and emits little carbon dioxide. demand for geothermal power plants is expected to increase in countri with volcanos. a group of 20 companies and