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8 March 2010

International News

 Political

• Tokyo (Reuters) Only about one thirds of Japanese voters support Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s government, and about the same percentage plans to vote for the main opposition party in a key mid-year poll, a survey showed on Sunday(The Nation, p- 11)

• (Courtesy BBC News) Japan’s Princess Aiko has been off school since early this week after complaining of being bullied, a royal household official has said (Daily Times, p- B8)