Bell Pepper

NHK announced on July 6 that they decided not to broadcast Ozumo Nagoyabasho.
They felt Sumokyokai's effort to prevent similar incidents, associating with gangsters were not enough.
They evaluated that they will not win understanding from the viewers who pay viewing fee, if they air it. (from The Asahi Shinbun 7/7)

Nigauri

Ninety percent of the vuvuzelas, the plastic South African whose loud rasp has become synonymous with the 2010 World Cup, are made in China, according to the China Daily.
A recent poll in Chinese state media found that more than 60 percent of respondents were poud the 'made in China' vuvuzelas were so popular in South Africa.
Domestic orders are starting to come in for vuvuzelas, including for the Asian Games in southern China later this year. (CNN July 5)

Prince Melon

Serena Willams has successfully defended her Wimbledon title beating Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in a one-sidend ladies singles final at the All England Club in London.
The victory is Willams' fourth Wimbledon singles title and her 13th overall in Grand Slams.
The win moves Williams up to sixth place, ahead of Bille Jean King, on the all-time list of most Grand Slam titles. (London, England (CNN), July3)

Satoimo

Politicians will break their back for the people?
Most political parties shows their plan about the reduction in the number of the Diet.
It is required that they must be serious to carry out or the people will look away in disillusionment.
(The Sankei Shinbun "Editorial" 7/4)

Agapanthus

A war crimes court ordered supermodel Naomi Campbell on Thursday to testify in The Hague on July 29 about a "blood diamond" she was allegedly given by former Liberian president Charles Taylor.
Taylor has been on trial since 2008 for his alleged role in the civil war in Sierra Leone, accused of arming rebels in return to illegally mine diamonds.
Campbell will have to testify about claims by actress Ma Farrow that she was given a diamond by Taylor after a celebrity dinner hosted by then South African president Nelson Mandela in September 1997.
(The Hague, July 1, 2010(AFP) , The Asahi Shinbun 7/3)

Shiso

Police in Portland , Oregon, say they have reopened their investigation into a massage therapist's allegation that former Vice president Al Gore had "unwanted sexual contact" with her in 2006, a police spokeswoman said Wednesday.
"The Gores cannot comment on every defamatory, misleading, and inaccurate story generated by tabloids." Kalee Kreider, a spokeswoman tor the former vice president said.
Al Gore announced his divorce from his wife ater 40 years of marriage.
(from The Asahi Shinbun 7/2, CNN 7/2)

pumpkin

DPJ, the ruling party and LDP, the biggest opposition party held up their own policies of a comprehensive tax reform with possible tax increase, until now these policies are not proposed in national election.
Prime Minister Kan said, " I will consider 10% tax increase proposed by LDP."　before the announcement of national election.
But he said in a modified form that It's was the campaign pledge and I intended to urge bipartisan effort to discuss the issue." (from The Chugoku Shinbun "Editorial" 7/1)