a year from future Japanese prime ministers if Koizumi stays away. But a Chinese Embassy spokesman denied the report as "totally ground- less," Kyodo said. A Korean official also denied the report. The Yasukuni Shrine honors Japan's 2.5 million war dead, including war criminals executed af

ies across the region. A woman in her 50s died in Tokyo, police said, with a security camera capturing her being blown off her feet and into a wall, Kyodo news reported. A blackout left more than 900,000 people without power in two areas surrounding the capital, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co."

es across the region. A woman in her 50s died in Tokyo, police said, with a security camera capturing her being blown off her feet and into a wall, Kyodo news reported. A blackout left more than 900,000 people without power in two areas surrounding the capital, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co."