Japan Times http://www.japantimes.co.jp/ News feeds provided by Newslookup.com en Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:35 EST Major automakers slashing production http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081201a1.html Twelve major automakers have cut their global output for fiscal 2008 by a total of 1.9 million units from their initial plans and slashed more than 14,000 factory jobs in Japan due to sluggish sales in major markets such as the U.S. 50% of eligible citizens will be called as potential lay judges http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081201a2.html Under the lay judge system to be introduced in May, roughly half the people nationwide registered on the list of candidates will likely be summoned by district courts for interviews as possible candidates. School hit for student smoking http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081201a3.html Police have searched dormitories at a private high school for dropouts in Shinshiro, Aichi Prefecture, on suspicion students were allowed to smoke in violation of the prefecture's ordinance on juvenile protection. Last regular run for classic train http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081201a4.html Mitsui applies for Fed CP aid http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081201a5.html Tsuda's body arrives; Japanese recount terror http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081130a1.html U.S. could ignite growth in six months http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20081201d1.html Aso reveals more than wealth gap with kanji-reading blunders http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20081201jp.html Citigroup to sell off NikkoCiti Trust unit http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20081130a1.html