*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Tuesday, December 14, 2010 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Ozawa avoids Diet resolution to testify Democratic Party of Japan executives fail to agree to pursue a Diet resolution demanding that party heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa testify before the Lower House Ethics Panel over his political funds scandal. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101214a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Extreme sexual 'anime' face curb A Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly panel passes a controversial bill to toughen regulations on the sale of comics and animation containing depictions of "extreme" sexual acts. 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