*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Tuesday, December 21, 2010 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Ozawa also rebuffs Kan on testimony Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa refuses a request by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to give unsworn testimony before a Diet ethics panel about his political funds scandal, a decision certain to deepen the rift within the party and possibly open the door for a binding summons to appear under oath. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101221a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] AKB48, Arashi tops in pop singles Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura submits his resignation to the city assembly, triggering a mayoral election in which he will test public opinion over his pledge to cut municipal income tax by 10 percent and halve the salaries of the assembly, with which he is feuding. 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