Articles about Japan's ASBESTOS Panic in 2005

(Updated : August 17, 2005)

Kanagawa Pref. leads way in probing asbestos cases
August 16, 2005 The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050816TDY04001.htm

Top court won't hear family asbestos case
August 6, 2005 The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200508060164.html

Socialists ditched bill to ban asbestos
August 6, 2005 The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200508060178.html

Social Democratic Party abandoned bill to ban asbestos after pressure from unions
August 5, 2005 The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200508050157.html

Japan to sign 1986 Asbestos Convention
August 5, 2005 THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050805p2a00m0na007000c.html

POINT OF VIEW/ Sugio Furuya: Threat to public from asbestos is just starting
August 5, 2005 The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200508050086.html

Japan quits effort to ban asbestos
August 5, 2005 United Press International
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20050805-07334900-bc-japan-asbestos.xml

Officials' response to asbestos slipshod, critics say
August 4, 2005 The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050804f2.htm

Day laborers shut out from help for their asbestos-linked diseases
August 4, 2005 The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200508040132.html

Chairman of asbestos-risks panel to resign
August 3, 2005 The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200508030123.html

Schools plan to remove asbestos
August 3, 2005 The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050803TDY02006.htm

Asbestos used in train stations
August 2, 2005 The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200508030123.html

Asbestos death near plant reported in '86
August 1, 2005 The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050801a4.htm

Japan's asbestos outrage Also, possible impact of a US housing market bust
August 1, 2005 YEALD.com
http://www.yeald.com/Yeald/a/37211/japan_s_asbestos_outrage.html

Asbestos death near plant reported in '86
Agencies may have failed to heed info from government-affiliated researchers
August 1, 2005 The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050801a4.htm

State institute reported asbestos death near plant in 1986
August 1, 2005　KYODO
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050731/kyodo/d8bml25ge.html

Government to probe extent of asbestos woes
July 30, 2005 The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050730a4.htm

Task force to trace asbestos use to ease public anxieties
July 30, 2005 The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507300166.html

Gov't OKs policy in 1987 to make state-owned bldgs. asbestos-free
July 30, 2005 kyodo
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=195106

Law may cover cost of asbestos ills
July 30, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050730TDY02009.htm

Asbestos found in Hiroshima jail
July 30, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050730TDY02005.htm

Cabinet ministers decide on steps to address asbestos concerns
July 29, 2005 JAPAN TODAY
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=344943

Japanese government to launch inquiry into asbestos contamination
July 29, 2005　THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050729p2a00m0na010000c.html

State checked three of 2,000 asbestos plants, saw low risk
July 29, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050728a6.htm

Government plans nation wide survey on asbestos use
July 29, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507290267.html

Cabinet ministers decide on steps to address asbestos concerns
July 29, 2005　KYODO
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050729/kyodo/d8bkpda81.html

State plans to name more firms that handle asbestos
July 29, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050729a4.htm

Ministry neglected asbestos monitoring
July 29, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050729TDY02007.htm

Hyogo factory's asbestos linked to lung cancer
July 29, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050729TDY02005.htm

State checked three of 2,000 asbestos plants, saw low risk
July 28, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050728a6.htm

asbestos risks fuel demand for safety measures in Japan
July 26, 2005　THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050725p2a00m0na017000c.html

Highly toxic asbestos left exposed at JR station for 40 years
July 26, 2005　THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/archive/news/2005/07/26/20050726p2a00m0na020000c.html

POINT OF VIEW/ Iwao Uchiyama :Joint approach needed to fight asbestos issue
2005/7/26 The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507270118.html

Japan's asbestos time bomb
2005/7/25　Mail&Guardian
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=246536&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/

Asbestos risks fuel demand for safety measures in Japan
July 25, 2005　THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/archive/news/2005/07/25/20050725p2a00m0na017000c.html

Sailor's lung disease certified as occupational
July 25, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050725a3.htm

1980 report called for airborne-asbestos measures
July 24, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050724a5.htm

Asbestos blamed for deaths of 26 Japanese at Yokosuka
July 24, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050724TDY02003.htm

Survey: Many local govts don't know asbestos statistics
July 24, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050724TDY02011.htm

Ministries form asbestos crisis teams
July 23, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050723a8.htm

EDITORIAL/ The asbestos crisis
Jul. 23, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507230162.html

State negligence and asbestos equally toxic
Jul. 23, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507230163.html

Redress mulled for asbestos victims
Jul. 23, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507230173.html

Asbestos-related diseases at U.S. Navy Yokosuka base claim 26 lives
Jul. 23, 2005　THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050722p2a00m0na009000c.html

Firefighter's wife makes claim
Jul. 23, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050723TDY03006.htm

Survey finds builders most at risk
Jul. 23, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050723TDY03005.htm

State admits inaction on threat it knew since '70s
July 22, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050722a1.htm

Japanese Gov't Promises Asbestos Steps
July 22, 2005 AP
http://www.journal-news.com/business/content/shared-gen/ap/Finance_General/Japan_Asbestos.html

'76 asbestos warning sat idle
Jul. 22, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507220323.html

DPJ eyes aid for asbestos victims
Jul. 22, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050722TDY01003.htm

MINISTRY AWARE OF PLAQUE IN '03
9.5% of town asbestos-exposed
July 22, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050722a4.htm

Asbestos deaths just tip of the iceberg
Foot-dragging on blanket ban likely widened exposure, experts reckon
Jul. 22, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050722f1.htm

State admits inaction on threat it knew since '70s
July 22, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050722a1.htm

Japanese Gov't Promises Asbestos Steps
July 22, 2005 AP
http://www.journal-news.com/business/content/shared-gen/ap/Finance_General/Japan_Asbestos.html

Ministries to seek complete asbestos halt
Despite 'ban,' some uses are still permitted for dangerous material
July 21, 2005　The Japan Times http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050721a2.htm

Industry groups pressed to abolish asbestos use
Jul. 21, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507210199.html

7 new deaths from asbestos disclosed
Jul. 21, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050721TDY02009.htm

Asbestos found in 90 Kansai schools
Jul. 21, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050721TDY02005.htm

Asbestos remains in bodies of 650 train cars used daily
Jul. 21, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507210200.html

Gov't knew about asbestos risks decades ago
Jul. 20, 2005　THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050720p2a00m0na007000c.html Govt to press industry over asbestos
Jul. 20, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050720TDY02011.htm

Asbestos litigation seen crippling economy
Jul. 19, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/world/20050719TDY03001.htm

EDITORIAL- Japan's quiet time bomb
July18, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?ed20050718a1.htm

31 deaths tied to Hyogo asbestos plant
Jul. 18, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050718a3.htm

CFC method turns asbestos into a harmless powder
Jul. 18, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507190195.html

'70s report on asbestos deaths ignored
Jul. 18, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507180221.html

51 people died from illnesses tied to asbestos used at Kubota factory
Jul. 18, 2005　THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050718p2a00m0na005000c.html

Yokohama to clean schools of all asbestos materials
Jul. 17, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050717TDY02006.htm

Probe's tardiness rued as METI's asbestos-death tally hits 374
July16, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050716a6.htm

Japan asbestos group lobbying delayed laws-report
July16, 2005　Reuters
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T266117.htm

Ministry: Asbestos toll now at 374
07/16/2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507160191.html

Asbestos kills 374 at 89firms in Japan
Jul. 16 , 2005　AP
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/jul/16/yehey/opinion/20050716opi7.html

14 Die After Handling Asbestos in Japan
Jul. 16 , 2005　AP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR2005071101289.html

Asbestos linked to 80 shipbuilders' deaths
Jul. 15, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507150129.html

Asbestos risk seen in schools
Jul. 15, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050715TDY03004.htm

Kit developed aimed at early detection asbestos-linked cancer
Jul. 15, 2005 KYODO
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=192215

Japan: 374 Workers Die in Asbestos Handling
Jul. 15, 2005　AP
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/f/66/07-15-2005/acf20011359b7bff.html

Hitachi Zosen, Sumitomo Say Asbestos Killed 17 Staff
Jul. 15, 2005　Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=ak7MALIzexgQ

Long-ignored asbestos time bomb ticking in Japan
Jul. 15, 2005 Reuters
http://p134.news.scd.yahoo.com/s/nm/japan_asbestos_dc

Bogus renovators seek new gold mine in asbestos
Jul. 15, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050715TDY03002.htm

Japan: 374 Workers Die in Asbestos Handling
July15, 2005 ABC News
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0705/243718.html

Women unaware of asbestos exposure
Jul. 14, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507140197.html

51 more deaths tied to asbestos
Jul. 14, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050714TDY02002.htm

Asbestos takes lives in Japan
July 14, 2005 AP
http://www.washtimes.com/business/20050713-101339-9135r.htm

51 more deaths tied to asbestos
Jul. 14, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050714TDY02002.htm

Asbestos takes lives in Japan
July 14, 2005 　WashingtonTimes
http://www.washtimes.com/business/20050713-101339-9135r.htm

Cos. Announce 41 Asbestos-Related Deaths
July 13, 2005　The Associated Press
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/13/AR2005071300445.html

Hitachi Zosen, Sumitomo Say Asbestos Killed 17 Staff (Update2)
July 13, 2005　bloomberg.net
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000101&sid=ak7MALIzexgQ

Asbestos blamed for 41 employee deaths
July 13, 2005　LawInfo.com
http://blog.lawinfo.com/2005/07/13/company-reports-reveal-41-asbestos-related-deaths/

Three major engineering companies say 41 employees died after handling asbestos
July 13, 2005　The Associated Press
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20050713-0608-japan-asbestos.html

Gov't to compile report on asbestos-related health problems
July13, 2005 KYODO
http://home.kyodo.co.jp/modules/fstStory/index.php?storyid=191670

Asbestos-linked deaths hit 397 at 33 firms
July13, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050713a7.htm

Compensation difficult in asbestos-related deaths
Jul. 13, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050713TDY02007.htm

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Says 17 Employees Died after Handling Asbestos
Jul. 13 , 2005 AP
http://www.enn.com/biz.html?id=806

Concerns spread about asbestos
Jul. 12, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507120273.html

Act quickly to defuse asbestos `time bomb'
Jul. 12, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507130144.html

Shipbuilders admit workers died of asbestos-related ills
Jul. 12, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050712TDY02010.htm

14 Employees Died After Handling Asbestos in Japan
July 11, 2005　keralanext
http://www.keralanext.com/news/index.asp?id=262564

14 Die After Handling Asbestos in Japan
July 11, 2005　Washingtonpost
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/11/AR2005071101289.html


Association announces 175 asbestos deaths
Jul. 10, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050710TDY02005.htm

More asbestos-related deaths come to light
July 9, 2005　THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050709p2a00m0na016000c.html

AS-GEN--Japan-Asbestos
Jul 09, 2005 Associated Press
(AP WorldStream via COMTEX)
http://news.tradingcharts.com/futures/2/6/68190962.html

Japan plans to ban asbestos use by 2008
Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 10:12 JST　Japan Today
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=342951

Man's death linked to asbestos-covered walls
Jul. 9, 2005The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20050709TDY03005.htm

Hundreds of deaths spur ministry plan to ban all asbestos use by 2008
July.09, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050709a2.htm

Japan wakes up to asbestos problem after companies reveal hundreds of deaths
Jul. 8, 2005 AP
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050708/ap/d8b6ugc00.html

Ministry plans probe, guidance on asbestos-linked health hazard
Jul. 8, 2005　KYODO NEWS
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050708/kyodo/d8b709vo0.html

Asbestos-linked death toll rises to 330 as Misawa Resort reports 24
Jul. 8, 2005　KYODO NEWS
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050708/kyodo/d8b78ei80.html

Japan Wakes Up to Asbestos Problem
Japan Wakes Up to Asbestos Problem After Companies Reveal Hundreds of Deaths From Exposure
Jul. 8, 2005 　ABC　News
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=919367&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Asbestos death toll continues to climb
Jul. 8, 2005　THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050708p2a00m0na010000c.html

Death of wife of Kubota employee tied to asbestos
Jul. 8, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050708TDY02006.htm

Asbestos in Japan may have caused 300 deaths
Companies reveal that employees may have died due to exposure; experts say figures may be much higher.
July 8, 2005　The Detroit News
http://www.detnews.com/2005/business/0507/09/D03-240984.htm

Asbestos-linked death toll rises to 330 as Misawa Resort reports 24
July 8, 10:01 PM　kyodo
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050708/kyodo/d8b78ei80.html

Asbestos death toll continues to climb
July 8, 2005THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050708p2a00m0na010000c.html

Japan wakes up to asbestos problem - hundreds die
July 8, 2005　Star Publications
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/7/8/business/20050708122258&sec=business

Japan Wakes Up to Asbestos Problem
Jul 07, 2005 (AP Online via COMTEX)
http://news.tradingcharts.com/futures/4/3/68156334.html

Asbestos Exposure Admitted In Japan
July 8, 2005 Associated Press
http://www.courant.com/business/hc-japanasbestos.artjul08,1,2817278.story?coll=hc-headlines-business-7day&ctrack=1&cset=true

Japan to ban asbestos by2008
July 08, 2005　keralanext
http://www.keralanext.com/news/index.asp?id=257648

Asbestos-related deaths worry Japanese firms
July 8, 2005　The Associated Press
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/07/business/asbestos.php

Japanese companies reveal asbestos cases
Several thousand exposures acknowledged, some 300 deaths possible
Jul. 08, 2005 AP
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8513313/

Asbestos Fears Rise in Japan
July 8, 2005 latimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-asbestos8jul08,1,749730.story?coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true

Japan firms report more asbestos deaths
Jul. 07, 2005 AAP
http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/Japan-firms-report-more-asbestos-deaths/2005/07/07/1120329527082.html?neclick=true

Asbestos deaths increasing in Japan
Jul. 07, 2005 UPI
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20050707-07333900-bc-japan-asbestos.xml

Firms targeted in asbestos probe
Jul. 07, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507070319.html

The asbestos scare:The government may yet be held accountable.
Jul. 07, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507120243.html

Asbestos linked to wives' deaths
Jul. 07, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507070320.html

Threat spread through demolition work
Jul. 07, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050707TDY03002.htm

Asbestos now linked to at least 233 deaths
Jul. 07, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507070209.html

Asbestos 'silent time bomb' feared / Revelations of workers' deaths
leaveresidents near plants wondering who's next
Jul. 07, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050707TDY03004.htm

STAFF WORKED WITH INSULATION
Nichias links 141 dead to asbestos
Jul. 07, 2005　　Compiled from AP, Kyodo
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050706a3.htm

Japan wakes up to asbestos problem after companies reveal hundreds of deaths from exposure
July 07, 2005　Associated Press
http://wbz1030.com/apworld/Japan-AsbestosCrisis-ai/resources_news_html

Asbestos health scare in Japan spreads to families of workers
July 07, 2005 MEDIA CORP NEWS International
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/health/view/156632/1/.html

Kubota admits employee's wife died from asbestos exposure
July 7, 2005THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050707p2a00m0na001000c.html

Japan Wakes Up to Asbestos Problem By AIKO HAYASHI, Associated Press
Writer
Thu Jul 7, 9:10 AM ET　AP
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050707/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_asbestos_crisis_2

Asbestos deaths increasing in Japan
July 7　ScienceDaily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=TopNews&article=UPI-1-20050707-07333900-bc-japan-asbestos.xml

Asbestos death tally hits 306
The Japan Times: July 7, 2005
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050707a5.htm

Japan's Asbestos Crisis
Companies Reveal Hundreds Of Deaths From Exposure
Jul 7, 2005 11:06 pm US/Central
http://wcco.com/health/health_story_189000739.html

Asbestos cited in deaths of 12 pipe-maker workers
July 7, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507090152.html

Asbestos health scare in Japan spreads to families of workers
July 7, 2005　　Yahoo　News
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050707/hl_afp/healthjapanasbestos_050707200810

Japan Wakes Up to Asbestos Problem
July 7, 2005　Associated Press
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050708/ap_on_re_as/japan_asbestos_crisis_6

7 Cos. Report Asbestos-Linked Deaths
Wed Jul 6, 9:50 AM ET　　AP
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050706/ap_on_bi_ge/japan_asbestos_deaths

Nichias links 141 dead to asbestos Compiled from AP, Kyodo
The Japan Times: July 6, 2005
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050706a3.htm

Company loses 86 workers to asbestos sickness
July 5, 2005　THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20050705p2a00m0na013000c.html

Japan Wakes Up to Big Asbestos Problem
07-07-05 at 8:14AM
http://www.kfmb.com/story.php?id=17161

EDITORIAL/ Asbestos illnesses: Moves are needed to control this ongoing menace.
July 02, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507040127.html

Kubota Corp at center of 51 asbestos deaths in past decade
June 29, 2005THE MAINICHI NEWSPAPERS
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/archive/news/2005/06/29/20050629p2a00m0na013000c.html

Japanese Asbestos Cases May Cost U.S. Millions
April 5, 2004
http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,SS_040504_Asbestos,00.html

Japanese insulation maker Nichias says 141 deaths linked to asbestos made at its plants
July 5, 2005 AP
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050705/ap/d8b51jko0.html

141 Nichias workers die of lung diseases linked to asbestos
July 5, 2005 KYODO NEWS
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050705/kyodo/d8b53jng0.html

EDITORIAL/ Asbestos illnesses: Moves are needed to control this ongoing menace.
July 4, 2005　　The Asahi Shimbun　EDITORIAL
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507040127.html

ASBESTOS VICTIMS?
Kubota to be quizzed over worker deaths
July 1, 2005　The Japan Times
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20050701a3.htm

Kubota asbestos leads to 78 deaths
01July, 2005　The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507010164.html

AP- Kubota Links 79 Deaths to Asbestos
June 30, 2005
Kubota: 79 Deaths Likely Linked to Asbestos Products Made at Company's Plants
30 June, 2005　yahoo　finance
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/050630/japan_kubota_asbestos.html?.v=1

Japanese workers' deaths linked to asbestos
30 June, 2005　breakingnews
http://www.breakingnews.ie/2005/06/30/story209403.html

Japan's Kubota compensates families for asbestos poisoning
30 June, 2005　Keep Media
http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/AFP/2005/06/30/915108

Japan's Kubota compensates families for asbestos poisoning
30 June, 2005　　yahoo news
http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050630/hl_afp/healthjapanlabourasbestoskubotacompany_050630124744

79 Kubota workers died of asbestos-linked diseases
30 June, 2005 　Kyodo News
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=341943

79 Kubota workers killed by asbestos over 26 years
30 June, 2005　The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20050630TDY02009.htm

Kubota Shares Plunge On News Of Asbestos-Linked Deaths
29 June, 2005 Morningstar.com
http://news.morningstar.com/news/DJ/M06/D29/200506292344DOWJONESDJONLINE001369.html

Kubota Corp at center of 51 asbestos deaths in past decade
29 June, 2005　Mainichi Daily News
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/20050629p2a00m0dm013000c.html