First came what the tabloids referred to as W-jinin, the resignations of two female Cabinet members Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi and Justice Minister Midori Matsushima on the same day.

The W in this case conveys two nuances: the first being double, and the second as the initial letter in the word women.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abes placid composure and quick response in nominating Yoichi Miyazawa as Obuchis replacement won him a temporary respite from media critics. But within three days Kyodo News discovered that, buried in Miyazawas political fund report for 2010, was an entry dated Sept. 6 for an outlay of 18,230 to Mazan, a bar that features sadomasochistic sex shows in Hiroshimas Naka Ward.

Miyazawa himself appears blameless, telling reporters he had never even heard of the place. While the public seems inclined to take him at his word, that hasnt kept the media from nicknaming him the SM METI Minister (METI being the acronym for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).

The blogosphere was nevertheless determined to have fun with the latest revelation. One wag described the bar expenditure as having been for the purpose of SM seiji katsudo, coining a pun by substituting the kanji for seiji in seiji katsudo (political activities) with the kanji for seiji (sexual) to create sexual activities.

Yukan Fuji (Oct. 25) reported that Mazan has been in business for over 10 years and has, up to now, managed to stay out of the headlines.

Its a cozy place combining cubicles and a counter, that seats about 16, one of the bars regular patrons tells the tabloid, adding that two or three female performers typically make use of candles and whips in their S&M shows.

The shows, performed twice each evening, last 15 and 30 minutes. At some events, participation by up to three customers is permitted.

Customers arent allowed to touch the girls, and no nudity is involved, the patron says. Male customers are billed 4,000 for all they can drink, and females 2,000. The 18,230 receipt issued to Miyazawas office is likely to have covered several customers.

It appears that a staff member of Miyazawas office in his 40s accompanied four other people, a local news reporter tells Shukan Shincho (Nov. 6). SM establishments have long been famous for exercising discretion. For that reason, they are favored by academics, politicians, company owners and the like. As they are specialized places, what goes on inside doesnt get leaked out into the social mainstream.

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"The current bridge served the community well for many years, and even today it is structurally sound, Gov. Beshear said

GLASGOW, Ky (WBKO) -- Governor Beshear today announced funding for design to fast-track a much-needed replacement bridge on a roadway vital to three educational institutions in Glasgow.

The new bridge and approaches will take the place of a narrow, functionally obsolete span built in 1963 to carry KY 249 Roseville Road over the South Fork of Beaver Creek.

The bridge is between Roseville Roads intersections with Hilltopper Way and Trojan Trail, which together provide access to the Glasgow campus of Western Kentucky University and to Barren County High School and Barren County Middle School.

"The current bridge served the community well for many years, and even today it is structurally sound, Gov. Beshear said. But the needs of the community, especially the need for safe and efficient access to the high school, middle school and Westerns Glasgow campus, have outgrown the old bridge.

The Governor said he and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet have committed $120,000 toward design of a new bridge. Funding for other phases of a replacement project right of way, utilities and construction will have to be provided in a future Kentucky Highway Plan. But the immediate commitment of design funding will give us a much-needed jump start on a new bridge, Gov. Beshear said.

This bridge has served our area well for decades, but the need to replace it is clear, so I want to thank Gov. Beshear, the Transportation Cabinet and my colleagues in the General Assembly for working with me to get that project underway, said Rep. Johnny Bell, of Glasgow. Like many others, Im looking forward to the day when this new bridge is complete. Im committed to making that happen as quickly as possible.

A lot of traffic comes into Barren County from this direction, and this proposal will really help open up KY 249, said Barren County Judge-Executive Davie Greer. We have worked with the Transportation Cabinet for a long time, and Im pleased to see this project, which is desperately needed, move forward.

I want to thank Gov. Beshear, the Transportation Cabinet and others involved in this project for investing in Glasgows future, said Glasgow Mayor Rhonda Riherd Trautman. The Highway 249 bridge project will improve the infrastructure and safety for those who travel this road for generations to come. It is a great example of the state stepping in to help meet the needs of the citizens of Glasgow.

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The author has posted comments on this articleTNN | Oct 29, 2014, 05.34AM IST NEW DELHI: French aircraft giant Airbus said on Tuesday it has partnered with Tatas to bid for the Indian Air Force's Avro replacement programme, marking the first tie-up after the government raised the foreign investment limit in the defence production sector to 49% to boost manufacturing.

The move is expected to lead to the country's first manufacturing unit of a military transport plane by the private sector. TOI was the first to report on October 26 about the possible tie up between Airbus and Tatas.

Airbus Defence and Space, a wing of the Toulouse based aircraft maker will team up with Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. TASL is the strategic aerospace and defence arm of the Tata group.

"The subsequent 40 aircraft will be manufactured and assembled by Tata Advanced Systems in India. This will include undertaking structural assembly, final aircraft assembly, systems integration and testing, and management of the indigenous supply chain," the statement said.

Experts say the government's move to raise FDI limit in the defence production is expected to witness several more tie-ups and provide a boost to domestic manufacturing as well as create jobs. This is also expected to improve supply of defence equipment. The Modi government has launched a massive "Make in India" campaign to raise the share of manufacturing and is seeking to ensure that the country emerges as a hub for quality low-cost manufacturing.

Several domestic players such as Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries to Mahindras and Bharat Forge have entered the defence industry, a segment dominated by imports.

"It is a landmark for the development of aircraft manufacturing capability in India, now that Tata Advanced Systems is poised to take this step towards building entire aircraft in India," S Ramadorai, chairman,Tata Advanced Systems was quoted as saying in the statement.

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military and employs 40,000 employees. In August, the Union cabinet approved raising the FDI in the sensitive defence sector and opened up railway infrastructure to foreign firms. The cabinet had also decided that FDI beyond 49% would be allowed in state-of-the art defence equipment manufacturing, with technology transfer under Indian control and management.

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Shinzo Abe | credits: usatoday.com

Prime Minister, Shinzo Abes honeymoon with Japans voters is fading as scandals and a slowing economic recovery take a toll on his popularity and hinder progress on his policy agenda.

According to the Associated Press, the resignations of two ministers in Abes newly reshuffled Cabinet and reports that political funds of the replacement trade minister were used in a visit to a sex show bar were just the start.

Those reports got people digging into the riches to be found in publicly available political funding disclosures.

They show some lawmakers spending hundreds and often thousands of dollars a night on visits to restaurants and mahjong parlors, while ordinary households are struggling to keep up with rising costs for food, heating and other necessities.

The most recent opinion polls show Abes approval ratings slipping to around 50 per cent. They had mostly been in the 60s since 2013.

The controversies are unwelcome distraction at a time of sharpening divisions within the ruling party over whether Abe should press ahead with a sales tax hike next year that is needed to help fix the tattered finances of the worlds third-largest economy.

News of possible election law and political funding violations forced the resignations last week of Abes justice and trade ministers, both among the five women who had just taken office in the early September Cabinet reshuffle that showcased Abes commitment to stronger roles for women in leadership.

Its a serious setback. So much of the Abe Cabinets shine was due to its aura of invincibility and inevitability, said Michael Cucek, a Tokyo-based analyst and fellow at Temple University Japan.

Troubles over campaign funds and related issues have long contributed to Japans famous revolving door politics. Abes first term as prime minister, in 2006-2007, ended when he was driven from office by scandals and health problems after just a year.

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TOKYO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's honeymoon with Japan's voters is fading as scandals and a slowing economic recovery take a toll on his popularity and hinder progress on his policy agenda.

The resignations of two ministers in Abe's newly reshuffled Cabinet and reports that political funds of the replacement trade minister were used in a visit to a sex show bar were just the start.

Those reports got people digging into the riches to be found in publicly available political funding disclosures. They show some lawmakers spending hundreds and often thousands of dollars a night on visits to restaurants and mahjong parlors, while ordinary households are struggling to keep up with rising costs for food, heating and other necessities.

The most recent opinion polls show Abe's approval ratings slipping to around 50 percent. They had mostly been in the 60s since 2013.

The controversies are unwelcome distraction at a time of sharpening divisions within the ruling party over whether Abe should press ahead with a sales tax hike next year that is needed to help fix the tattered finances of the world's third-largest economy.

News of possible election law and political funding violations forced the resignations last week of Abe's justice and trade ministers, both among the five women who had just taken office in the early September Cabinet reshuffle that showcased Abe's commitment to stronger roles for women in leadership.

"It's a serious setback. So much of the Abe Cabinet's shine was due to its aura of invincibility and inevitability," said Michael Cucek, a Tokyo-based analyst and fellow at Temple University Japan.

Troubles over campaign funds and related issues have long contributed to Japan's famous "revolving door" politics. Abe's first term as prime minister, in 2006-2007, ended when he was driven from office by scandals and health problems after just a year.

Abe got a rare second chance when his Liberal Democrats regained power from the Democratic Party in December 2012. Since then, the LDP's coalition with the Buddhist-affiliated Komeito, or Clean Government Party, has established majorities in both houses of the parliament.

This time around, Abe has cultivated a confident, relaxed style of leadership, repeatedly declaring "Japan is back!" while his chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga endeavors to keep their gaffe-prone allies more or less in line.

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - ??Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Tuesday, October 28.

Butler County, MO

Route 72 in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulders repairs. This section of roadway is located from Old Route 72 to Route B.

Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.

Cape Girardeau County, MO

The City of Jackson's annual Asphalt Street and Sidewalk Improvement Program is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, weather permitting. The schedule includes:

Starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, contracted concrete slab repair and replacement will begin on Silver Springs Road between Independence Street and Bloomfield Road in Cape Girardeau. The work will cause lane closures. The expected project completion time is about four weeks.

MoDOT plans to replace the bridge on Route 61 over Hughes Creek - two miles from Route CC. Construction is set to begin in 2015.

Property owners adjacent to the bridge will have access to their properties. A marked detour is proposed here:

From the north: Route 61 south to Route KK, west on KK to I-55, south on I-55 to Route E, then east on Route E to Route 61.From the south: Route 61 north to Route E, east on Route E to I-55, north on I-55 to Route KK, then east on KK to Route 61. Maps are available at MoDOT's Sikeston Office on N. Main St. Property owners can request a hearing in writing if affected.

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(Reuters) - Public approval of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government slumped after the resignation of two high-profile cabinet ministers last week, according to a poll published on Sunday, adding more pressure on Abe as he struggles to turn around the Japanese economy.

Japan's biggest daily the Yomiuri surveyed 1,059 people by telephone on Friday and Saturday and found support for Abe's government had fallen to 53 percent from 62 percent in less than a month.

Of those surveyed, 37 percent said they disapproved of the government, up from a 30 percent disapproval rating in a previous poll on Oct 10.

In the biggest setback since he took office in December 2012, Abe lost two cabinet ministers on one day last week, complicating tough decisions on key policies, including whether to proceed with an unpopular sales tax hike and restarts of nuclear reactors shut down after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Japan's economy is floundering and analysts polled by Reuters have cut their annual growth forecast for a fifth straight month.

Yuko Obuchi, the daughter of a former prime minister, quit as trade and industry minister on Monday after acknowledging doubts over whether her support groups misused political funds.

The Yomiuri survey found 73 percent agreed that it was right for Obuchi to quit.

Midori Matsushima also stepped down as justice minister on the same day over allegations she violated election laws by handing out paper "uchiwa" fans to voters.

Obuchi and Matsushima were two of five women that Abe appointed in September in a move to win the backing of female voters by challenging the male domination of politics in Japan.

Abe hopes to contain the damage through swift replacements of the two, but other cabinet members including Defense Minister Akinori Eto, Agriculture Minister Koya Nishikawa and Health Minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki, also face questions over finances.

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TOKYO: Public approval of Prime Minister Shinzo Abes government slumped after the resignation of two high-profile cabinet ministers last week, according to a poll published on Sunday, adding more pressure on Abe as he struggles to turn around the Japanese economy.

Japans biggest daily the Yomiuri surveyed 1,059 people by telephone on Friday and Saturday and found support for Abes government had fallen to 53 percent from 62 percent in less than a month.

Of those surveyed, 37 percent said they disapproved of the government, up from a 30 percent disapproval rating in a previous poll on Oct 10.

In the biggest setback since he took office in December 2012, Abe lost two cabinet ministers on one day last week, complicating tough decisions on key policies, including whether to proceed with an unpopular sales tax hike and restarts of nuclear reactors shut down after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Japans economy is floundering and analysts polled by Reuters have cut their annual growth forecast for a fifth straight month.

Yuko Obuchi, the daughter of a former prime minister, quit as trade and industry minister on Monday after acknowledging doubts over whether her support groups misused political funds.

The Yomiuri survey found 73 percent agreed that it was right for Obuchi to quit.

Midori Matsushima also stepped down as justice minister on the same day over allegations she violated election laws by handing out paper uchiwa fans to voters.

Obuchi and Matsushima were two of five women that Abe appointed in September in a move to win the backing of female voters by challenging the male domination of politics in Japan.

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