31.   Mr Lee reiterated that RTHK, as a public broadcaster, was paid for by the taxpayer and therefore was answerable to the public, not the government.

32.   Of the missing, four were students, two teachers and three crew members, public broadcaster NHK said, citing Foreign Ministry sources.

33.   Public broadcaster NHK quoted the prosecution as telling the court that Okazaki strangled Tsutsumi Sakamoto while the lawyer slept at his home in Tokyo.

34.   Public broadcaster NHK said they were tied up while Japanese consulate officials looked on.

35.   Public broadcaster NHK shows most Mariners games live on satellite TV and Japanese fans tune in faithfully.

36.   Public broadcaster NHK television said that the injured had been taken to three area hospitals.

37.   Public broadcaster NHK television said that there were no windows in the establishment.

38.   Protesters rallied in Hiroshima and opposition members called for the resignation of Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News agency reported.

39.   Public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News agency reported the indictment.

40.   Public broadcaster NHK interviewed victims waiting for first aid outside the building who said they heard a loud blast and then saw billows of smoke rise from the building.