81.   The Japanese foreign ministry had asked the Russian government about the incident through its embassy in Moscow, ministry officials said.

82.   The interior ministry has asked the public to donate aid for the quake victims.

83.   The Japanese ministry asked Russia to take measures to stop similar incidents from occurring.

84.   The ministry will also ask French aviation authorities to introduce measures at the manufacturing level to improve the safety of aircraft, the Asahi Shimbun said.

85.   The ministry asked personnel at the government archives and Seoul National University library for any records that would prove or disprove the allegation, they said.