m Rahm Emanuel, U.S. ambassador to Japan, told reporters that he had a wonderful time during a 35-minute ride with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno on a steam locomotive that was in operation during the early days of the Kominato Railway line in Chiba Prefecture.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A Tennessee newspaper won an important ruling last week in a lawsuit that seeks to force the city of Knoxville to turn over records about its search for a police chief. Ruling on Tuesday, Chancellor John Weaver said the city cannot block the Knoxville News Sentinel from questioning officials under oath about the search, the paper reported .