1. A Japanese court has handed down a not-guilty verdict to a 28-year-old woman who was charged with the murder of her wealthy elderly husband six years ago. The Wakayama District Court in western Japan handed the ruling on the widow, Sudo Saki, on Thursday.
2. People in Japan have chosen the Chinese character meaning “gold” or “money” as the kanji that best symbolizes this year. Chief priest Mori Seihan of Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto City wrote the kanji “Kin,” which can also be read as “kane,” with a brush on a large sheet of paper.
3. Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings has picked the great-grandson of its founder to be its new president. Torii Nobuhiro will be the first person from the founding family to assume the top post in about 10 years.
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