Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda expressed support Monday for introducing daylight-saving time, noting an increase in calls for Japan to follow the worldwide trend. "Japan has become one of the few, rare countries that do not use daylight-saving time. I... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Mon, May 26 2008
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