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Kyodo news summary+(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)TOKYO, Jan. 26_(Kyodo) _ ---------- Over-65s account for record 42.6% of traffic deaths in 2005 TOKYO - People aged over 65 accounted for a record 42.6 percent of deaths in traffic accidents in Japan last year, the National Police Agency said Thursday. The number of deaths in the age group was 2,924 out of a total death toll of 6,871, a figure that fell below the 7,000 line for the first time in 49 years. ---------- Police conduct on-site probe of condo built on fake quakeproof data TOKYO - Police conducted an on-site probe Thursday of a Tokyo condominium built based on fabricated quake-resistance data in the structural plans. The probe of Stage Daimon in Minato Ward marks the first police inspection of any of the buildings involved in quake-resistance data fabrication since the issue came to light in November. |