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	HHMI News: Learning How a Virus Evades the First Line of Immune Defense
		Yokoyama and his colleagues collaborated with researchers from the Max von Pettenkoffer-Institute in Germany and the University of Rijeka in Croatia.
		According to Yokoyama, the new findings may help explain why people with damaged acquired immunity—such as those with AIDS, autoimmune diseases or transplant recipients who are on immune-suppressing drugs—often suffer severe CMV infections.
		Given this clinical experience, Yokoyama and his colleagues now seek to extrapolate their findings to human CMV to determine whether the virus is undergoing the same type of mutation to evade the innate immune system.
	www.hhmi.org /news/yokoyama2.html (861 words)

	Knock Yokoyama Information
		In 2000, a 21-year-old campaign volunteer accused Yokoyama of sexual harassment, claiming that the governor groped her for 30 minutes in the back of a campaign truck.
		Yokoyama denied the charges, but the Osaka District Court found him liable for ¥11 million in damages, following a highly-publicized trial in which the plaintiff testified from behind an opaque screen to avoid revealing her identity.
		Following the judgment, Yokoyama resigned: he was replaced by a female LDP bureaucrat, Fusae Ota.
	knock-yokoyama.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Knock_Yokoyama (919 words)

	Largest Sexual Harassment Award Made in Japan (washingtonpost.com)
		Osaka governor Knock Yokoyama at first denied that he had molested the student in a campaign bus last April — just a week after the new law went into effect with much publicity — during his successful run for re-election.
		Yokoyama, 67, has not resigned and refused to appear in court to contest the case, saying he was too busy with official duties.
		Yokoyama's case received wide publicity partly because he is a colorful politician, a former comedian in a duo called "Knock-Out," hence his name Knock (his partner was called Out), — and because he both denied the allegation and refused to contest it in court.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/pmextra/dec99/13/japan.htm (732 words)

	Discovery may explain why people with AIDS may suffer severe infections from viruses that they would otherwise defeat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Yokoyama and his colleagues collaborated with researchers from the Max von Pettenkoffer-Institute in Germany and the University of Rijeka in Croatia.
		According to Yokoyama, the new findings may help explain why people with damaged acquired immunity - such as those with AIDS, autoimmune diseases or transplant recipients who are on immune-suppressing drugs - often suffer severe CMV infections.
		Given this clinical experience, Yokoyama and his colleagues now seek to extrapolate their findings to human CMV to determine whether the virus is undergoing the same type of mutation to evade the innate immune system.
	www.news-medical.net /?id=2804 (901 words)

	asahi.com : OBITUARY/ Knock Yokoyama, ex-governor, 75 - ENGLISH
		Knock Yokoyama, the comedian who served as governor of Osaka Prefecture in the 1990s before resigning in disgrace, died Thursday at age 75 of throat cancer at a hospital in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, sources close to his family said.
		Yokoyama, whose real name was Isamu Yamada, gained popularity with the comedy group Manga Trio in the mid-1950s to the mid-60s, before turning to politics.
		Yokoyama served four terms in the Upper House of the Diet and was twice elected as Osaka governor.
	www.asahi.com /english/Herald-asahi/TKY200705040053.html (242 words)

	Guardian \| Sex win signals change in Japan
		The former Osaka governor "Knock" Yokoyama pleaded guilty in Osaka district court this week to charges of indecent assault.
		That he admitted that he molested a member of his campaign staff is being hailed by equal rights activists as a sign that women no longer need to suffer sekuhara (sexual harassment) in silence or face recrimination for speaking out.
		The woman accused Mr Yokoyama of groping her for 30 minutes in a campaign bus during his re-election bid last April.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,3978251-103681,00.html (563 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Ex-governor guilty of sexual assault
		"Knock" Yokoyama, 68, pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting a college student, then a 21-year-old volunteer in his election campaign team.
		The scandal forced Mr Yokoyama, a former stand-up comic, to resign in December as governor of Osaka, Japan's second largest city.
		Mr Yokoyama, whose real name is Isamu Yamada, has already been ordered to pay the woman damages of more than $100,000 in a civil law suit - the largest award yet made in a sexual harassment case in Japan.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/873897.stm (432 words)

	Feminist.com:::Japan's Battlers of Sex Abuse Confront Culture, Law
		Another landmark was the December 1999 case of a 21-year-old woman pressing and winning a lawsuit against a heavyweight Osaka governor, Knock Yokoyama, for sexually molesting her in a van during an election campaign.
		The case was a major victory for women's organizations not only because of the bold decision of the young woman to bring suit, but also for an unprecedented court order to permit the plaintiff to sit behind a screen during her testimony, respecting her wish for anonymity.
		Yokoyama at first denied the sexual-assault charge, but was ordered by the court to pay $110,000 to the victim.
	www.feminist.com /news/news187.html (962 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| Asia Buzz: Who's Laughing Now? \| 12/24/99
		You know, Knock Yokoyama, the former jokester and Osaka governor who admitted to sharing a blanket with a 21-year-old coed in the back seat of a car but defended it as "nothing but natural."
		It's me, Knock, the girl you groped, and I'm now going to sue you.
		It's Knock Yokoyama and nobody believes me. I'm broke.
	www.time.com /time/asia/asiabuzz/9912/24 (241 words)

	BBC News \| ASIA-PACIFIC \| Governor resigns over harassment claim
		Knock Yokoyama, 67, who is currently in hospital with a heart condition, stepped down citing "personal reasons".
		Pressure has mounted on Mr Yokoyama to resign since a court last week ordered him to pay Y11m ($106,630) in a ruling on a civil damages suit filed against him by the student.
		Mr Yokoyama was censured by a prefectual assembly, but this was largely symbolic and did not prevent him from carrying out his duties.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/asia-pacific/573332.stm (291 words)

	IOL: Ex-Tokyo governor faces jail in sex case
		Knock Yokoyama, 68, pleaded guilty in March to charges of indecent assault.
		Yokoyama was accused of groping a part-time campaign worker last year.
		Yokoyama, who is married, had repeatedly denied any wrongdoing last year before pleading guilty.
	www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=qw961501382403B215 (384 words)

	History guide for Japan by Hostelbookers
		Osaka Governor Knock Yokoyama was ordered to pay a record US$107,000 to a 21-year-old university student in Japan's most high-profile sexual harassment case.
		And, with Knock disgraced, Ota Fusae became the first female governor in Japan when she won the Osaka poll in February 2000.
		She was forced to back down, though, on her plan to present the prizes in the local sumo contest (an honour traditionally accorded to the governor, but problematic since women are not supposed to enter the sacred dohyo), despite strong support from the public in a national newspaper poll.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/japan/70877 (708 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| Daily Briefing: Early Lead \| 12/22/99
		The resignation of former comedian Yokoyama Knock (his stage name) signals a "tougher line" toward sexual harassment, Reuters said.
		Yokoyama paid up, despite repeatedly denying the accusations and steadfastly calling her a liar.
		Asahi Shimbun said the 67-year-old Yokoyama, in hospital for angina, resigned because local assembly members have been clamoring for him to step down if it became clear that he would be indicted.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/db/9912/22 (1100 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World
		ELATIONS between the sexes in Japan may never be the same again after one of the country’s most powerful politicians was forced to humbly admit his guilt in the highest-profile sexual harassment scandal the country has ever seen.
		His admission that he molested a member of his campaign staff is being hailed by equal rights activists as a sign that women no longer need to suffer ‘sekuhara’ (sexual harassment) in silence or face recrimination for speaking out.
		It will reassure women that they no longer need to keep quiet and it will act as a warning to men that they face court action for acts of harassment." The victory is the clearest sign that relations between the sexes are changing as Japan tries to coax more women into the workplace.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000326/world.htm (3065 words)

	What's up today(whatsup_index.htm) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		She was asked to run for the position vacated by Knock Yokoyama, who was persecuted last year for molesting a young campaign volunteer during his reelection campaign.
		Yokoyama was stepping down, but no, even the big party bosses didn't think it sensible to send another comedian
		The voting turnout was a record low of 45%, and she got less than half the votes that Yokoyama collected while molesting a campaign worker last year.
	my.internetacademy.jp /~s1201201/whatsup_index.htm (402 words)

	PopMatters \| Columns \| tjmHolden \| ReDotPop \| Sumo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There, "Knock" Yokoyama, a comedian-turned-politician, assaulted a campaign staffer three days before winning re-election as Governor of Osaka.
		While Yokoyama vigorously denied the charges — calling the woman a liar outside the courtroom — in quick succession he was censured by the local assembly, fled to a hospital claiming ill health, tendered his resignation, saw his residence and offices raided by public prosecutors, and was then indicted on charges of sexual molestation.
		Prior to the subsequent criminal trial "Knock" admitted to "touching but not groping" — a distinction proving Japanese pols are every bit the equal of their American counterparts.
	www.popmatters.com /columns/holden/000403.html (1871 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Land of the rising porn
		I contend that the sexual profiles of all five political leaders reveal them as clearly dependent on pornography, thus driven to increasingly reckless, violent sexual acts on young victims.
		The July 15 New York Times reported in "Fighting Molestation, and a Stigma, in Japan," that Knock Yokoyama, governor of Japan's second-largest prefecture was given an 18-month suspended sentence for indecent assault of Moeko Tanaka, a young political campaign worker.
		Tanaka's boyfriend, her relatives, friends and colleagues had warned her she would be ruined in Japan as "another Monica Lewinsky," unless she abandoned her crusade.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=23681 (652 words)

	Re: Ishihara
		The need to be well known in order to be elected by such a large constituency is an acknowledged speciality trait.
		This is also why in Osaka the comedian "knock" Yokoyama was elected.
		Mr Aoshima is a well known comedian, and Mr Masuzoe who ran second is a relatively well-known economic/political commentator.
	www.mail-archive.com /fukuzawa@ucsd.edu/msg06253.html (602 words)

	SMCM on women in Japan
		Yokoyama, 68, appeared at the Osaka District Court on March 21 on charges of molesting a 22-year-old college student working for his election campaign team in a campaign vehicle in April last year, while he was governor.
		Yokoyama, who has been the biggest liar of all, not only betrayed the young woman's trust, but also damaged the public's trust in the office of Osaka governor.
		In Yokoyama's case, we received a number of letters from readers defending the former governor on the grounds that his enemies had ensnared him in a political conspiracy.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /gopher/other/courses/ames/js2001/log0004 (19178 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| Newsmakers \| 2/18/00
		Ota Fusae, 48, a former official at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, defeated two major rivals in a gubernatorial election in Osaka Prefecture to become the country's first female prefectural governor, and one of the youngest, too.
		Ota won in a by-election to replace her LDP predecessor, "Knock" Yokoyama, a former comedian who wasn't so funny.
		He was forced to resign when he declined to contest accusations against him by a young female campaign worker that he had harassed her while he was running for office.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/2000/0218/newsmakers.html (765 words)

	Japanese Governor Ordered to Pay $107,000 in Landmark Sexual Harassment Case :: Employment Practices Solutions, Inc. :: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Last week Osaka governor Knock Yokoyama was ordered to pay $107,000 in damages to a part-time student intern who accused him of molesting her in a campaign bus in April 1999, a mere week after a revised Japanese law prohibiting sexual harassment and discrimination went into effect.
		The plaintiff alleged that the governor molested her despite her protests and then tried to silence her with gifts.
		Governor Yokoyama first denied the allegations, but then refused to appear in court to challenge the allegations for the stated reason that he was too busy with his official duties.
	www.epexperts.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=722 (168 words)

	Feminist Daily News 12/21/1999: Osaka Governor Resigns Over Sexual Harassment Charges
		Governor Knock Yokoyama submitted a letter of resignation to the vice governor of Osaka from his hospital bed on Tuesday in response to charges he sexually harassed a university student.
		The Osaka District Court last week ordered Yokoyama to pay $107,000 in damages to his accuser, a 21-year old woman who had worked on the governor's re-election campaign, who claimed Yokoyama fondled her in a van.
		The damages issued against Yokoyama were a record amount for a sexual harassment case in Japan.
	www.feminist.org /news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=1859 (243 words)

	Re: Japanese Constitutional Structure
		Contrary to your expectation, I think it is quite possible that a prime minister would emerge who is not affiliated with any of the major parliamentary groupings.
		Consider for example the case of Aoshima in Tokyo or Knock Yokoyama in Osaka.
		The problem is that there would be a temptation for the parliamentary groups to pass a no-confidence motion, forcing a general election.
	www.mail-archive.com /fukuzawa@ucsd.edu/msg04279.html (219 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| Newsmakers \| 12/24/99
		When Yokoyama Knock declined to contest the charges made against him, Osaka District Court Judge Hayashi Keisuke ruled that he is responsible for molesting a 21-year-old female university student, making false representations to prosecutors about her charges and then defaming her at a press conference and on other occasions.
		The hard line that Yokoyama, Osaka's governor, took was met with a tough punishment: his accuser was awarded a record $107,000 in damages.
		So far Yokoyama hasn't stepped down from his job - to which he had been re-elected before the charges were made.
	www.pathfinder.com /asiaweek/magazine/99/1224/newsmakers.html (777 words)

	ASIANOW - TIME Asia \| Japan: Terror in the Shadows \| 3/6/2000
		A shift in attitude toward crimes against women is evident in the fall from grace of Knock Yokoyama, a flamboyant comedian twice elected governor of Osaka.
		Yokoyama denied the charge, called the woman a liar and didn't contest a civil suit she filed.
		But after he was indicted in December on criminal charges, Yokoyama resigned.
	robots.cnn.com /ASIANOW/time/magazine/2000/0306/japan.stalkers.html (1254 words)

	Japan Election Report: Hawk new Tokyo governor - JapanUpdate.com - Okinawa News, Classifieds, Events, Culture, Forums, ...
		It will quickly be put to the test during his first days in office when he is confronted with a $1.7 billion budget deficit and record unemployment levels, major concerns voters hope Ishihara's tough talking and outspoken views can help repair.
		Meanwhile in Osaka, former TV personality Knock Yokoyama has been re-elected governor.
		Yokoyama, like Ishihara, ran as an independent candidate without party support.
	www.japanupdate.com /?id=4657 (1536 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin -- Dave Donnelly
		Our man in Osaka, Bob Zix, attended a party thrown by our own visitors bureau there and listened to speeches by Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris, Maui's Linda Crockett Lingle, the Big Isle's Steve Yamashiro, and Kauai's Maryanne Kusaka, who wowed the crowd with a well-done hula.
		Greeting them in Osaka, second stop on a five-city tour, was comedian-turned-governor of Osaka Prefecture Knock Yokoyama (a k a Isamu Yamada).
		He admitted to being a Hawaii junkie and told Osaka residents in the audience, "Work hard in Japan.
	starbulletin.com /97/04/16/features/donnelly.html (644 words)

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		Knock Yokoyama resigns in the wake of a sexual harrassment scandal.
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	www.hindu.com /revents/02/19990212.htm (817 words)

	Osaka expected to elect Japan's first woman governor -- AsiaPacificUniverse.com
		OSAKA -- Osaka voters are expected to elect Japan's first woman governor after polls Sunday to replace "Knock" Yokoyama, who resigned following a sex scandal.
		The governor's race in Osaka comes after Yokoyama was indicted for molesting a 21-year-old woman campaign worker.
		A civil court ordered Yokoyama to pay the woman 11 million yen in damages, the largest sex harassment award ever.
	asiapacificuniverse.com /feb0820/asia_pacific_news1.htm (284 words)

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