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2. 20 points Yokomichi, Maruta

3. 17 points Tanaka, Inakazu

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2009 top 10 domestic & international news stories / Change of govt, new flu outbreak grab headlines

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In the 45th House of Representatives election held Aug. 30, the Democratic Party of Japan won 308 seats, well above the 241-seat majority needed for the lower house.

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2. New type of influenza goes on rampage

3. Lay judge system starts

4. Japan wins 2nd WBC title

5. Actress Sakai arrested over illegal drugs

6. 20th year of Emperor's enthronement

7. 1,000 yen expressway tolls introduced

8. Ichiro records ninth straight 200-hit season

9. Giants win 21st Japan Series title

10. Wrongly convicted Sugaya released

OVERSEAS NEWS

1. New flu pandemic

2. Obama inaugurated as U.S. president

3. Michael Jackson dies

4. GM files for bankruptcy

5. Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize

6. North Korea test-fires ballistic missile

7. 10 Japanese killed in ROK shooting range fire

8. 197 killed in Xinjiang ethnic riots

9. 2 days of deadly quakes

10. Bolt wins 3 medals at world championships

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1. Change of govt: Hatoyama administration launched

In the 45th House of Representatives election held Aug. 30, the Democratic Party of Japan won 308 seats, well above the 241-seat majority needed for the lower house.

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Democratic Party of Japan's landmark victory in the House of Representatives election in August and the subsequent launch of the administration of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama ranked as this year's top domestic news story chosen by readers of The Yomiuri Shimbun.

Other domestic news picked for the top 10 stories included the outbreak of the new type of influenza and the start of the lay judge system.

The new flu rampage topped the top 10 list of international news, followed by the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama in January.

The death of pop icon Michael Jackson and the collapse of two of the Big Three automakers in the United States were among other major overseas news.

A total of 10,134 valid votes were submitted for the domestic news ranking, while the international news ranking was decided by 6,417 valid votes.

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