Today’s Japan-related news links:

NOVA News: Nova Corp President Nozomu Sahashi on Thursday refused to resign from the top post at the largest English-language school operator in Japan over a scandal involving exaggerated advertisements. [Link]

Crook: Shigetake Ogata, a former intelligence agency chief arrested on suspicion of fraud, received at least 30 million yen ($243,033) during a failed real-estate deal with the de facto North Korean embassy. [Link]

Sumo Shock: The cause of the sudden death of a sumo wrestler during practice here earlier this week is likely to be shock caused by multiple injuries he sustained to his whole body, according to police. [Link]

Backing Up America: Japan should use its missile defense systems to shoot down a ballistic missile targeting the United States, a government panel agreed Friday. [Link]

Murder Suicide: A man drove his car off a cliff and killed himself in Aomori Prefecture Thursday afternoon after being questioned over the deaths of his four family members. [Link]

Foreign Reserve: Japan may consider setting up a fund to manage its $890.1 billion of foreign-currency reserves, chief government spokesman Yasuhisa Shiozaki said, a signal the nation may diversify its assets from U.S. Treasuries. [Link]

$5,000 Bonuses: Summer bonuses were paid to national government workers on Friday, with the average for those in non-managerial general administrative positions being about 620,000 yen, government officials said. [Link]

Dutch Complaint: A Dutch legislator sent a letter to her Japanese counterpart on Thursday to seek clarification about an opinion advertisement — endorsed by some Japanese lawmakers — in a U.S. newspaper that disputes that women in Asia were forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II. [Link]

Not Giving Up: Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori said here Thursday that his political career in Peru will not end even if he wins the upcoming House of Councillors election in Japan. [Link]

Fake Translators: The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau and the Saitama prefectural police detained two Chinese on Thursday on suspicion they illegally obtained visa status as interpreters using employment certificates issued by fictitious companies. [Link]

Mummy: A family has left the body of a 42-year-old woman untouched at their apartment in Aichi Prefecture for four months since she died in February, allowing it to mummify. [Link]

Punitive Action: The Osaka municipal government has decided to suspend 965 employees for a month for falsifying their academic qualifications to take an employment exam for non-college graduates, and reprimanded and reduced the salaries of 80 others who failed to pay taxes and other expenses. [Link]

Corruption At Fuji TV: Fuji Television Network Inc dismissed Friday the head of its news bureau, Tetsuo Suzuki, for embezzling 9.13 million yen in company money. [Link]

Harry: “Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe attended the Japan premiere of “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo on Thursday night. [Link]

Jackpot: About 900 10-yen coins have been found thrown into a mailbox at an apartment complex in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture. [Link]