Japanese journalists, concerned that they would not recognize the tune, had to get someone to sing it to them.
China ordered a Japanese journalist to leave the country within 10 days today, after accusing him of stealing information related to national security.
The supervisory board is made up primarily of Japanese automotive journalists.
But they adamantly deny that he passed any classified information to Japanese journalists.
Chinese police injured and damaged the equipment of two Japanese journalists sent to cover the story.
A Japanese journalist gave an independent account of the legal proceedings in 1996.
Members of the investigation team, for example, are often friendly with Japanese journalists who cover them.
Nine people, including two Japanese journalists, died when the helicopter hit the ground and exploded.
An uncomfortable murmur spread through a press gathering that included a Japanese journalist.
Watching it all were a dozen or so Japanese journalists representing their country's major newspapers and television stations.