News Headlines - 17 July 2013

▽BBC News - Woman sues Japan Yamaguchi-gumi crime boss Shinoda

The Nagoya woman, who has not been identified, is suing Kenichi Shinoda, chief of the Yamaguchi-gumi gang, for 17.35m yen ($174,200; ￡115,000). The restaurateur is demanding a refund of the protection money she paid gangsters affiliated to his group.

▽Yamaguchi-gumi issues newspaper | The Tokyo Reporter

The eight-page Yamaguchi-gumi Shinpo (July 1) was made available to members nationwide on Friday. The tabloid’s aim is communicate goals and policies from top boss Shinobu Tsukasa, who wrote a preface on the paper’s first page, to the gang’s approximately 27,700 members.

▽MPs criticise ￡12bn exports to authoritarian regimes - FT.com

Britain has granted ￡12bn-worth of export licenses for millitary and dual-use items to countries it defines as having poor human rights records, a powerful group of parliamentary committees has found.

▽Ford lashes out at Japan’s entry into TPP trade talks - FT.com

Ford’s top executive in Washington has delivered a stinging attack against Japanese economic policies ahead of the country’s entry into Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks next week, reflecting deep frustration about the negotiations within the US car industry.

▽Wayne Rooney heading for the exit at Manchester United | The Guardian

Wayne Rooney's Manchester United career appears over after the striker told David Moyes he is "angry and confused" about the manager's statement that he is now second choice to Robin van Persie.