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A flat-panel TV shows a news program on Toyota President Akio Toyoda testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform about Toyota on Capitol Hill, in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday. Under blistering criticism, Toyoda personally and repeatedly apologized to Congress and millions of anxious American car-owners Wednesday in Washington for deadly defects in popular models produced by his Japanese company. Japan appeared relieved that the much-anticipated testimony by Toyoda was finally over, though analysts said the company's recall woes are no closer to being solved. AP/Shizuo Kambayashi