TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).
PROBLEM: ロヒータ・ボゴラガマ外務大臣は、政権政党の他の政治家と同じく、フォンセカ氏は今回の選挙には失格している可能性を示唆した。

SOLUTION: Foreign minister Rohitha Bogollagama, as well as other politicians from the ruling party, suggested that Fonseka might be disqualified from the elections.

PROBLEM: 爆弾は午前９時１７分まで確認されなかったが、その時間にはすでに救急サービスが現場に到着していた。

SOLUTION: The confirmation of a bomb did not come until 9.17am, but by that time the emergency services were already on scene.

PROBLEM: 雇用者側の多くは規模縮小などコスト削減のための様々な対策を講じている。

SOLUTION:
Many employers are finding creative ways to cut costs, including scaling back operations.