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National › 02:30 PM JST - 20th March
SHIZUOKA — Three men died during a controlled burn at a Ground Self-Defense Force training field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Saturday…
Crime › 09:24 AM JST - 20th March
TOKYO — Tokyo marked the 15th anniversary Saturday of the sarin nerve gas attack on its subway system by Aum Shinrikyo cult…
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National › 05:15 AM JST - 20th March
YOKOHAMA — Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday became the first of Japan's 47 prefectures to adopt a local ordinance banning smoking…
Crime › 09:23 AM JST - 20th March
TOKYO — A 29-year-old man was arrested Friday over the death of a 65-year-old man who was killed in a…
Entertainment › 05:00 AM JST - 20th March
TOKYO — Singer Gackt, 36, will hold his first concert exclusively for men at Kawasaki's Club Citta on Sunday night.…
Politics › 06:29 AM JST - 20th March
TOKYO — The Tokyo metropolitan assembly on Friday shelved a planned vote on a controversial bill aimed at tightening regulations…
Business › 07:10 AM JST - 20th March
TOKYO — All Nippon Airways Co said Friday it anticipates bigger losses for the financial year ending this month on…
Technology › 03:59 AM JST - 20th March
LONDON — Could Nintendo's Mario be swapping power blocks for the chalkboard? The man behind the massively popular videogame franchise…
Sports › 06:06 PM JST - 20th March
OSAKA — Baruto snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and moved into the second week of the Spring Grand…
World › 01:42 PM JST - 20th March
LONDON — British Airways canceled more than 1,000 flights after its cabin crew launched a three-day strike Saturday, wreaking havoc…
Yuki Shikanuma, left, of Japan, and Zhang Ziwei of China, who are campaign girls for Japanese swimwear maker…
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TOKYO — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama still has his job after six months, but support for his government, which has…
March 20 marks the 15th anniversary of the release of toxic nerve gas on the Tokyo subway by…
TOKYO — Some think that Roppongi Hills is cursed. A real estate agent owner jokingly comments, “Recently, people say that…
TOKYO — Panasonic's chief is optimistic about profit opportunities from taking over Japanese rival Sanyo, especially in solar panels, and…
Bandai has released a new card game, “Professional Baseball Owners League,” targeted at males in their 20s and…
TOKYO — Mayumi Nishimura jokes that she doesn’t get invited out for dinner very often. “I think people are afraid…
It’s popular all over the world. It’s the quintessential Japanese food and could be considered the earliest “fast…