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2 children found dead at Osaka apartment, mother missing
Crime › 09:43 PM JST - 29th July
OSAKA — The bodies of two children were found in a studio apartment in Osaka's Nishi Ward on Friday, while their mother…
Execution chamber to open to media as early as August
National › 09:09 AM JST - 30th July
TOKYO — The Justice Ministry will open the execution chamber at the Tokyo Detention House to the media as early as August,…
Headline News
- Gov't faces trouble meeting target for making expressways toll-free (42)
- Mummy believed to be that of '111-year-old' man found in Tokyo (71)
- Model Nozomi Sasaki takes snaps for Fujifilm (27)
- Diet convenes amid growing pressure on Kan after electoral setback (2)
- Pieces of rubber found in Calbee's potato chips (15)
- Japanese Gov't asks Apple to tackle hazard from iPod nano (19)
- Ai Miyazato off to sticky start at Women's British Open (2)
- Economic growth likely slowed in second quarter (7)
- What do you think the movie-going experience will be like 50 years from now? For example, will people still go to cinemas to see movies? (22)
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Gov't faces trouble meeting target for making expressways toll-free
National › 07:19 AM JST - 30th July
TOKYO — The transport ministry is likely to request just several tens of billions of yen more for a project…
Mummy believed to be that of '111-year-old' man found in Tokyo
Crime › 08:37 PM JST - 29th July
TOKYO — The mummified remains believed to be of a man recognized as the oldest living male in Tokyo have…
Model Nozomi Sasaki takes snaps for Fujifilm
Entertainment › 05:00 AM JST - 30th July
TOKYO — Model Nozomi Sasaki, 22, will promote Fujifilm's new line of FinePix digital cameras in a series of upcoming…
Diet convenes amid growing pressure on Kan after electoral setback
Politics › 09:47 AM JST - 30th July
TOKYO — The Japanese Diet convened Friday with opposition parties set to increase the pressure on the ruling coalition led…
Pieces of rubber found in Calbee's potato chips
Business › 09:56 AM JST - 30th July
NAGOYA — Calbee Foods Co. said Friday it has launched a recall of six potato chips products as pieces of…
Japanese Gov't asks Apple to tackle hazard from iPod nano
Technology › 11:04 AM JST - 29th July
TOKYO — The industry ministry said Thursday it called on Apple Japan Inc. the previous day to redress the problem…
Ai Miyazato off to sticky start at Women's British Open
Sports › 07:38 AM JST - 30th July
SOUTHPORT — World No. 2 Ai Miyazato got off to a lackluster start in her bid for a first major…
Economic growth likely slowed in second quarter
World › 02:13 PM JST - 30th July
WASHINGTON — The already fragile economic recovery may be getting weaker. Economists expect the government to report Friday that economic…
Features
Yamaha offers electric scooters for green errands
TOKYO — Yamaha is targeting fashionable green-minded consumers with a new electric scooter designed for short city commutes. The 240,000…
Angelina Jolie says Pitt is 'wonderful father'
TOKYO — Actress Angelina Jolie, in Tokyo for the weekend opening of action thriller "Salt," brushed off rumors about her…
China's growing military may spur arms race in Asia
HANOI — Foreign ministers from 27 countries discussed ways to promote confidence-building at an annual Asian regional security forum in…
New breed of corporate head choppers set up errant workers for decapitation
TOKYO — Whatever the field of business, one can usually find some staff who simply aren't earning their pay. And…
Mitsubishi Heavy eyes Chinese, Indian markets
TOKYO — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is exploring China, India and other emerging markets through close cooperation with major machinery…
Portable spine-chiller
People in Japan have been using portable body warmers for centuries to brave the winter cold, but it’s…
1 mil copies of novel about teenage baseball team reformer printed
TOKYO — More than one million copies of a novel about a teenage girl who uses inspirational quotes by management…
Shiroyama good for a day trip out of Tokyo
TOKYO — If you find Mt Takao a bit too crowded and are looking for somewhere to enjoy nature without…
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