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Man arrested after stabbing eldest son during fight

Crime › 10:02 AM JST - 23rd November

A man was arrested for attempted murder after he stabbed his son during a fight at his home in Tanabe…

Japan gearing up to acquire F-35 fighters instead of F-22s

Politics › 07:00 AM JST - 23rd November

TOKYO — The Defense Ministry is making arrangements to select the F-35 as Japan's next mainstay fighter jet, sources at the ministry…

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Kidney donation shortage likely to remain after law revision: survey

National › 06:29 AM JST - 23rd November

TOKYO — About 90% of groups of kidney disease patients nationwide believe there will continue to be a shortage of…

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Group bullying suspected in 14-year-old boy's death in Okinawa

Crime › 07:02 AM JST - 23rd November

NAHA — A group of junior high school boys may have killed a 14-year-old schoolmate in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, last…

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Ebi-chan and Ilamari deny reports of a wedding

Ebi-chan and Ilamari deny reports of a wedding

Entertainment › 10:07 AM JST - 23rd November

TOKYO — Popular model Yuri Ebihara, 30, and her boyfriend, Rip Slyme's Ilamari, denied a tabloid report Sunday that they…

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Kan against cutting FY 2010 budgets for children, supercomputer

Politics › 05:52 AM JST - 23rd November

TOKYO — The government should not set an income limit in offering child-rearing allowances from fiscal 2010, nor slash expenses…

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Nissan chief: Electric car adoption to be gradual

Business › 06:44 AM JST - 23rd November

NEW YORK — The head of the Nissan-Renault alliance says that customers' adoption of electric vehicles will be a slow and…

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Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty

Technology › 06:12 AM JST - 23rd November

TOKYO — Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games…

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Takahashi awaiting major league offers

Sports › 06:00 AM JST - 23rd November

TOKYO — Free agent Japanese left-hander Hisanori Takahashi said Sunday he will be happy to join any major league club.…

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Five 9/11 defendants want platform for views

World › 07:14 AM JST - 23rd November

NEW YORK — The five men facing trial in the Sept 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can…

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The Yomiuri Giants take part in a victory parade in Tokyo's Ginza district on Sunday. The Giants won…

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Firms draw up contingency plans to stay open amid new-flu epidemic

Lifestyle

Faced with the possibility of mass absences as swine flu runs its course, major companies are struggling to…

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Aussie wine comes up trumps in Japanese manga series

Entertainment / Arts

McLAREN VALE, Australia — A hugely popular Japanese comic book series that follows the international adventures of two brothers in pursuit of…

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It's all about energy

Commentary

As the world’s policymakers are gearing up for the year’s (or even this generation’s) very important deliberations in…

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Children's depression and suicide a worsening problem

Kuchikomi

Here is an excerpt, presented by Shukan Asahi (Nov 27), from the suicide note left by an 11-year-old…

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Ex-soccer player Honda, wife divorce after 6 years of sexless marriage

Shukan Post

TOKYO — The private lives of a former Kashima Antler soccer player and his model wife were recently publicized on…

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The Manchester method

The Manchester method

Executive Impact

The Manchester Business School is the largest campus-based business and management school in the UK. It also has…

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The big squeeze

The big squeeze

New Products

From December, Bandai will sell its Mugen Tokoroten, a toy that simulates the squeezing of "tokoroten" (jelly). By…

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Beyond the Blossoming Fields

Beyond the Blossoming Fields

Book Reviews

TOKYO — Late last month, the World Economic Forum released its annual Global Gender Gap Index, which ranks countries on…

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Kiyosu castle faithfully reconstructed

Kiyosu castle faithfully reconstructed

Travel

While the 1960s bring to mind images of hippies, Woodstock, students on the street, the Beatles on a…

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