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Child hurt in hit-and-run involving U.S. military vehicle; woman detained

Crime › 12:35 PM JST - 17th March

NAHA — A U.S. military vehicle hit a car on a road in Okinawa Prefecture and drove away without stopping Tuesday night,…

Gov't may require foreign children to live in Japan to be eligible for allowances

Politics › 03:00 PM JST - 17th March

TOKYO — The government will consider requiring foreign children to live in Japan to be eligible for child allowances, health minister Akira…

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Organ transplant board considers allowing transplants between strangers

National › 05:04 AM JST - 17th March

TOKYO — The Japan Society for Transplantation is considering setting up a new system that would open the door for…

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Torso identified as that of missing Fukuoka woman

Crime › 11:04 AM JST - 17th March

FUKUOKA — Using DNA testing, police have identified the torso of a woman discovered in Hakata Bay as that of…

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Actress Misaki Ito confirms she is 6 months pregnant

Actress Misaki Ito confirms she is 6 months pregnant

Entertainment › 03:00 PM JST - 17th March

Actress Misaki Ito, 32, who married into a major pachinko empire by tying the knot with Kyoraku Sangyo…

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U.S. secretary of agriculture to visit Japan, seeking full reopening of beef market

Politics › 12:59 PM JST - 17th March

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will visit Japan in April to meet with his Japanese counterpart Hirotaka…

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Tokyo stocks rise sharply after BOJ action

Business › 03:19 PM JST - 17th March

TOKYO — Tokyo stocks rebounded sharply Wednesday as investors were cheered by the Bank of Japan's move to take further…

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Sanyo eyes new business with solar bike parking lots

Technology › 03:51 AM JST - 17th March

OSAKA — Sanyo Electric Co said Tuesday it plans to nurture a new business with solar power bicycles and parking…

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Baruto, Hakuho stay tied for lead with 4 others in spring sumo

Sports › 07:38 PM JST - 17th March

OSAKA — Promotion-chasing sekiwake Baruto dodged a bullet to floor Aminishiki and retain his share of the lead alongside grand…

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Women, young girls raped in Haiti's post-quake tent cities

World › 02:42 PM JST - 17th March

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — When the young woman needed to use the toilet, she went out into the darkened tent camp and…

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Police in Wakayama City have released this surveillance camera footage of a man who robbed a Family Mart…

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Life in the garage: Architects make cars a part of the home

Life in the garage: Architects make cars a part of the home

Lifestyle

TOKYO — On weekends, you’ll normally find Iwao Ouchi in the garage, polishing his vintage Mini Cooper and Meyers Manx…

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Japanese game show storms the world; more on the way

Japanese game show storms the world; more on the way

Entertainment / Arts

LONDON — A Japanese game show is taking the world by storm by becoming one of the top TV formats…

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Architecture in Japan

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TOKYO — Architecture in Japan is a broad canvas. There is a great deal of history and a legacy of…

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Daughter of Aum founder relates misery of life at cult

Kuchikomi

March 20 marks the 15th anniversary of the release of toxic nerve gas on the Tokyo subway by…

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The rise and fall of the Roppongi Hills 'tribe'

Shukan Post

TOKYO — Some think that Roppongi Hills is cursed. A real estate agent owner jokingly comments, “Recently, people say that…

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Panasonic chief upbeat for this year

Panasonic chief upbeat for this year

Executive Impact

TOKYO — Panasonic's chief is optimistic about profit opportunities from taking over Japanese rival Sanyo, especially in solar panels, and…

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A turn of the shoe

A turn of the shoe

New Products

Wit this new tennis shoe from Yonex, you don't have to bother with tying shoelaces. There is a…

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Traditional approaches to Japanese language learning are changing

Traditional approaches to Japanese language learning are changing

Book Reviews

TOKYO — When Nagiko Umino started out as a Japanese language teacher, she didn’t realize how much she would end…

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ANA to code-share flights with Continental on 13 routes

Travel

TOKYO — All Nippon Airways said Tuesday it will start code-sharing flights with Continental Airlines of the United States on…

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