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Crime › 08:46 AM JST - 9th February
CHIBA — A 70-year-old man was sentenced to 17 years in prison by a panel of professional and lay judges in the…
Politics › 06:46 AM JST - 9th February
TOKYO — Ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa said Monday he has asked that the United States give ''sufficient…
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National › 02:13 AM JST - 9th February
TOKYO — Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada told his counterpart from the Somali transitional government on Monday that Japan will offer…
Crime › 08:49 AM JST - 9th February
FUKUSHIMA — Police arrested a third-year high school student from Souma City on Monday for violation of the anti-child prostitution…
Entertainment › 06:35 AM JST - 9th February
TOKYO — Actress Takako Matsu, 32, and comedian-actor Tsurube Shofukutei, 58, took out the Best Actress and Best Actor awards…
Politics › 07:52 AM JST - 9th February
TOKYO — Local assemblies in 14 of Japan's 47 prefectures have adopted statements in opposition to giving permanent foreign residents…
Business › 06:20 AM JST - 9th February
TOKYO — Debts left by failed companies in January more than tripled from a year earlier to 838.99 billion yen,…
Technology › 06:41 AM JST - 9th February
GENEVA — Panasonic Corp filed more patent applications than any other company in 2009, surpassing China's Huawei Technologies Co to…
Sports › 06:41 AM JST - 9th February
VANCOUVER — Seiko Hashimoto, Japan's Chef de Mission for the upcoming Vancouver Olympics, said Sunday she has set the country's…
World › 06:18 AM JST - 9th February
LONDON — Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking…
Greenpeace activists protest next to a fake whale's tail fin placed in the snow in front of Japan's…
Features
OSAKA — A journey to 33 restaurants in Osaka and three nearby prefectures to enjoy thick ''sanuki udon'' is under…
LOS ANGELES — A science-fiction love story has given way to an earthbound romance at the box office, livening up typically…
TOKYO — Succulent sushi, light-as-air tempura, super-fresh sashimi, handmade soba… it’s hard to describe Japanese food without using elegant terms.…
TOKYO — “Is it true,” asks Shukan Gendai (Feb 13) in a black banner headline, “that the Japanese have grown…
TOKYO — TV broadcaster WOWOW, which has aired the Grammy Awards since the 1990s, offered singer Namie Amuro a golden…
TOKYO — When you consider that FedEx Express delivers approximately 3.4 million packages and 10 million pounds of freight to…
Thanko has released a new music player which combines earphones with the MP3, without a neckband. Very easy…
TOKYO — Most aspiring writers spend their entire lives insisting that they’ve got a decent book in them. Hugh Ashton…
Whether it is as a member of a tour group or just a weekend getaway with the family,…