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Business › 02:00 PM JST - 10th March
NEW YORK — Toyota Motor Corp and U.S. authorities said Tuesday they have launched a probe into an incident on Monday in which…
Crime › 03:49 PM JST - 10th March
SANTA MONICA, Calif — Federal agents are investigating a high-end Santa Monica, California, sushi restaurant, following a video sting orchestrated by the producers of…
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National › 11:59 AM JST - 10th March
TOKYO — A group of high school students in Tokyo are collecting signatures from people to support a world without…
Crime › 09:09 AM JST - 10th March
SAGA — A 36-year-old man was arrested for theft last week, after he allegedly stole two pairs of women's underwear…
Entertainment › 07:07 AM JST - 10th March
PARIS — Film director Takeshi Kitano was conferred Tuesday France's highest honor for arts and culture in a ceremony in…
Politics › 11:00 AM JST - 10th March
TOKYO — Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Yukihisa Fujita faced bitter criticism in a Washington Post editorial this week for…
Business › 03:35 PM JST - 10th March
TOKYO — Tokyo stocks edged down Wednesday as investors continued to unload shares for quick profits after recent rises, but…
Technology › 10:32 AM JST - 10th March
NEW YORK — Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what manufacturers hope is…
Sports › 11:55 AM JST - 10th March
TEMPE, Ariz — Hideki Matsui made his spring debut for the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, getting a single in two…
World › 03:33 PM JST - 10th March
WASHINGTON — It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home. It…
Maiko Itai reacts after being named Miss Universe Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday night. Itai, 25, who lives…
Features
TOKYO — As George Washington once observed, “a slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not…
TOKYO — We’re standing in the hallway, awaiting our turn to interview Saki Fukuda, when suddenly peals of laughter ring…
TOKYO — Confirming the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact that led Tokyo to allow nuclear-armed U.S. vessels to visit…
“What if I die and nobody comes to my funeral? What if my wife dies and I’m left…
March is known as the month of the year with the highest suicide rate. For 12 consecutive years,…
TOKYO — When he was in Boston a couple of years ago, Takehiro Kakiyama went to a Kmart and marveled…
Sony's new portable navigation systems for bicycles shows the best cycling route and also displays calories burned. Sony…
With its 81 memorable passages, the "Tao Te Ching" is one of humanity's spiritual touchstones. This all-new translation…
Every journey should have a theme. Mine was the Sakura Zensen ‘Cherry Blossom Front’. As spring comes to…