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16-year-old boy struck by arrow dies
National › 11:55 AM JST - 8th November
TOKYO — A 16-year-old boy who fell unconscious earlier this month after being struck between the eyebrows with an arrow, shot by a 17-year-old boy from the…
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Vaccines for seasonal flu in short supply in Japan
National › 05:26 AM JST - 8th November
TOKYO — Vaccines for seasonal flu are in short supply in Japan as production is down on last year and more people want to be inoculated in…
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Chinese sailors visit A-bomb museum in Hiroshima
National › 03:28 AM JST - 8th November
HIROSHIMA — About 230 cadets and crew of a Chinese naval training vessel on Saturday visited the Hiroshima A-bomb museum and the ruins of a building destroyed…
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Doctors admit leaving metal nut in heart of man who died
National › 09:44 AM JST - 7th November
UTSUNOMIYA — Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital in Tochigi Prefecture said Friday that doctors accidentally left a metal nut inside the heart of a patient who underwent surgery…
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Filipino family gets special permission to stay in Japan
National › 05:44 AM JST - 7th November
TOKYO — The government has granted special permission for residence to a Filipino family in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, who were ordered to leave Japan in October last…
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3 ocean weather-monitoring ships to be retired
National › 02:44 AM JST - 7th November
TOKYO — The Japan Meteorological Agency plans to retire three of its five ships monitoring weather in coastal waters next March due to technological advances for weather…
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Sakurajima volcano picking up activity
National › 02:42 PM JST - 6th November
KAGOSHIMA — The Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan has had 400 explosive eruptions so far this year, the most in 24 years, a local observatory said Friday,…
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No. of flu patients to top 6 million mark soon in Japan
National › 01:52 PM JST - 6th November
TOKYO — The cumulative number of people infected with influenza, mostly the new H1N1 strain of influenza A, since early July reached an estimated 5.85 million as…
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Osaka rescue authority receives false report on train crash
National › 06:55 AM JST - 6th November
OSAKA — Osaka firefighters said a report they received Thursday that many people were injured in a train crash at an Osaka subway station was found to…
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Chinese navy vessel makes port call in Japan
National › 10:07 AM JST - 5th November
HIROSHIMA — A Chinese naval training vessel with some 360 crew members on board made a port call Thursday at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Etajima port…
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16-year-old boy in grave condition after being hit by arrow between eyes
National › 07:45 AM JST - 5th November
TOKYO — A 16-year-old boy practicing archery at a public hall in Tokyo's Meguro Ward was struck between the eyebrows Wednesday by an arrow shot by a…
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Two killed in head-on collision in Fukuoka Pref
National › 06:31 AM JST - 5th November
FUKUOKA — Two people were killed on Wednesday afternoon when the car they were traveling in crashed into a truck in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. According to…
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More students falling victim to dodgy vocational course canvassers
National › 06:28 AM JST - 5th November
TOKYO — University and college students are increasingly falling victim to language and other vocational schools that are cashing in on their employment fears amid the economic…
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Record number of principals seek demotion
National › 05:52 AM JST - 5th November
TOKYO — A total of 179 public school principals, vice heads and their deputies, the largest ever, asked to be demoted in the 2008 academic year through…
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121 road bridges closed over fears of collapse
National › 05:46 AM JST - 5th November
TOKYO — The infrastructure ministry said Wednesday that 121 road bridges nationwide have been closed as of April 2008 due to their possible collapse as a result…
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Mothers hope kids study more rather than play outside: online survey
National › 05:18 AM JST - 5th November
TOKYO — Mothers expect their children to spend more time studying than playing outside, results of an online survey by a toy import and sales company showed…
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Artist's warning about fakes goes unheeded at online auction
National › 04:18 AM JST - 5th November
TOKYO — Two pictures resembling drawings by artist Yoshitomo Nara were sold for a total of about 700,000 yen on an online auction site in late October…
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Shimane police search woods for missing university student
National › 04:17 AM JST - 5th November
SHIMANE — About 40 police officers searched woods on Wednesday near the road along which missing university student Miyako Hiraoka, 19, used to commute from her dormitory…
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Japan considers sending SDF officers to Afghan int'l security mission
National › 10:57 AM JST - 4th November
TOKYO — Tokyo is considering sending Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel to the headquarters of the international security mission in Afghanistan as a way of aiding the war-torn…
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Proper registration of national assets urged
National › 03:06 AM JST - 4th November
TOKYO — Five governmental entities have been urged to properly register their assets after failing to list items worth nearly 17 billion yen in the national property…
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16-year-old boy in grave condition after being hit by arrow between eyes
National › 07:45 AM JST - 5th November
Filipino family gets special permission to stay in Japan
National › 05:44 AM JST - 7th November
No. of flu patients to top 6 million mark soon in Japan
National › 01:52 PM JST - 6th November
16-year-old boy struck by arrow dies
National › 11:55 AM JST - 8th November
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