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  Jackson's moonwalk glove sells for $350,000

  Entertainment › 02:00 AM JST - 23rd November

  NEW YORK — The shimmering, white glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 was auctioned off for $350,000 -- plus tax. Winning…

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• Asashoryu, Hakuho make it 8-0 at Kyushu sumo

  Sports › 06:15 PM JST - 22nd November

  FUKUOKA — Asashoryu won handily over Tochiozan and Hakuho also reached 8-0 Sunday as the Mongolian grand champions remained on a collision course at the Kyushu Grand…

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• 2 bomb blasts leave 7 dead, 52 wounded in India

  World › 05:42 PM JST - 22nd November

  GAUHATI, India — Suspected militants set off two bombs outside a police station in India's restive northeast on Sunday, killing seven people and wounding more than 50, police…

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  PM's pitch

  Picture of the Day › 04:34 PM JST - 22nd November

  Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama throws the ceremonial first pitch at Tokyo Dome on Sunday for a baseball game marking the 60th anniversary of professional baseball…

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• Hatoyamas visit Roos to watch football on TV

  Politics › 02:17 PM JST - 22nd November

  TOKYO — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama visited U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos at his official residence Sunday, stirring speculation they may have exchanged views on a…

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  Santa Claus arrives from Finland

  National › 02:15 PM JST - 22nd November

  NARITA — With about a month to go before Christmas, Santa Claus arrived Sunday at Narita airport on a Finnair flight from Finland. Santa Claus will take…

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  Drop kick

  Picture of the Day › 07:25 AM JST - 22nd November

  Seiya Sanada, right, drop kicks Soya Manabu during their All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) Taiwan Cup performance fight in Taipei on Saturday. The wrestlers of…

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• It's all about energy

  Features › 07:04 AM JST - 22nd November

  As the world’s policymakers are gearing up for the year’s (or even this generation’s) very important deliberations in Copenhagen in December, people especially the non-specialists…

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• Gov't to boost number of exchangeable items for 'eco points' to 738

  Business › 06:41 AM JST - 22nd November

  TOKYO — The government has decided to increase by 57 to 738 the number of goods and services exchangeable for accumulated points under the "eco point" economic…

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

  Features › 06:06 AM JST - 22nd November

  Faced with the possibility of mass absences as swine flu runs its course, major companies are struggling to draw up contingency plans. Businesses are having…

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• Nintendo starts pay-per-view service of TV programs, movies via Wii

  Technology › 04:47 AM JST - 22nd November

  OSAKA — Nintendo Co started on Saturday a pay-per-view service of old television programs and popular classic movies for users of its Wii video game console. Twelve…

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• Japanese man wanted for fraud over shopping jobs in Thailand

  Crime › 04:15 AM JST - 22nd November

  TOKYO — Thai police have placed a Japanese man on an international wanted list on suspicion of fraud allegedly for not paying expenses and wages to people…

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• You never know when something like this can happen, such as being involved in an accident.

  Quote of the Day › 04:12 AM JST - 22nd November

  Hiroko Togawa, whose organization My Face, My Style (MFMS), a Tokyo-based NPO, will be publishing the My Face quarterly magazine from April to help those…

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  Kumi Koda silent on who she will spend Christmas with

  Entertainment › 03:40 AM JST - 22nd November

  TOKYO — Singer Kumi Koda, 27, turned on the lights at Seibu Ikebukuro department store’s Christmas display this week, but lost her sparkle when asked about her…

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• Asashoryu, Hakuho still cruising at Kyushu sumo

  Sports › 06:03 PM JST - 21st November

  FUKUOKA — Yokozuna Asashoryu deployed an overarm throw to dispatch Kakuryu and remain undefeated heading at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. Asashoryu stayed tied for…

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• What are your favorite movies that deal with the destruction of the world?

  Have Your Say › 04:58 PM JST - 21st November

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• Uniqlo holds early-morning sale to mark 60th anniversary of Fast Retailing

  Business › 04:56 PM JST - 21st November

  TOKYO — The Uniqlo casual wear chain implemented an early-morning sale at about 400 shops Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of its operator,…

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• China says 37 dead, 71 trapped in mine explosion

  World › 04:43 PM JST - 21st November

  BEIJING — A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 37 people and trapping 71 others nearly a third of…

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• Do you see a clash of civilizations coming between the Islamic and Western worlds?

  Poll › 11:00 AM JST - 21st November

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  Heart of Stone

  Picture of the Day › 07:44 AM JST - 21st November

  American actress Sharon Stone, 51, gives a peace sign to the audience during the “Sharon Stone For Damiani” jewelry promotional event at Toho Cinema in…

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