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Ex-soccer player Honda, wife divorce after 6 years of sexless marriage

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TOKYO — The private lives of a former Kashima Antler soccer player and his model wife were recently publicized on a TV variety show. Yumiko Takaoka, 34,…

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Children's depression and suicide a worsening problem

Kuchikomi

Here is an excerpt, presented by Shukan Asahi (Nov 27), from the suicide note left by an 11-year-old boy: “All I can think of is…

Continental Airlines launches new flat-bed seats

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Continental Airlines’ first aircraft with new flat-bed BusinessFirst seats took to the skies Sunday, operating as flight CO98 from Hong Kong to New York/Newark. The…

Building blues

Commentary

In a moment of morbid humor that’s been lost with each subsequent retelling, earth scientist and professional doom-monger Bill McGuire once described Tokyo as “the…

Documentary on emperor wins praise in Europe

Entertainment / Arts

PARIS — A documentary on the history of Japan during the World War II and postwar years is receiving critical acclaim following its broadcast by Franco-German television…

Convenience stores boost dessert lineups to woo more women

Lifestyle

TOKYO — In a race to see who gets to take the cake, major Japanese convenience store chain operators have been offering more sweet foods under their…

The Okinawan problem isn't about to disappear in a hurry

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The announcement by President Barack Obama of a high-level task force on Okinawa is a bid to defuse long-smoldering issues surrounding U.S. force deployment on…

Gong! Alarm clock

Gong! Alarm clock

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Banpresto has developed a new alarm clock using wrestling and boxing gongs as the design motif. When it’s time to wake up, a referee’s voice…

Beyond the Blossoming Fields

Beyond the Blossoming Fields

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TOKYO — Late last month, the World Economic Forum released its annual Global Gender Gap Index, which ranks countries on how equitably they divide resources and opportunities…

Singapore Airlines to launch twice-daily flights to Haneda airport

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Singapore Airlines is to launch twice-daily flights between Singapore and Tokyo Haneda airport in October 2010, complementing the current twice-daily Tokyo Narita services, one of…