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Osaka sent paper on Tamiflu-resistant virus to journal before announcement

National › Monday 06th July, 05:37 AM JST

OSAKA — The Osaka prefectural government sent a research paper to a U.S. medical journal on the first case in Japan of a genetic mutation of the…

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Emperor, empress visit park, farm in Ottawa suburbs

National › 11:00 AM JST - 5th July

OTTAWA — Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Saturday visited a park and a farm in the Ottawa area where they are staying for the first leg…

Chestnut beats Kobayashi to win July Fourth hot dog eating contest

Chestnut beats Kobayashi to win July Fourth hot dog eating contest

National › 06:13 AM JST - 5th July

NEW YORK — Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for…

Large-scale antibody test on new flu planned in Osaka

National › 05:04 AM JST - 5th July

OSAKA — A large-scale antibody test will be conducted on the new H1N1 influenza, ahead of an anticipated second wave of the new flu later this year,…

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

National › 04:34 AM JST - 5th July

KOBE — People living near a river flowing through the middle of a residential area in Kobe's Chuo Ward expressed concern Saturday about a group of wild…

North Korea fires 7 ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

National › 03:00 AM JST - 5th July

TOKYO — The Japanese government lodged a protest against North Korea through diplomatic channels in Beijing over its launching of seven ballistic missiles into the Sea of…

Colombian Navy training ship arrives at Yokohama port

National › 11:48 PM JST - 4th July

YOKOHAMA — The Colombian Navy's sail-training ship Gloria arrived at Yokohama port Saturday on the occasion of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the port's opening.…

471,000 applications for cash handouts sent back with wrong addresses

National › 11:35 AM JST - 4th July

TOKYO — A total of 471,567 applications for the government's pump-priming cash handout program have been sent back to municipalities as they were incorrectly addressed as of…

Emperor, empress arrive in Canada

National › 11:25 AM JST - 4th July

OTTAWA — Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Ottawa on Friday afternoon on the first leg of their 15-day visit to Canada and the U.S. state…

Kenyan student runners go missing from Japanese schools

National › 04:54 AM JST - 4th July

NAGOYA — A Kenyan female student who belonged to a high school ekiden long-distance relay club went missing in April after being expelled from the school in…