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Weekly report shows upturn in flu patients

National › Saturday 21st November, 03:12 AM JST

TOKYO — The total number of people with influenza who visited doctors during the week through last Sunday marked an upturn on a weekly basis, estimated at…

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2 injured at station building construction site in Kagoshima

National › 09:24 AM JST - 20th November

KAGOSHIMA — Two people sustained broken bones Friday when plasterboards fell from the ceiling of a makeshift passageway at a construction site in the JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station…

Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin

National › 06:19 AM JST - 20th November

TOKYO — The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France. His shocking crime? Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than…

Australia 'deeply disappointed' at start of Japanese whale hunt

National › 04:06 AM JST - 20th November

SYDNEY — Australia is ''deeply disappointed'' at news that Japanese whalers have embarked on their annual hunt to the Southern Ocean under the premise of scientific research,…

Japan's foreign aid up in 2008 for 1st time in 3 years

National › 03:49 AM JST - 20th November

TOKYO — Japan's official development assistance in 2008 rose 24.7% from the previous year to $9.58 billion (about 850 billion yen), marking the first increase in three…

Osaka governor envisages scrapping Osaka airport in 2035

National › 03:34 AM JST - 20th November

OSAKA — The Osaka prefectural government has come up with a plan that calls for scrapping Osaka airport upon the planned launch in 2035 of maglev train…

Konoe elected 1st Asian head of International Red Cross

National › 03:31 AM JST - 20th November

NAIROBI — Japanese Red Cross Society chief Tadateru Konoe was elected president of the International Red Cross on Thursday, becoming the first Asian to lead the world's…

War-displaced woman from China to have DNA test

National › 03:14 AM JST - 20th November

TOKYO — A war-displaced Japanese woman currently on a visit to Japan from China will undergo a DNA check to determine if she is related to a…

4 passengers injured as JAL plane hit by air turbulence

National › 02:45 AM JST - 20th November

OSAKA — Four passengers aboard a Japan Airlines jet bound for Osaka were injured Thursday night when the aircraft was hit by air turbulence over the Pacific…

Bodies of Japanese killed in Busan fire brought back to Japan

National › 12:46 AM JST - 20th November

FUKUOKA — The bodies of seven Japanese killed in a fire at an indoor shooting range in Busan, South Korea, were brought back to Japan on Thursday,…