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Doctors admit leaving metal nut in heart of man who died

National › Saturday 07th November, 09:44 AM JST

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…