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On April 24, the Hiroshima High Court sentenced a 27-year-old man to death for the 1999 murder of Yayoi Motomura, 23, and her 11-month-old child…
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“One carton out of 700 cartons was not intended to be shipped to Japan. That beef was mistakenly exported." That was the excuse given by…
One of the symbols of Osaka is a mechanical doll in Dotonbori, Osaka. Not many people know it is a mascot character of a restaurant…
Tatsuya Ichihashi, 29, who is the prime suspect in the murder of British language teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker, 22, in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture in…
In May last year, Japan's first baby hatch opened amid much controversy at a hospital in Kumamoto. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and former Health…
On April 5, Olympic judo gold medalist Ryoko Tani, 32, lost the final of the national tournament in Fukuoka to select Japan's representatives for the…
Actress Megumi Okina, 28, has just published her autobiography. In the book, she writes about her married life with ex-husband Susumu Fujita, 34, the charismatic…
A U.S. solider was arrested for allegedly killing a Japanese taxi driver in Yokosuka on March 19. According to police, the suspect, Navy seaman Olatunboson…
A man was arrested for violating the Child Welfare Law on March 24. He is alleged to have had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old…
Mao Asada, 17, gold medalist at this year's World Figure Skating Championships, is looking ahead to the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, in 2010.…