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1 dead, 3 missing after heavy rain hits central, eastern Japan
National › 02:57 PM JST - 29th August
TOKYO — Torrential rain from Thursday through Friday left one woman dead and three people missing in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, while a…
Ota reveals detailed expenses to clear his name over alleged misuse
Politics › 03:28 PM JST - 29th August
TOKYO — Farm minister Seiichi Ota disclosed the breakdown of expenditures logged by one of his political groups Friday in a bid…
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- Taiwan airline rules out maintenance error over accident in Okinawa (6)
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- Marie appears in school uniform to introduce 'Veronica Mars' DVD (3)
- 5 lawmakers form new party called Reform Club (9)
- Nissan says it's raising some prices of cars in Japan (3)
- Sony unveils world's slimmest LCD TV (6)
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Taiwan airline rules out maintenance error over accident in Okinawa
National › 03:32 PM JST - 29th August
TOKYO — Taiwan's China Airlines has ruled out a maintenance error leading to an explosion involving its Boeing 737-800 plane…
4 charged in underwear theft cases in Aichi, Chiba, Kanagawa and Niigata
Crime › 10:29 AM JST - 29th August
TOKYO — Arrests were made in four lingerie theft cases Thursday in Aichi, Chiba, Kanagawa and Niigata Prefectures, with four…
Marie appears in school uniform to introduce 'Veronica Mars' DVD
Entertainment › 05:56 AM JST - 30th August
TOKYO — Celebrity Marie, 21, donned a school uniform for an event to introduce the DVD release of the defunct…
5 lawmakers form new party called Reform Club
Politics › 06:54 AM JST - 29th August
TOKYO — Five House of Councillors members formed a new political party on Thursday, three of them lawmakers from the…
Nissan says it's raising some prices of cars in Japan
Business › 02:36 PM JST - 29th August
TOKYO — Hit by soaring steel and other material costs, Nissan announced price hikes in Japan Friday for some commercial…
Sony unveils world's slimmest LCD TV
Technology › 06:56 AM JST - 29th August
TOKYO — Sony Corp said Thursday it will launch the world's thinnest and lightest 40-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television,…
Nishikori advances to 3rd round in U.S. Open
Sports › 07:10 AM JST - 29th August
NEW YORK — Rising Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori on Thursday advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open men's…
Obama tells crowd of 84,000 that he'll fix Washington
World › 11:33 AM JST - 29th August
DENVER — Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington…
Satomi Ishihara, 21, center, poses with co-stars Yoko Maki, 25, left, and Saori Takizawa, 27, to promote their…
Features
Roppongi about to get new Logo to go along with new image
TOKYO — “The date is March 6, 1989. The Yomiuri Giants are gearing up for what will be a championship…
Where there's a Will
TOKYO — Chaos ensued at the recent Japan premiere of Will Smith’s newest flick "Hancock," as a sudden gust of…
It’s time to get rid of a few Olympic 'sports'
Another Olympics is in the books, and once again I find myself asking the same question: how did…
Movie industry enjoying 'die-and-cry' boom
Why, asks the headline in Nikkan Gendai (Aug 27), are tear-jerker movies, in which the male or female…
2channel founder says don't blame him for criminals' posts
Over the past few years 2 Channel (2ch) has become the largest online forum in Japan, registering up…
Building blocks
What toys did you play with when you were a kid? While video and high-tech toys are popular…
Monopoly shoes
Sept 3 is a big day for sneaker heads. This Wednesday marks the worldwide release of the Monopoly…
East Asian Multilateralism: Prospects for Regional Stability
Why can't Asia get its act together? It's an old question, of course, and one that has already…
Body-revealing scanners now widely used at U.S. airports
NEW YORK — Backscatter X-ray and millimeter-wave imaging technologies that give Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers the ability to see through…
Which movie president do you wish the real-life U.S. president could be like?
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