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Army psychiatrist kills 12, wounds 31 in shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas
World › 05:04 PM JST - 6th November
Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his…
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Police release photo of Ichihashi's new look
Crime › 07:00 AM JST - 6th November
Police released Thursday a photograph of Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man wanted in connection with the murder of a British woman in 2007, which was taken…
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Hawker murder suspect Ichihashi had cosmetic surgery in Nagoya
Crime › 03:14 AM JST - 5th November
A fugitive suspect in the 2007 murder of a British woman had cosmetic surgery at a clinic in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture last month, investigative sources…
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U.S. warns Japan against reneging on Okinawa base relocation deal
Politics › 09:28 AM JST - 4th November
The United States warned Tuesday that Japan reneging on a bilateral deal to relocate a U.S. airfield within Okinawa Prefecture could harm the alliance between…
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Policeman fires two shots during brawl with foreigners in Mie
Crime › 09:44 AM JST - 2nd November
A 46-year-old police officer fired warning shots after he was hit in the head with his own baton during a brawl with three men in…
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Ichihashi also tried to get cosmetic surgery in Fukuoka
Crime › 08:02 AM JST - 5th November
A man believed to be a fugitive suspect wanted on suspicion of dumping the body of a British woman murdered in 2007 attempted to undergo…
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Beauties for a cause
Picture of the Day › 07:39 AM JST - 5th November
Miss Earth 2009 contestant Tomomi Takada of Japan holds up a placard during a media presentation in Manila on Wednesday. Some 90 beauties from around…
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S Carolina man gets 3 years in prison for sex with horse
World › 12:18 PM JST - 5th November
A South Carolina man caught on video having sex with a horse was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty for the…
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Karzai effectively handed 2nd term as Afghan president
World › 06:31 AM JST - 2nd November
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was effectively handed a second five-year term Sunday when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administration…
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Actor-singer Oshio given suspended prison term for drug use
Crime › 01:20 PM JST - 2nd November
Actor-singer Manabu Oshio was sentenced at the Tokyo District Court Monday to 18 months in prison, suspended for five years, for using the synthetic drug…
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GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ
World › 11:10 AM JST - 4th November
Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in…
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16-year-old boy in grave condition after being hit by arrow between eyes
National › 07:45 AM JST - 5th November
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…
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Should Noriko Sakai do jail time for possession and use of stimulants?
Have Your Say › 05:12 AM JST - 4th November
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Bush throws out first pitch at Game 3 of Japan Series
Politics › 06:39 AM JST - 4th November
Former U.S. President George W Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch Tuesday before Game 3 of the Japan Series between the Yomiuri Giants and…
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Japanese woman arrested for drug smuggling at Malaysia airport
Crime › 05:10 AM JST - 3rd November
A 30-year-old Japanese woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to smuggle 4.7 kilograms of methylamphetamine into the country through Kuala Lumpur International Airport,…
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The rules of hostessing
Commentary › 05:13 AM JST - 3rd November
As a hostess (and the only foreigner) at one very highly respected club in Kitashinchi, Osaka’s hostess club hot spot in Umeda, I am fortunate…
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10-year-old boy detained for torching Nagoya temple
Crime › 08:15 AM JST - 4th November
A 10-year-old boy was detained by police on Tuesday after he set Nagoya's famous Saishoji temple alight, burning the building to cinders and injuring two…
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Japanese woman held for drug smuggling in Malaysia claims she was duped
Crime › 06:42 AM JST - 5th November
A Japanese woman facing the death sentence for trafficking drugs into Malaysia claims she was duped by a Middle Eastern man into delivering what she…
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Is Miki Ando's skating coach a Japan hater?
Shukan Post › 08:02 PM JST - 3rd November
Miki Ando, 21, recently won the gold medal at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in Moscow, her first victory in…
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Japanese TV personality wins transsexual beauty pageant
Entertainment › 10:11 AM JST - 1st November
Japanese transsexual TV personality Ai Haruna, 37, has won a transsexual beauty pageant known as ''Miss International Queen 2009'' held in Thailand's coastal beach town…
