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- Politics › Gov't endorses bill to abolish statute of limitations for murder
- The government on Friday approved a bill to abolish the statute of limitations on murder cases subject to capital punishment. The revision to the Code…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 10:18 AM
- Crime › Nurse arrested for breaking patients' ribs
- A nurse was arrested at a hospital in the town of Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture, on suspicion of pushing down on the chest of an elderly…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Crime › Woman found stabbed to death in Oita home
- A 50-year-old woman was found dead in her Beppu City home early Friday morning, with several stab wounds to her upper body, police said. Police…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 9:46 AM
- World › Obama says he's committed to immigration overhaul
- President Barack Obama on Thursday assured immigration advocates frustrated by the wait for a promised overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that he remains committed to…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Picture of the Day › Nine for Aya
- Actress Aya Sugimoto, 42, dancer Steven Haynes and other dancers perform at an event to promote the movie "Nine" at Tokyo FM Center on Thursday.…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 6:00 AM
- Lifestyle › Deep-sea fish giving marine experts food for thought
- A rarely seen deep-sea fish regarded as something of mystery has been giving marine experts food for thought recently after showing up in large numbers…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 6:00 AM
- World › More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over
- A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 5:53 AM
- Crime › Japan Coast Guard set to arrest antiwhaling activist upon arrival in Tokyo
- The Japan Coast Guard on Thursday obtained an arrest warrant for a member of antiwhaling group the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on suspicion of trespassing…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 5:41 AM
- Commentary › 'The Cove' puts Japanese fishermen everywhere on the defense
- As soon as the fishermen saw my TV camera, one ran at me, yelling "No!" and pushing me out of the building. Another smeared his…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 5:39 AM
- National › Gov't to launch ministry-by-ministry review of projects to cut waste
- The Government Revitalization Unit will begin a new round of efforts to cut waste in government programs during the new fiscal year from April, this…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 5:27 AM
- Politics › Gov't to launch ministry-by-ministry review of projects to cut waste
- The Government Revitalization Unit will begin a new round of efforts to cut waste in government programs during the new fiscal year from April, this…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 5:27 AM
- Business › Gov't aims to sharply expand production of rice for feed use
- The farm ministry said Thursday it aims to have farmers increase the production of rice for feed use to 70 times the fiscal 2008 level…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 5:05 AM
- Business › Toyota to end work-sharing in Britain, cut 750 jobs
- Toyota Motor Corp will end a work-sharing scheme introduced at plants in Britain last April while cutting the workforce by an additional 750 through an…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 5:00 AM
- Sports › Asashoryu, in Mongolia, denies he went on drunken rampage
- Mongolian-born former yokozuna Asashoryu on Thursday refuted reports of an alleged drunken rampage that preceded his retirement from sumo. ''I didn't commit any violent act,''…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- World › Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan
- Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:27 AM
- Technology › Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo
- Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us. The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday its highly anticipated motion…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:15 AM
- Politics › Hatoyama once told U.S. current Futenma plan would be accepted
- Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos in December that Japan would eventually accept the 2006 accord to relocate the U.S.…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:11 AM
- National › Lack of health insurance blamed for 33 deaths in 2009
- At least 33 people died in 17 of Japan's 47 prefectures in 2009 after not visiting doctors because they lacked national health insurance, a private…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:04 AM
- World › 43 Somalis die in capital after 2 days of fighting
- Heavy fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people over two days, as African Union peacekeepers used tanks to help…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:03 AM
- World › Where Obama's $1.4 mil Nobel prize will go
- President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4 milllion from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans' families and survivors of Haiti's earthquake, among…
- Posted on March 12, 2010 at 4:02 AM


















