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21 Nov 09
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Sports › Tenku loses decision to S Korean WBA champ Choi Japanese challenger Tsubasa Tenku lost a unanimous decision on Saturday to South Korean WBA featherweight champion Choi Hyun Mi.
Tenku failed in the match held… |
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21 Nov 09
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Entertainment › Southeast Asia's biggest anime festival opens to rousing crowd Anime fans from all over Southeast Asia gathered here Saturday for the region's biggest anime festival. Thousands thronged the two-day Anime Festival Asia, most of… |
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21 Nov 09
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World › Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a… |
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21 Nov 09
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Quote of the Day › You never know when something like this can happen, such as being involved ... Hiroko Togawa, whose organization My Face, My Style (MFMS), a Tokyo-based NPO, will be publishing the My Face quarterly magazine from April to help those… |
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21 Nov 09
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Crime › Japanese man wanted for fraud over shopping jobs in Thailand Thai police have placed a Japanese man on an international wanted list on suspicion of fraud allegedly for not paying expenses and wages to people… |
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21 Nov 09
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Sports › Japan wins 3rd straight at World Grand Champions Cup Japan defeated Iran in a full-set thriller to improve its win-loss record to 3-0 at the men's World Grand Champions Cup on Saturday. The host… |
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21 Nov 09
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World › Life sentence requested for U.S. suspect in Italy murder case Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a… |
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21 Nov 09
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Technology › Nintendo starts pay-per-view service of TV programs, movies via Wii Nintendo Co started on Saturday a pay-per-view service of old television programs and popular classic movies for users of its Wii video game console. Twelve… |
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21 Nov 09
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World › Pope and Anglican leader agree on closer relations After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday that he is still committed… |
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21 Nov 09
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Sports › Highly touted schoolboy Kikuchi agrees to terms with Seibu Hanamaki Higashi High School left-hander Yusei Kikuchi agreed to terms with the Seibu Lions on Saturday. The 18-year-old top prospect will receive a signing bonus… |
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21 Nov 09
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Lifestyle › Firms draw up contingency plans to stay open amid new-flu epidemic Faced with the possibility of mass absences as swine flu runs its course, major companies are struggling to draw up contingency plans.
Businesses are having… |
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21 Nov 09
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Politics › Hatoyama says he can't say if base issue will be settled by year-end Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Saturday he is not yet at a stage in which to draw to a conclusion by the end of the… |
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21 Nov 09
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World › Democrats have 60 pledges ahead of key Senate health care vote In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans… |
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21 Nov 09
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Commentary › It's all about energy As the world’s policymakers are gearing up for the year’s (or even this generation’s) very important deliberations in Copenhagen in December, people especially the non-specialists… |
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21 Nov 09
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Picture of the Day › Drop kick Seiya Sanada, right, drop kicks Soya Manabu during their All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) Taiwan Cup performance fight in Taipei on Saturday. The wrestlers of… |
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21 Nov 09
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Business › Mazda's non-factory staff back on full work schedule Mazda Motor Corp has ended its program to have non-factory employees take two days off per month after terminating a similar program for factory workers… |
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21 Nov 09
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Technology › Japanese shipping firms in eco-ship development race Leading Japanese shipping companies are in a race to develop ecological ships to help reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from maritime traffic, which accounts for more than… |
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21 Nov 09
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Entertainment › Kumi Koda silent on who she will spend Christmas with Singer Kumi Koda, 27, turned on the lights at Seibu Ikebukuro department store’s Christmas display this week, but lost her sparkle when asked about her… |
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21 Nov 09
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Business › Gov't to boost number of exchangeable items for 'eco points' to 738 The government has decided to increase by 57 to 738 the number of goods and services exchangeable for accumulated points under the "eco point" economic… |
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21 Nov 09
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Sports › Kashima back on top of J-League Takuya Nozawa fired Kashima Antlers back to the top of the J-League with a super strike in a 1-0 win away to Kyoto Sanga on… |
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21 Nov 09
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Politics › Hatoyama eyes visit to India in late December Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is hoping to make several overseas trips next month, including one to India on Dec 29 to 30 for a summit… |
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21 Nov 09
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Sports › Japan beat Canada to complete test match double Japan ran in four tries to overpower Canada 27-6 and take the two-game test series between the two nations on Saturday.
Japan, who demolished the… |
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21 Nov 09
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Sports › Asashoryu, Hakuho still cruising at Kyushu sumo Yokozuna Asashoryu deployed an overarm throw to dispatch Kakuryu and remain undefeated heading at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. Asashoryu stayed tied for… |
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21 Nov 09
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National › 37-year-old woman in early menopause gives birth to baby boy A 37-year-old woman diagnosed as being in early menopause had a baby boy earlier this month, growing eggs through the administration of a hormonal agent,… |
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21 Nov 09
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Entertainment › Actress, film producer Mizunoe dies at 94 Actress-turned-film producer Takiko Mizunoe died of old age Monday in Kanagawa Prefecture, sources close to her said Saturday. She was 94.
Born in Otaru, Hokkaido,… |
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21 Nov 09
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Sports › Takahashi 2nd after short program at Skate Canada Daisuke Takahashi skated a short program free of major errors Friday to place second at Skate Canada, the sixth and final event of the Grand… |
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21 Nov 09
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World › NBA broadcasters suspended for Iranian remarks Two Los Angeles Clippers basketball broadcasters were suspended one game by the Fox Sports Prime Ticket cable network for their comments about an Iranian-born NBA… |
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21 Nov 09
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World › Tanzania, Zambia seek one-time ivory distribution to Japan, China Tanzania and Zambia have proposed they be allowed to sell ivory of African elephants, whose international deals are prohibited under the Washington Convention, just one… |
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21 Nov 09
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Sports › Molinari moves in front at Dunlop Phoenix Edoardo Molinari of Italy shot a 2-under 69 Saturday to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament.
The 2009… |
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21 Nov 09
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World › China says 37 dead, 71 trapped in mine explosion A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 37 people and trapping 71 others nearly a third of… |
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21 Nov 09
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National › M4.6 quake jolts Tochigi Pref, vicinity An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck Tochigi Prefecture and its vicinity Saturday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
The 3:39 p.m. quake… |
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21 Nov 09
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Politics › Gov't to admit existence of secret pact on U.S. bringing nukes into Japan The Foreign Ministry has decided to admit the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact under which Tokyo allows stopovers of U.S. military vessels or aircraft… |
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21 Nov 09
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Business › Uniqlo holds early-morning sale to mark 60th anniversary of Fast Retailing The Uniqlo casual wear chain implemented an early-morning sale at about 400 shops Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of its operator,… |
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21 Nov 09
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Have Your Say › What are your favorite movies that deal with the destruction of the world? |
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21 Nov 09
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Poll › Do you see a clash of civilizations coming between the Islamic and Western worlds? |
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21 Nov 09
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Crime › Man slashes two women on Sapporo street Two women sustained minor injuries after a man slashed them with a kitchen knife in Sapporo's Atsubetsu Ward on Friday evening, police said.
According to… |
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20 Nov 09
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Crime › Elderly abuse cases by kin up 12% in FY 2008 The number of cases of abuse by relatives against people aged 65 or older confirmed by local authorities in fiscal 2008 came to 14,889, up… |
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20 Nov 09
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World › Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday they fear they could be killed within a… |
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20 Nov 09
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World › Chicago terror plot ringleader gets 13-year prison term The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government… |
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20 Nov 09
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World › Top S Korean model found hanged in Paris apartment A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris… |
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20 Nov 09
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Politics › Gov't steps up efforts to craft 2nd extra budget for job creation Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's cabinet on Friday intensified efforts to craft an additional stimulus package for this fiscal year aimed at creating more jobs, with… |
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20 Nov 09
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World › 6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying its ability to build a nuclear weapon, as… |
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20 Nov 09
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Crime › Spanish man convicted of drug smuggling in lay jury trial A Spanish man was given a 10-year prison term and a 5 million yen fine in a lay jury trial Friday for smuggling illegal stimulants… |
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20 Nov 09
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Business › Yamato to begin parcel delivery service in Singapore Yamato Holdings Co said Friday it will commence a service similar to its domestic ''Takkyubin'' parcel delivery operation in Singapore in January in light of… |
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20 Nov 09
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World › Republicans blast health bill Republicans on Friday continued to assail the majority Democrats' newly minted health care legislation as a collection of tax increases, cuts in services for the… |
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20 Nov 09
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Shukan Post › Ex-soccer player Honda, wife divorce after 6 years of sexless marriage The private lives of a former Kashima Antler soccer player and his model wife were recently publicized on a TV variety show. Yumiko Takaoka, 34,… |
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20 Nov 09
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Politics › Hatoyama finalizing plan to break deadlock over Futenma relocation Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday he is talking with concerned ministers to work out Japan's position on the issue of relocating a U.S. military… |
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20 Nov 09
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Top in Category › Etihad to launch flights to Tokyo in March While many airlines continue to struggle amid the prolonged recession, Middle Eastern carriers are flying high and looking to Japan. Etihad Airways has announced plans… |
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20 Nov 09
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Crime › Woman linked to 6 deaths, partner indicted on fraud charges A 35-year-old woman with links to six men whose suspicious deaths were recently uncovered in Tottori Prefecture and her 46-year-old male roommate were served fresh… |
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20 Nov 09
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National › Number of flu cases in Japan estimated at over 9 mil The number of people in Japan who have contracted influenza since early July, most of whom are believed to have been infected with the H1N1… |
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