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Japan to clarify possible cases of lawsuits against foreign gov'ts

Crime › 04:48 AM JST - 20th July

TOKYO — The Japanese government has decided to submit to the Diet next year a bill to clarify cases in which lawsuits…

Japan wants 8% of farm products exempt from big tariff cuts

Politics › 12:48 AM JST - 20th July

GENEVA — Japan will try to achieve the target of exempting at least 8% of all farm products from substantial tariff cuts…

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Rally held in Yokosuka to protest nuke carrier deployment

National › 02:18 AM JST - 20th July

YOKOSUKA — An antinuclear organization and other peace groups held a rally in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Saturday to protest…

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15-year girl held for stabbing father to death

Crime › 03:39 AM JST - 20th July

SAITAMA — A 15-year-old girl was arrested Saturday on suspicion of stabbing her father to death at their home in…

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Miyazaki releases first film in four years

Entertainment › 06:42 AM JST - 20th July

TOKYO — Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki on Saturday released his first full-length film in four years, dropping computer graphics for…

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Fukuda to meet Hu, Wen in Beijing

Politics › 11:54 PM JST - 19th July

TOKYO — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is considering meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao separately when…

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Prices of domestic eels jump 10% as consumers shun imports from China

Business › 06:52 AM JST - 20th July

TOKYO — Prices of domestic eels at many restaurants and supermarket stores have risen by about 10% from a year…

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1st Japan-made communications satellite to be launched in August

Technology › 05:53 AM JST - 20th July

TOKYO — Mitsubishi Electric Corp it has finished building the first Japanese-made communications satellite and started preparations for its launch…

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Toritani, Takahashi lift Hanshin over Chunichi

Sports › 06:51 AM JST - 20th July

NAGOYA — Takashi Toritani and Mitsunobu Takahashi homered and drove in five runs between them as the front-running Hanshin Tigers…

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Obama visits troops, officials in Afghanistan

World › 06:01 AM JST - 20th July

KABUL, Afghanistan — Barack Obama visited Saturday with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, the focal point of…

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Children cool off in a park fountain in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Saturday.

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Cosplayers get set for world summit

Cosplayers get set for world summit

Lifestyle

TOKYO — One of Japan's growing exports to the rest of the world is cosplay. The increase in the popularity…

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Paris Opera brings avant garde operatic productions to Japan

Entertainment / Arts

PARIS — The Paris Opera is bringing modern productions of the Western operatic repertoire to Japan in a tour of…

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No substitute for human touch in translating

Commentary

I???ve been a professional translator for over 10 years, and I have to admit that online dictionaries have…

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Spurned women wreak vengeance

Kuchikomi

A woman bent on revenge will stop at nothing, Spa! finds. Tit-for-tat is not enough. She wants ???vengeance…

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Pregnant Megumi has to contend with husband's partying

Shukan Post

Ex-bikini model Megumi, 26, recently married musician Kenji Furuya, 29, after living together for two years. Megumi is…

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Chrysler makes its mark in Japan

Chrysler makes its mark in Japan

Executive Impact

Although the imported car market remains small in Japan, some foreign brands are still iconic and well known…

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'Ikemen' piggybank

'Ikemen' piggybank

New Products

The Japanese word "ikemen" means something akin to ???cool guy,??? but Bandai???s Ikemen piggybank is possibly the single…

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Beside a Burning Sea

Beside a Burning Sea

Book Reviews

Ten pages into John Shors' novel "Beside a Burning Sea," the USS Benevolence is torpedoed and begins to…

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Qantas to cut 1,500 jobs worldwide

Travel

SYDNEY — The Qantas Group announced Friday that it will cut 1,500 jobs worldwide and reduce the airline's capacity growth…

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