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Business › Tokyo stocks fall on profit taking after rally, poor economic data

Tokyo stocks fell Thursday with investors increasingly turning to lock in quick profits after the key Nikkei index rose sharply the previous day to an…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 3:14 PM

World › Australia concerned about Rio Tinto espionage trial in China

Australia expressed disappointment Thursday that charges of stealing business secrets against one of its citizens would be tried in a closed court in China, and…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 1:15 PM

World › Thailand 'Red Shirt' protesters vow class war

Thousands of demonstrators remained encamped in the historic heart of the Thai capital Thursday, vowing to engage in "class warfare" until the government is ousted.…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 12:56 PM

Technology › Sony, Google, Intel envision easy Internet access for TV viewers

Sony Corp is working with Google Inc and Intel Corp to develop a technology platform designed to let television users access Internet content easily, The…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 11:50 AM

Business › Toyota chief says quality control training lapsed amid fast growth

Toyota's training of workers to maintain quality control failed to keep up with the company's rapid growth, its president Akio Toyoda said in an interview…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 11:43 AM

Crime › Reports to Internet watchdog on illegal content up 95.3% in 2009

A nongovernmental Internet watchdog received 27,751 reports of illegal and harmful content in Internet sites from Net users in 2009, up 95.3% from the previous…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 11:14 AM

Politics › U.S., Japan begin discussions on security issues including nuclear umbrella

The United States and Japan have started formal discussions on a wide range of security issues, including the U.S. nuclear umbrella and missile defense, a…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 10:29 AM

Crime › Elderly man stabs three at Fukuoka retirement home

An elderly man at a retirement home in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, was arrested for attempted murder Wednesday after he stabbed three other residents with…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 8:36 AM

Crime › Mother arrested for killing daughter wrote of child's death on blog

A 24-year-old woman arrested on Tuesday for murdering her 2-month old daughter had written about her daughter's death on her blog, it was learned Wednesday.…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 8:27 AM

Picture of the Day › Model citizen

A performer for salon "BEAUTRIUM" takes part in "Splash International 2010" in Tokyo on Wednesday. A total of six hair salons took part in the…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 7:33 AM

Entertainment / Arts › Hugh Grant on relationships, cheating and the art of lazy acting

Hugh Grant insists he doesn’t like acting. So why does he do it? “Because I’m not really good at anything else,” said the 49-year-old British…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 7:00 AM

World › Bus-truck collision kills 53 in Afghanistan

At least 53 people were killed in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, provincial government officials…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 6:50 AM

Technology › Gov't to offer loans for shinkansen projects in developed nations

The government said Wednesday it will make regulatory changes in mid-April so that the Japan Bank for International Cooperation can extend loans for construction of…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 6:42 AM

Lifestyle › SDF museum and PR center in Shibuya closes

The Self-Defense Forces have closed their museum and PR center in Shibuya. The facility was opened in July 2008 to try to increase the appeal…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 6:26 AM

Sports › High court rules publisher to pay damages for sumo match-fixing article

The Tokyo High Court ordered Kodansha Ltd Wednesday to pay 4.4 million yen in damages to the Japan Sumo Association and its former chairman Kitanoumi,…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 6:21 AM

Book Reviews › Food for thought

Mayumi Nishimura jokes that she doesn’t get invited out for dinner very often. “I think people are afraid that I will criticize what they are…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 6:19 AM

Entertainment › Johnny Depp to spend 15 hours in Japan for 'Alice in Wonderland' premiere

Actor Johnny Depp, 46, will make a 15-hour visit to Japan next Monday, arriving in a private jet for the Japan premiere of Tim Burton's…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 6:10 AM

National › Japan leading charge against bluefin ban

Opposition grew Wednesday against a proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, with several Arab countries joining Japan in arguing it would hurt…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 6:00 AM

World › Health bill gains ground with weekend vote likely

President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from Catholic nuns representing…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 5:49 AM

World › Clinton to attend Mideast session amid crisis

With the Mideast peace process stalled and U.S.-Israeli relations in crisis, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton headed Wednesday to a Mideast strategy meeting of…

Posted on March 18, 2010 at 5:39 AM