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World › New Jersey man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters

A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 4:09 PM

Business › Tokyo stocks rebound

Tokyo stocks rebounded Thursday, sending the Nikkei index to a seven-week closing high, with investors encouraged by continued optimism over possible monetary easing as well…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 2:28 PM

Sports › Ishikawa hopes to show improvement in 3 U.S. PGA events

Ryo Ishikawa said Thursday he is well prepared to play in three U.S. PGA tournaments, including the Masters Tournament, in the next four weeks. ''My…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 2:28 PM

Picture of the Day › Leo's back

American actor Leonardo DiCaprio appears at a media event at Tokyo Midtown on Thursday to promote his latest film, "Shutter Island," directed by Martin Scorsese.…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 2:15 PM

Crime › Dead baby found in bag of man arrested for trespassing

A man in his 30s was arrested for trespassing on Wednesday in Mitaka City, and a dead baby was found in the bag he was…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 1:47 PM

Crime › Calif sushi chef charged with serving illegal whale

Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat. Typhoon…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 1:04 PM

National › Ibaraki Airport opens with only 1 regular daily flight to Seoul

Ibaraki Airport opened Thursday as the third airport in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a daily flight to and from Seoul by South Korea's Asiana…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 12:37 PM

Politics › Japan to continue opposing global ban on trade for bluefin tuna: Hirano

Japan, the biggest consumer of Atlantic bluefin tuna, will continue to oppose a ban on international trade of the fish, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 10:48 AM

National › Tuna brokers, gov't oppose global bluefin trade ban

Tuna brokers at Japan's largest fish market protested a proposed international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna Thursday, saying it would unfairly hit Japan and…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 10:48 AM

Business › 7 major Japanese carmakers to install brake override systems

Toyota Motor Corp and six other major Japanese carmakers are expected to fit new vehicles with brake override systems that would enable drivers to stop…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Crime › Victims of 1995 Aum Tokyo subway sarin gas attack near 6,300

The number of victims of the 1995 sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway by the Aum Shinrikyo cult is almost 6,300 in a nationwide…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 10:34 AM

Sports › Ichiro gets 1 RBI, Matsui hitless

Ichiro went 1-for-3 with an RBI for the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui was hitless in spring training games on…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 10:27 AM

Politics › Bunkyo Ward mayor to take paternity leave to encourage other men to do likewise

The mayor of Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, Hironobu Narisawa, plans to take about a two-week paternity leave in April to encourage other men to follow suit,…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 9:08 AM

National › Miniskirt 'policewomen' ready to help stressed-out workers

The Planetplan group on Saturday will open a new reflexology salon in Akihabara designed to help weary customers relieve their stress with the help of…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:27 AM

National › Fish fall from the sky in Akita

An elderly couple got a scare this week when 45-cm-long fish fell from the sky late Monday morning, landing near their home in Akita City,…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:20 AM

Entertainment / Arts › In the name of the Law

Sherlock Holmes and his faithful sidekick Dr Watson as action heroes? Why not, says Jude Law, who plays Watson in director Guy Ritchie’s take on…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 7:00 AM

Picture of the Day › Discovery

The Space Shuttle Discovery mission's three female crew members, left to right, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Naoko Yamazaki (of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 6:02 AM

Crime › Court confiscates items from home of ex-Livedoor president Horie

A court on Wednesday confiscated several items from the home of former Livedoor Co President Takafumi Horie in connection with a damages suit against him…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 5:39 AM

Sports › Japanese baseball great Oh to have museum

Japanese baseball great Sadaharu Oh will soon have his own museum. The Sadaharu Oh Baseball Museum will open on July 3 in the outfield concourse…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 5:34 AM

Politics › Foreign Ministry spokesman retracts denial of 'secret nuclear arms pact'

The Foreign Ministry's spokesman caused confusion Wednesday by saying the ministry holds the view that no ''secret pact'' was reached by Japan and the United…

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 5:00 AM