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World › Crowd on VIP alert at site of Clinton's wedding

Chelsea Clinton was poised to marry her longtime boyfriend at an exclusive estate along New York's Hudson River after weeks of secrecy and buildup that…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 6:31 AM

Politics › Singapore, Japan to train Afghans to combat corruption

Singapore, known for its squeaky clean image, will collaborate with Japan to help war-torn Afghanistan train its civil servants in combating corruption. The training in…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 6:24 AM

Sports › Takayama, Chand share lead at Sun Chlorella Classic

Tadahiro Takayama shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 on Saturday to join Fiji's Dinesh Chand atop the leaderboard heading into the final round of the Sun…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 6:23 AM

Sports › Ramirez, Obispo lift Giants

Alex Ramirez hit his 33rd home run, Wirfin Obispo pitched seven shutout innings and the Yomiuri Giants beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-0 on Saturday.  Ramirez…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 6:17 AM

Crime › Panel hammers out framework to eliminate gangsters

An independent panel whose aim is to introduce reform measures to clean up the scandal-tainted world of sumo proposed a framework on Saturday to the…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 6:11 AM

Crime › Hanged serial killer leaves legacy so others can learn from his mistakes

Around 150 people gathered for a symposium in Tokyo Saturday to learn lessons passed on by a man who was hanged for killing four people…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 6:08 AM

Sports › Ueda climbs up to 8th at Women's British Open

Japan's Momoko Ueda put together a 2-under-par 70 to climb into a share of eighth place at the midway point of the Women's British Open…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 6:01 AM

World › Brazil offers haven to Iran woman in adultery case

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered on Saturday to provide refuge to a woman who has been sentenced to death in Iran following…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 5:47 AM

New Products › Listerine liquid toothpaste

Listerine is marketing what it bills as a “liquid toothpaste.” The liquid is meant to be swished around in the mouth. Then you spit it…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 5:00 AM

Entertainment / Arts › The mind is latest movie frontier

For the visually savvy filmmaker, there is a new frontier with as much cinematic appeal as the old West held for moviemakers half a century…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 5:00 AM

Picture of the Day › Cooling off

Bathers enjoy themselves at Kobe's Suma Kaihin Park, which has a 2-km-long beach.

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 5:00 AM

Technology › Local gov'ts focus on cloud computing amid budgetary constraints

Growing numbers of local governments are turning to "cloud computing" to reduce administrative costs of such tasks as managing residential data, tax records and local…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 5:00 AM

Lifestyle › Ballet, cooking, other classes no longer solely the domain of women

Kiyoshi Kato, a 24-year-old worker in the music business, was one of four men clad in shorts and ballet shoes toe-dancing along with female participants…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 5:00 AM

Entertainment › Katy Perry to perform in Japan on Aug 16

American singer Katy Perry, 25, will make a rush trip across the Pacific for a live concert in Japan on Aug 16. Her May hit,…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 5:00 AM

Business › Ichibanya to increase overseas curry restaurants 7-fold by 2015

Curry restaurant chain operator Ichibanya Co plans to boost the number of its Curry House CoCo Ichibanya outlets overseas from 40 at present to 271…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 5:00 AM

Top in Category › Travel firms step up sales of overseas tours using Haneda airport

Japanese travel agencies are stepping up sales of overseas trips departing from Tokyo's Haneda airport ahead of the launch of regular international flights there on…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 5:00 AM

Quote of the Day › Chinese buy one thing after another without a second thought.

Hajime Kikuchi, a director in Akihabara retailer Laox's business planning section. Chinese tourists to Japan may soon outnumber visitors from any other country, and Akihabara's…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 3:00 AM

Sports › Rakuten acquire veteran righty Yabu

The Rakuten Eagles announced Saturday the acquisition of former major league right-hander Keiichi Yabu on a 10 million yen deal running through the end of…

Posted on August 1, 2010 at 12:02 AM

Politics › Maehara says gov't should take note of Okinawa's wishes

Okinawa affairs minister Seiji Maehara said during his visit to the island prefecture on Saturday that the government should give due consideration to local authorities'…

Posted on July 31, 2010 at 9:47 PM

Business › Release of findings on Toyota acceleration problem blocked: WSJ

Senior officials of the U.S. Department of Transportation have temporarily blocked the release of the findings of a U.S. safety agency regarding some crashes stemming…

Posted on July 31, 2010 at 6:54 PM