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1,000-year old tree in front of Kamakura shrine knocked down by strong winds

KAMAKURA, Kangagawa -- A 1,000-year-old giant ginkgo tree in front of the main hall of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine here has been knocked down, apparently by strong winds.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 10:39 AM

Ex-civil servant Maiko Itai crowned Miss Universe Japan

A 25-year-old former civil servant was crowned with this year's Miss Universe Japan on Tuesday.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 10:30 AM

65 years after the Great Tokyo Air Raid, the bereaved still remember

On March 10, 65 years after the Great Tokyo Air Raid of 1945, an association of families left bereaved by the attack also marked their 10-year anniversary since the group's founding.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 10:08 AM

Mainichi reporter vindicated as Foreign Ministry admits secret Okinawa payments to U.S.

Japan secretly agreed to give the United States some $4 million to pay for the restoration of U.S.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 9:41 AM

Successive cabinets knew of secret Japan-U.S. nuclear pact, secret papers reveal

Successive Japanese Cabinets up to at least 1989 had full knowledge of the secret 1960 agreement between Japan and the United States allowing nuclear-armed U.S.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 9:14 AM

New book tells story of Korean victims of Tokyo air raids for first time

As Wednesday marks the 65th anniversary of the Great Tokyo Air Raids, which claimed the lives of some 100,000 civilians, the first book about the Korean victims of the bombing has been published.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 8:33 AM

Sony announces launch of Bravia 3D TV set for June

Sony announced that a range of 3D models will be added to its Bravia line of LCD TVs on June 10.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 7:58 AM

Transport Ministry reprimands Skymark Airlines for overruling captain's safety concerns

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Tuesday reprimanded Skymark Airlines Inc.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 7:45 AM

Japan must turn the page on 'see no evil' stance over secret pacts with U.S.

"You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time."

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 7:32 AM

DPJ bigwig slammed in Washington Post editorial after saying 9/11 was hoax

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Post panned senior Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) legislator Yukihisa Fujita in an editorial on Monday, after a recent interview in which he described the 9/11 terrorist attacks as "a gigantic hoax."

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 7:00 AM

Man hired by divorce-seeking husband to seduce wife gets 15 years for her murder

A private detective hired by a divorce-seeking husband to seduce his wife has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for strangling the woman.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 6:30 AM

Record label to remove Jaywalk tunes from stores following frontman's arrest for drugs

Several CD albums and singles by the band Jaywalk will be removed from stores following Tuesday's arrest for drugs of frontman Koichi Nakamura, the band's record label has announced.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 6:30 AM

For Woody Allen, cult of money is 'a sad part of life'

The Mainichi Shimbun sat down with director Woody Allen in New York ahead of the Japan debut of his film "Cassandra's Dream," the chronicle of a humble London family's descent into tragedy.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 6:00 AM

For Woody Allen, cult of money is 'a sad part of life'

The Mainichi Shimbun sat down with director Woody Allen in New York ahead of the Japan debut of his film "Cassandra's Dream," the chronicle of a humble London family's descent into tragedy.

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 3:12 AM

Mar. 10, 2010 - Haiku in English

winter morninga down comforterand nowhere to go--Megan Elizabeth Monish (NE Hickory, NC, USA)

Posted on March 10, 2010 at 2:00 AM

Museum avoids additional environmental probe despite discovery of spiders, bugs

The National Research Institute for Cultural Properties in Tokyo did not perform an additional environmental probe at the Niigata City Art Museum despite mold, spiders and other bugs being found in a display hall, instead standing by documents authorizing the display of national treasures that were issued in advance, it ...

Posted on March 9, 2010 at 9:31 AM

Family murder suspect hints he killed baby son to dodge suspicion

MIYAZAKI -- A man suspected of murdering his wife, mother-in-law and baby son has told police questioning him over his motives for the alleged killings that he thought he would come under suspicion if his son were left alive, investigative sources said.

Posted on March 9, 2010 at 9:22 AM

Macrobiotics add yin and yang to food flavor

As a newspaper reporter, I tend to eat out and don't always get enough exercise.

Posted on March 9, 2010 at 9:12 AM

Fukuoka pet shop owner faces further charges for stealing animals from zoos

SAIKAI, Nagasaki -- A Fukuoka pet shop owner indicted for stealing a penguin from a Nagasaki zoo faces more charges for stealing other animals, say police.

Posted on March 9, 2010 at 8:56 AM

Corrupt Nara detective in hock to criminal gang for 2 million yen

NARA -- One of two detectives who formerly worked at Nara Prefectural Police's anti-organized crime unit and is under investigation on suspicion of graft owes a woman close to a crime syndicate over 2 million yen, investigative sources said.

Posted on March 9, 2010 at 8:39 AM