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Learning from a 'mama-san' about the art of providing comfort and solace

Where does the warmth of the sun disappear to at night? Not only does the chilly wind deal a harsh blow to my body, it blasts through the wide open space in my wallet.

Posted on March 14, 2010 at 7:00 AM

Top secret interviews with WW2 Japanese navy brass to be published

The Koyanagi File -- an extensive collection of testimonies on the Pacific War by former navy ministers and commanding officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy -- will be released to the public for the first time in April.

Posted on March 14, 2010 at 5:00 AM

Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Do today's children really need a friendship 'how to' book?

I heard from someone in the publishing industry that books that teach kids "how to be friends" are really selling.

Posted on March 14, 2010 at 4:00 AM

Japanese Journeys: Hidden Buddha

We live in a predominantly visual world, and Japan is no exception.

Posted on March 14, 2010 at 1:00 AM

Not so cute and cuddly: Sea otters wreak havoc on Hokkaido sea urchin fishery

NEMURO, Hokkaido -- Hungry sea otters are inflicting catastrophic damage on sea urchins bred by a local fishery union here, causing losses of at least 5 million yen.

Posted on March 14, 2010 at 1:00 AM

Imperial Household official regrets public focus on Princess Aiko's school troubles

A senior Imperial Household Agency official has expressed regrets over the announcement of Princess Aiko's absence from school drawing far wider public attention than expected.

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:52 AM

Nurse reveals how she broke bones of 6 elderly patients

SAYO, Hyogo -- A nurse suspected of breaking the ribs of six elderly patients' has revealed how she pushed down on the victims' chests to snap their bones, investigative sources said.

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:46 AM

Arrest of Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activist in Japan draws mixed response

The Japan Coast Guard has begun questioning a Sea Shepherd activist who was arrested Friday on suspicion of illegally boarding a Japanese whaling vessel in Antarctic waters.

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:01 AM

Japan's massive mystery deposit in U.S. Federal Reserve proof of shoddy administration

An investigation by the Ministry of Finance has confirmed that the Japanese government deposited $103 million into a zero-interest account at the U.S.

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 8:16 AM

7 perish in Sapporo nursing home fire

SAPPORO -- Seven residents at a nursing home for elderly people with dementia here died after a fire broke out at the facility early Saturday, razing the structure, police said.

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 8:06 AM

Chiba man accused of burning 5-year-old stepson with lighter

FUNABASHI, Chiba -- A man was arrested here Friday for allegedly abusing his 5-year-old stepson, including burning the child's foot with a lighter.

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 7:51 AM

Man found dead inside Prius at Toyota factory in apparent suicide

KARIYA, Aichi -- A worker at a Toyota Auto Body Co.

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 7:37 AM

North Korean schools to be excluded from new free tuition system

The government decided on Friday to exclude North Korean schools in Japan from new high school tuition-free measures, but left the ultimate decision up to an assessment body to be established soon.

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 7:36 AM

U.N. rights watchdog to warn Japan on exclusion of N. Korean schools from free tuition

GENEVA -- A U.N.

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 7:01 AM

Nissan to drop prices for Thai-built March compacts

Nissan Motor Co.

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 6:57 AM

Mar. 13, 2010 - Haiku in English

loon's cryin a split secondmy moonlit biography--ed markowski (Auburn Hills, MI, USA)

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 2:00 AM

Researchers uncover deformity-causing mechanism of drug Thalidomide

Japanese researchers have uncovered the process by which the controversial drug thalidomide, which has been re-approved in Japan for cancer treatment, causes birth defects -- a finding that could lead to the development of safer drugs.

Posted on March 12, 2010 at 11:19 AM

Love is in the air: Released crested ibises court, raise hopes of first-ever pairing

SADO, Niigata -- A pair of Japanese crested ibises here has been observed engaging in courtship behavior, raising hopes for the first-ever successful pairing among ibises released into the wild in Japan, the Ministry of the Environment announced on Thursday.

Posted on March 12, 2010 at 11:01 AM

Child care allowance, free high school tuition bills pass Lower House committees

The child-care allowance bill, in which parents or guardians would be granted a monthly allowance of 13,000 yen per child until they reach junior high school age, was passed by a majority in the House of Representatives Health, Labor and Welfare Committee on Friday.

Posted on March 12, 2010 at 10:53 AM

Digital camera makers tout new durable, user-friendly models at CP+ trade show

YOKOHAMA -- "CP+," one of Asia's largest digital camera trade shows, kicked off at Pacifico Yokohama here on Thursday, with exhibitors touting the user-friendly features of their latest offerings.

Posted on March 12, 2010 at 10:47 AM