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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Japan News.Net http://www.thejapannews.net/ en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:04:55 -0400 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:04:55 -0400 30 Tokyo, Aug 20 (Xinhua) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit Japan's Kanto region in eastern Honshu island Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. http://www.thejapannews.net/story/396639 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:00:07 -0400 The Japan News.Net http://www.thejapannews.net/story/396639 New Delhi, Aug 20 : The Supreme Court today extended the interim custody of 20-day-old surrogate baby Manjhi granted to her Japanese grandmother Yamada till September 16. http://www.thejapannews.net/story/396711 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:02:37 -0400 The Japan News.Net http://www.thejapannews.net/story/396711 London, August 19 : British and Japanese researchers have developed a robot that may give bartenders a run for their money. http://www.thejapannews.net/story/396389 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:01:07 -0400 The Japan News.Net http://www.thejapannews.net/story/396389 The monkey sits on a train departure sign at Shibuya Station in Tokyo on Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy of Tokyu Railway) Police officers are searching for a monkey that popped up at a busy Shibuy... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045686&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:23:26 -0400 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045686&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING — A veteran lawmaker of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party met with North Korean officials Tuesday in Beijing, a source knowledgeable about Japan-North Korea relations said W... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045374&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:02:46 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045374&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A rare defect in the first generation iPod nano is causing a consumer scare in Japan. The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is warning users after an investigation found that the pla... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044607&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:28:55 -0400 Infomatics http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044607&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 PRWeb, a leader in online news and press release distribution, has been used by more than 40,000 organizations of all sizes to increase the visibility of their news, improve their search engine rankin... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043158&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:15:33 -0400 PR Web http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043158&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — Soaring material costs has Toyota considering raising prices in Japan without a model makeover for the first time in three decades, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. Speculation... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043161&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:02:44 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043161&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 YAO, Osaka -- A small aircraft that crashed onto a road here on Tuesday, slightly injuring two people aboard, may have developed trouble with its fuel supply system shortly before the crash, causing i... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045688&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:23:29 -0400 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045688&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Former Montreal Expos pitcher Hideki Irabu was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a bartender after drinking 20 mugs of beer, a police official said. Irabu, 39, became angered after his cred... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044598&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:43:38 -0400 CBC News http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044598&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 ACCRA — Japan will ask participants at the upcoming international conference on climate change to establish a system requiring key developing countries with a sizeable economy to do more to cut... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044626&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:02:26 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044626&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Results of Japanese athletes at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday (Q - denotes qualification for next round): CANOE/KAYAK (FLATWATER) Women's 500-meter kayak four,... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045379&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:53:14 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045379&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale struck eastern Japan on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake hit at 3:13pm and was felt across Tokyo... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044480&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:19:36 -0400 Gulf News http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044480&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 < "9") { //alert("You are using : Opera 8.5"); window.location="http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/error.html?siteSect=405"; } if (BrowserDetect.browser == "Konqueror") { //alert("You are using : Konque... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044617&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:12:05 -0400 Swiss Info http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044617&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH RAILWAY INFO, OTHER INFO) An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 jolted Tokyo and its vicinity Wednesday afternoon, measuring 4 on the... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045693&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:53:10 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045693&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — With the number of people with pets increasing annually, some pet owners are turning to day care centers for dogs and homes for aged dogs. ‘‘I’ve started a service I w... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043917&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:02:53 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043917&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 FUKUSHIMA--In a case watched closely by the medical community, a court Wednesday acquitted an obstetrician charged with professional negligence resulting in the death of a woman after a Caesarean sect... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045694&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:52:17 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045694&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Team USA extends their win streak to 22; eyes fourth straight gold medal Bustos smacked her fifth homer of the games and 13th of her Olympic career http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044597&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:44:00 -0400 Sports Illustrated http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044597&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Katsuhiko Kato, center, enters the Fukushima District Court with his lawyers on Wednesday. FUKUSHIMA -- A doctor was acquitted Wednesday over the death of a 29-year-old woman during a Caesarean sectio... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045683&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:23:24 -0400 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045683&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A rogue monkey holed up at a Tokyo train station for more than two hours before giving dozens of net-wielding police officers the slip among crowds of excited children and passersby. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043739&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:51:02 -0400 One News http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043739&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A wooden outlet that FamilyMart has opened in Chiba on an experimental basis. Convenience store chain FamilyMart will formally open its eco-friendly wooden stores from September. Compared to steel-fr... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045685&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:23:25 -0400 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045685&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The resumption of operations at the troubled Monju fast-breeder nuclear reactor is expected to be delayed until February next year, its operator said. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) had initia... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045682&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:23:23 -0400 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045682&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING — Crystl Bustos hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning as the U.S. Olympic softball team, forced into extra innings, beat Japan 4-1 Wednesday to advance to its fourth straight gold m... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044619&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:02:40 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044619&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tyrone Woods and the Chunichi Dragons are vying for the franchise's third Japan Series crown after winning the title last season and ending a 53-year championship drought. KYODO PHOTO http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045692&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:01:47 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045692&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 August 20, 2008 - 04:54 a.m. TOKYO (AP) - Japanese shares fell a bit Wednesday, as continuing concerns about the global economy kept investors at a standstill awaiting new trading cues. The benchm... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043085&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:54:28 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043085&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 plans to sell 25 million metric tons of LNG for 10 years starting 2011, Djoko Harsono, deputy director for finance and marketing at BPMigas, told reporters Wednesday. The LNG will be sold at http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044633&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:47:17 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044633&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 -(Dow Jones)- Japan's nationwide convenience store sales in July shot up 11.7% on year on a same-store basis, the highest pace of growth since records began, boosted by brisk sales of tobacco and co... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044634&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:47:11 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044634&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Hiroshi Maruya looks at a Japanese ring-cupped oak in Hapchon, South Korea, on June 13, 2008. A friendship that crossed the sea united two atomic bomb victims and gave birth to a poem called "One Tree... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045687&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:23:28 -0400 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17045687&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 "We have put in a request (this week) to the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body for a panel," Chen told Dow Jones Newswires. The three economies want the E.U. to scrap a 13.9% tariff on imports of set- t... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044636&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:47:02 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17044636&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 +65 6388 3838 Operating hours in Singapore time (+8 hours GMT) Mon-Fri: 8.45am - 5.15pm & Sat: 8.45am - 12.15pm After office hours, leave a voicemail. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043165&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:43:38 -0400 Shipping Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17043165&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 MUMBAI: Did Sony Entertainment Television ditch Dentsu India in its bid to cash in on the huge success of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2008? The advertising agency alleges so. The broadcaster denies... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039784&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:50:50 -0400 Times of India http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039784&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 August 20, 2008 By Reuters and AFP Tokyo - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has delivered its bleakest assessment of the economy since the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis in a sign that a global slump sparked b... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038340&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:41:13 -0400 Business Report http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038340&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Inside: U.S. vs. Japan softball The Americans were held to a 0-0 tie through eight innings before scoring four in the ninth in Team USA's biggest nail-biter in recent memory. See story on http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039092&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:57:48 -0400 Salt Lake Tribune http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039092&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: TO BE LED) Tokyo stocks closed lower Wednesday for the second trading day in a row as investors were jittery about sharp losses on Wall Street and a pessimisti... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038233&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:30:40 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038233&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The United States, Japan and Taiwan have asked the WTO to settle their dispute against the European Union over its duties on certain high-technology imports, the US Trade Representative Susan Schwab s... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039113&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:09:30 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039113&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Abu Dhabi Investment Council, a $200 billion to $300 billion sovereign wealth fund established in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, will expand its investment mandate... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038950&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:01:40 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038950&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A sailor from the USS George Washington has been charged with murder and assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a weekend incident south of San Diego, ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039077&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:30:42 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039077&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: TO BE LED) Caitlin Lowe broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the ninth inning and Crystl Bustos hit a three-run homer for the frosting on the cake, li... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039076&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:30:47 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039076&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tom Monahan, right, Wyndham Hotel Group senior vice president, international development, congratulates Toru Nakadate, Green Hospitality Management Co. LTD president and chief executive officer, in Lo... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038548&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:04:47 -0400 Market Wire http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038548&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Abdominal circumference will be exempted from an essential condition for diagnosing metabolic syndrome under a new international standard, it has been learned. The new international standard will con... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039786&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:43:29 -0400 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039786&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Despite the defeat Japan will still have a shot at the gold and a rematch with the U.S. with a win in the bronze medal game against either Australia or Canada, who play later on Wednesday. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039143&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:53:59 -0400 Reuters http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039143&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 -(Dow Jones)- Japan's consumer affairs minister said Wednesday that the government will likely take steps to stabilize prices, which have dragged down consumer sentiment. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039139&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:50:11 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039139&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 deals+ (AP) - TOKYO, Aug. 20 (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar edged higher within the upper 109 yen range Wednesday morning in Tokyo, but its gains were limited due to fresh inflationary risks from higher... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039774&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:30:40 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039774&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The double-decker Routemaster bus, a phased-out London icon, is gaining a second life in a Japanese city that believes the red road giant fits right in. Families and tourists snapped pictures as they ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038728&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:30:30 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038728&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Yoshihiko Noda, a senior official of Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan), decided Tuesday to challenge incumbent Ichiro Ozawa for the presidency of the largest opposition party, sources said. N... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039787&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:00:18 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039787&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 August 19, 2008 - 9:44 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - The dollar edged up against the Japanese yen late Tuesday night, trading at 109.87 yen compared with 109.82 yen it bought in late afternoon trading. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039776&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:27:01 -0400 Canadian Business http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039776&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan's central bank painted a gloomy picture of Asia's largest economy yesterday, warning growth will remain sluggish as it held its super-low interest rates steady for an 18th straight month.The una... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038307&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:09:15 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17038307&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan 4-1 in extra innings and will play for its fourth straight gold medal.The Americans (8-0) pushed across four in the ninth Wednesday to extend their Olympic winning streak to 22 games.Tied after ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039779&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:18:30 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039779&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 B EIJING - One more for gold. One more before goodbye. Pushed to extra innings, the U.S. Olympic softball team scored four runs in the ninth inning and beat Japan, 4-1, this morning to move within on... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039099&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:53:12 -0400 Boston Herald http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039099&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Crude stocks held by Japanese refiners decreased by 467,040 kiloliters on week to 15.45 million kiloliters, or 97.17 million barrels, PAJ said. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039136&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:49:55 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039136&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO - Japan on Tuesday signalled it would approve a nuclear energy deal between India and the United States, raising the chances that the controversial pact will come into force. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039149&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:42:47 -0400 Khaleej Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17039149&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday with investors unnerved by sharp losses on Wall Street and a rebound in crude oil futures in New York overnight. In the first 15 ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034120&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:38:53 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034120&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 OSAKA, Aug. 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Former major leaguer Hideki Irabu was arrested early Wednesday morning on suspicion of assaulting a restaurant manager in Osaka, police said. Irabu, 39, who was a Ne... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035470&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:38:46 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035470&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets were mostly lower Wednesday, with Japanese shares extending losses on Kyocera Corp. and Advantest Corp. after technology stocks dropped overnight on Wall Stree... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035231&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:03:32 -0400 Market Watch http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035231&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING — Wrestler Tomohiro Matsunaga came close to winning a surprise gold medal in the men’s 55-kilogram freestyle Tuesday, while Kenichi Yumoto grabbed a bronze in the 60-kg class, but... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034548&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:16:29 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034548&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 "I like to hit, but I think since I've been here the more I hit, the worse I've been getting," said Sabathia, who was batting .160 (4-for-25) with the Brewers before Monday. It's been quite the oppo... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035476&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:15:24 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035476&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Bereaved families often face additional pain from unscrupulous funeral operators who to some seem to be taking advantage of them at their time of grief, according to complaints filed with a consumer w... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035485&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:52 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035485&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 YAO, Osaka Prefecture--A light plane crash-landed on a national road Tuesday morning, injuring the two people on board and scattering aircraft parts around the area surrounded by houses, shops and fac... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035481&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:53 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035481&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 High-profile fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami, sentenced to two years in prison for insider trading during his first trial, insisted on his innocence during the opening session of his appeal trial Tuesd... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035484&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:54 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035484&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING (Kyodo) Tsuyoshi Nishioka drove in three runs and Hideaki Wakui made his second consecutive strong start Tuesday to lift Japan to a 10-0 rout of China and clinch a spot in the semifinals of th... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034946&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:15:44 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034946&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 This essay won the second prize in this year's English-language essay writing contest organized by IHT/Asahi. * * * Recently, it has been broadly discussed that living situations in this c... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035483&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:49 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035483&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday he will convene an extraordinary Diet session in mid-September to debate crucial economic and anti-terrorism issues. Fukuda said bill priorities would in... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035486&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:55 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035486&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Rare play: New York's Domenik Hixon returns a free-kick 82 yards for a touchdown against Cleveland on Monday. The Giants beat the Browns 37-34. AP PHOTO http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035475&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:15:22 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035475&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 MINAMI-ASO, Kumamoto Prefecture--Not all bees are cartoon yellow and black, and as proof a rare blue bee was spotted buzzing around tasty flowers at a park here in July. According to experts, th... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035487&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:58 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035487&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. (Kyodo) Craig Brazell sparked a five-run fourth inning with an RBI single and Kazuhisa Ishii threw seven shutout innings, leading the Seibu Lions to a 12-3 rout of the Fukuok... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035477&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:15:31 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035477&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING (Kyodo) Tomohiro Matsunaga hoped to spring a surprise gold medal for Japan on Tuesday but had to settle for second place after losing to American Henry Cejudo in the men's freestyle 55 kg at t... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034556&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:15:35 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034556&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Foreign Ministry official Jun Yamazaki left Tuesday for New York to take up a senior post at the United Nations. Yamazaki, 51, was named assistant secretary-general in the Office of Program Plan... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035482&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:50 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035482&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING (Kyodo) Japan fell to favorite Brazil in straight sets as Marianne Steinbrecher and Fabiana Claudino of the South American squad scored 14 points apiece in the quarterfinals of the women's vol... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034945&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:15:38 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034945&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING (Kyodo) Emiko Suzuki and Saho Harada advance to the synchronized swimming duet final at the Beijing Olympics after placing third in the free routine preliminary on Tuesday. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035478&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:15:33 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035478&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING (AP) Chapter four of the great sprint showdown at the Olympics opened Tuesday, with Jamaicans again dominating U.S. runners into the women's 200-meter semifinals. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034980&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:15:49 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034980&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING — Tsuyoshi Nishioka drove in three runs and Hideaki Wakui made his second consecutive strong start Tuesday to lift Japan to a 10-0 rout of China and clinch a spot in the semifinals of t... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034948&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:16:14 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17034948&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING — I think I've discovered a very important fact: The public-address announcer at the Olympic women's beach volleyball matches considers himself to be the luckiest man on the face of the ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035474&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:15:15 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035474&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, whose country is in the front line of the "war on terror," announced his resignation on Monday after nearly nine years in power. He was under impeachment pressu... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035480&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:47 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035480&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BEIJING--Japan could do nothing Tuesday to stop the Brazilian juggernaut and was eliminated from the women's volleyball quarterfinals in straight sets, 25-12, 25-20 and 25-16. Brazil has been ra... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035490&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:44 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035490&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The theme of the National High School Baseball Championship, "Eikan wa Kimi ni Kagayaku" (The crown of victory shines on you), was written 60 years ago. The lyrics were chosen from among entries solic... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035489&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:01:42 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17035489&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 My generation was forged by protests and police truncheons, by the hopes generated not only by the Prague Spring, but also by the Polish student movement that March, the Paris events of May, and the f... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030270&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:04:04 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030270&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Softbank Mobile Corp. will introduce handsets made by Casio Computer Co. later this year to help diversify product offerings, the two companies said Tuesday. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030264&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:03:18 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030264&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Slowly the golden man held his mace aloft, and the weapon lit up. He raised his face to the heavens, as if filled with inspiration, and smiled. Some visitors took it for a Buddha of sorts and offered ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030269&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:03:46 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030269&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Vending machines seem to work more efficiently here, too. They are not as finicky as the ones I used in the United States before moving to Japan two summers ago. Here, in Beijing, paper money can be... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17029540&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:02:57 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17029540&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TAIPEI — Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday the appointment of John Feng, an experienced diplomat and ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) heavyweight, as the island’s top repres... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17029541&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:03:15 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17029541&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. has decided to limit planned price hikes in September to two gasoline-electric hybrid models out of concern of further dampening consumer sentiment, industry sources ... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17028276&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:03:28 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17028276&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda indicated Tuesday he is looking at a mid-September start for the extraordinary Diet session, during which the ruling bloc hopes to introduce emergency economic steps and co... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17028629&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:02:54 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17028629&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 It is in North Korea's interests to carry out its pledge to complete a probe into the abduction of Japanese nationals, South Korea's chief delegate to the six-party talks on the North's denuclearizati... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030267&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:03:30 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030267&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Police have seized a cannabis pipe from the Magaki sumo stable in Tokyo, investigative sources said Tuesday, a day after Russian wrestler Wakanoho was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030261&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:03:05 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030261&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 PHNOM PENH — A Japanese man has been arrested and charged in Cambodia’s coastal town of Sihanoukville for having taken nude photos of children there, local officials said Tuesday. Accord... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17029715&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:03:21 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17029715&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The government plans to start trial drilling in 2012 to extract frozen methane hydrate buried under the seabed to test if the natural gas is a viable next-generation fuel. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17028831&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:02:59 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17028831&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The latest problem follows a similar METI report in March about sparks shooting out of an iPod Nano, he said. The government has been working with Apple Inc. to investigate the cause, and a defect i... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030266&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:03:26 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030266&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Yoshiaki Murakami's defense team asserted again Tuesday that the former investment fund manager is not guilty of insider trading as his appellate trial opened at the Tokyo High Court. http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030265&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:03:24 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030265&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Underwater Digital Camera Mask being marketed by Hanwha Japan packages a digital camcorder, with the lens built-in just above the nose cover. The user simply wears the bright-yellow camcorder just... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030271&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:03:54 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030271&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Central Bank of Cuba has notified Japanese government-backed Nippon Export and Investment Insurance that it is unable to pay its import bills by their due date as it lacks business settlement fund... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17028474&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:02:52 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17028474&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 OSAKA (Kyodo) A property developer affiliated with Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. has decided to sell its toll road running between Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, and a hot spring resort area in Kobe to Macq... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030259&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:02:45 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030259&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Now, 20 years after Japanese-Americans won redress for their imprisonment, a small community of Peruvians continues to seek justice with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union and a grassroots... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030258&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:02:39 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030258&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. — Koshien Stadium is home to the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers, but students from 233 high schools nationwide are helping to restore the ivy on the outer wall fa... http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030257&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:02:33 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thejapannews.net/?rid=17030257&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044