Jul. 26, 2014 (Sat.)
In the News
Racers scramble up Mount Fuji in annual competition (18:04 JST)
FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi -- Racers from around the world set out to be the first to the top of World Heritage Site Mount Fuji on Jul... Full article
- Top court gives 1st ruling to overturn lay judge decision
- S. Korea's Park urges Tokyo governor to work for 'stable relationship'
- U.N. panel urges Japan to ban hate speech against Koreans
- Gifu police initiated contacts with utility before giving info on anti-wind plant residents
- Father of suspected teen suicide victim laments school's lack of anti-bullying efforts Photo
- Facial recognition technology to be tested at Narita, Haneda airports
- Editorial: Legal system needs review in wake of valsartan scandal
- Education ministry to tie student loan repayments to income
- National police chief vows to step up audio-video recordings of interrogations
- Editorial: Expired meat scandal must be thoroughly investigated to prevent recurrence
- Yoroku: Fumbling food safety unacceptable
- News Navigator: What is the alternative dispute resolution for Fukushima disaster?
- Editorial: Legal system needs review in wake of valsartan scandal Photo
- Editorial: Expired meat scandal must be thoroughly investigated to prevent recurrence Photo
- Editorial: Russia should fulfill responsibility in MH17 disaster probe Photo
- Editorial: How to treat nuclear waste must be considered before reactor restarts Photo
- Editorial: Padding of blank votes threatens democracy Photo
- As I See It: Japanese ballet companies and dancers now world-class Photo
- Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Feeling sympathy for the weak Photo
- Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Respect and a bit of consideration Photo
- As I See It: Abe's commitment to countering depopulation lacking in growth strategy Photo
- Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Addiction recovery can take a lifetime Photo
- Gov't trying to reduce Okinawa military burden through Saga Osprey request Photo
- Benesse had relatively strong security in country full of lax companies
- Justices in DNA trial call for updating laws in response to changing family values Photo
- Increase in non-regular employment places burden on children
- Lack of evacuation destinations poses problem for care facilities near nuclear plants Photo
- News Navigator: What is the alternative dispute resolution for Fukushima disaster?
- News Navigator: What's the big deal about USJ's new Harry Potter theme park?
- News Navigator: How are nuclear plants determined to be safe?
- News Navigator: Who will select special state secrets? Photo
- News Navigator: What is 'presumed legitimacy' of a child?
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Narita Express trains begin runs to foot of Mt. Fuji
(11:43 JST)
CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The Narita Express started direct runs Saturday from Narita International Airport to stations close to Mt....
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Argentina debt talks deadlocked as default looms
(10:48 JST)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Argentina's negotiations with creditors to resolve a dispute over $1.5 billion in unpaid debts remained deadlocke...
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Haiku: July 26, 2014
(10:30 JST)
rain strikes the windowkeeping time with the beatingof the kitten's tail--Ingrid Jendrzejewski (Cambridge, UK)Selected by Isamu Ha...
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Ebola outbreak spreads to 4th West African country
(08:40 JST)
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- An Ebola outbreak that has left more than 660 people dead across West Africa has spread to the continent's ...
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Abe to replace over half of ministers in 1st week of Sept.
(08:33 JST)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to replace more than half of his 18 ministers in the first week of Septembe...
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Japan, Mexico to cooperate in concluding Pacific trade talks early
(08:32 JST)
MEXICO CITY (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto confirmed their cooperation Fri...
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U.S. agency probes Hyundai Sonata air bag problem
(08:29 JST)
DETROIT (AP) -- U.S. safety regulators are investigating whether an electrical problem can knock out the air bags on some older Hy...
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Russia raises key rate amid Ukraine concerns
(08:28 JST)
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's central bank has unexpectedly raised its key interest rate in a bid to stem inflation and support the curr...
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Russian execs fear lasting damage from plane crash
(08:27 JST)
MOSCOW (AP) -- Having for months dismissed Western sanctions on Russia as toothless, business leaders here are now afraid that the...
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Worries about U.S. consumers drag stocks lower
(08:25 JST)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors got some bad news about the American shopper on Friday, driving down stocks and sending the Dow Jones i...
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Oil rises just above $102 a barrel
(08:24 JST)
(AP) -- The price of oil traded around $102 a barrel on Friday, nearly unchanged, as worries over supplies and geopolitical tensio...
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Obama aide says impeachment threat taken seriously
(08:23 JST)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top aide to President Barack Obama says the White House takes seriously the possibility that Republicans in t...
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U.S.: Russia is firing across border into Ukraine
(08:20 JST)
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russia is launching artillery attacks from its soil on Ukrainian troops and preparing to move heavier weapon...
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Bigger Russian artillery moving into Ukraine soon
(08:19 JST)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The movement of Russian heavy caliber artillery systems across the border into Ukraine is "imminent", the Penta...
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Gaza sides agree to lull but truce efforts stall
(08:18 JST)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel-Hamas fighting looked headed for escalation after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry failed Friday to bro...
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U.S. says China tested anti-satellite missile
(08:16 JST)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. says China has tested a missile designed to destroy satellites and is urging Beijing to refrain from d...
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Finland OKs Ukraine-bound missile parts
(08:15 JST)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Finnish customs say a shipment of air-to-air missile parts that was stopped at the Helsinki airport la...
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Losing Indonesia presidential candidate files suit
(08:14 JST)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's losing presidential candidate filed complaints to the Constitutional Court on Friday, alleg...
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Jordan shoots down 'aerial target' near Syria
(08:13 JST)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Jordan's air force shot down an "aerial target" near the Syrian border on Friday, a Jordanian military offic...
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Afghan Taliban leader warns against pact with U.S.
(08:11 JST)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- In a blow to hopes for peace talks, the Taliban's reclusive leader warned Friday that a bilateral secur...