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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Tokyo News.Net http://www.thetokyonews.net/ en-us Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:45:50 -0400 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:45:50 -0400 30 Japan survived a spirited late fightback to open the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2010 World Cup with a 3-2 win away against familiar foe Bahrain on Saturday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559260&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:56 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559260&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Kohei Kudo and Shiho Nakashima won the halfpipe events held in Cardrona, New Zealand, on Sunday as the snowboarding World Cup season got under way, Japanese snowboard officials said. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559642&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:53 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559642&cat=e6040a2efc655265 LOS ANGELES (AP) Manny Ramirez had three chances to hurt the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. He came through twice, and that was more than enough for the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559638&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:54:09 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559638&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan's most-wanted fugitive has been eluding police for nearly a month. He slips urban dragnets. He runs through crowded train stations, shocking commuters. He even urinates in public. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17558985&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:58 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17558985&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Monday, September 08, 2008 TOKYO: Japanese media and activists on Sunday denounced a decision allowing India to engage in international nuclear trade, warning it could hinder future efforts to comple... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559283&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:19:40 -0400 The News http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559283&cat=e6040a2efc655265 OITA (Kyodo) Brazilian striker Ueslei scored his second goal in four days to steer Oita Trinita to the J. League Nabisco Cup final for the first time after a 1-0 win at home to Nagoya Grampus in the s... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559643&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:50 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559643&cat=e6040a2efc655265 NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) About 100 people from Japan and South Korea attended the unveiling Sunday of a cenotaph commemorating wartime sex slaves mainly from the Korean Peninsula forced to serve Ja... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559646&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:41 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559646&cat=e6040a2efc655265 HIROSHIMA — Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko expressed disappointment Sunday that a U.S. proposal to lift the global ban on nuclear trade with India has received ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559620&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:54:02 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559620&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Posted on: Sunday, 7 September 2008, 15:00 CDT Japanese users of Yahoo Japan Corp.'s auction site say they have been victims of identity theft. About 3,000 cases have been discovered among users of s... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559284&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:16:46 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559284&cat=e6040a2efc655265 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka said on Friday that Washington Redskins tackle Chris Samuels made a dirty play when he fell on the back of his ankle after bei... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559645&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:46 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559645&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The kindergartner had a hole-in-one — though it doesn't count because it was on a par-3 course — last week on the 75-yard, fifth hole at Yorktown Golf Club. The shot was witnessed by sever... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559635&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:54:17 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559635&cat=e6040a2efc655265 GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) East Carolina didn't need any final-moment heroics to seal its latest upset. This time, coach Skip Holtz's plucky Pirates all but had No. 8 West Virginia put away by halftime. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559637&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:54:10 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559637&cat=e6040a2efc655265 NEWCASTLE, England (AP) Newcastle hit back Saturday to denounce former manager Kevin Keegan's claim that interference by the club had provoked his resignation. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559647&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:35 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559647&cat=e6040a2efc655265 OSAKA (Kyodo) Chihiro Kaneko pitched two-run ball over 7 2/3 effective innings Sunday, leading the charge as the Orix Buffaloes defeated the Seibu Lions 6-2 in the Pacific League. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559639&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:54:04 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559639&cat=e6040a2efc655265 But the Georgia crisis provided a rude awakening. The sight of Russian tanks in a neighboring country on the 40th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia has shown that the temptations of... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559332&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:32 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559332&cat=e6040a2efc655265 NEW YORK (AP) Ominous clouds overhead, the sort of hard court that troubled him this season underfoot, Roger Federer sensed something Saturday he hadn't in quite a while. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559634&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:54:15 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559634&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MIZUNAMI, Gifu Pref. (Kyodo) Saiki Fujita upstaged Women's British Open champion Shin Ji Yai with a final-round charge Sunday, shooting a 5-under-par 67 to pull off a come-from-behind victory at the G... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559648&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:29 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559648&cat=e6040a2efc655265 FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Pref. (Kyodo) Toyokazu Fujishima superbly saved par from a tough greenside bunker in the first extra hole Sunday to win the Fujisankei Classic for his first career victory o... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559641&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:54:00 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559641&cat=e6040a2efc655265 "I think I've found my perfect role within the side," Flintofff said on the England and Wales Cricket Board's Web site Friday. "I've had a go at captaincy and I think now in my own way I can lead. K... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559636&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:54:13 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559636&cat=e6040a2efc655265 OITA (Kyodo) The Oita prefectural board of education on Sunday dismissed six of the 21 teachers who passed the recruitment test last year through manipulated exam results, board officials said. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559649&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:27 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559649&cat=e6040a2efc655265 PRAGUE — The Russian invasion of Georgia has sent shock waves throughout the West and the former Soviet space — especially Ukraine. Indeed, Ukraine could be the next potential crisis. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559640&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:54:06 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559640&cat=e6040a2efc655265 ST. LOUIS (AP) Jim Furyk quietly pumped his fist when his final putt of a marathon day disappeared in the cup. Even though it was for bogey, this was cause for a small celebration Saturday at the BMW ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559652&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:21 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559652&cat=e6040a2efc655265 NEW YORK (AP) The four American cyclists who arrived for last month's Beijing Games wearing black masks and were subsequently ordered to apologize for offending the host nation are seeking an apology ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559651&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:53:18 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559651&cat=e6040a2efc655265 A polar bear, its fur stained with algae, stands in its cage at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya, central Japan, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Three polar bears at the zoo changed their colors in July after swimm... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559293&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:47:26 -0400 Pioneer Press http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559293&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO — Baidu.com Inc’s Japanese arm is aiming to be the second choice of Internet search engines in Japan, its president, Toshikazu Inoue, said. Baidu Inc. will focus on making its servi... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559298&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:38:00 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17559298&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TO Japan grew by 5.4 percent to $4.5 billion in the first half while Tokyo and Manila took another step closer to having the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement ratifi... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17557523&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:40:28 -0400 Inquirer http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17557523&cat=e6040a2efc655265 A senior lawmaker in Japan's ruling party yesterday suggested that snap polls could be held in November, as the party prepares to choose a new prime minister later this month.The comment from Makoto K... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17555465&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:04:27 -0400 Daily Star http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17555465&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japanese stock listings have hit a 16-year low and the chances of improved activity look bleak as companies are put off making initial public offerings by volatile equity markets.Just 30 IPOs worth $8... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17555875&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:45:52 -0400 Financial Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17555875&cat=e6040a2efc655265 (AFP)--Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Taro Aso, who is hoping to succeed outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, pledged Sunday not to increase the consumption tax rate from the c... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17553884&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:23:31 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17553884&cat=e6040a2efc655265 (AFP)--A senior lawmaker in Japan's ruling party on Sunday suggested that snap polls could be held in November, as the party prepares to choose a new prime minister later this month. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17553885&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:23:29 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17553885&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Kaohsiung, Sept. 7 (CNA) Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu led a 13-member municipal delegation to Japan Sunday on a six-day business-promotion trip. Chen and her delegation are expected to pay visits to leadi... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17552119&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:34:29 -0400 Taiwan Headlines http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17552119&cat=e6040a2efc655265 It was a disappointing weekend for the Australian golfers on the Japan Tour with Craig Parry doing the best in a tie 42nd place at the Fujisankei Classic.Parry's even-par final round 71 left him at th... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17552319&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:33:47 -0400 sportal.com.au http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17552319&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO (Reuters) - Women may face a glass ceiling in their quest to get to the top in the United States but in Japan, an iron plate bars the way. That was the assessment on Sunday by former Japanese de... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17552324&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:19:44 -0400 The Star http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17552324&cat=e6040a2efc655265 News ) - Posing proudly for a snapshot with a glittery championship belt, Seigi Nishiyama is among some 600 other sports fans packing a Tokyo theater who can't get enough of World Wrestling Entertainm... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17550551&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:36:30 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17550551&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japanese media and activists on Sunday denounced a decision allowing India to engage in international nuclear trade, warning it could hinder future efforts to completely abolish nuclear weapons. The ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17550329&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:02:19 -0400 Hindustan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17550329&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO, Sept. 7 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Leading money winners on the Japan LPGA tour after the Golf 5 Ladies at Mizunami Country Club in Gifu Prefecture (Japanese unless noted): titles events 1. Akiko Fuku... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17550560&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:55:55 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17550560&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO: Japan's largest brokerage group Nomura Holdings is considering buying a stake in US investment bank Lehman Brothers, reports said yesterday. Nomura has funds exceeding $1.87 billion for invest... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17548155&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:12:22 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17548155&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The September 22 party vote is considered a prelude to national elections that several LDP leaders indicated could be held in November. Former defence minister Yuriko Koike said on Sunday that she ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17548153&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:15:13 -0400 Mail and Guardian http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17548153&cat=e6040a2efc655265 ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, must dispel the perception he is an artful politician and urgently address a deteriorating economy and worsening militant violence, ne... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17548167&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:46:23 -0400 Swiss Info http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17548167&cat=e6040a2efc655265 BY Tom Plate BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. ― These days, when a Japanese Prime Minister resigns, the temptation is to say just two things. One is ``ho," and the other is ``hum." Since the early 1990s,... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17547876&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:38:35 -0400 The Korea Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17547876&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan and Qatar clinched crucial World Cup wins in the crushing humidity of the Gulf on Saturday to hammer home a double warning to Australia of the dangers ahead on the road to the World Cup finals. ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17546200&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:21:45 -0400 ABC Sports http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17546200&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan edged Bahrain 3-2 after leading by three goals in their opening match of Asia's final round of World Cup qualifying on Saturday.Japan was in control during the first half only to see the hosts c... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17544302&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:19:56 -0400 eTaiwan News http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17544302&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Japan's Daisuke Matsui (2ndR) challenges Bahrain's Mahmud Abdul Rahman (2ndL) during their group one Asian qualifier for the 2010 World Cup at Bahrain's national staduim in Manama. Japan beat Bahrain ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17544456&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:45:05 -0400 Middle East Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17544456&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MANAMA, Sept. 7 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan boss Takeshi Okada was a relieved man after his side opened the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2010 World Cup with victory away to Bahrain, despite v... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17544469&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:37:28 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17544469&cat=e6040a2efc655265 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing and Pat Riley were enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night, but it was inductee Dick Vitale who, as expected, stole the show. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542925&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:16:11 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542925&cat=e6040a2efc655265 BRUSSELS (AP) Usain Bolt battled the cold and a headwind, and was forced to come from behind to beat Asafa Powell in 9.77 seconds on Friday night in a season farewell 100 meters at the Ivo Van Damme M... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542768&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:16:14 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542768&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MIAMI (AP) A contrite Mario Chalmers spoke out about his banishment from the NBA's rookie symposium Friday, acknowledging that he made an error in judgment but denying numerous reports that he was usi... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542933&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:15:53 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542933&cat=e6040a2efc655265 FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Pref. (Kyodo) Shingo Katayama grabbed sole possession of the lead and moved into position to earn a lifetime exemption on the JGTO tour after three rounds of the Fujisankei ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542934&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:15:51 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542934&cat=e6040a2efc655265 LONDON (AP) Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton was suspended six matches by the Football Association on Friday for his assault last year on former Manchester City teammate Ousmane Dabo. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542929&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:16:01 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542929&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Ace pitcher Yukiko Ueno pitched six scoreless innings and fanned nine batters in Renesas Technology Corporation's 4-0 victory over Shionogi & Co., Ltd. on Saturday in Ishikari, Hokkaido. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542714&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:15:49 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542714&cat=e6040a2efc655265 There are a couple of new baseball books on the scene. One about the life of a foreigner who spent almost four decades in Japanese baseball, and the other a collection of heart-warming tributes by som... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542928&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:16:04 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542928&cat=e6040a2efc655265 City is in the process of being bought by an Adu Dhabi investment group in a deal believed to be worth up to £200 million ($360 million). The potential challenge to United's supremacy in th... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542930&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:15:59 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542930&cat=e6040a2efc655265 NEW YORK (Kyodo) The Philadelphia Phillies on Friday announced the acquisition of Japanese infielder Tadahito Iguchi, who was released by the San Diego Padres earlier this week. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542931&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:15:57 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542931&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Yuka Kato and Asami Kitagawa, who represented Japan at last month's Beijing Olympic Games, set national records at the National Collegiate Swimming Championships on Saturday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542935&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:15:47 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542935&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MANAMA, Sept. 7 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan survived a spirited late fightback to open the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2010 World Cup with a 3-2 win away to familiar foes Bahrain on Saturday... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542707&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:10:15 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542707&cat=e6040a2efc655265 AFP TOKYO: Nissan Motor Corp. launched yesterday its first clean-running diesel vehicle in Japan in a bid to open up a new market by rebranding the fuel as eco-friendly.The X-Trail 20 GT sports-utilit... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542312&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:02:06 -0400 Arab News http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17542312&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO: Parties within Japan's ruling coalition are discussing a plan for a lower house election on Nov. 9, Japanese daily Yomirui Shimbun reported on Saturday. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and i... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17540624&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:27:35 -0400 Times of Oman http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17540624&cat=e6040a2efc655265 -- A Japanese monk trying to rid his temple of a hornet's nest panicked when the hornets attacked him and dropped a torch, burning his temple to the ground, police said Thursday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17531607&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:45:09 -0400 Buddhist Channel http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17531607&cat=e6040a2efc655265 tate-linked investment firm Temasek Holdings, sources told Dow Jones Newswires Friday. Japan's Marubeni Corp heads the consortium and will pay Temasek about US$2.5 billion for Senoko Power, they added... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17526958&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:28:58 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17526958&cat=e6040a2efc655265 nternational obligations on importing rice due to soaring prices. Japan, which heavily protects its farmers, has reluctantly imported rice since 1995, largely from the United States, after being force... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17526957&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:29:09 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17526957&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Prosecutors on Friday sought a prison term of 3 1/2 years for former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya, charged with taking bribes worth 12.5 million yen and committing perjury. Prosecutors t... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527223&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:46:24 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527223&cat=e6040a2efc655265 offering animations and other Japanese programming to a worldwide audience of millions. Japan Broadcasting Corp., better known by its initials, said 13 firms, including US software giant Microsoft and... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17526537&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:28:28 -0400 The China Post http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17526537&cat=e6040a2efc655265 North Korea has told Japan it will not reopen its investigation into the abduction issue until after a replacement has been named for outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. Foreign Minister Masahi... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527224&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:46:23 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527224&cat=e6040a2efc655265 To mark Respect-for-the-Aged Day on Sept. 15, Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry KK is taking orders for a Chinese-style dinner set made of pure gold, priced at a cool 100 million yen. The precious metal a... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527225&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:46:22 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527225&cat=e6040a2efc655265 At least 15 percent of privately operated nursing homes for the elderly are not registered with the local authorities, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has learned. Also, inves... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527226&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:46:21 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527226&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Moves to dispose of hundreds of tons of harmful insecticides and pesticides that were buried as a temporary measure in the 1970s remain on hold because of bureaucratic inertia and funding shortages. ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527227&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:46:20 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527227&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Forty-one of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's 47 prefectural chapters will hold primaries to decide how to allocate their votes in the party's Sept. 22 leadership election to choose a replacement... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527222&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:46:26 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527222&cat=e6040a2efc655265 FUKUOKA--Tropical and subtropical fish are shifting their habitats northward, while formerly rich seaweed beds are dying off, leaving sterile rock to be colonized by non-native coral species. Ami... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527228&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:46:18 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527228&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The government has been consistently lying to the people. Even after undeniable evidence and reliable testimony emerged to contradict its claim, the government has refused to admit its deception, whic... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527229&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:46:16 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527229&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The third Olympic Games of the modern era, held in 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri, is remembered for its marathon event. According to accounts, one exhausted marathoner hitched a ride in a car and got ah... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527231&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:46:14 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17527231&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO — Outgoing Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told the visiting head of the China-Japan Friendship Association on Friday that bilateral ties will continue to develop as they have done while he h... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524010&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:14:32 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524010&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Giant steps: New York running back Brandon Jacobs breaks away from Washington's Reed Doughty (center) and Jason Taylor in the first quarter of their NFL season opener on Thursday night. The Giants won... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524310&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:13:43 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524310&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Bobby's way: Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine, seen here with pitcher Naoyuki Shimizu, has been mentioned as a candidate to manage Japan's title defense in next year's World Baseball Classi... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524007&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:13:45 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524007&cat=e6040a2efc655265 NEW YORK (AP) As the break points and the set points slipped away, as his shouts of self-admonishment grew louder, it was hard to imagine Roger Federer was having this tough a time in his U.S. Open qu... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524311&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:13:41 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524311&cat=e6040a2efc655265 HIROSHIMA — Kenta Kurihara went 3-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Hanshin Tigers 6-3 on Friday, handing the Central League leaders their fifth loss in a row. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524313&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:13:37 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524313&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Chicago Olympic organizers are banking on the international attention Phelps brings to the city's bid. And the American swimmer is ready to work to convince the International Olympic Committee the cit... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524312&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:13:39 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524312&cat=e6040a2efc655265 KABUL — The leader of the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peshawar-kai said Friday the group must strengthen operations to tackle poverty in Afghanistan despite the killing of one of its ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524009&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:14:44 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524009&cat=e6040a2efc655265 TOKYO — Hirings exceeded job separations in Japan last year for the first time in 14 years, indicating that the employment environment is improving, the government said Friday. The hiring rate... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524012&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:14:27 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524012&cat=e6040a2efc655265 FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Pref. (Kyodo) Toyokazu Fujishima followed his opening 7-under 64 with a 68 to stay atop the leaderboard after the second round of the Fujisankei Classic on Friday. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524317&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:13:28 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524317&cat=e6040a2efc655265 MIAMI (AP) Daunte Culpepper summed up his thoughts Thursday in two words, which ushered in the start of a new era for the former Pro Bowl quarterback. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524316&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:13:26 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524316&cat=e6040a2efc655265 The 21-year-old Wanjiru, who became the first Kenyan to win the Olympic men's marathon gold medal, revealed one of his next goals at a press conference in Japan, where he has trained since he entered ... http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17523161&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:13:23 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17523161&cat=e6040a2efc655265 LONDON — Kevin Keegan and Alan Curbishley resigned this week as managers of Newcastle and West Ham because the new breed of Premier League owners wouldn't let them manage. http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524319&cat=e6040a2efc655265 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:13:21 -0400 The Japan Times http://feeds.thetokyonews.net/?rid=17524319&cat=e6040a2efc655265