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'Japanese O.J.' kills self after extradition to US
AFP - Sunday, October 12LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - A Japanese businessman hanged himself in a Los Angeles jail cell where he was awaiting trial for plotting his wife's murder here in 1981, prosecutors said Saturday. More »
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Mazda says no decision on sale of Ford's stake
AP - Sunday, October 12TOKYO - Mazda denied Saturday that a decision had been made by troubled Ford Motor Co. to sell its stake in the Japanese automaker, but didn't rule out a possible deal. More »
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US to remove NKorea from terrorist list Saturday: report
AFP - Saturday, October 11TOKYO (AFP) - - The United States will remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist later Saturday, Japan's Kyodo News reported, quoting a senior US administration official. More »
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'Japanese O.J.' arrives in California after extradition
AFP - Saturday, October 11LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - A Japanese businessman accused of plotting his wife's murder in Los Angeles in 1981 arrived in California on Friday after being extradited from the US-administered Northern Mariana Islands. More »
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Smoke detected at Japanese nuclear complex
AP - Friday, October 10TOKYO - Smoke was detected Friday at a Japanese nuclear power complex that suffered a major accident a decade ago, but the operator said there was no release of radioactivity. More »
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Smoke detected at Japanese nuke complex
AP - Friday, October 10TOKYO - Smoke was detected Friday at a Japanese nuclear power complex that suffered a major accident a decade ago, but the operator said there was no release of radioactivity. More »
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Japan hails record number of Nobel laureates
AP - Thursday, October 9TOKYO - Prime Minister Taro Aso celebrated Japan's haul of Nobel prizes Wednesday, saying he was "truly amazed" at the record number of laureates this year. More »
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Japan PM hails Nobel prize haul after chemistry win
AFP - Thursday, October 9TOKYO (AFP) - - Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday hailed Japan's haul of Nobel prizes after a Japanese won in chemistry, the day after three other Japanese-born scientists won in physics. More »
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Japan's opposition changes tack on Afghan mission
AFP - Thursday, October 9TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan's opposition signalled Wednesday it would allow the reinstatement of a mission backing US-led operations in Afghanistan, further pressuring Prime Minister Taro Aso to call early elections. More »
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Japan fighters scramble for Russian bombers: official
AFP - Thursday, October 9TOKYO (AFP) - - Six Japanese jets scrambled Wednesday as two Russian military planes came close to Japanese airspace, a defence ministry official said here. More »
- Japanese Nobel winner: Multitasking key to successAP -Thursday, October 9
- Man nabbed for skinny dipping in Japan palace moatAP -Wednesday, October 8
- Reports: NKorea fires missile into Yellow SeaAP -Wednesday, October 8
- Japan's opposition leader hospitalised: partyAFP -Wednesday, October 8
- Shock as bald Briton bares all at Tokyo palaceAFP -Wednesday, October 8
- Sumo wrestlers on trial in training mate's deathAP -Wednesday, October 8
- Japan PM says no snap elections nowAFP -Monday, October 6
- Tectonic fragment linked to Tokyo's quake peril: scientistsAFP -Monday, October 6
- Japan arson suspect a jobless, lonely divorcee: reportsAFP -Friday, October 3
- Japan PM says priority is economy, not pollsAP -Thursday, October 2
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