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Sekiwake Baruto disposed of Wakanosato to retain his share of the lead alongside grand champion Hakuho in his chase for ozeki promotion at the Spring…

Tokyo stocks fell Thursday with investors increasingly turning to lock in quick profits after the key Nikkei index rose sharply the previous day to an…

Australia expressed disappointment Thursday that charges of stealing business secrets against one of its citizens would be tried in a closed court in China, and…

Thousands of demonstrators remained encamped in the historic heart of the Thai capital Thursday, vowing to engage in "class warfare" until the government is ousted.…

Sony Corp is working with Google Inc and Intel Corp to develop a technology platform designed to let television users access Internet content easily, The…

Toyota's training of workers to maintain quality control failed to keep up with the company's rapid growth, its president Akio Toyoda said in an interview…

The number of domestic violence cases police recognized in 2009 soared 11.7% from the previous year to 28,158, the highest since an annual survey began…

A nongovernmental Internet watchdog received 27,751 reports of illegal and harmful content in Internet sites from Net users in 2009, up 95.3% from the previous…

The United States and Japan have started formal discussions on a wide range of security issues, including the U.S. nuclear umbrella and missile defense, a…

An elderly man at a retirement home in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, was arrested for attempted murder Wednesday after he stabbed three other residents with…

A 24-year-old woman arrested on Tuesday for murdering her 2-month old daughter had written about her daughter's death on her blog, it was learned Wednesday.…

A performer for salon "BEAUTRIUM" takes part in "Splash International 2010" in Tokyo on Wednesday. A total of six hair salons took part in the…

Hugh Grant insists he doesn’t like acting. So why does he do it? “Because I’m not really good at anything else,” said the 49-year-old British…

The government said Wednesday it will make regulatory changes in mid-April so that the Japan Bank for International Cooperation can extend loans for construction of…

The Self-Defense Forces have closed their museum and PR center in Shibuya. The facility was opened in July 2008 to try to increase the appeal…

The Tokyo High Court ordered Kodansha Ltd Wednesday to pay 4.4 million yen in damages to the Japan Sumo Association and its former chairman Kitanoumi,…

Mayumi Nishimura jokes that she doesn’t get invited out for dinner very often. “I think people are afraid that I will criticize what they are…

Actor Johnny Depp, 46, will make a 15-hour visit to Japan next Monday, arriving in a private jet for the Japan premiere of Tim Burton's…

Opposition grew Wednesday against a proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, with several Arab countries joining Japan in arguing it would hurt…

President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation won precious support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from Catholic nuns representing…