News - Sun 16 Dec 2007
Four hurt in fire on MSDF destroyer
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) A crippling fire on the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Shirane in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, injured four crewmen late Friday before being extinguished early the next...Views: 2
Japanese monks try to promote Buddhism through fashion, rap music
TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese monks and nuns held a fashion show -- replete with rap music and a catwalk -- at a major Tokyo temple Saturday to promote Buddhism.Views: 1
State may rehire 7,000 teachers
The government and the ruling coalition is thinking of rehiring 7,000 retired schoolteachers on a part-time basis instead of authorizing the education ministry's plan to hire more full-time teachers...Views: 0
Finance Ministry to allow for temporary increase in public school teachers
The Finance Ministry is looking into a plan to increase the number of public school teachers by about 1,000 next year.Views: 0
Neighbors shocked by shootings
SASEBO, Nagasaki Pref. (Kyodo) Masayoshi Magome, the suspect in Friday's shooting rampage, was found dead in the Catholic church where he was baptized but had rarely attended services in recent...Views: 0
Princess Kiko suffering from arm pains
Princess Kiko has been suffering from pains in her left shoulder and upper arm, which requires her to rest in bed for at least one week, the Imperial Household Agency has announced.Views: 0
Post offices gear up for flood of New Year's cards
Post offices across the nation started to accept New Year's greeting cards on Saturday, with a special postbox unveiled at the Tokyo Central Post Office in Chiyoda-ku for the occasion.Views: 0
Climate talks set 2009 deadline for new pact
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Kyodo) Environment ministers and officials from some 190 countries agreed Saturday to launch two years of U.N. negotiations for a new global pact to cut carbon emissions.Views: 0
Nissan may ink mutual supply deal with Chrysler
Nissan Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC are negotiating a mutual supply deal for cars and engines in the North American market, sources close to the matter said Saturday.Views: 0
19 shooting deaths reported in Japan in first 11 months of 2007
Nineteen shooting deaths were reported in Japan during the first 11 months of the year, while the number of reported crimes involving guns stood at 54, National Police Agency data has shown.Views: 0
Suspect in gym shootings found dead at church
NAGASAKI (Kyodo) The alleged gunman in Friday's shooting rampage at a sports club in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, was found dead at a nearby church Saturday after apparently committing suicide,...Views: 0
Ski lift freezes, trapping 100 in gondolas
NAGANO (Kyodo) About 100 people were trapped inside gondolas Saturday morning after a ski lift in Nagano Prefecture suddenly stopped working, local police officials said.Views: 0
Cucumber investment plan stirs isle row fears
MOSCOW (Kyodo) A Japanese company is planning to invest in a Russian sea cucumber farming project that operates near Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan, company officials...Views: 0
Fascist currents in the EU mainstream
LONDON - On a cold wet November evening the dreamy spires of Oxford University became the unlikely setting for a new front line between the organization Unite Against Fascism and the far-right...Views: 0
Stars in their guides
Last month, Tokyo's restaurants received their stars. For the first time, the famed Michelin Guide, the most respected and feared guidebook in Europe, published a volume outside the Western world....Views: 1
Slow Life, Slow Sex: To stave off impotence, get men saying 'Where's the Beef?'
Just as smokers say they love a cigarette after a meal or sex, I'm intrigued by suggestions that there is a close relationship between food and physical intimacy.Views: 0
Monks rap, strut in effort to re-energize Buddhism
Japanese monks and nuns held a fashion show - replete with rap music and a catwalk - at a major temple in Tokyo on Saturday to promote Buddhism.Views: 0
Gored by a political truth
HONG KONG - He still has the same patrician manner - friends would say aloof, others might say pompous. He still carries a mountainous chip on his shoulder, believing that he was robbed of the U.S....Views: 0
Body of woman found following apartment fire in Ibaraki
HITACHINAKA, Ibaraki -- A woman has died in a fire that broke out in an apartment here late on Friday and razed a large section of the building, police said.Views: 0
Trademark battle over mascot moggy Hikonyan settled in court
HIKONE, Shiga -- The creator of Hikone Castle's feline mascot "Hikonyan" and the local government have come to a court-mediated settlement over the popular icon's trademark rights.Views: 2
Karaoke parlor manager robbed at knifepoint in Yamanashi
FUEFUKI, Yamanashi -- A karaoke parlor manager was robbed at knifepoint by two men who approached him near a bank's after-hours depository early on Saturday, police said.Views: 1
Operating system that stole Christmas
BERKELEY, Calif. - Before asking for a new Windows PC this holiday season, remember the old adage: "Be careful about what you wish for."Views: 0
Milk with Dutch fat linked to BSE
Alternative milk containing Dutch-made fat may have caused mad cow disease in Japan, the farm ministry said in an investigative report released Friday.Views: 0
Woman found strangled in Akita home
AKITA -- A 55-year-old woman was found strangled in her home in the Akita Prefecture city of Katagami late on Friday, police said.Views: 0
Racehorse set to win hearts with the one on its forehead
A racehorse with an unusual heart-shaped mark on its head is set to make its debut in Hokkaido, it has been learned.Views: 0
Blaze on Japanese warship extinguished after 8-hour firefighting effort
A fire that broke out on a Japanese warship was extinguished on Friday morning, about 8 hours after the blaze started, following a firefighting effort involving 16 fire engines.Views: 0
