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2008 SNM Wagner-Torizuka Fellowships Announced

Four Japanese researchers were awarded the 2008 SNM Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship and are currently studying in the United States through 2010 as part of the two-year program. These scholars are Kenji Fukushima, Tokyo Women's...

Doi not to run in next general election

Former House of Representatives Speaker Takako Doi will not run in the next general election, informed sources said Monday. Doi, 79-year-old former Social Democratic Party chief, lost her lower house seat when she ran in the...

Crime › Man fatally stabs wife, son; then tries to kill himself in Saitama

Thursday 11th September, 10:23 AM JST SAITAMA — Two people were found dead in their house in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, on Wednesday night, police said Thursday. Kinue Fukushima, 53, and her son Masahiro, 27, were...

Prosecutors likely not to appeal doctor's acquittal over Caesarean death

FUKUSHIMA -- Prosecutors are close to dropping an appeal against the acquittal of a doctor who was charged over the death of a 29-year-old woman during a Caesarean section operation, it has been learned. The Fukushima...

Woman, kids dead in house fire

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) An adult and two children were found dead in the rubble of a gutted two-story wooden house in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, early Monday, police and firefighters said. The three, found on the second...

Quake Measuring 5.1 Hits Central Japan

Posted on: Friday, 22 August 2008, 09:00 CDT Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, 22 Kyodo - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 jolted the Kanto region and its vicinity on...

Reforms needed to end bid-rigging

A prefectural governor exercises his office's authority to decide what companies will be awarded public works projects, then holds competitive bidding sessions that are in fact total shams. Of the three governors disclosed to...

Japanese obstetrician acquitted

TOKYO, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A Japanese court Wednesday freed a 40-year-old obstetrician, charged with causing a 29-year-old woman's death by bleeding during a Caesarean section. The doctor at a hospital in Fukushima, 150 miles...

Japan eyeing traditional wedding revival

Two Japanese cities sponsor traditional wedding events each year to embrace their heritage and attract tourists, city officials say.Sumiko Yamada, who is in charge of Shin's Wedding Parade in Inawashiro said the Fukushima...

Serving traditional Japanese food with a twist

Ayame offers heart and soul of Japanese food, even with its French touches. These days, Japanese food is truly mainstream Southern California fare, with sushi bars on every corner, right next to taco stands and pho shops. But...

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