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World › N Korea fires 3 short-range missiles

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North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea's defense ministry said.

U.S. and South Korean forces had been on heightened alert for a medium-range ballistic missile test in recent weeks amid tensions triggered by North Korea's…

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National › M6.1 earthquake strikes off northeast Japan

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A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Honshu on Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.

The quake hit at 2:48 p.m. in the Pacific some 50 kilometers from Namie town near the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Daiichi plant,…

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Picture of the Day › Devil in the making

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A devil in the making for part of a Nebuta Matsuri float which will be paraded at the 3rd Tohoku Rokkon Festival on June 1 and 2 in Fukushima City. The festival is a chance to see in one place a showcase of the six major festivals of the Tohoku…

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Sports › Kuroda inspires Yankees; Detroit edge Rangers

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Japanese ace Hiroki Kuroda pulled out his best performance of the season as the New York Yankees cruised to a 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

Kuroda (6-2) allowed just two hits in eight innings and lowered his ERA to 1.99 to keep the Yankees (26-16) on…

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Sports › F1 tire war erupts again

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Formula One's increasingly-bitter "tire war" erupted again, with increased venom, this week when Ferrari followed Lotus in hitting out at rivals Red Bull and accusing the champion team of having a selective memory and tire suppliers Pirelli of bowing to pressure.

In an astonishing succession of statements, following Pirelli's decision…

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National › 5-year-old boy's hand gets caught in shopping mall escalator

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A 5-year-old boy sustained an injury at a shopping mall in Nagoya on Friday after his hand became trapped in an escalator.

A security guard at Mozo Wondercity in Nagoya called the emergency services at around 5 p.m. to report that a young boy was screaming in pain because his…

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Crime › Hungry for justice (and jail bento), Kobe thief turns himself in

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Hyogo Prefecture has a bit of a reputation for culinary excellence. Besides being the home of Kobe beef, it’s also famous for French and Chinese cuisine, along with boasting some of Japan’s best octopus. But could Hyogo’s food be so good that alleged criminals would give up their freedom for…

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Crime › Yahoo! Japan suspects 22 million IDs stolen

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Yahoo! Japan Corp said Friday it suspects up to 22 million user IDs may have been stolen during an unauthorized attempt to access the administrative system of its Yahoo! Japan portal.

"We don't know if the file of 22 million user IDs was leaked or not, but we can't deny…

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World › French president signs gay marriage into law

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France became the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate.

Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition, which had been the last obstacle to passing the…

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Politics › Abe defends right to visit Yasukuni Shrine

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended in an interview on Friday the right of Japan's leaders to visit a controversial shrine to war dead but hit back at critics who accuse him of revisionism.

Amid the latest flare-up with China and South Korea over history, Abe quoted a U.S. scholar as…

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