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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Osaka News.Net http://www.osakanews.net/ en-us Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:44:36 -0400 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:44:36 -0400 30 A study has shown that small monkeys called Japanese macaques go bananas when they see a flying squirrel. http://www.osakanews.net/story/666706 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:00:31 -0400 ANI http://www.osakanews.net/story/666706 China has overtaken Japan to become the world's second-largest economy. http://www.osakanews.net/story/666517 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:40:19 -0400 ANI http://www.osakanews.net/story/666517 Tokyo (AsiaNews / Agencies) - Unemployment as grown in Japan for the 4th consecutive month, reaching 5.3% in June, a record in 2010, while industrial production recorded the highest decline in over a ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37391425&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:32:33 -0400 Spero News http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37391425&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Posted on: Saturday, 31 July 2010, 05:40 CDT Japanese emergency services are planning on trying out a small tank-like rescue robot that can search rubble for survivors and deliver water, food or ce... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37390282&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:34:16 -0400 RedOrbit http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37390282&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 OSAKA, July 31 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Nearly nine out of 10 atomic bomb survivors who visited New York on the occasion of a U.N. conference in May reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty express... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37390285&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:06:52 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37390285&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, July 31 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japan's population fell to 127,057,860 in the year to March 31, down for the first time in three years, largely because of an increase in the number of deaths amid... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37390284&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:06:50 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37390284&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japanese and Korean tourists boost tourism in Cappadocia region which is one of the most important tourism centers of Turkey. The region, famous for its fairy chimneys and underground cities, experien... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37389366&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:46:46 -0400 World Bulletin http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37389366&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NAGANO -- Japan's oldest lion has roared his last, dying at a zoo here. The male lion, Raita, once a popular attraction at Nagano Chausuyama Zoo, died of old age at 23 years, four months -- over 100 ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37389365&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:37:35 -0400 Mainichi Daily http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37389365&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 JAKARTA, July 31 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Indonesian batik master Iwan Tirta, who revived Japanese- influenced "hokokai batik," died Saturday morning from various illnesses. He was 75. His assistant T... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37389335&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:07:18 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37389335&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, July 31 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The following are the headlines of top stories carried by major Japanese newspapers in their Saturday evening editions: -- Tornado tours boom in U.S. (Asahi) ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37389364&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:07:14 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37389364&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 When Tokyo officials recently paid a birthday visit to the city's oldest man, they were the ones to be surprised. It was Sogen Kato's 111th birthday — problem was he appeared to have di... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37387890&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:56:55 -0400 The Province http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37387890&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 self+ (AP) - OSAKA, July 31 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING INFO AT 4-6TH, LAST GRAFS) A 23-year-old mother who was arrested Friday over the death of her two toddlers at their apartment in the city of ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37387892&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:51:04 -0400 News on Japan http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37387892&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Justice Ministry will open the execution chamber at the Tokyo Detention House to the media as early as August, Justice Minister Keiko Chiba said Friday. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37387891&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:51:03 -0400 News on Japan http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37387891&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — China sharply expanded investments in Japanese government bonds in the first months of this year as part of the country’s apparent move to increase relative exposure to stable Jap... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37385844&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:10:43 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37385844&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 GENEVA — A 61-year-old Japanese man has gone missing while climbing in the Alps in southern Switzerland, the Japanese Embassy in Switzerland said Friday. He left his hotel last Sunday to climb... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37386082&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:10:35 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37386082&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 2011+ (AP) - TOKYO, July 31 (Kyodo)—Japan will begin their qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil in September next year, newly appointed Japan Football Association President Jun... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37385614&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:03:08 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37385614&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 SINGAPORE, July 31 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Singapore, known for its squeaky clean image, will collaborate with Japan to help war-torn Afghanistan train its civil servants in combating corruption. The... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37385851&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:03:06 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37385851&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 MATSUE, Japan, July 31 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A civic group in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture on Saturday launched a prototype dugout boat into a lake in preparation for re- enacting an ancient sea voyage ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37385852&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:03:00 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37385852&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan forward Keisuke Honda says the Japan Football Association needs to hire a ‘revolutionary’ coach. Following the departure of Takeshi Okada, CSKA Moscow’s Honda wants a tough manager who ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37384289&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:44:14 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37384289&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo July 30, 2010. Kan said on Friday that he was not considering dissolving parliament's lower house to... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37384288&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:44:12 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37384288&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, JAPAN (AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday fiscal reform would remain top of his agenda, despite his party's drubbing in recent polls blamed partly on talk of a doubling of... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382489&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:38:37 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382489&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Japan to become the world's second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.Depending on how fast its exchange rate ris... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37381846&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:18:40 -0400 Chicago Tribune http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37381846&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NARITA, Chiba Prefecture--Businesses and other facilities here are rolling out the welcome mat for the throngs of Chinese tourists expected now that conditions for visas have been relaxed to allow mor... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382476&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:58 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382476&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The decision by Panasonic Corp. to acquire all the shares of two key subsidiaries is an attempt by the company to fortify itself and challenge rivals from China and South Korea. In explaining the... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382478&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:55 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382478&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Meiji University in Tokyo will offer a summer program titled "Cool Japan Summer Program 2010" targeting overseas students with an interest in Japanese pop culture. Running Aug. 2-13, the program aims ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382479&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:54 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382479&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Ten months after the Democratic Party of Japan came to power with a promise to bring an overbearing bureaucracy to heel, it appears to be business as usual for Tokyo's top mandarins. The ruling p... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382483&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:52 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382483&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Mizuho Corporate Bank has become the first Japanese megabank to issue a renminbi-denominated loan outside of mainland China. The loan of 1 million yuan (13 million yen, or $150,000) was made by t... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382482&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:51 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382482&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Kan administration will tap the analytical abilities of private-sector economist Kazuo Mizuno to bring in a fresh perspective from outside the state bureaucracy, sources said Thursday. Mizuno... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382481&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:50 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382481&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO--Japan's Nikkei fell 1.6 percent on Friday as more signs that the U.S. economic recovery may be stalling outweighed a wave of upbeat domestic earnings, with investors shy of buying before U.S. G... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382480&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:49 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382480&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 "Caigentan," a collection of Chinese aphorisms compiled during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was read more extensively in Japan than in China. It contains an expression that describes government ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382487&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:44 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382487&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Seattle Mariners are a mess. They lost again to the White Sox on Thursday night at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field, 9-5. They were swept in the four-game series by the White Sox while bein... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382486&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:42 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382486&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Prefecture--Kenji Jojima belted a game-winning solo home run and Yasutomo Kubo tossed seven and two-thirds solid innings as the Hanshin Tigers edged the Chunichi Dragons 3-2 at Kosh... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382485&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:49:41 -0400 The Asahi Shimbun http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37382485&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — The Tokyo Sky Tree tower, under construction in central Tokyo and already the tallest building in Japan, topped the 400-meter mark Friday, reaching 408 meters in height in the afternoon... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37378971&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:45:06 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37378971&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — Japanese companies that have released their projections for fiscal 2010 when announcing their April-June earnings reports by Thursday collectively expect to see their sales for the busi... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37379977&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:45:01 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37379977&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO — The government plans to compile its punitive measures against Iran over its nuclear ambitions early next month, following the adoption of a resolution by the U.N. Security Council in Ju... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37379503&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:44:47 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37379503&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 OSAKA — A 23-year-old woman was arrested Friday on suspicion of abandoning the bodies of her two children at her apartment in the city of Osaka, police said.  Sanae Shimomura, who works at an ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37379978&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:44:45 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37379978&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO —  Microsoft Corp. is planning to present the Japan Fair Trade Commission with evidence to prove that the planned tie-up between Yahoo Japan Corp. and Google Inc. will impair fair compet... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37378820&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:44:30 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37378820&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NEW YORK — A nongovernmental organization led by a New York-based Tokyo native is striving to use music as a means to improve the lives of people in trouble spots around the world. Tomo Nomura... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37379137&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:44:09 -0400 Japan Today http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37379137&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Buyers gather at a mobile phone market in Qingdao city in eastern China's Shandong province on Friday. China's mobile phone users topped 800 million by the end of June, consistent with according to Mi... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37378868&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:23:25 -0400 Arab News http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37378868&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Yahoo Japan's decision to swap it out for Google as main search partner? Yeah, not too happy about it. And it's going to do all that it can to thwart the deal. "We plan to present evidence to the Japa... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375558&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:02:29 -0400 CNet http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375558&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said his focus for next year's budget will be job creation and measures to stimulate growth after the nation's unemployment rate unexpectedly rose for a fourth ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376279&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:00:53 -0400 Gulf News http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376279&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Knowing Japanese troops had caused the deaths of her father's parents and siblings in World War II, Japan was about the last place Ha Thi Thanh Nga expected to end up. Today — some 30 years afte... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375646&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:50:16 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375646&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Miyazaki Prefectural Government on July 22 lifted its last ban on the shipment of livestock. This is a sign that the foot-and-mouth disease crisis in the prefecture, which lasted more than three m... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376763&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:50:13 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376763&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 One of the greatest opportunities to visit the Seto Inland Sea is from now through Oct. 31. During this time, the Setouchi International Art Festival beckons you to discover up to six islands in Kagaw... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376762&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:50:10 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376762&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 China's economic and military might has grown in recent years along with its overseas trade and investment. China is becoming an oceanic power with growing clout in the Asia-Pacific region. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376054&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:50:06 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376054&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Until July 28, no executions had been carried out for a year in Japan, with death row convicts numbering a record 109. On that day, two inmates were hanged in the Tokyo Detention House. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376761&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:50:03 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376761&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The Philadelphia Phillies made the boldest move, getting Oswalt and about $11 million from the Houston Astros for pitcher J.A. Happ and two speedy minor leaguers. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376765&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:50:00 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376765&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Hitachi Ltd. said Friday it swung back into the black in the April-to-June period as sales of its products grew amid the global economic recovery, raising its forecasts for the first half of the curre... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376764&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:58 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376764&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Former pop star Noriko Sakai, who was convicted last year on a drug charge, has divorced, her former management firm, Sun Music Production, revealed Friday. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376766&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:55 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376766&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp., the world's largest consumer-electronics makers, signaled Japanese technology companies are withstanding slowing European demand and the stronger yen after raising thei... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376767&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:52 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376767&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 On Thursday, Roy Hodgson guided Liverpool over Rabotnicki in his first competitive game since becoming manager four weeks ago. David Ngog scored twice as Liverpool won despite the absence of star play... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376769&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:46 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376769&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) Eoin Morgan hit his first test century as England took charge against Pakistan on Thursday by reaching 331-4 at stumps on day one of the first test. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376481&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:43 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376481&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The ruling Democratic Party of Japan is planning to hold its presidential election on Sept. 14, DPJ sources said Friday. The vote will decide whether Prime Minister Naoto Kan remains in his post amid ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376770&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:40 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376770&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Banking groups Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Mizuho Financial Group Inc. on Friday reported sharp improvements in earnings in the April-June period amid Japan's economic recovery that has re... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375577&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:27 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375577&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Former NBA guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf has agreed to terms of a contract for the 2010-11 season and will return to the Kyoto Hannaryz for a second season, the bj-league team announced on Friday. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376774&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:25 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376774&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A Self-Defense Forces rescue team Friday discovered the wreckage of a single-engine plane missing for two days in Hokkaido and both men on board were confirmed killed, police said. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376775&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:22 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376775&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 OITA (Kyodo) A 61-year-old man filed a suit Friday seeking state relief and damages for being infected with hepatitis C from tainted blood products, which are not covered under a 2008 law on blanket r... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376776&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:20 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376776&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 All Nippon Airways Co., Japan's No. 2 airline, said losses narrowed in the April-June quarter as it slashed costs and benefited from an uptick in international business and tourism travel. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376777&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:18 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376777&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 In the latest test of wills between Haynesworth and Shanahan, the two-time All-Pro defensive lineman was kept off the field for the opening session of Washington Redskins training camp Thursday after ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376778&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:15 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376778&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 RIO DE JANEIRO (Kyodo) Former Argentina boss Jose Pekerman says he has not been contacted by the Japan Football Association about the vacant national team coach's job. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376779&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:12 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376779&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) New Zealand captain Richie McCaw says the stadium pitch for Saturday's Tri-Nations rugby match against Australia should be "good as gold," dismissing criticism of the surface... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375913&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:06 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375913&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Veronica Sailer won the women's 100-meter dash Thursday, while France showed its strength again on the track with a silver and bronze behind the German star at the European Champ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375914&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:49:01 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375914&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Takashi Uchiyama will attempt to defend his WBA super featherweight belt for a second time against fifth-ranked Indonesian challenger Roy Mukhlis at Saitama Super Arena on Sept. 20, Watanabe Gym said ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376781&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:58 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376781&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest securities firm, offered jobs to 40 students at triple the normal starting salary under a new plan to strengthen its international business, two sources said. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375648&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:55 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375648&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Toyota is recalling 412,000 cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S., and another 16,420 vehicles in Japan for steering problems, the automaker said Thursday. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375683&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:53 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375683&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 BUDAPEST (AP) Felipe Massa has no intention of letting Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso pass him if the two are fighting for the win at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376782&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:48 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376782&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A day after announcing the signing of teenage forward Jeremy Tyler — a story that appeared on hundreds of Web sites around the world — the Tokyo Apache added a few more pieces to the puzzl... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376785&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:46 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376785&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 OSAKA (Kyodo) A 23-year-old woman was arrested Friday after her two small children were found dead, possibly of starvation, in her apartment in the city of Osaka, and after local child welfare officia... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376784&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:43 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376784&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The first extraordinary Diet session under the administration of Prime Minister Naoto Kan convened Friday, with the opposition looking to pressure the ruling coalition following the recent loss of its... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375836&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:40 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37375836&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Flower-growers in Aichi Prefecture have started campaigning to bring the International Garden and Horticulture Exposition, better known as the Flower Expo, to Aichi by around 2020. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376786&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:34 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376786&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 In the spotlight: Japan hurler Yuki Saito pitches against South Korea in the opening round of the World University Baseball Championship on Friday at Jingu Stadium. Japan won 4-0. KYODO PHOTOS http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376788&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:28 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376788&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 "It's not desirable to prolong the half-dead monetary policy and I hope to normalize it when possible," then-Gov. Masaru Hayami said at a June 28 meeting, according to transcripts of meetings from the... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376787&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:26 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376787&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 NAGASAKI (Kyodo) Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said Friday he will express misgivings about a possible nuclear cooperation agreement with India and also the government's handling of a secret atomic pac... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376717&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:23 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376717&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 DENVER (AP) Usain Bolt says that his biggest goal at the London Olympics in two years' time will be simply to win the 100 meters gold medal again, even though he believes the distance can be run in a ... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376789&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:20 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376789&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan said they will press Prime Minister Naoto Kan to shift the focus of his economic policy to growth from fiscal restraint and urge the central bank to... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376790&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:17 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376790&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 End of an era: A cyclist passes in front of Akashi Elementary School in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Monday. The school's corridors boast high ceilings and arched doors. YOSHIAKI MIURA PHOTOS http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376792&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:14 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376792&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Off the pace: Ai Miyazato plays an approach shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the Women's British Open at Royal Birkdale on Thursday. AP PHOTO http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376482&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:11 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376482&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 About 13,000 people flocked to a museum Friday in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, to see the small capsule released by the Hayabusa space probe after its seven-year round trip to the asteroid Itokawa... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376791&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:48:08 -0400 Japan Times http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376791&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 A man listed as the oldest living male in Tokyo in fact died some 30 years ago, city officials said after his body was found mummified in his bed. (July 30) http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376760&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:06:44 -0400 Yahoo! News http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37376760&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Numerous theories have surfaced for what damaged the Japanese oil tanker sailing between Oman and Iran on Thursday. 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The jobless rate c... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37372253&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:01:17 -0400 New Zealand Herald http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37372253&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 The days of forgetting where you took a photo are over. The Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5V, and several other cameras we tested recently, has built-in GPS receivers to geo-tag your shots so you can show jea... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37373603&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:34:50 -0400 Wired News http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37373603&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Buzz This Microsoft is pissed that Yahoo Japan is going with Google rather than Bing. In fact, the company is reportedly moving to block the deal from going through. Jay Yarow at Silicon Alley Ins... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37372186&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:25:44 -0400 Web Pro News http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37372186&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 TOKYO, July 30 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Japanese crude oil imports in June dropped 1.5 percent from a year earlier to 95.61 million barrels, marking the first fall in four months, the Natural Resources a... http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37373133&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:48:06 -0400 Breitbart http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37373133&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 (8306.TO) said Friday its net profit in the April-June quarter more than doubled from a year earlier thanks to strong gains from bond-trading and lower credit costs. http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37372268&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:41:05 -0400 Morning Star http://feeds.osakanews.net/?rid=37372268&cat=c4f2dd8ca8c78044