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Japanese scientists clone embryo of endangered rabbit

Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had created a cloned embryo from the dead body of an endangered species of rabbit and are hoping for a birth. The Amami rabbit, or Pentalagus furnessi, lives on only two small islands in...

Crime › 4 nabbed for aiding fugitive lawyer suspected of fleeing to Manila

Monday 17th November, 06:51 AM JST OSAKA — Four people were arrested Sunday for allegedly assisting Masumi Ogawa, a lawyer and former Osaka prefectural assemblyman wanted by police on suspicion of evading around 250 million yen...

Heavy burden for disabled people

Twenty-nine disabled people and one parent of a disabled person from eight prefectures — Tokyo, Saitama, Shiga, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Hiroshima and Fukuoka — filed lawsuits Oct. 31 with district courts in their prefectural...

Crime › 16-year-old boy dies after being dragged in hit-and-run incident in Osaka

Sunday 16th November, 04:35 PM JST OSAKA — Police arrested a 41-year-old man Sunday on suspicion of killing a 16-year-old boy in a hit-and-run incident in Tondabayashi, Osaka Prefecture. The victim, a part-time worker who lived...

Channel surf

The guest on this week's "Top Runner" (NHK-G, Monday, 12:10 a.m.), NHK's weekly interview show, is actress Aoi Miyazaki, who is playing the title role in the public broadcaster's yearlong historical drama series, "Atsuhime,"...

2 arrested in S. Idaho prostitution sting

The Associated Press • Published November 15, 2008 TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Twin Falls deputies arrested two women this week during a prostitution sting. Myeong Sook Mickley, 46, and Sun Do Chong, 57, were charged in 5th District...

Two arrested in Idaho prostitution sting

04:55 PM MST on Saturday, November 15, 2008 Associated Press TWIN FALLS -- Twin Falls deputies arrested two women this week during a prostitution sting. Myeong Sook Mickley, 46, and Sun Do Chong, 57, were charged in 5th...

Rochester and Osaka in Anglo-Japanese fashion show

The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) at Rochester and the Ueda College of Fashion in Osaka will present an Anglo-Japanese fashion show in East London on 28 November between 7 and 8pm. Members of the public and media are...

Technology › Kyocera to build new plant to more than double solar cell output

Saturday 15th November, 04:54 AM JST OSAKA — Kyocera Corp said Friday it will open a plant in Shiga Prefecture with total floor space of 68,000 square meters, one of the company’s largest manufacturing facilities in Japan, to...

OEFF marks 15th year

The Osaka European Film Festival, running until Dec. 5, is one of the largest film events of its kind in Asia, and will offer a special opportunity for movie enthusiasts in the Kansai region next weekend to enjoy some premium...

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