Japanese students petition to abolish nuclear arms
| TOKYO - A group of high school students in Tokyo are collecting signatures from people to support a world without nuclear arms to submit to the review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Tre...

Soccer: Gamba frustrated by Henan in ACL draw+
SUITA, Japan, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Gamba Osaka had to be content with a share of the spoils as the J-League side were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Henan Jianye of China in the Asian Champions...

JFA rules 'two's a crowd' for a penalty kick
TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) - Two J-League players who elaborately combined to take a penalty at the weekend were deemed to have broken the rules, Japanese officials said on Wednesday. However, the J-Le...

Japan's confirmation of secret pacts doesn't hurt ties: US
Washington: The United States does not think that the Japanese government's confirmation of secret bilateral pacts on nuclear arms and other issues will affect relations between the two countries, a s...

US plays down impact of Japan probe into US nukes
| THE United States overnight it did not expect serious harm to ties with Japan after the new center-left government in Tokyo lifted the lid on past nuclear and military deals with Washington. | The U...

ACL Matchday Two Preview - East Asia: Pohang Steelers Look To Get Back On Track
The champs want to bounce back... | Share | Pohang Steelers will strive to get their AFC Champions league title defence back on track on Wednesday when they host first-timers Sanfrecce Hiroshima, two ...

Parental privilege
| The portrait of Elizabeth I (, 5 March) shows her holding what appears to me (as a biologist) to be a slow worm, or legless lizard, not a snake. The head and its scales are characteristic. This nati...

Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
| TOKYO — Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allowed American nuclear-armed war...

Researchers cultivate mouse intestines from stem cells+
NARA, Japan, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A group of Japanese researchers said Wednesday they have succeeded in cultivating the intestines of a mouse from stem cells. | It is the first time an organ h...

Students collect anti-nuke signatures for New York conference+
TOKYO, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A group of high school students in Tokyo are collecting signatures from people to support a world without nuclear arms to submit to the review conference of the Nuc...

Toyota, Japan Inc. need strategic gear change
| I was in Washington, D.C., recently while congressional hearings were held into the massive recalls announced by Toyota Motor Corp. | I sensed that public sentiment in the United States was rapidly ...

U.S. doesn't see Japan's confirmation of secret pacts hurting ties+
WASHINGTON, March 9 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The United States does not expect the Japanese government's confirmation Tuesday of secret bilateral pacts on nuclear arms and other issues to affect relations,...

Japan confirms Cold War-era secret nuclear pacts with US
'It's a good thing for democracy, given that previous governments have been telling blunt lies to the public' | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | TOKYO: Japan confirmed for the first time on Tuesday the exi...

Japanese government confirms "secret" pacts with the US (Roundup)
| Tokyo - A foreign ministry panel confirmed Tuesday that secret pacts between Japan and the United States on nuclear arms existed in the Cold War era. | The first revelation by the Japanese governmen...

US says 'faithfully honored' Japan agreements
| Picture taken on January 6, 1972 of Japanese prime minister Eisaku Sato (L)... | The United States said Tuesday it has been faithful to agreements with Japan but declined comment on findings that it...

US says 'faithfully honored' Japan agreements
| WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States said Tuesday it has been faithful to agreements with Japan but declined comment on findings that it quietly brought nuclear weapons onto the allied nation&...

Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US
| Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada listens to a reporter's question... | Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a press conference... | Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, l...

Gov't has cheated A-bomb survivors: Nagasaki mayor+
NAGASAKI, March 9 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said Tuesday the Japanese government has cheated atomic-bombing survivors by concealing Japan- U.S. secret pacts on nuclear arms for ...