Форум "Fushigi Nippon - Загадочная Япония"

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А теперь первая порция :)

1. Anticipating our future with robots (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080119td.html);
2. Brewing sake amid a cacophony of miracles (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fg20080118a1.html);
3. Tchaikovsky medalists tour Japan (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fq20080118a1.html);
4. Paper Airplane Set to Soar from Space Station (http://inventorspot.com/articles/origami_rules_paper_airplane_set_9997);
5. Canadian garden of unity and reconciliation (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080119a1.html)

Небольшое добавление: уже отобранные для перевода статьи зачёркиваются.
Свеженькие :)

1. People keep their eyes on the TV screen (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080120pb.html);
2. 'Three ecologies' pioneer fought Japan's rape of nature (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080120rp.html);
3. Some good ideas, but can he do it? (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080120a1.html).

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1. Five regions suffer downturns (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080122a1.html);
2. Weak yen will trump prints row for tourists (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080122zg.html);
3. Trouble on two wheels; moving out (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080122kj.html);
4. Making day care fit real needs (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20080122a1.html).

1. Koreans' remains return from Japan 60 years after war (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080123/wl_afp/japanskoreawwiihistory)
2. Stray cats captivated by couple's efforts to help (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080126a2.html)
3. Tied-up toys the latest accessory for submissive cellphones (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080128p2g00m0dm007000c.html)
4. The girl in the corner (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20080124r1.html)
5. Chocolate bugs a fright and delight (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080125f1.html)
6. Nikon's full-frame camera aims at the 'Canonistas' (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20080123a1.html)

1. Japanese women are sexually sick as they come (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080129p2g00m0dm003000c.html)
2. Wanton women cry that men jerk their shot and miss the real target (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080131p2g00m0dm014000c.html)
3. Life term sought for yakuza gunman (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080129p2a00m0na005000c.html)
4. In shadow of nuclear North Korea, Japan and U.S. rush to erect anti-missile shield (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080129p2a00m0na009000c.html)

Сегодня пухленький список ::)
1. New magazine takes aim at wrongful convictions (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080201f2.html)
2. Slow Life, Slow Sex: Going through the motions of the human orgasm (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080202p2a00m0na026000c.html)
3. Health center refused to conduct tests on dumplings that made woman ill (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080202p2a00m0na008000c.html)
4. China's biggest stars struggle in Rockets win (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sk20080204a1.html)
5. A farce of a presidential race (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080204a2.html)
6. Monk, Green elected to Hall (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sf20080204a1.html)
7. Patriots face new spying allegations (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sf20080204a2.html)
8. For Russia and Japan, bad blood not as thick as it seems (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080204ve.html)
9. Internet firm draws penalty for bogus tax refund claim (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080204a5.html)

1. Crown Princess Masako criticized over ritzy dining habits (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080205p2a00m0na004000c.html)
2. 'Mobile phone sommelier' latest symptom of Japan's quirky qualification craze (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080204p2g00m0dm018000c.html)
3. She-male flicks peel off perverted packaging, provide professional polish (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080205p2g00m0dm004000c.html)
4. Making the best students brighter (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080205a1.html)
5. Mother-and-child health care (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080205a2.html)
6. Tsukiji too popular to function (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080205f1.html)
7. Kanagawa to keep tracking anti-anthem instructors (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080205a3.html)
8. Hepatitis C victims settle lawsuits filed against state (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080205a2.html)

1. Don't risk rubbing your gal the wrong way with second-rate sex toys from China (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080209p2g00m0dm004000c.html)
2. Bushido craze makes samurai style the talk of the town (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080208p2g00m0dm007000c.html)
3. Avoid hysteria over food (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080211a1.html)
4. Evessa maintain lead in Western Conference (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sk20080211b1.html)
5. Obara's power-play goal lifts Seibu to title (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20080211a1.html)

1. U.S. warship Nimitz makes port call in Sasebo (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080212a7.html)
2. Hokkaido gov't to punish G8 official for fraternizing with contractor (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080212a5.html)
3. Ministry considers emission curbs on traffic magnets (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080212a6.html)
4. Komura vows bigger role for Japan in U.N. peacekeeping effort (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080212a3.html)
5. Hibakusha: Reminding the young about the absurdity of war (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080212p2a00m0na024000c.html)
6. Education, Osaka-style: Sneaky love hotel sets up shop next to school (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080212p2g00m0dm006000c.html)
7. Former hikikomori uses karate to beat the life into other social recluses (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080211p2g00m0dm008000c.html)

1. Pollution in China: Introducing Japan's smoke-control technology (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080213p2a00m0na037000c.html)
2. Hibakusha: Defying the odds to become a professional baseball player (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080213p2a00m0na035000c.html)
3. Reducing accidental deaths in hospitals (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080213a1.html)
4. Papermakers' recycling lies (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080213a2.html)
5. Let science empower you (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fe20080213rh.html)
6. Casio unveils its speediest camera; and every home gets its very own fireplace (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20080213pc.html)
7. Hokkaido G8 chief breaks ethics code (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080213a8.html)

1. Incident that inflames (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080214a1.html)
2. Violence in sumo training (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080214a2.html)
3. Why is the Pentagon begging for billions? (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080214gd.html)
4. Japonesia is valuable alternative to mainstream (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080214f3.html)
5. Hatoyama starts debate on lowering legal age (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080214a3.html)
6. Suginami using ticket system to create child-friendly ward (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080214f2.html)
7. Former Maruhachi chairman held over stock manipulation (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080214a4.html)

1. Sweets for your sweetheart? How about sweet FA! (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080214p2g00m0dm021000c.html)
2. Here's how, Hiroshi: Eager gals give guys their sexpert opinions (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080216p2g00m0dm002000c.html)
3. Death of a terrorist (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080216a2.html)
4. In the land of the statistically speaking (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080216td.html)
5. Teaching skills pave road to self-reliance (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080216a1.html)
6. Another trauma for East Timor (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080216a1.html)
7. Gravity and its effects on teaching (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080216cz.html)
8. Report increases hepatitis C exposure cases to 8,896 (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080216a3.html)
9. Class hours to increase in curriculum turnaround (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080216a2.html)

1. Australia's historic apology (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080218a2.html)
2. Sorenstam ends title drought (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sg20080218a1.html)
3. Akimoto captures 66-kg title (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20080218a4.html)
4. Dravnel insists photos of De La Hoya are real (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20080218a2.html)
5. Nishikori blazes to Delray final round (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/st20080218a1.html)
6. Okada's men held against North Korea (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sw20080218a1.html)
7. U.S. begins to count cost of global warming (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080218d1.html)
8. The IMF as a global financial anchor (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080218a1.html)
9. Probe begins into unauthorized takeoff attempt at Chitose (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080218a2.html)
10. Second-half surge leads Rothlin to win (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20080218a1.html)
11. Fukuda may sound out Lee on free-trade pact (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080218a5.html)
12. Climate change, rising energy costs cloud security, geopolitical horizons (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080218d3.html)
13. Facing off in family court (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080218a1.html)
14. Experts push global health initiatives for G8 summit (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080218a3.html)

1. North Korea's progress falters (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080219a1.html)
2. The next BOJ governor (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080219a2.html)
3. Fukuda and Ozawa plotting (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080219a1.html)
4. Sitting out but standing tall (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080219zg.html)
5. Takahiko Nakayama (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080219jk.html)

1. Should Japan's teachers stand up for the national anthem? (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080219vf.html)
2. MSDF destroyer should have taken measures to prevent collision with fishing boat  (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080220p2a00m0na005000c.html)
3. The sordid story of the Kawasaki Love Hotel Murder (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080219p2g00m0dm003000c.html)
4. Chasing out rich foreigners (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080220dh.html)
5. Tyranny will be the biggest winner at the Beijing Games (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080220a2.html)
6. Kosovo is born (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080220a1.html)
7. Nature tour turns sour as we see 'endangered' prey killed (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fe20080220mb.html)
8. 'Streetfighter IV' leads the coin-op charge (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20080220a1.html)
9. Obstacles to overcome in the development of a concert of Asia-Pacific democracies (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080220bc.html)
10. The Blog from Another Dimension (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20080220br.html)

1. MSDF in troubled waters (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080221a1.html)
2. Improving the day laborer's lot (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080221a2.html)
3. Preventing future nuclear catastrophes (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080221a1.html)

1. Beware Kosovo's offspring (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080222rt.html)
2. Manga road runner sprints to big screen (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20080222a3.html)

1. Stormy weather leaves at least three dead (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080225a1.html)
2. Think tank pushes stronger stand on Russian-held islands (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080225a6.html)
3. Suits planned over vaccine-induced hepatitis B (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080225a4.html)
4. Down to one DVD format (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080225a2.html)
5. Fuel to the fire in Okinawa (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080225kh.html)
6. Legendary Koufax assists Mets during spring training session (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20080225a1.html)
7. G7's changing world and the need for microeconomic steps (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080225jp.html)

1. Wanted: world's best minds (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080227a1.html)
2. Osaka governor stays popular even as doubts mount (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080227a4.html)
3. Yakuza drug-runner facing life term bolts from hospital (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080227f1.html)
4. TV coverage of stir over Iwate's 'nude' festival worth 5 billion yen (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080226p2a00m0na032000c.html)

1. Compartmentalizing Japanese using prefectural stereotypes (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080302pb.html)
2. Inviting Big Brother along for the ride (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20080302pl.html)
3. 'Mr. Cute' shares his wisdoms and wit (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080302x3.html)
4. Verbal and visual tributes to the poetry of Santoka (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fb20080302a1.html)

1. Japan's gray jail birds no spring chickens (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080306p2g00m0dm016000c.html)
2. Tokyo teacher reveals the less-obvious benefits of a good screw (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080305p2g00m0dm002000c.html)

1. Arnie sets Tiger straight; Woods in first-place tie (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sg20080317a1.html)
2. Fukuda Cabinet support rate off to record 33.4% (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080317a3.html)
3. Onfield results, off-field strife behind Osieck's sudden firing (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20080317am.html)
4. Punishing bureaucratic neglect (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080317a2.html)
5. Padres beat Dodgers to wrap up exhibition series in China (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20080317a2.html)
6. Five Arrows putting on aerial show (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sk20080317b1.html)
7. Reds sack Osieck after slow start (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sj20080317a1.html)
8. Tainted 'gyoza' poisoning bilateral ties (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080317fc.html)
9. Marquinhos double sinks Tokyo Verdy (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sj20080317a2.html)

1. Figuring out 'cleaning fees' (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080318a1.html)
2. Sentimental barrier to economic growth (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080318a1.html)
3. Hey grandma, thanks for all your genmai grub (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20080318ks.html)
4. Privacy vs. Juki Net (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080318a2.html)
5. Have your say (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080318a2.html)
6. Pocket bells (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20080318wh.html)
7. Time to boost domestic demand (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080318a1.html)
8. Police in dock over rape (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080318zg.html)
9. Man to hang for slaying two relatives (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080318a5.html)
10. Asashoryu overpowers Ama (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ss20080318b1.html)
11. Docomo, Fujitsu lodge Softbank handset gripe (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080318n1.html)
12. Scales of justice: Legal system looks for right balance of lawyers (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080318i1.html)
13. Seniors benefiting from animal therapy (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080318f1.html)
14. McBride's header carries Fulham (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sc20080318a1.html)
15. Ruling bloc puts naming of new BOJ chief on hold (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080318a1.html)

1. Japanese climber leaves for Everest in quest to become world's oldest climber, again (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080320p2a00m0na036000c.html)
2. A sip of sake in shitamachi (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fg20080321rs.html)
3. Cherry blossom afternoon tea at Tokyo's top hotels (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20080321ho.html)
4. Eager employers think outside the box for peon-pleasing perks (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080321p2g00m0dm013000c.html)

1. Japan's Keystone cops shamed by cunning couple's DIY panty thief trap (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080325p2g00m0dm005000c.html)
2. Fukuda's pain is Aso's gain (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080325a2.html)
3. Pioneering women's center in Osaka slated for closure (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080325zg.html)
4. Snack mama Hiroko Mito (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080325jk.html)
5. Airfares for instruments rile musicians (http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200803250089.html)
6. Japan needs to be 'proactive' diplomatic player (http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/japan-needs-to-be-proactive-diplomatic-player)
7. Schooling a challenge for Princess Masako and Aiko (http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/schooling-a-challenge-for-princess-masako-and-aiko)

1. Prolonged unrest in Tibet could unravel China's monocracy (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080327bc.html)
2. Maki Rinka at SXSW: My music works with alcohol (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20080327r3.html)
3. Music's greatest theme park (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20080327r1.html)
4. Ketchup Mania: Austin's f**king crazy! (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20080327r4.html)
5. Tokyo's tidal wave of art (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20080327a1.html)
6. Detached or mundane? (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20080327a2.html)
7. Seeding the nuclear renaissance (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080327a1.html)

1. Research on some research (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080329td.html)
2. Welcome to Milkland (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080329cz.html)
3. Eco designs and the power of beans (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080329a1.html)
4. Flaws in criminal justice (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080329hc.html)
5. Court sides with Oe over mass suicides (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080329a1.html)
6. Sharks close in on division title (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20080329a1.html)
7. Panel calls for direct producer contracts for Defense Ministry (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080329a4.html)
8. Mitsubishi Heavy to proceed with regional jet development (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080329a1.html)
9. Emobile starts wireless voice service (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080329a5.html)
10. JFE Steel, Nippon Steel ranked biggest emitters (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080329a6.html)

1. Japan Post Bank looks to end cap on deposits (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080331a2.html)
2. Land prices up for a second year (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080331a2.html)
3. Fukuda to keep up fight on road taxes (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080331a1.html)
4. Japan urged to craft effective technology-sharing program (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080331a4.html)
5. Company falsified data on bridge component (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080331a3.html)
6. Election observers deploy in Nepal (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080331a7.html)
7. The vacancy at the BOJ and the merits of emptiness (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080331jp.html)
8. Dominating the headwaters (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080331a1.html)
9. Asbestos-victim benefits to run out (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080331a6.html)

1. Japan's tragic 'Titanic of Turkey' (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080413x3.html)

1. Booming popularity doubles accident rate at Tokyo's Mt. Takao (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080414p2a00m0na028000c.html)
2. Train companies close doors on men's only carriages, giving free pass to groping scams (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080414p2g00m0dm002000c.html)

1. Mr. Mung; being big in Japan (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080415aj.html)
2. Method in the madness? (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080415zg.html)
3. No need for nationwide fitness test (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080415a1.html)
4. Farmers being shortchanged / People pilfering vegetables from unmanned produce stands (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080415TDY03105.htm)

1. Who needs a gym when you have Chocoball's 'station bento' sexercise workout? (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080417p2g00m0dm020000c.html)
2. The Great Japan Beer Festival, the Grand Hyatt hits 5, and Cantonese cuisine at the Mandarin Oriental (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20080418ho.html)
3. 'Maiko' fever strikes Kyoto (http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200804180064.html)

1. A disturbing sign of wildlife (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080419cz.html)
2. Putting faces on the subculture crowd (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080419a1.html)
3. New sex services hold out a healthy helping hand to halt those mean metabolic blues (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080419p2g00m0dm001000c.html)

1. Fishy financial dealings leave notorious hostess club doyenne 'The Piranha' in hot water (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080421p2g00m0dm006000c.html)
2. Notes on 'Later Term Elderly People Medical Treatment' joke (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080421pb.html)
3. Multifunctional electronic dictionaries on the rise (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/20080421TDY07301.htm)

1. New clutch of Tokyo panty flashing bars offer the best view in the house (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080422p2g00m0dm005000c.html)
2. Japanese family, monk detained on Malaysia Olympic torch leg (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080421/ap_on_re_as/olympic_torch_212)

1. Meji Period 'Demon of Painting' looked West (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20080424a1.html)
2. Hiding in Japan are the world's best attended exhibitions (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fa20080424ec.html)
3. Japanese editorial excerpts (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D907VCMO0&show_article=1)
4. Japan, EU agree on ambitious approach to global warming problem (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080423p2a00m0na026000c.html)

1. Japan government vows to press on after election blow (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080428/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticsvote)
2. Gov't to grant decorations to 4,000 people including 51 foreigners (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90B54580&show_article=1)
3. Tokyo's cat cafes offer serenity in the city (http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0425/p20s01-woap.html#)
4. Hunger in a world of plenty (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080429a1.html)
5. Passionate about art, beholden to no one (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20080429a5.html)
6. Yasujiro Tanaka (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080429jk.html)
7. Luxury fashion finds a friend (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20080429a3.html)

1. Japan war shrine film stirs free speech debate (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080503/ap_on_re_as/japan_war_shrine_film)
2. To Gaijin Hell you'll go! (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080503cz.html)
3. Rain or shine, Disney's parade rolls on (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080503a2.html)
4. Japan worker in 780,000 porn hits (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7379742.stm)
5. Japan Airlines net profit twice as big as expected (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080502/ts_afp/japanairlinecompanyearningsjal)

1. From terror to parking cars (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080511t2.html)
2. Work to be fit! Fit to do work (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080511t1.html)
3. What to do when the little man won't rise to the occasion (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080510p2a00m0na015000c.html)
4. Education ministry seeks budget hike to over 5% of GDP for next 10 years (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080511TDY03301.htm)
5. This Mob Is Big in Japan (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050902544.html)
6. Hiranuma wants Fukuda to boycott Beijing Olympics opening ceremony (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90J6I1G0&show_article=1)

1. Hopes of silence in Tokyo undergo brutal assault (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20080513ks.html)
2. Narked nurses take musical revenge on worsening workplaces (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080513p2g00m0dm008000c.html)
3. Give me pubic hair, or give me death! (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080512p2g00m0dm002000c.html)
4. Health-conscious Japanese women are running in style (http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/12/arts/fshoji.php)

1. Chubby checker: the machine that measures your fat (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20080514pc.html)
2. Secret sex services in Japan's gadget land? Nerd is the word! (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080514p2g00m0dm003000c.html)
3. So how exactly do you eat an eel? (http://www.gadling.com/2008/05/13/big-in-japan-so-how-exactly-do-you-eat-an-eel/print/)
4. Japanese Internet Satellite Hits 1.2Gbps (http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20080513/tc_pcworld/145801)
5. Japan mulling Fukuda's participation in U.N. food summit in Rome (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90L6MKO1&show_article=1)
6. Russia's oil treasure shows signs of decline (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080514a3.html)

1. Japan Schools, Tokyo Lack Preparation for Major Quake (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aft8N5eZzA5M&refer=japan)
2. Chemical used in plastic products a threat to babies (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080514p2a00m0na024000c.html)
3. Naughty schoolgirls serve up 'espressos' to go at 'encounter cafes' (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080515p2g00m0dm014000c.html)

1. Wannabe idol Asuka Sawamoto squeals that bottom-baring antics attracted police spanking (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080516p2g00m0dm011000c.html)
2. Fight vs. apartheid through foreign eyes (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20080516i1.html)
3. R&B queen Double adds jewel to crown (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20080516a1.html)
4. Disabled by playing it foolishly (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20080516a3.html)
5. Measuring a thing called 'closure' (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20080516a2.html)

1. Blue-eared dancing koala a pop hit in Japan (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/16/2246623.htm)
2. GI's confined to quarters, but Okinawa's sex spots say the show must go on (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080517p2g00m0dm002000c.html)

1. An ode to the loser (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080518t2.html)
2. Smashed schoolgirl wrecks underage hostess racket (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080517p2g00m0dm003000c.html)
3. Early-years English lessons seen ineffective (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080518TDY01301.htm)
4. Half of workers feel pinch (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080518a2.html)

1. Japan puts claim to disputed islands on school curriculum (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080518/wl_asia_afp/japanskoreadiplomacydispute_080518063045)
2. 97% of new college grads find jobs (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080519b3.html)
3. The lewd abides on Paradise TV's new strip bowling challenge (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080519p2g00m0dm006000c.html)
4. Japan, S. Korea agree to work together on N. Korea nuke issue (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90OFPU00&show_article=1)
5. Tokyo evacuates 16,000 to defuse wartime bomb (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080518/wl_nm/japan_dud_dc)

1. Lifelines to the past (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080520aj.html)
2. Wielding four-kanji phrases surest way to fluency (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20080520a1.html)
3. Home-schooling on the rise (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20080520a4.html)
4. Anti-crime color balls (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20080520wh.html)
5. Hidden dangers of the sleazy life leave porn director feeling blue (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080520p2g00m0dm001000c.html)
6. Narita airport marks 30th anniversary amid toughening competition (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90P5Q0O0&show_article=1)

1. Hiking Japan's ancient forests (http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/travel/story.html?id=5ba440e6-e270-49fb-8c70-5adfef759662)
2. First archival studies graduate course starts (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/nn20080521f2.html)
3. Korean teachers demand apology from Japan over Dokdo claim  (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2008/05/21/86/0301000000AEN20080521002200315F.HTML)
4. Japan enacts 1st law allowing for military space use (http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/japan-enacts-1st-law-allowing-for-militaery-space-use)
5. Between the Constitution and Kimigayo (http://www.japantoday.com/category/book-reviews/view/between-the-constituion-and-kimigayo)
6. A nature sanctuary for the ages (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fe20080521mb.html)
7. Twitter launch in Japanese a boon for microblogging (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20080521a1.html)
8. Banning children from having mobile phones is no solution (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080521p2a00m0na023000c.html)

1. Japan horrormeister scares up a family thriller (http://www.reuters.com/article/reviewsNews/idUSN2017390120080520)
2. Gynecologists laboring over how to deal with painful 'monster husbands' (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080521p2a00m0na031000c.html)
3. Educational Renaissance / Nationalities mingle at unified schools (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/language/20080522TDY14101.htm)
4. Chocolate kiss made bitter after distracted driver plows down pedestrian (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080522p2g00m0dm011000c.html)
5. Japan cracks down on virus with copyright law (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/05/21/financial/f130520D58.DTL&feed=rss.business)

1. The dams must go on (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080523a2.html)
2. Shinbashi fetes its geisha culture (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fq20080523a2.html)
3. Japan to provide rice aid to ease global food crisis (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080522p2a00m0na015000c.html)

1. Can Japan's buildings survive big quake? (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/features/science/20080524TDY04303.htm)
2. Love hotels tell tales (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080524p2g00m0dm005000c.html)
3. 25% of school reinforcement subsidies used for other purposes in Japan (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90RG3G01&show_article=1)
4. Difficult times for business (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080524a1.html)
5. Not going anywhere in Tokyo (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080524td.html)

1. Sonoko (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080525x1.html)
2. The poetic power of skepticism (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fb20080525dr.html)
3. Apartment orgy's popularity brings about its demise (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080524p2g00m0dm014000c.html)
4. What he's thinking when he doesn't want to make love (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080524p2a00m0na028000c.html)
5. Professor says active fault lies beneath nuclear facility (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90SAR3GJ&show_article=1)

1. Lolita 'cafes' promote underage sex (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080525t1.html)
2. Sekiguchi Gomei: Peaceful way of the samurai (http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailfeatures.asp?fileid=20080526.W04&irec=3)
3. Second wind for cigarette sales (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080526kh.html)
4. What Can Students Possibly Learn from Yasukuni? (http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200805/200805260023.html)

1. Osamu Miyawaki (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080527jk.html)
2. Home alone (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20080527a3.html)
3. Mastery of kanji takes time to build, just like Rome (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20080527a1.html)
4. Japanese skier Miura reaches summit of Mt. Everest at age 75 (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080526p2a00m0na036000c.html)
5. Japanese bondage documentary 'Bakushi' knot suitable for faint-hearted (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080527p2g00m0dm004000c.html)
6. Japanese website reunites pet families (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080526/lf_nm_life/japan_pets_dc_1)

1. Are young males losing interest in commercial sex? (http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/are-young-males-losing-interest-in-commercial-sex)
2. Behind the failure of the Japanese economy (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080528hs.html)
3. Fukuda pledges to double official development assistance to Africa (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080528p2a00m0na020000c.html)
4. Colorful cowboy strums suicidal tendencies away with his song (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080528p2g00m0dm003000c.html)
5. Suicides in Japan certain to top 30,000 for 10th straight year (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/suicides-in-japan-certain-to-top-30000-for-10th-straight-year)
6. Qigong master arrested over alleged 38 mil. yen tax evasion (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90UDH5O0&show_article=1)
7. Japan urges limiting kids' cell phones (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j0ZfH01CDEnFxFiob3YOhhF6UuBQD90U2V8O0)

1. Nakamura Ataru Teams Up With Kitaro (http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2008/05/29/nakamura_ataru_teams_up_with_kitaro.shtml)
2. Girls and women: first casualties in wartime (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080529a2.html)
3. Japan reluctant to support total ban on cluster bombs (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080528p2a00m0na030000c.html)
4. Pernicious patients leave harried healers in hospital hell (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080529p2g00m0dm021000c.html)

1. Japan's oil imports jump 20.9% in April (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D90VPE280&show_article=1)
2. Lecherous landlord's 'payment in kind' contract proves legally leaky (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080530p2g00m0dm005000c.html)
3. Tokyo dating cafe manager arrested, 31 girls questioned (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080529p2a00m0na014000c.html)
4. Japan to support draft convention to totally ban cluster bombs (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080530p2a00m0na001000c.html)
5. Aged sake from distillery in Chiba packs 20 years of flavor (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fg20080530d2.html)
6. A dreamlike escape (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20080530a1.html)
7. Mr. Fukuda's vision (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080530a1.html)
8. Japan to Launch Initiative to Limit Teen Cell Phone Use (http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1406877/japan_to_launch_initiative_to_limit_teen_cell_phone_use/)
8. Multilingual signs announce smoking ban (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080530TDY02201.htm)
10. Murakami aims to find harmonious balance between globalism and regionalism (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080529p2a00m0na018000c.html)

1. JSF given new high-tech swimsuits (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/so20080531a1.html)
2. Shape of Coca-Cola bottle wins official trademark registration in Japan after court fight (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080530p2a00m0na026000c.html)
3. Japan needs to win Asian trust for defense policy (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D910BV180&show_article=1)

1. 'Single' mothers in benefits scam (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080601t2.html)
2. Hospitals get violent (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080601t3.html)
3. Taichi Kokubun living with new girlfriend (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/taichi-kokubun-living-with-new-girlfriend)
4. Nagoya subway line to introduce women-only carriages at night to thwart gropers (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080531p2a00m0na030000c.html)
5. Banning kids from mobile phones bound to ring in trouble (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080531p2a00m0na025000c.html)
6. Gal-Moji, Japanese highschool girls’ leetspeak (http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/06/01/gal-moji-japanese-highschool-girls-leetspeak/)
7. Slain woman alive during police visit (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080601a4.html)
8. Astonishing by design (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080601x1.html)
9. Seatbelt, elderly sign law goes into force (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080601a5.html)
10. Butter shortage bites into production of popular 'eel pie' (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080531p2a00m0na032000c.html)
11. Japan's tubby tipplers drink a toast to no-sugar beers (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080531p2a00m0na028000c.html)
12. Tumultuous times in Tokyo for businessmen who love hotels (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080531p2g00m0dm003000c.html)

1. Fifth most peaceful nation (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080602a1.html)
2. Family Mart releases snack-flavored rice balls (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080602p2a00m0na010000c.html)
3. Fukuda leaves for Europe for talks ahead of next month's G8 summit (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080602p2a00m0na003000c.html)
4. Cram school for adults to teach common sense (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080602p2g00m0dm002000c.html)
5. Public schools designated as 'community schools' surge in 3 years (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D911MBJ80&show_article=1)
6. Documentary director expresses condolences for Ako Kawada (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/documentary-director-expresses-condolences-for-ako-kawada)
7. Nissan releases new Teana luxury sedan (http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/nissan-releases-new-teana-luxury-sedan)
8. 2-yr-old boy drowns in drain while parents are in comic cafe (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/2-year-old-boy-drowns-in-drain-while-parents-in-comic-cafe-in-miyazaki)

1. Yon-sama Fever Still Burning (http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2008/06/03/yonsama_fever_still_burning.shtml)
2. 'Innocent rate' at 1st trial hits decade-high 2.9% in 2007 (http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/innocent-rate-at-1st-trial-hits-decade-high-29-in-2007)
3. Twilight of cluster bombs (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080603a1.html)
4. Shaking Japan to the very core (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080603a1.html)
5. Hard work begins once Japan signs child-abduction treaty (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080603zg.html)
6. Why do you think Japan's suicide rate is so high? (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080603vf.html)
7. Ruling parties eye changes to health plan (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080603TDY01305.htm)
8. Accident website a glaring failure (http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200806020257.html)

1. Porn producers look for more daring locations (http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/porn-producers-look-for-more-daring-locations)
2. Many hospitals found to be reusing blood-collecting devices in Japan (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9130PIO0&show_article=1)
3. Vertically challenged volleyballers find secret weapon in underwear (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080604p2g00m0dm006000c.html)
4. Astronauts get ready for installation of Japan's giant space station lab (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080603p2a00m0na024000c.html)
5. Japan says Chinese are now country's No. 1 minority (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080603p2a00m0na025000c.html)
6. Yakuza gunned down in Tokyo shooting (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080604p2a00m0na005000c.html)
7. Cluster bomb ban is a good start (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080604gd.html)
8. Get your ergo on for summer (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20080604pc.html)
9. Severe sentence for assassin (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080604a2.html)
10. National Geographic Launches Web Site in Japan (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080603006275&newsLang=en)
11. US to tighten visa restrictions for Europe, Japan (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080603/ts_alt_afp/useutradetravelsecurity_080603151231)
12. Owner fixes ID card to cigarette machine to win back customers (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080604p2a00m0na003000c.html)

1. Kitakyushu cops` indiscretions come under scrutiny (http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/kitakyushu-cops%e2%80%99-indiscretions-come-under-scrutiny)
2. 2 armed robbers met 'via crime Web site' (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080605TDY02304.htm)
3. In warming war, Japanese urged to bathe faster (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24953611/)
4. Japanese TV star is the world’s most popular blogger by Guinnes Records (http://asiajin.com/blog/2008/06/05/japanese-tv-star-is-the-worlds-most-popular-blogger-by-guinnes-records/)
5. Quake warms Japan-China ties (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080605fc.html)
6. NHK reporter faces punishment for plagiarizing article (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080605p2a00m0na004000c.html)
7. Tokyo Gov. Ishihara enthusiastic about hosting 2016 Olympics (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D913N1380&show_article=1)

1. Japan recognises indigenous people (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080606/wl_asia_afp/japannativerights)
2. Japanese TV host is world's busiest (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080605/ap_on_fe_st/odd_japan_busiest_tv_host_2)
3. Clearing the air: guides decipher Japan's teen talk (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080605/lf_nm_life/japan_language_dc_1)
4. Rare bird flies off endangered list (http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200806050098.html)
5. Habitual criminal only known as detainee 'No. 57' sent to prison again (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080606p2a00m0na009000c.html)
6. Miura returns to hero's welcome after climbing Mt Everest at 75 (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080606p2a00m0na008000c.html)
7. New flick shows prison wardens walk a tightrope serving as "crutches" for death row inmates (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080606p2g00m0dm001000c.html)
8. Mobile monolith DoCoMo cosies up to customers to try to turn round flagging fortunes (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080605p2g00m0dm018000c.html)
9. Fukuda joins 'Cool Biz' campaign, gives up wearing ties (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D914BVEO0&show_article=1)

1. Big Weekend for Japanese Movies (http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2008/06/09/big_weekend_for_japanese_movies.shtml)
2. Japanese man 'sick and tired of life' goes on rampage in Tokyo, killing seven (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4089998.ece)
3. Kasumigaseki officials best 'pub taxi' clients (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080608TDY03103.htm)
4. G-8 to fight oil prices with conservation, new technology; calls for increased production (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080609p2a00m0na008000c.html)
5. Military Supercomputer Sets Record (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/technology/09petaflops.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)
6. Akihabara stabbing spree shocks Japan (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080609p2a00m0na001000c.html)
7. Baby boomers beat the old age blues with a pricey cruise (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080607p2g00m0dm023000c.html)
8. Trouble teacher collared for trespassing (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080607p2g00m0dm020000c.html)
9. Panasonic develops new fluorescent bulbs that last for 13,000 hours (http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/panasonic-develops-new-fluorescent-bulbs-that-last-for-13000-hours)

1. Japanese women thrive in Bay Area arts scene (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/09/BAM110PROV.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea)
2. X Japan World Tour Postponed (http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2008/06/10/x_japan_world_tour_postponed.shtml)
3. Japanese search for new swimsuits (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7434159.stm)
4. Japanese culture blossoms in class for seniors (http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_9443436?nclick_check=1)
5. Japanese astronaut Hoshide says he will miss space (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080610p2a00m0na007000c.html)
6. Tabloids U-turn on convicted killer as list of mental health problems lengthens (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080610p2g00m0dm006000c.html)
7. Japan stresses 'action for action' to solve N. Korea abductions (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D916V0B02&show_article=1)
8. Fukuda's climate plan termed insufficient to draw good G-8 results (http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/fukudas-climate-plan-termed-insufficient-to-draw-good-g-8-results)

1. Amuro Namie to Perform for Avex Shareholders (http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2008/06/11/amuro_namie_to_perform_for_avex_shareholders.shtml)
2. Standing Up for Workers’ Rights in Japan (http://biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080611/1194784017879.html?.v=6)
3. Famous movie critic Haruo Mizuno dies at 76 (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080611p2a00m0na025000c.html)
4. 4 South Koreans indicted over robbery resulting in death of company president (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080611p2a00m0na018000c.html)
5. 'The Battlefield's Cheated Women' hits raw nerve with housewives (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080611p2g00m0dm005000c.html)
6. Japan's average regular gasoline price hits record-high 172 yen (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D917O1SG1&show_article=1)
7. Tokyo stocks climb on Asian stocks' rise, stronger economic data (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D917NS8G0&show_article=1)
8. Japan, N. Korea hold 1st formal bilateral talks in 9 months (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D917NQR00&show_article=1)

1. Poor households to get free digital TV tuners (http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200806120059.html)
2. 22-yr-old drunken woman held for attacking police box in Chiba (http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/22-year-old-drunken-woman-arrested-for-attacking-police-box-in-chiba)
3. Reese Witherspoon visits Japan to raise awareness of breast cancer, domestic violence (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/reese-witherspoon-visits-japan-to-raise-awareness-of-breast-cancer-domestic-violence)
4. As numbers decline in US, women's colleges boom globally (http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-womens-colleges,0,3828109.story)
5. Nationwide skepticism (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080612a2.html)
6. Condiment king Kikkoman producing another kind of sauce (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080612p2g00m0dm012000c.html)
7. Anti-Americanism at record levels worldwide, report shows (http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/anti-americanism-at-record-levels-worldwide-report-shows)
8. Travel agents launch campaign to increase overseas travelers (http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/travel-agents-launch-campaign-to-increase-overseas-travelers)

1. Japan must boost immigration - ruling party panel (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080613/wl_nm/japan_immigration_dc)
2. Let 10% of Japan be foreigners: Nakagawa (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/nn20080613a2.html)
3. Actress Yui Aragaki closes official blog (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/actress-yui-aragaki-closes-official-blog)
4. 'Oldest mammal fossil in nation' found (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080613TDY01303.htm)
5. Hygiene control was sloppy at fatal drip clinic (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080613p2a00m0na010000c.html)
6. Homeless people shut out of bus terminal in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080613p2a00m0na008000c.html)
7. Japanese happy after UK waters down English tests (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japanese-happy-after-uk-waters-down-english-tests)
8. Japan welcomes China-Taiwan dialogue, hopes for peaceful resolution (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9190OI80&show_article=1)

1. Japan, seeking trimmer citizens, decides to measure millions of waistlines (http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/13/asia/13fat.php)
2. Japan resists calls to abolish death penalty (http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/japan-resists-calls-to-abolish-death-penalty)
3. Students dish up delicious meals / Future chefs learn the skills needed at vocational school restaurant (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080614TDY15002.htm)
4. Tokyo lifts sanctions on N. Korea in return for fresh investigation on abductions (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080614p2a00m0na003000c.html)

1. Education for all (http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/education/view.php?db=1&article=20080615-142723)
2. Rural girls must flirt (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080615t2.html)
3. Salarymen don't want to see light of day (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080615t3.html)
4. Cyber attackers trying to extort money from Japanese firms by targeting Web pages (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080614p2a00m0na016000c.html)
5. Tokyo driver burned at gas pump adopts 'fill-her-up, knock-em-down' tactic (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080614p2g00m0dm013000c.html)
6. Emperor expresses sympathy for people afflicted by earthquake (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91A9T900&show_article=1)
7. Japanese astronaut Hoshide returns to Earth, ends shuttle mission (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91A8NA00&show_article=1)

1. Get into golf's virtual swing (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080615x2.html)
2. Takatsu joins S. Korea's Heroes (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20080616j2.html)
3. Thai mangosteens become the latest health fad on everyone's lips (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080616p2g00m0dm002000c.html)
4. Ainu express happiness over new indigenous resolution in traditional ceremony (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080616p2a00m0na016000c.html)

1. Animal Hamaguchi promotes Coca-Cola's new energy drink (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/animal-hamaguchi-visits-sankei-office-to-introduce-new-drink)
2. Nation's highest-ever ground acceleration recorded (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080617TDY03306.htm)
3. King Kojien dictionary knights new words (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ek20080617mn.html)
4. Earthquake sends reminder (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080617a1.html)
5. You say Nebuta, I say Neputa (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080617aj.html)
6. Is Japan more dangerous than it was 10 years ago? (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080617vf.html)
7. Half plushie frog, half musical instrument: Introducing the Keromin (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080617p2g00m0dm001000c.html)
8. Taisho Pharmaceutical to sell anti-smoking patch (http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/taisho-pharmaceutical-to-sell-anti-smoking-patch)

1. Japanese firm makes 'robotic girlfriend' (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080617/twl-japanese-firm-makes-robotic-girlfrie-41f21e0.html)
2. Fukuda visits quake devastated areas, evacuee shelters (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080618p2a00m0na018000c.html)
3. Scientists identify protein that may help fight PTSD (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080618p2a00m0na014000c.html)
4. Rag's rare ramen rings in rave reviews (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080618p2g00m0dm004000c.html)
5. Japanese, U.S. lawmakers meet for 1st official exchange program (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91C76281&show_article=1)
6. Tokyo Sky Tree unlikely to take root (http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/tokyo-sky-tree-unlikely-to-take-root)

1. Japanese warship leaves for first visit to China (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080619/wl_asia_afp/japanchinamilitarydiplomacy)
2. Fukuda to attend Beijing Olympics' opening ceremony (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080619p2a00m0na005000c.html)
3. Mah-jong enthusiasts monopolize Osaka Pref. park facility (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080619TDY03004.htm)
4. Jobless man arrested for making over 1,500 silent phone calls to court (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080619p2a00m0na008000c.html)
5. Minimum wage should be raised to 755 yen per hour: gov't (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080619p2a00m0na007000c.html)
6. Japan's first generation of 'have-it-all' women looking for one last thing: love (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/news/20080619p2g00m0dm013000c.html)
7. Kawasaki City gives foreign residents right to vote in referendums (http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/kawasaki-city-gives-foreign-residents-right-to-vote-in-referendums)
8. Suicides in Japan exceed 30,000 in 2007, with depression No. 1 cause (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/suicides-in-japan-exceed-30000-in-2007-with-depression-no-1-cause)

1. 'Hearty' potato crop delights Himeji resident (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080621p2a00m0na024000c.html)
2. Bored of the rings (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/bored-of-the-rings)
3. Politicians' books hit store shelves (http://www.japantoday.com/category/book-reviews/view/politicians-books-hit-store-shelves)
4. Limited-edition 'Dazai Osamu' sake goes on sale in Aomori (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080621p2a00m0na025000c.html)
5. Seven & i promotes use of nanaco e-money as gifts (http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/seven-i-to-promote-use-of-nanaco-e-money-as-gifts)

1. Greenpeace says Japanese members in custody (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080622/wl_asia_afp/japanwhalinggreenpeace)
2. Women drive today's car industry (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20080622sm.html)
3. Teacher to visit Pearl Harbor (http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/jun/23/teacher-to-visit-pearl-harbor/)

1. Japan grapples with 'monster parents' (http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/programguide/stories/200806/s2284031.htm)
2. Japan to mint coins featuring Tale of Genji, Iwami silver mine (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91G5BTO0&show_article=1)

1. NetTokyo to hold 4th annual charity networking event (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/nettokyo-to-hold-4th-annual-nettokyo-charity-networking-event)
2. Japan urges link between U.S. terror list and solving abductions by North Korea (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080624p2a00m0na025000c.html)
3. Magpie (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fe20080625at.html)
4. Japanese Facebook takes Model T approach (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20080625a1.html)
5. What to expect from North Korea (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20080625rc.html)
6. More doctors needed (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080625a1.html)
7. Singer Namie Amuro sues women's magazine over photos (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/singer-namie-amuro-sues-womens-magazine-over-photos)
8. Mirage shows setting sun looking like upside down sake cup (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080624p2a00m0na019000c.html)
9. Mao Asada to skate under Russian coach (http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/mao-asada-to-skate-under-russian-coach)

1. Japan punishes bureaucrats over "pub taxi" scandal (http://in.news.yahoo.com/137/20080625/362/twl-japan-punishes-bureaucrats-over-pub_1.html)
2. The Young Must Learn About the Korean War (http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200806/200806260021.html)

1. Deja vu . . . or biting the bullet train (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080705td.html)
2. The man who makes Japan rock (http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/03/fujirock.hidaka/index.html?section=cnn_latest)
3. Plan to cut convenience store hours 'playing with fire' (http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/cutting-convenience-store-hours-doesnt-bode-well-for-many)

1. Nurse war; dopey bosses; and poor hostesses (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20080706t1.html)
2. Fukuda leaves for G-8 venue in Hokkaido, set to meet Bush (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91O1S7G0&show_article=1)
3. No. of prisoners serving life terms totaled 1,670 at end of 2007 (http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/no-of-prisoners-serving-life-terms-totaled-1670-at-end-of-2007)
4. Rainy season ends in Kyushu, earlier than in average year (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91O4IU00&show_article=1)

1. Boom time for Hokkaido ski resort area (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20080708a1.html)
2. Wasabi powder - skiing Japan, hot or not? (http://blogs.smh.com.au/travel/archives/2008/07/wasabi_powder_skiing_japan_hot.html)
3. DoCoMo developing next-generation 'wearable' gadgets (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080708b2.html)
4. Japanophiles wind up in jam (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080708aj.html)
5. How green are Japan's urbanites? (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20080708a3.html)

1. Woman in Japan escapes robber with tea and chat (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_re_as/japan_tea_power)
2. Japan as number 1 (http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/07/07/japan-as-number-1/)
3. Japan leaves education legacy (http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20080709.H02&irec=1)
4. Japan's wrestlers feeling the heat ahead of Beijing (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080708/sp_wl_afp/oly2008wrestlingjpnwomen_080708010923)

1. Oita board of education may dismiss teachers (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080711TDY02304.htm)
2. Company cafeterias making comeback (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/company-cafeterias-making-comeback)
3. Rising food prices hit school lunch menus (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/rising-food-prices-hit-school-lunch-menus)

1. Pair held for arranging bogus marriages between Japanese, S Koreans (http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/pair-held-for-arranging-bogus-marriages-between-japanese-s-koreans)
2. Pregnant singer Hitomi marries actor (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/pregnant-singer-hitomi-marries-actor)
3. Too much for the G8 alone (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20080712a1.html)
4. ‘Lonely city’ guide leads Tokyo’s horny to the promised land (http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/07/12/lonely-city-guide-leads-tokyos-horny-to-the-promised-land/)

1. 12 high school students suffer heatstroke during baseball tournament (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080712p2a00m0na010000c.html)
2. Japanese households move to conservative buying amid price hikes (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91SBDQ80&show_article=1)
3. Bomb threats made ahead of screening of controversial film 'Yasukuni' in Kochi (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080712p2a00m0na008000c.html)
4. Japanese girl returns to Florence to atone for graffiti (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japanese-girl-returns-to-florence-to-atone-for-graffiti)

1. In Japan, Miss Universe highlights new idea of beauty (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080713/lf_afp/lifestyleentertainmentjapanmissuniverse_080713062222)
2. Japan's culture policy lingers in limbo (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20080713x1.html)
3. Japan wants N. Korea to hold talks on abduction reinvestigation pledge (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91TDEAO2&show_article=1)
4. Former kidnap victim Miss Venezuela takes 2008 Miss Universe crown (http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/former-kidnap-victim-miss-venezuela-takes-2008-miss-universe-crown)

1. Eriko Tamura introduces 'Heroes' (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/eriko-tamura-introduces-heroes)
2. Dancing goes to the dogs in canine-crazy Japan (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080714/lf_nm_life/japan_dogs_dc_1)

1. Shades, masks may be banned at ATMs (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080716TDY03105.htm)
2. Japan Misses Opportunity to Heal Wartime Wounds (http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/japan-misses-opportunity-heal-wartime/story.aspx?guid=%7BEE74DB58-B870-4A74-A567-A1E68165F447%7D&dist=hppr)
3. A Summit of Goodbyes (http://www.angus-reid.com/analysis/view/31220/a_summit_of_goodbyes/)
4. Japan for peaceful end to islets row (http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/16/stories/2008071655771600.htm)

1. Man collared for pinching pooch: 'I was lonely' (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080716p2a00m0na014000c.html)
2. How Osaka gave Japan the moon and stars (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080717TDY16001.htm)
3. Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito to attend water expo in Spain (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D91V17OG1&show_article=1)
4. Japan cautious in iPhone's bid for world dominance (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5htqv7IzjFwFBhEz-hS40RXXleT2QD91V196G0)
5. Nuclear power plant worker falls into pool of acid (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080717p2a00m0na003000c.html)

1. Japan’s Olympic hopes ride on women (http://features.csmonitor.com/olympics08/2008/07/22/japan%E2%80%99s-olympic-hopes-ride-on-women/)
2. Sword Behind Samurai (http://www.mysinchew.com/node/14010?tid=14)
3. Akiko Wada appears at 40th anniversary event for Carl Corn (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/akiko-wada-appears-at-40th-anniversary-event-for-carl-corn)
4. No scent, no sex for Japanese beetle (http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ci_9958697?source=rss)

1. Japanese business chief calls for change of government (http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gqOCwd--lh_CiITuBz-GAdKXi11g)
2. Announcers gather for joint Olympic website (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/announcers-gather-for-joint-olympic-website)
3. Seafood firm issued improvement order over mislabeled puffer fish (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080723p2a00m0na021000c.html)
4. Brewers targeting women for beer sales (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/brewers-targeting-women-for-beer-sales)

1. Guilty verdict upheld for ex-Internet mogul Horie (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080725p2a00m0na002000c.html)
2. Anzai Hajime Forms Punk Band (http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2008/07/24/anzai_hajime_forms_punk_band.shtml)
3. Digital Comics Coming to the Wii in Japan (http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_852573C4006938800025749000134495.html)
4. Relaxing at the airport when you're delayed (http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/relaxing-at-the-airport-when-youre-delayed)
5. Hybrid cars becoming more popular rent-a-car option (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080724p2a00m0na010000c.html)
6. Vocational schools on the move (http://www.japantoday.com/category/executive-impact/view/vocational-schools-on-the-move)
7. You're never too old to learn a new language (http://www.japantoday.com/category/executive-impact/view/youre-never-too-old-to-learn-a-new-language)

1. Kitchen, golf course giving Cupid a hand (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080726TDY04301.htm)
2. Fukuda tight-lipped over cabinet reshuffle (http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/fukuda-tight-lipped-over-cabinet-reshuffle)
3. Gov't eyes doubling compensation for nuclear power plant accidents (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D925B98G2&show_article=1)
4. High school students eyeing 10,000 signatures for nuclear disarmament (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92592FG0&show_article=1)
5. JCP striking chord with disaffected young (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080726b4.html)
6. Horie's 30-month prison term upheld (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080726a1.html)
7. High court zero-tolerance signal for stock scams said no surprise (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080726a4.html)
8. 'Space burial' of 63 Japanese to take place at end of July (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9259JQO0&show_article=1)

1. Japan's meager daylight savings (http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-daylight25-2008jul25,0,2373289.story)
2. Generic medicine awareness and usage in Japan (http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/07/26/generic-medicine-awareness-and-usage-in-japan/)
3. Woman jailed for stealing 30 million yen from employer, remitting it to Net conman (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080726p2a00m0na010000c.html)
4. Kitchen, golf course giving Cupid a hand (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080726TDY04301.htm)
5. Elderly woman stuck in crossing avoids oncoming train by lying between tracks (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080726p2a00m0na006000c.html)
6. Japanese officials puzzled over format change in Olympic baseball (http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/japanese-officials-puzzled-over-format-change-in-olympic-baseball)

1. Was the 'Japanese Renaissance' lost at sea? (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/fl20080727x1.html)
2. Latest issue of Takarajima chock full of chicks (http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/07/27/latest-issue-of-takarajima-chock-full-of-chicks/)
3. Gov't eyes banning dispatch of temp staff for jobs of 30 days or less (http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/govt-eyes-banning-dispatch-of-temp-staff-for-jobs-of-30-days-or-less)
4. Japanese Women Lend Ramsay Kitchen Some Serenity: Richard Vines  (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=agTVt_6sN27g)
5. Beating stress and jet lag (http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/beating-stress-and-jet-lag)
6. More pubs hanging green lanterns to advertise domestic fare (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/more-pubs-hanging-green-lanterns-to-advertise-domestic-fare)

1. Japan to Abolish School District System (http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=060000&biid=2008072986318)
2. Heroic, ailing farmer stands on train tracks to alert driver of fallen boulder (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080729p2a00m0na002000c.html)
3. Yoroku: Opening up of Japan's nursing market a great opportunity (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080728p2a00m0na022000c.html)
4. Japan to put CO2 underground storage technology into practice by 2020 (http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/japan-to-put-co2-underground-storage-technology-into-practice-by-2020)

1. Japan's Strong Contenders for Golden Lion (http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2008/07/30/japans_strong_contenders_for_golden_lion.shtml)
2. Government-funded tobacco ensures Japan remains a smoker's paradise (http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=9a8053fb-77c2-492d-aea1-16b4140932b2)
3. Pigs in Japan Raised on Recycled Food (http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/16484)
4. City changes position, to get subsidy for hosting U.S. Army unit (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D927UJGO0&show_article=1)
5. Fuji announcer Kazuhiro Watanabe apologizes for scandal (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/fuji-announcer-kazuhiro-watanabe-apologizes-for-scandal)
6. University launches program to connect with community (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/university-launches-program-to-connect-with-community)

1. In rural Japan, a shortage of lawyers (http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/29/asia/japan.php)
2. Prison urged for 'groping victim' (http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200807300412.html)
3. Japanese plan world's largest cleanup (http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_262881.html)

1. Sex service recruit rags sizzle in summer (http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/08/01/sex-service-recruit-rags-sizzle-in-summer/)
2. An ageing Japan fails to find the next big idea (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article4437247.ece)
3. Japan's Monthly Playboy magazine to be cancelled after January 2009 issue (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080801p2a00m0na011000c.html)

1. Buddha and the barrel (http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/aug/02/surfing.japan)
2. 'Tora-san' trains roll to commemorate 40th anniversary famous film series (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080801p2a00m0na023000c.html)
3. SoftBank iPhone: women rather underwhelmed (http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/01/softbank-iphone-women-rather-underwhelmed/)
4. Fukuda picks new Cabinet including reappointing foreign and health ministers (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080801p2a00m0na024000c.html)
5. New Cabinet formally launched (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D929SD684&show_article=1)
6. Cannabis-growing cases increasing due to easier access to seeds (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D929OPS80&show_article=1)
7. Fukuda calls his new team a 'cabinet for realizing peace of mind' (http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/fukuda-calls-his-new-team-a-cabinet-for-realizing-peace-of-mind)

1. Newspaper polls find rise in support for shuffled Fukuda Cabinet (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92AGESO0&show_article=1)
2. Seiyu cuts flyer distribution to once a week (http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/seiyu-cuts-flyer-distribution-to-once-a-week)

1. Hiroshima A-bomb museum strives to keep memories alive (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080805/wl_asia_afp/japanuswwiinuclear)
2. In Japan, dressing up from toe to toe (http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/05/style/fsock.php)
3. Learning a lesson in life from warm, timeless humor (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080804p2a00m0na008000c.html)
4. Expressways remain closed after tank truck rolled over and burst into flames (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080804p2a00m0na017000c.html)

1. Japan fee for iPhone goes down as carrier anticipates growing demand beyond niche (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080805p2a00m0na018000c.html)
2. New Yoshiwara soapland targets lusty middles (http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/08/06/new-yoshiwara-soapland-targets-lusty-middles/)
3. Japanese Man Arrested for Pirated Anime DVD Auctions (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-05/japanese-man-arrested-for-pirated-anime-dvd-auctions)

1. What Japan thinks of dinosaurs (http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/06/what-japan-thinks-of-dinosaurs/)
2. Beijing Olympics: Where Are the Japanese Tourists? (http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/aug2008/gb2008086_444815.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_global+business)

1. Japan and South Korea and ecology (http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/09/japan-and-south-korea-and-ecology/)
2. Perspectives: China looks for understanding as it hosts Olympics (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080809p2a00m0na019000c.html)

1. Each Aug 15, Yasukuni area turns into riot zone (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/each-aug-15-yasukuni-area-turns-into-riot-zone-as-right-wing-militants-clash-with-antiwar-protestors)
2. Popular culture helping growth of Japanese studies in Britain (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/popular-culture-helping-growth-of-japanese-studies-in-britain)
3. U.S. cosplay cafe draws on growing interest in latest Japanese trends (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/us-cosplay-cafe-draws-on-growing-interest-in-latest-japanese-trends)

1. Web filtering used by almost one in five Japanese (http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/11/web-filtering-used-by-almost-one-in-five-japanese/)
2. It's ghost season in Japan — who you gonna call? (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/nn20080812i1.html)

1. Will Japan become a society of half-breeds? (http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/08/13/will-japan-become-a-society-of-half-breeds/)
2. Shinjuku gals going all-out for the gold (http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/08/12/shinjuku-gals-going-all-out-for-the-gold/)
3. Young married Japanese women and ecology (http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/12/young-married-japanese-women-and-ecology/)
4. Historical video games boost popularity of Japanese epic in China (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080812p2a00m0na021000c.html)
5. Father 'proud' of Japanese woman arrested at protest in Beijing (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92HALSG1&show_article=1)

1. Blazing summer becomes boon for haberdashers (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/blazing-summer-becomes-boon-for-haberdashers)
2. Tokyo Station heat island targeted (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080814TDY04303.htm)
3. Rakugo storyteller arrested over stalking (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080813TDY02309.htm)
4. Fruit, vegetables lower risk of esophageal cancer in men: study (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92HPK300&show_article=1)

1. Tokyo Picnic Club brings unique picnics to Britain (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/tokyo-picnic-club-brings-unique-picnics-to-britain)
2. Tracing Japan's influence on van Gogh (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080816TDY02304.htm)
3. The do's and don't's of having an affair (http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/the-dos-and-donts-of-having-an-affair)
4. Japan gets first home-grown commercial communications satellite (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080815/tc_afp/japanspacesatellitemitsubishi_080815060936)
5. As the temperature soars, Japanese consumers warm to American frozen yogurt (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080815p2a00m0na012000c.html)

1. London double-decker cruises to new life in Japan (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080820/wl_uk_afp/japanbritaintransporttourismtravel)
2. Yakuza 'misunderstood' by foreign media (http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/yakuza-misunderstood-by-foreign-media)
3. Tokyo sees most lightning in 50 years in July (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080819p2a00m0na010000c.html)
4. Singer Naotaro Moriyama's new song regulated in convenience stores (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/singer-naotaro-moriyamas-new-song-regulated-in-continence-stores)

1. China becomes biggest buyer of Japanese products (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080821p2a00m0na005000c.html)
2. Woman, 61, acts as surrogate mom for infertile daughter (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080820p2a00m0na018000c.html)
3. A new Bible for under-dignity (http://www.tokyoreporter.com/2008/08/20/a-new-bible-for-under-dignity/)
4. Buddha statues switched with fakes (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080821TDY02302.htm)
5. Japanese Stars Hold PR Event at the Louvre (http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2008/08/21/japanese_stars_hold_pr_event_at_the_louvre.shtml)

1. Foreigners fear for haven  (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080822f1.html)
2. Department stores get facelifts to target younger customers (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080822p2a00m0na006000c.html)

1. Japan to promote 'wallet phone' tech abroad (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2008/08/23/20080823tech-walletphone0823.html)
2. Pesky pigeon poop plagues newly restored hall at Nara temple (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080823p2a00m0na011000c.html)
3. Color contact lenses to face sales restrictions following gov't panel decision (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080823p2a00m0na006000c.html)
4. Pension reserve could run out in 40 years if left unattended (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D92ODNHO6&show_article=1)
5. Sony to launch new PSP game machine (http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/sony-to-launch-new-psp-game-machine)
6. Gov't eyes counseling counters for social withdrawal sufferers (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/govt-eyes-counseling-counters-for-social-withdrawal-sufferers)

1. Japanese island haunted by turbulent ties with Korea (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080822/lf_afp/japanskoreadiplomacydisputetourism_080822034347)
2. Ainu rise up from the margins of Japanese society (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/ainu-rise-up-from-the-margins-of-japanese-society)
3. Wildfire prompts evacuation order in Ehime (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/wildfire-prompts-evacuation-order-in-ehime)
4. Japanese team searches for yeti in Nepal (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japanese-team-searches-for-yeti-in-nepal)
5. Gov't eyes counseling counters for social withdrawal sufferers (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/govt-eyes-counseling-counters-for-social-withdrawal-sufferers)

1. iPod touch wanted by almost two in five Japanese (http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/25/ipod-touch-wanted-by-almost-two-in-five-japanese/)
2. Office economising and office secret struggles in Japan (http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/08/25/office-economising-and-office-secret-struggles-in-japan/)
3. Astronomy training enjoys growing popularity (http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/astronomy-training-enjoys-growing-popularity)

1. Movie industry enjoying 'die-and-cry' boom (http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/movie-industry-enjoying-die-and-cry-boom)
2. Critics dispute Michelin regard for Tokyo food (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/critics-dispute-michelin-regard-for-tokyo-food)

1. Japanese kids show no weakening in academic skills: national exam (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japanese-kids-show-no-weakening-in-academic-skills-national-exam)
2. Japanese Women Shy From Dual Mommy Role (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082703194.html)
3. Minister Ota fails to give clear explanation about questionable office expenses (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080829p2a00m0na012000c.html)

1. Oita school term starts in strained atmosphere (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080902TDY02306.htm)
2. Eradicate 'power harassment' from the workplace (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/news/20080901p2a00m0na006000c.html)
3. Aso, Koike express desire to run in LDP leadership race (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20080902p2a00m0na004000c.html)
4. Koyuki, Ayase swing into action for Viera TV ads (http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/koyuki-ayase-swing-into-action-for-viera-tv-ads)
5. Women who drink coffee daily less likely to suffer uterine cancer (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20080902p2a00m0na006000c.html)
6. Fukuda's resignation likely to cast shadow over Japan's diplomacy (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20080903p2a00m0na001000c.html)
7. Koike eyes bid as Japan's first woman PM (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080903/ts_afp/japanpolitics)

1. Personal information leaks suffered by one in four (http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/09/08/personal-information-leaks-suffered-by-one-in-four/)
2. Amuro Namie Makes it Six in a Row (http://www.japan-zone.com/news/2008/09/09/amuro_namie_makes_it_six_in_a_row.shtml)
3. Foreign child left in baby hatch in Kumamoto (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/foreign-child-left-in-baby-hatch-in-kumamoto)

1. Universal design in Japan (http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/09/09/universal-design-in-japan/)
2. Nonresidents remain net Japanese stock sellers in August (http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D933JSV80&show_article=1)
3. When will we see an end to 'popularity politics?' (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20080909p2a00m0na001000c.html)

1. Number of elderly people living alone in Tokyo and surrounding areas expected to surge (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20080920p2a00m0na005000c.html)
2. Gov't to study new medical insurance system for the elderly (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/govt-to-study-new-medical-insurance-system-for-the-elderly)
3. Naked Bathers Protest Japan Power Plan to Siphon Hot Spa Waters (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=an9adcTnOGuo&refer=home)

1. Never too young to learn Japanese (http://www.mercurynews.com/alamedacounty/ci_10560283?nclick_check=1)
2. Japan ups food import inspection amid China milk product scare (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-ups-food-import-inspection-amid-china-milk-product-scare)
3. Japan holds diaper fashion show -- for adults (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-holds-diaper-fashion-show-for-adults)

1. 'Dating cafes' fostering child prostitution (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20081007TDY03105.htm)
2. Female firefighters on the rise nationwide (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20081006p2a00m0na019000c.html?inb=rs)
3. New Japanese makes inroads into Chinese vocabulary (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/rss/ek20081007a1.html)

1. The ascent of manga: Japan's hottest export goes global (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/the-ascent-of-manga-japans-hottest-export-goes-global-1050511.html)
2. Passive smoking has restaurant diners breathing fire: survey (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081204a5.html)
3. The Samurai with the Cross: The Martyrs of Japan (http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=30852)

1. Japanese students rank high in global math, science surveys (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japanese-students-rank-high-in-global-math-science-surveys)
2. Japanese emperor falls ill due to row with son over heir  (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/3702180/Japanese-emperor-falls-ill-due-to-row-with-son-over-heir.html)
3. Blue light may prevent suicide / Unusual illumination already thought useful in anticrime efforts (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20081211TDY02313.htm)

1. Japan's emperor turns 75 with worries over royal future (http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081221/wl_asia_afp/japanroyalsemperor)
2. The Japanese art of useless homes (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fd20081221pb.html)
3. To conform at times is neither a Japanese diktat nor a sellout of self (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20081221rp.html)

1. 'Self-isolated' students form school council (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20081223TDY03104.htm)
2. Japanese men want to live to 79, women to 78 (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20081223p2a00m0na004000c.html?inb=rs)
3. New guideline calls for high school English classes to be taught in English (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/new-guideline-calls-for-high-school-english-classes-to-be-taught-in-english)
4. Marx's 'Das Kapital' comic finds new fans in Japan (http://www.japantoday.com/category/book-reviews/view/marxs-das-kapital-comic-finds-new-fans-in-japan)

1. Turning Japanese: Teenage kicks (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/mar/24/turning-japanese-teenage-kicks)
2. Japan eyes tourism boost with individual visas for wealthy Chinese class (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20090325p2a00m0na005000c.html?inb=rs)
3. Elderly man officially recognized as double hibakusha (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20090324p2a00m0na006000c.html?inb=rs)
4. Japanese Designer Kenzo Trades Art for New Life (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=7159972)

1. Immigration reforms spell Big Brother, JFBA warns (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090326a3.html)
2. Sapporo will carry out world's first trial of biohydrogen (http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20090326a3.html)
3. New canned wine a hit with train travelers (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20090326p2a00m0na001000c.html?inb=rs)
4. Ozawa comes under fire for deciding to stay on as DPJ leader (http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/ozawa-comes-under-fire-for-deciding-to-stay-on-as-dpj-leader)
5. Japan's jobless benefit conditions worst among industrial nations: ILO (http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/japans-jobless-benefit-conditions-worst-among-industrial-nations-ilo)

1. Gov't to set up 'One Stop Centers' for foreigners (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20090330p2a00m0na011000c.html?inb=rs)
2. 'Closet houses' give shelter to growing ranks of urban poor (http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200903310005.html)
3. Japan Plans More Stimulus, Jobless Rate Hits 3-Year High (http://www.cnbc.com//id/29963935)
4. Taketoshi Nakayama: Survivors of Tokyo air raid must also get redress (http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200903310052.html)
5. 1943 school records help study link between physical fitness and lifespan (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20090330p2a00m0na015000c.html?inb=rs)

1. Prisoners sent home for medical treatment due to shortage of doctors, nurses (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20090404p2a00m0na001000c.html?inb=rs)
2. Japanese robot to walk on moon by 2020 (http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuId=29&ContentID=134253)

1. Kanji promotion foundation submits plans to clean up its act (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/kanji-promotion-foundation-submits-plans-to-clean-up-its-act)
2. University offers lecture on Kansai dialect for foreign students (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/university-offers-lecture-on-kansai-dialect-for-foreign-students)
3. Hyogo school girl falls to her death just days after entrance ceremony (http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/hyogo-high-school-girl-falls-to-her-death-just-days-after-entrance-ceremony)
4. Iranian woman wins prestigious new author award (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20090415p2a00m0na010000c.html?inb=rs)
5. Magazine to apologize for running unsolved murder story that lacked credibility (http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20090415p2a00m0na012000c.html?inb=rs)