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Sports › Giants edge Patriots 21-17 for Super Bowl title
Ahmad Bradshaw ran six yards for the deciding touchdown with 57 seconds remaining on Sunday to give the New York Giants a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 46.
It was the fourth Super Bowl triumph for the Giants, who also defeated the Patriots in the…
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World › Mass evacuation in Australia as flood waters rise
Flood waters rose Monday in parts of Queensland but residents of a threatened town in the Australian state were thrown a lifeline with news that the levee on a swollen river might hold.
Thousands of Australians have been forced to abandon their homes as a record deluge sweeps through areas…
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Crime › Oita woman confesses to lying about daughter's abduction, burying body
Police said Monday they have arrested a woman for abandoning a corpse after the partial remains of her baby were found in the woods near her house in Hijimachi, Oita Prefecture.
The case received a lot of publicity last September, when the woman -- identified as Yuko Emoto -- claimed…
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National › Okinawa fears revised plan may leave Futenma where it is
The news that Tokyo and Washington have agreed to move 4,700 Marines from Okinawa to Guam in a bid to revive a stalled plan for the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan, has left Okinawans wondering what is going to happen to the U.S. air base at Futenma.
The two…
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National › Sapporo Snow Festival gets under way
The Sapporo Snow Festival got under way on Monday. The 63rd annual festival, which will be held until Feb 12, features 220 ice and snow sculptures in Odori Park, the grounds of Community Dome Tsudome and the main street in Susukino.
One of the highlights is a 15-meter-high ice replica…
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World › Britain's queen celebrates 60 years on throne
Queen Elizabeth II marked her Diamond Jubilee on Monday with a message thanking all those who had supported her over her 60-year reign and reaffirming her dedication to serving the British people.
The 85-year-old monarch ascended the throne when her father, George VI, died on Feb 6, 1952. She is…
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World › Republican race turns to 3 upcoming contests
Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney looked to caucus contests in three more states this week hoping to solidify the growing sense of inevitability surrounding his candidacy to challenge President Barack Obama in the November election.
With back-to-back victories fueling him, Romney was preparing for the Colorado, Minnesota and Maine nominating…
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Picture of the Day › Asia's oldest elephant
Visitors surround the compounds where Hanako the elephant is celebrating her 65th birthday at Inokashira Park Zoo on the outskirts of Tokyo on Sunday. The zoo held a ceremony for Japan's oldest Asian elephant.
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World › Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran
For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent -- an action that many fear might trigger a wider war, terrorism and global economic havoc.
High-level foreign…
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Have Your Say › Why are there so many deaths due to snow-related accidents (people falling off rooftops, for example) in Japan this winter?
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World › After U.N. veto, U.S. proposes coalition on Syria
The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said force was now the only way to oust President Bashar Assad, while the regime…
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Sports › Ex-MLB pitcher Penny signs with Softbank Hawks
The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract.
Softbank announced the signing of free agent Penny on its website Sunday
The 33-year-old right-hander is expected to arrive in Japan on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not released…
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Arts & Culture › Asia's K-Pop clones dance to South Korean beat
Twelve-year-old Sabrina Kaur does not understand the lyrics of her favorite South Korean boy band Big Bang's songs and, until recently, had never met Koreans in real life.
But that did not stop her from joining more than a thousand other Singaporean girls at an audition in the city-state in…
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Crime › Parents of hit-and-run victim present petition demanding stiffer penalty for defendant
The parents of a 19-year-old man killed by a hit-and-run driver last October have presented a petition to the Nagoya District Public Prosecutor's Office, demanding a heavier sentence for the accused.
The 47-year-old suspect, a Brazilian national, was arrested following the incident which resulted in the death of Kiyohito Mano,…
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World › Egypt to try 19 Americans
Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.
Egypt's military rulers had already deeply strained ties with Washington…
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Business › Honda installs solar power generation system at dealerships
Honda Motor Co has started installing a 9 kilowatt-capacity solar power generation system at the Adachi Odai location of the Honda Cars Tokyo Chuo dealer network.
The installation kicks off a project to install Honda Soltec solar power generation systems with a total capacity of 1 megawatt at Honda automobile…
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Entertainment › Playwrights and theaters in New York join March 11 disaster fundraiser
Celebrated playwrights including Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner and Edward Albee have joined a fundraiser to mark the anniversary of a devastating earthquake in Japan.
All will be offering 10-minute plays and songs to be performed March 11. The effort also has united 35 arts organizations across 12 states. Funds will…
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World › Death toll from Europe cold snap passes 300
The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week wrought more havoc across the continent Sunday, straining emergency services, grounding flights and pushing the death toll past 300.
The homeless population has borne the brunt of the suffering, with dozens of transients freezing to death in…
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Business › Olympus to hold shareholder meeting on April 20
Scandal-hit Olympus said Sunday it would hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of shareholders on April 20, at which the company is expected to select a new management board.
Olympus president Shuichi Takayama and five other current board members, who are being sued by the camera and endoscope maker over…
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National › ANA plane has mishap upon landing at Sendai airport
An ANA plane had to abort its landing at Sendai airport on Sunday morning after its fuselage scraped the runway. There were no injuries among the 166 passengers and crew, according to transport ministry officials.
As Flight 731 from Osaka landed shortly after 9 a.m., its fuselage hit the runway,…
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