- Olympic opening ceremony combines technology, originality
- 2 firemen pass out as fire rages plaza in downtown HK
- Bombings kill eight, injure four in China's Xinjiang
- 2 firemen, 1 woman killed as fire rages building in downtown HK
- Hu meets Bush, underscoring China-U.S. relations
- Chinese premier meets prime minister of Netherlands
- Chinese vice president meets U.S. president
- President: China's stance against "Taiwan independence" will never change
- BBC chief hails Beijing Olympics, more open China
- Hu meets Bush, underscoring China-U.S. relations
- Afghanistan expects road link with China
- China's auditor to step up scrutiny of overseas state assets
- Man who stabbed U.S. tourists "acted in despair over failures," police say
- Sincerest Condolences to American People
- CISM confers awards on Chinese military leaders, athletes
- Chinese premier meets Fijian interim PM
- Chinese premier meets Tongan PM
- Chinese premier meets Vanuatuan PM
- Chinese state councilor meets AU chief
- Double delight on opening day
- Long-drawn-out China Eastern, Singapore Airlines deal fails
- Burundi, China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to enhance agricultural cooperation
- Malaysia, China's Shaanxi Province pledge to promote cultural exchange
- KMT chairman visits Olympics co-host city Tianjin
- Eight terrorists killed, two blow themselves up in Xinjiang
- Downpours sweep SW China, thousands evacuated
- Olympic equestrian events draw mainland tourists to Hong Kong
- Firms told to safeguard workers' health
- Traffic controls around venues
- Time to lift US ties to a higher level
- State wants to keep close watch on its enterprises
- Cool, clear days ahead for Games
- Peking duck flies off plates of athletes
- Sweet dreams are made of these
- China plans more post-Olympics reforms for state enterprises
- China Eastern, Singapore Airlines deal fails
- China's PPI rises 10% in July
- Hu meets Latvian president on sidelines of Beijing Olympics
- Hu meets president of Cyprus, vowing to cement ties
- Chinese state councilor meets Pakistani guest
- Chinese ambassador to Bulgaria visits children from quake-hit city
- Bus collision kills four, injures four in north China
- Report: Thailand's Thaksin flees for UK
- Olympics › Some fireworks at Olympic opening ceremony reportedly faked
- Musharraf faces impeachment resolution
- Olympics › Fukuda congratulates Uchishiba for giving courage, confidence to Japanese
- Ex-Thai PM fails to attend court
- National › Tottori to keep non-disclosure policy for achievement test results
- Crime › Investigative findings on derailment to be given to family of victims
- Entertainment › Kou Shibasaki finishes nationwide tour
- Olympics › Kitajima wins gold with world record in 100 breaststroke; U.S. takes relay
- Crime › Ex-Senba Kitcho execs fined Y1 mil for mislabeling beef
- Politics › Japan, N Korea begin talks to work out details of June deal
- Olympics › Kitajima wins gold with world record in 100 breaststroke
- Al Qaeda No. 2 slams Pakistani leadership
- 21 die as floods sweep away truck in India
- Entertainment › Kano sisters turn into anime crimefighters
- National › Two boat accidents reported in Tokyo Bay after fireworks festival
- Crime › Woman arrested for stabbing common-law husband to death
- National › Student, 17, falls to death from 4th floor of school building in Kamakura
- World › Scientists closer to invisibility cloak
- Crime › Woman arrested for stabbing common-law husband to death in Chofu
- Entertainment / Arts › Mummy's boy
- National › 17-year-old student falls to death from 4th floor of school building in Ka
- Indonesia graft
- Picture of the Day › Tokyo Bay fireworks
- Picture of the Day › Tokyo bay fireworks
- Technology › Hackers take aim at iPhones, Macs
- Lifestyle › Each Aug 15, Yasukuni area turns into riot zone
- Clash of the titans
- New Products › Buffalo adds common sense to new keyboard
- World › Bush mixes sports, politics at Olympics
- World › Russia expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships
- Sports › Nakamura's grand slam leads Seibu rout of Nippon Ham
- Entertainment / Arts › Mummy's boy
- World › Iraq demands clear timeline for U.S. withdrawal
- World › Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at 65
- Top in Category › Uchishiba defends judo title for Japan's 1st gold; swimmers advance
- World › Air strikes kill up to 19 civilians: Afghan parliamentarian
- National › Food safety measures needed to calm 'noisy consumers,'says Ota
- Entertainment › Emily Deschanel has a few bones to pick
- Technology › Sony, Toshiba to cut TV recycling rate
- Technology › Hackers take aim at iPhones, Macs
- Commentary › It's getting colder out there
- Crime › 33-year-old man arrested over bomb threat to Air China's Tokyo office
- Olympics › Uchishiba defends judo title for Japan's 1st gold; swimmers advance
- Lifestyle › Each Aug 15, Yasukuni area turns into riot zone as right-wing militants c
- Top in Category › Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts named 'Favorite Business Hotel Chain
- National › ANA aircraft makes emergency landing in Fukushima
- World › At least 11 dead in blasts, shootings in China's Xinjiang
- Have Your Say › What is your general impression of the way people treat waiters and .
- Business › Hino to assemble trucks in Mexico
- Quote of the Day › In Japan, when a company apologizes, it is not necessarily an acce
- Technology › Rakuten to take majority stake in eBank
- Star-studded US overwhelm China
- Chinese pair found dead in UK
- Olympics › Uchishiba defends judo title for Japan's 1st gold
- Olympics › Nigeria sends Japan crashing out of Olympic men's soccer
- Olympics › Uchishiba wins judo gold
- Olympics › Officials confirm Noguchi's injury ahead of marathon
- World › At least 8 dead in blasts, shootings in China's Xinjiang
- Sports › Moromizato wins AXA Ladies
- National › Japan to partially lift sanctions if N Korea reinvestigates abductions
- World › Russia expands bombing blitz in Georgia
- World › Chinese president offers condolences to family of U.S. stabbing victim
- Olympics › Kitajima gears up for Hansen; Phelps, Rice grab gold in pool
- Olympics › Uchishiba, Nakamura advance to judo semifinals in Beijing
- World › At least 8 dead in China blasts, shootings
- Olympics › Olympic Medals Table
- Olympics › Officials confirm Noguchi's injury ahead of Beijing marathon
- National › Japan to partially lift sanctions if N. Korea starts reinvestigation
- Picture of the Day › Hockey
- World › Georgian troops pull out of South Ossetian capital
- World › Chinese president condoles family of U.S. stabbing victim
- Olympics › Chinese president condoles family of U.S. stabbing victim
- Olympics › Phelps golden in opening race to Olympic history
- Politics › Komura to visit China on Aug. 16-18
- World › Bush faults China for controlling religious freedom
- Bush attends approved church in Beijing
- Philippines rebels under attack
- Rice sees off Hoff for shock gold
- Intense rain kills 19 in India
- Deadly explosions hit Chinese province
- American at Olympics stabbed to death
- Have Your Say › What do you think of the TV coverage of the Olympics so far?
- Olympics › First day of competition marred by off-field incidents
- Top in Category › Mixed fortunes for Japan in judo, swimming, gymnastics, badminton
- Top in Category › Best Western opens hotel in Sendai
- Picture of the Day › Jonetsu-Tairiku music festival
- World › Edwards affair puts Democrats on defensive
- World › Iraq suicide car bomb claims 25 lives
- Sports › JEF sinks J-League leader Kashima
- Olympics › Mixed fortunes for Japan in judo, swimming, gymnastics, badminton
- Commentary › The Catholic Church and Yasukuni shrine
- World › Russia, Georgia head toward war over South Ossetia
- World › Relative of U.S. Olympic volleyball coach killed in Beijing
- National › Record number of people saving water: gov't survey
- Olympics › Olympic Medals Table
- Olympics › First Olympic day marred by off-field incidents
- World › Actor and comedian Bernie Mac dies at age 50
- Olympics › Olympic athletes worry about heat, humidity
- Business › Stock dividends up to Y3 mil should be tax-free: Aso
- Technology › Japan Post to open online shopping mall for China
- Business › Nissan sold on electric cars, not hybrids
- Book Reviews › A Boy Called H
- Lifestyle › Popular culture helping growth of Japanese studies in Britain
- Crime › LA prosecutors argue double jeopardy not applicable to Miura's case
- Blasts in China's Xinjiang region
- Quote of the Day › Japanese by nature don't want to publicize their problems. ...
- Technology › Sanyo sets up optical pickup unit in Vietnam
- Entertainment › Woo takes on epic film with 'Red Cliff'
- Business › Aderans ends 'management vacuum' with new president, board members
- Dozens killed in Vietnam floods
- World › Fighting rages in South Ossetia; 1,500 reportedly killed
- Olympics › U.S. beats Japan 1-0 in women's soccer
- Olympics › Tani takes judo bronze for Japan's 1st medal in Beijing
- Eat kangaroo to 'save the planet'
- Sports › Tokoha Kikugawa edges Fukuchiyama in Koshien 2nd round
- World › Relative of U.S. Olympic volleyball coach killed in Beijing
- Olympics › Tani loses to Dumitru in judo semifinals
- Sports › Koga, Moromizato share lead at AXA Ladies
- World › Relative of U.S. Olympic volleyball coach killed in Beijing
- World › Chinese man kills American tourist, then himself in Beijing
- World › Russian foreign minister says 1,500 killed in South Ossetia
- US tourist is 'killed in Beijing'
- World › Chinese man kills American tourist, then himself in Beijing
- Politics › Fukuda hints next Diet session to convene early Sept
- National › No. of workers exposed to radiation at nuke fuel plant rises to 4
- Politics › Fukuda calls for peace talks over South Ossetia
- Olympics › Cloud-seeding rockets fired to ensure rain-free opening ceremony
- Olympics › Tani books spot in judo semifinals
- World › Russian foreign minister says 1,500 killed in South Ossetia
- Poll › Do you think the Olympics will bring democratic and economic reforms to China?
- Chen lifts first gold for China
- Picture of the Day › Young monks
- Protester removed from Olympic venue
- 'Ghost ship' deaths an accident
- Olympics › NBC delays Olympic coverage by 12 hours, angering U.S. fans
- National › Vacationers' exodus peaks at Narita airport
- National › Nagasaki marks 63rd anniversary of atomic bombing
- World › Georgia's offensive in South Ossetia draws Russia into conflict
- Protest attempt at Olympic event
- World › Australia to allow int'l monitoring of its human rights situation
- Picture of the Day › Ai-chan
- World › Russia joins Georgia in South Ossetia fighting
- World › Edwards admits to affair he denied as candidate
- World › Clinton urges supporters to vote for Obama
- Entertainment › Modfather Paul Weller meets popular pastry chef in Tokyo
- World › Sadr says he'll dissolve militia if U.S. withdraws from Iraq
- World › U.S. team creates stem cells of 10 incurable diseases
- World › Bus crash in Texas kills 14 on a pilgrimage
- US-China spy jailed for 15 years
- National › Nagasaki marks 63rd anniversary of atomic bombing
- Business › McDonald's Japan to raise prices by 2.5%
- Technology › Rakuten reports record profit, sales for 1st half
- Sports › Lee sets early pace at AXA Ladies
- Crime › Philippine policeman charged in shooting death of Japanese man
- Business › Bic Camera raises stake in Best Denki
- National › Ground beef found in shipment from U.S. in violation of trade accord
- Crime › Ex-Fukushima governor found guilty of bribery
- Entertainment › British rock singer Paul Weller meets popular pastry chef in Tokyo
- Business › Business failures leap 13% in July
- Shukan Post › 'Vintage year divorce' hits older couples
- New Products › Belly up
- National › Japanese group leaves for Shikotan under visa-free exchange program
- Crime › 15-year-old girl sent to family court for killing father
- Business › Daiwa Securities launches nighttime stock trading
- Business › July bank lending up 2% on strong corporate demand
- Business › Bridgestone profit down 30% in fiscal 1st half
- Entertainment › Brass band performance 'Blast II' starts in Tokyo
- Have Your Say › What did you think of the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony?
- Quote of the Day › I think the system will turn out to be an embarrassment. ...
- Politics › U.S. official urges Japan to back India nuclear deal
- Awesome start
- US bus crash kills Vietnamese
- Thai economic dispute escalates
- China turns on Olympic opening glitz
- Olympic contrasts
- Philippine rebels leave villages
- Crime › Email bomb threat forces Air China plane to return to Nagoya
- National › 2 workers exposed to radiation at nuclear fuel plant in Kanagawa
- Sports › Seiko Gakuin powers past Kakogawa Kita at Koshien
- India court okays Korea project
- Child, 4 women killed during Afghan raid
- Nepal: More than 1,000 Tibet protesters held
- National › Worker exposed to radiation at nuclear fuel company in Kanagawa Pref.
- Strong quake jolts southern Sumatra
- National › Moderate quake hits Tokyo, Kanagawa
- National › New captain confident of safe operation of U.S. naval vessels
- National › Worker exposed to radiation at nuclear fuel company in Kanagawa Pref.
- Politics › Refueling mission should be terminated: Kato
- Security high for Burma anniversary
- Protests mark Myanmar anniversary
- Picture of the Day › Speedo
- Australian police bust drugs ring
- World › Australian police claim 'world's largest seizure of ecstasy'
- Chinese growth 'set to stabilise'
- World › Bush calls for freedom of speech in China
- Maldives adopts new constitution
- Crime › Judge gets suspended 6-month prison term for harassing woman
- National › Suicide suspends Yamanote line operations more than 4 hours
- Politics › Fukuda arrives in China to attend Olympics ceremony, discuss poisoned dump
- Australian police bust drugs ring
- Robbie Coltrane 'mug shot' distributed
- Philippine rebels agree to withdrawal
- Entertainment › Blue Man group visits newspaper office
- National › Teacher resigns after kissing student in Akita
- National › 16-year-old high school student commits suicide after meeting teachers ove
- National › Crown Prince reaches summit of Mt Fuji
- China accuses Bush of meddling