- Entertainment › Singer Hikaru Utada reveals composing process in music video
- World › 13 killed in Baghdad as Iraq marks Saddam's fall
- World › San Francisco closing torch ceremony canceled
- World › McCain refuses to rule out pre-emptive attacks
- Technology › Yahoo, Google announce experiment in sharing ad space
- National › 63% of nat'l gov't workers on sick leave suffering mental problems
- Business › Toyota recalls 630,000 Noah, Voxy minivans
- Sports › Shimoyanagi gets job done as Hanshin blanks Chunichi
- National › Japan mulls curbing entry of foreigners if new type of flu breaks out
- Commentary › Concerns over revision of Juvenile Law
- Sports › Baseball, softball make pitch for reinstatement to Olympic officials
- Business › Daiei to offer 20-30% discounts on food prices due to strong yen
- Sports › WBC champ Hasegawa to face Faccio in title doubleheader
- World › Olympic torch rerouted for U.S. relay
- World › S Korea's conservative party wins parliament majority
- Politics › Okinawa-gov't gap remains over Futenma relocation plan
- Sports › Former U.S. envoy Kato to be appointed baseball commissioner
- Entertainment › 'Yasukuni' director slams lawmaker for intervention after swordsmith
- Crime › Swiss woman cleared of drug smuggling charge
- World › Six wounded in shootout at Malaysia's main airport
- Politics › Ex-Iraqi PM hopes Japan can do more for Iraq
- World › Myanmar junta schedules constitutional referendum for May 10
- Business › Ito En, Itochu set up mineral water sales venture
- Technology › Digital TV mobile phone shipments top 25 mil units
- Technology › MHI to give CO2 recovery tech to Indian firm
- San Francisco torch relay begins
- Business › Suntory to raise beer prices in Sept
- Have Your Say › Which sports would you like to see dropped or added to the summer Oly
- Quote of the Day › I think Japanese consumer trends are becoming polarized, reflectin
- Entertainment › Johnny's idol Tomohisa Yamashita mobbed by fans in Korea
- Report: Robbers shoot 6 in airport heist
- Conservatives win vote in S. Korea
- Myanmar junta sets date for referendum
- Burma generals release constitution
- North Korea and US 'reach deal'
- 7 dead in Nepal pre-election violence
- Thailand to extradite 'Lord of War'
- Picture of the Day › Shibuya singer
- China stands firm on Tibet relay
- Australian homes for Iraq workers
- Oasis budget airline stops flying
- Kylie has 'respect' for doctors
- Russian parliament speaker opposes boycotting Beijing Olympic Games
- HK budget airline Oasis closes
- Water safety issues resolved in 9 years for 195 mln people
- Shanghai Airlines seeks Japanese and South Korean attendants
- Chinese shares plunge 5.5% driven by weak heavyweights
- China consumer confidence drops in Q1 amid inflationary pressure
- Business getting back to normal in Lhasa
- China to implement complete smoking ban in schools
- Xi'an is home to China's largest civil aerospace industry
- Guangdong Hakka museum opened in Meizhou
- Swedish Prime Minister sends 'green' message to China
- Rudd throws spotlight on Tibet
- San Francisco braces for torch relay protests
- Police fire on protesters in Nepal
- Report: Monks disrupt media tour in China
- Bank of Japan finally gets a chief
- Politics › DPJ to punish 3 lawmakers voting against party policy on BOJ nominee
- Business › Steelmakers accept 200% coking coal price spike
- Business › Gasoline prices tumble to Y131 level
- Over 100 countries and regions issue stamps for Beijing Olympics
- 12th CXMEE opens in Xiamen
- Tibet regional chairman: Situation in Tibet returns to normal
- Second Beijing Hyundai Motor Co. factory completed
- Vietnam gang 'smuggled babies'
- Easter Island fines ear chipper
- Crime › 3-year-old boy injured in hit-and-run in Saitama
- Crime › Man arrested for strangling father in Fukui
- National › 1-year-old girl loses finger in escalator accident at supermarket in Hirat
- Lhasa's famous market Chomsigkang resumes business
- National › 4-year-old boy drowns in Fukuoka pond
- Sports › Matsuzaka wins 2nd straight start
- World › Rudd opposes Olympic boycott as he gives speech in Mandarin at Peking Univers
- World › China says 953 detained after riots in Lhasa
- Politics › Gov't wants business leaders to hire more women for managerial posts
- Shukan Post › U.S. murder suspect went to pachinko parlor, then met girls after crime
- Netizens condemn sabotage attempts on Olympic torch relay
- Australian PM speaks out on Tibet
- Venezuela voices support for Beijing Olympics
- Sri Lankan president arrives for BFA
- Kazakhstan prime minister kicks off China tour
- Australian prime minister starts official visit to China
- Chinese businesses are positive over prospects
- Media tour in Gansu interrupted, but resumes soon
- Tibet people real beneficiaries of reform, development: Tibet regional chairman
- Formation of Bonded Zone in Tianjin Binhai New Area approved
- US protests ahead of torch relay
- National › Quarters for U.S. troops to be built at ASDF air base in Miyazaki
- Politics › Diet approves Shirakawa's nomination for BOJ chief
- Business › BOJ holds key rate steady at 0.5%
- Business › Gov't wants business leaders to hire more women for managerial posts
- Uneasy calm settles on Tibet
- Chinese shares open slightly lower
- Violence flares ahead of Nepal election
- BOJ acting chief gets key approval
- South Koreans go to the polls
- Politics › Upper house OKs Shirakawa as BOJ chief, rejects Watanabe as deputy
- New Products › Drink up
- World › Australia's Rudd arrives in China for visit focussing on trade, investment
- Researchers hope DNA tests will shed light on rare porpoises
- Tunnel dig ahead of schedule
- Index edges up on brokerage, base metal stocks
- US suppliers cash in on green drive
- Guangzhou puts 400 extra police officers on street
- Drillers set for greater depths
- Bureau likely to benefit sector
- Intel sets up $500m fund
- Property sales up in Shanghai
- Torch relay in San Francisco draws protests
- Shukan Post › U.S. murder suspect played pachinko, went out with girls after crime
- Book Reviews › Murakami sees storytelling as global common language
- Drinking water available to more rural people in China
- Elevator plunge kills eight in NE China mine
- Six Chinese fishermen missing in boat collision with ROK freighter
- Chinese medical staff hand over 400 million yuan in kickbacks in 2007
- Rare case of pregnant woman chromosome aberration reported
- China tightens drug controls to provide safety for athletes attending Olympics
- China urges surveillance boost after report of heparin-related medical incidents
- Tax filings up 34% on last year
- China's market supervisor joins war against AIDS
- Interview: Pakistani president highlights bilateral ties ahead of China tour
- Sino-Singapore committee approves Tianjin eco-city draft master plan
- China FM: Tibet's development "better than ever"
- China rights experts refute Amnesty International report
- Tighter controls on drugs firms
- Chinese vice premier underscores economic reform, improving livelihoods
- Food safety system put in draft law
- Foreign companies confident in S. China
- Mini baby boom to lift population woes
- Have Your Say › In your experience, which country's tourist groups tend to behave bad
- Woman killed by lightning in Shanghai, husband injured
- U.S. destroyer Lassen makes call in Shanghai
- China's snow-ravaged agriculture sector in recovery mode
- Debenture issue displays China's intention to marketize bond market
- Gold price higher in Hong Kong -- April 8
- China prepares to combat possible floods
- Cross-Straits Qingming Festival charter flights conclude
- Coal mine flood kills seven in SW China
- China expects positive results from DPRK-U.S. talks over denuclearization
- Destruction of chemical weapons top priority of convention, China says
- Chinese leaders vow to correct wrong work style of officials
- Foreign military attaches in China briefed on Lhasa riot
- Forest fires rage in NE China
- Beijing to open 264km of Olympic special lanes in late July
- CAAC: Lighters and matches forbidden from carry-on luggage on aircraft
- China, Jamaica to institutionalize consultations between diplomatic officials
- WHO pleased with preparations for public health during Beijing Olympics
- Backgrounder: The 48 Group Club -- the "Icebreaker"
- Have Your Say › In your experience, which country's tourist groups behave badly where
- World › Ahmadinejad accuses U.S. of using 9/11 as pretext for invasions
- Entertainment › Osaka Gov Hashimoto adopts 'SMAP meal set'
- National › Boar attacks 5 in Osaka, then barges into kindergarten
- Entertainment › TBS apologizes to Aizu-wakamatsu City for distorting history
- Picture of the Day › Mother and son
- Business › Bullet train to feature super deluxe cabins
- World › Starbucks website flooded with ideas for improving customer experience, even
- World › Zimbabwe opposition slams 'deafening silence' of Africa
- S Korea voters enticed to polls
- Politics › Fukuda sees need for Japanese action plan to tackle global warming
- Politics › Ishiba eyes removing top SDF officers from command chain
- Politics › Japan cultural figures call for dialogue between China, Dalai Lama
- World › U.S. commander calls for late-summer pause in Iraq withdrawals
- World › Olympic flame in U.S. as IOC chief dismisses scrapping relay
- Politics › Gov't publishes manga on G-8 summit
- National › Number of visitors to Nagasaki A-bomb museum tops 10 million
- Sports › Hiyama, Arai lift Hanshin over Chunichi
- World › U.S., N Korea report progress in nuclear talks
- World › New centrifuges five times faster than existing ones: Iran
- World › Al-Sadr threatens to end his militia's cease-fire
- Technology › Softbank No. 1 in annual mobile subscriber growth
- World › Ex-minister in Pakistan beaten up by lawyers
- National › 458,000 Japanese expected to travel abroad in Golden Week
- Business › 3 paper mills to raise prices in June
- Technology › Hitachi buys Canadian ID management software firm
- Business › Asahi's Super Dry sales in Russia jump
- Business › Aeon's operating profit drops for 1st time in 10 years
- Business › Isuzu opens truck plant in Russia
- Quote of the Day › The U.S. did a great job at deboning the Japanese until most have
- Entertainment › Suzanne goes for vampire look at 'Blade' promotion
- Security fears for torch's US leg
- Packer-Murdoch deal collapses
- Indonesia blocks YouTube to protest Islam film
- Baby with two faces worshipped as goddess
- S. Korea's first astronaut blasts into space
- Radcliffe rejects pollution fears
- People made tax self-declaration increase in Beijing
- Nine jailed over Philippine plot
- Shark kills Australian teenager
- Man admits being father of own grandchildren
- CBRC: No concession on 20% ceiling for foreign stake in Chinese bank
- 20,000 journalists will cover Beijing Olympics
- Chinese shares edge up 0.36% in volatile trading
- Tibet troubles hamper Everest bid
- Plane knife drama in Bangkok
- National › Train ticket machine gives back too much change in Nagoya
- World › Schwarzenegger says his medical files have been breached
- National › Japan to plant thousands of corals to bolster claim over disputed Pacific
- Chile looking to cement bilateral ties
- Freedom of religious belief in Tibet fully protected
- China's annual trademark applications rank first in world
- Beijing launches environmental protection reward contest
- China vows to keep torch on track
- Father 'caught bird flu from son'
- Plane diverted after knife attack
- Sports › Ichiro homers as Seattle blows it again
- National › Enthusiasm for rewriting constitution fades
- World › Schwarzenegger says his medical files have been breached, calls for better pr
- Lifestyle › The hills of Chiba are calling
- Picture of the Day › Wind
- Sanya tourism industry seeks foreign language professionals
- Forest fire rages unchecked for 40 hours in China's Yunnan
- Lhasa's cultural and entertainment facilities re-open
- China to consume 63% more oil in 2020 compared with 2006
- WB chief: China to maintain strong growth despite global financial turbulence
- E Timor militia leader released
- Japan bank chief decision nears
- Japan urges credit crisis action
- China condemns torch protests as 'despicable'
- Kuchikomi › Vehicle rip-offs change with the times
- World › Teenagers who rampaged through Australian school charged
- Crime › Man accepts death penalty for killing 2 relatives
- National › Haneda closes one runway due to flooding as storms pummel eastern Japan
- East China province gives ultimatum to polluters before Olympics
- Hong Kong's Donald Tsang gives trademark bow tie to wax figure
- Heavy fog hits northeast China's Liaoning, closing highways, airport
- China gears up to battle wheat, rape diseases
- China publishes Dalai Lama's 1951 telegram to Mao, expressing support
- Malaysian Chinese timber tycoon dies at 92
- Beijing Olympic official strongly condemns disruption of torch relay in Paris
- WHO offers 190 mln USD in aid to China
- Executive Impact › Raising the bar for accounting
- Business › FY 2007 corporate failures rise 7.71%
- World › Australian teen dies after shark attack
- World › China condemns Paris, London Olympic torch protests
- Business › JFE, IHI enter talks to unify shipbuilding operations
- Politics › Komura does not rule out Tibet on G-8 agenda
- Politics › Shirakawa pledges to fix BOJ after political row over personnel
- National › Haneda runway closed due to flooding as heavy rain, strong winds pummel To
- Picture of the Day › Wind
- S Korean astronaut set for launch
- Entertainment › Actress Norika Fujiwara opens school for kids in Cambodia
- China vows to keep torch on track
- Gansu to invest 450 mln yuan into Silk Road
- Drowning in a Chinese sea of beauty
- Spring scenery in Lhasa
- US and N Korea hold nuclear talks
- Philippines jails foiled coup leaders
- New Zealand PM, Chinese vice premier celebrate signing of free trade pact
- Chinese, Canadian FMs hold phone talks on Olympics, Tibet