| Marine sentenced for wrongful sexual conduct in Hiroshima gang-rape case IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi -- A U.S.  560 passengers trapped when Odakyu Odawara Line train suddenly stops A train on the Odakyu Odawara Line suddenly came to a halt in the western suburbs of Tokyo on Friday morning, trapping about 560 passengers inside and forcing other trains to be temporarily suspended, railway officials said. Woman cyclist faces charges for hit-and-run that left victim with broken leg A Tokyo woman faces negligence charges over a hit-and-run accident while riding a bicycle that left an elderly woman with a broken leg, police said. New Zealand official says pro and anti whaling lobbies seek diplomacy to end rows WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Pro- and anti-whaling lobbies want to end their acrimonious disagreements of recent years and pursue a more diplomatic solution to Japan's annual whale kill, a senior official said Friday. Yamaha wins copyright suit in China over musical data in keyboards Yamaha Corp. Japan denies report gov't sought S. Korea's help for Yokota family meeting Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura on Friday denied a report that Tokyo had asked Seoul to act as a mediator with North Korea in setting up a meeting between the daughter and former husband of abductee Megumi Yokota and Yokota's parents in South Korea. Hibakusha: A Korean's fight to end discrimination toward foreign A-bomb victims In the rugged mountains of southwestern South Korea, some 40 km from Chonju, is Kwak Kwi-Hoon's former elementary school. 11 injured when escalator at subway station in Nagoya suddenly changes direction NAGOYA -- An escalator going up at a subway station here suddenly stopped and moved downward on Friday morning, leaving 11 people slightly injured, the subway operator said. News Wizard |