Man arrested for adding acid to eye drops of girlfriend’s son
TANAGURA, Fukushima — A man here has been arrested after police discovered that he had purposefully added acid to the eye drops of the 5-year-old son of his girlfriend, causing him a severe eye injury, it has been learned. Tamotsu Ito, 48, a local truck driver, is charged with inflicting physical injuries on the boy, to whom he intentionally mixed poisonous medicine into...
Exhibition Yayoi Kusama
The National Museum of Art, Osaka Opening Hours 10:00–17:00, Fridays until 19:00 Admission until 30 minutes before closing Closed Mondays (Except for January 9(Mon.), 2012, January 10(Tue.) instead) Admission Fee Adults : 1400 Yen (1,200 Yen) University students : 1,000 Yen (800 Yen) High School students : 700 Yen (500 Yen) *Including ” Collection “ * (...
Occupy protests in TOKYO JAPAN
AP Protesters holding anti-nuclear banners listen to another group of protesters shouting slogans near an area where a citizens’ group has set up tents to protest against the use of nuclear power on the premises of the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry in Tokyo, on Friday night. The ministry has ordered the protesters who have occupied the area for 139 days to remove their...
Fukushi Shooting for the Marathon in London
Fukushi at 26 miles in Chicago. Photo (c) 2011 Dr. Helmut Winter The pre-race athletes’ press conference for the Jan. 29 Osaka International Women’s Marathon Olympic selection race took place Jan. 27. Aiming for her long-hoped-for appearance on the Olympic marathon stage, half-marathon national record holder Kayoko Fukushi (29, Team Wacoal) appeared confident of...
Facebook Expected to Begin Selling Stock to Public
Facebook’s new campus in Menlo Park, Calif., features a community work area. The social networking giant is expect to soon file to sell stock to the public. (MARK BOSTER | LOS ANGELES TIMES) MENLO PARK, Calif. | Wall Street is about to get Facebook fever. The social networking giant with nearly 1 billion users is expected to file papers any day now to sell stock to the...
Chinese man charged with arson attack on Japan’s embassy in Seoul
SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors Friday brought charges against a Chinese man accused of hurling petrol bombs at the Japanese embassy in Seoul because his grandmother was forced into wartime sex slavery. The 38-year-old surnamed Liu was charged with attempted arson, prosecutors at the Seoul central district office said. Liu has been in custody since Jan 8 after throwing four...
Director Lucy Walker’s documentary about March 11 tsunami nominated for Academy Award
Director Lucy Walker, right, speaks on stage at a screening of her documentary film “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” in Los Angeles. (Mainichi) LOS ANGELES — A documentary film about Japan’s March 11 tsunami disaster titled “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom,” by British director Lucy Walker, has been nominated along with four other films...
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Man arrested for adding acid to eye drops of girlfriend’s son
TANAGURA, Fukushima — A man here has been arrested after police discovered that he had purposefully added acid to the eye drops of the 5-year-old son of his girlfriend, causing more »
Exhibition Yayoi Kusama
The National Museum of Art, Osaka Opening Hours 10:00–17:00, Fridays until 19:00 Admission until 30 minutes before closing Closed Mondays (Except for January 9(Mon.), 2012, January 10(Tue.) instead) Admission Fee more »
Occupy protests in TOKYO JAPAN
AP Protesters holding anti-nuclear banners listen to another group of protesters shouting slogans near an area where a citizens’ group has set up tents to protest against the use of more »
Fukushi Shooting for the Marathon in London
Fukushi at 26 miles in Chicago. Photo (c) 2011 Dr. Helmut Winter The pre-race athletes’ press conference for the Jan. 29 Osaka International Women’s Marathon Olympic selection race took place more »
Facebook Expected to Begin Selling Stock to Public
Facebook’s new campus in Menlo Park, Calif., features a community work area. The social networking giant is expect to soon file to sell stock to the public. (MARK BOSTER | more »
Chinese man charged with arson attack on Japan’s embassy in Seoul
SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors Friday brought charges against a Chinese man accused of hurling petrol bombs at the Japanese embassy in Seoul because his grandmother was forced into wartime more »
Director Lucy Walker’s documentary about March 11 tsunami nominated for Academy Award
Director Lucy Walker, right, speaks on stage at a screening of her documentary film “The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” in Los Angeles. (Mainichi) LOS ANGELES — A documentary film more »
Gov’t to set up 24-hour nursing care service
TOKYO — The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare plans to set up a 24-hour nursing care service and raise the salaries of health care workers. The ministry also said more »
