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November 30, 20073 anglers die after pleasure boat capsizes on lake
October 10, 2006KASUMIGAURA, Ibaraki -- Three anglers died after a pleasure boat they were riding in capsized on a lake here Monday afternoon, police said Tuesday.
Taxi driver dragged along ground as thief drives off in taxi
October 10, 2006KURE, Hiroshima -- A taxi driver suffered serious injuries after being dragged along the ground when a man pulled him out of his taxi and drove off before he had freed himself from the seatbelt, law enforcers said.
2 men found dead, one apparently murdered, in house fire in Gifu
October 10, 2006YAMAGATA, Gifu -- Two men were found dead in a home that had caught fire, police said, believing that one of them was murdered.
Abe sticks to nonnuclear principles
October 10, 2006Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made it clear Tuesday that Japan will stick to its nonnuclear principles even after North Korea announced that it has successfully conducted a nuclear test.
Japan to seek UNSC resolution on sanctions against North Korea
October 10, 2006The Japanese government has decided to seek a U.N.
Suspects nabbed for selling illegal drug Rush
October 10, 2006A husband and wife suspected of illegally selling the drug "Rush" over the past five years, raking in sales of about 400 million yen, were arrested Tuesday, police said.
Teen actress playing 14-year-old mom appears at NTV drama preview
October 10, 2006Teen actress Mirai Shida appeared at a preview screening for an NTV drama casting her as a 14-year-old mother, saying she could never imagine being in the same situation in real life.
4 employees of Toyota subsidiary busted for padding the number of used cars they sold
October 10, 2006OSAKA -- Four employees of a Toyota Motor Corp.
4 boys found safe after spending night on mountain
October 10, 2006ANNAKA, Gunma -- Four junior high school boys who went missing overnight on Mount Myogi were found safe on Tuesday after police mobilized some 100 officers and two helicopters.