Bobby Ologun faces charges for attacking boss
January 25, 2006Celebrity Bobby Ologun faces an assault charge after allegedly attacking the president of his talent agency Wednesday following a disagreement over payment, police said.
Ex-travel agent busted for swindling customers with fake Okinawa trips
January 25, 2006NAGOYA -- A man who defrauded travelers out of 1.5 million yen by falsely promising to arrange trips to Okinawa for them has been arrested, police said.
Man arrested for leaving bed-ridden, elderly mother to die
January 25, 2006OSAKA -- A middle-aged man who failed to properly take care of his bed-ridden mother, leading to her death, was arrested, police said Wednesday.
Koizumi says China, South Korea overreacted to his Yasukuni Shrine visits
January 25, 2006Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said on Wednesday that China and South Korea overreacted to his controversial visits to Yasukuni Shrine, where Japan's war dead, including Class-A war criminals, are enshrined.
Record 15 foreign-born wrestlers to enter sumo's top two divisions
January 25, 2006A record 15 wrestlers of foreign descent are set to enter sumo's top two divisions in the spring tournament beginning on March 12, it has been learned.
Horie energy drinks ripped off convenience store shelves
January 25, 2006Convenience store chain am/pm Japan has decided to pull an energy drink developed by former Livedoor President Takafumi Horie off its shelves because it doesn't want to sell items associated with scandal-tainted people, it has been learned.
Jobless man busted for trying to blackmail father of star golfer Ai Miyazato
January 25, 2006NAHA -- An unemployed man has been arrested for attempting to blackmail the father of star golfer Ai Miyazato, police said.
Troubled Livedoor names new president, director
January 25, 2006Troubled Livedoor Co.
World's largest deep-sea drill readies for groundbreaking scientific research
January 25, 2006YOKOHAMA -- The CHIKYU is studded with superlatives.
Whole class at University of Tokyo moved over dubious research article
January 25, 2006All 25 students of a research group at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering are to be moved to other classes following complaints about an article published in the British journal "Nature."
Bird watchers attracted to owl that visits Sapporo every winter
January 25, 2006Ebetsu, Hokkaido -- An owl has become popular with bird watchers who frequent Nopporo Forest Park in the suburbs of Sapporo.
Livedoor Marketing official asked acquired affiliate to window-dress accounts
January 25, 2006A top official of Livedoor Marketing (LDM) sent an e-mail to a company it had acquired asking it to cooperate in window-dressing the affiliate's accounts, investigative sources said.
Man living with 'harem' of 10 young women at center of police complaint
January 25, 2006A man in his 50s who lives communally with 10 young women in the Tokyo city of Higashiyamato has become the subject of a police complaint, law enforcers said.
Personal info on 30,000 voters, supporters leaked over Internet
January 25, 2006MATSUYAMA -- Personal information on tens of thousands of voters and supporters of a 56-year-old member of the Ehime Prefectural Assembly was leaked over the Internet from his computer, it has been learned.