Manga cafe operators face charges for letting schoolboy violate curfew
September 20, 2006FUJISAWA, Kanagawa -- Operators of a manga cafe and two of its part-time employees face charges after they allowed a 14-year-old schoolboy to stay in the facility overnight in violation of a prefectural curfew, police said.
Yokohama bureaucrat busted for using schoolgirl prostitute
September 20, 2006YOKOHAMA -- A Yokohama Municipal Government official in charge of dealing with welfare as arrested Wednesday for using the services of a 14-year-old schoolgirl prostitute, police said.
Child-killing couple each get five-year prison terms
September 20, 2006TOYOHASHI, Aichi -- A couple who drowned their infant daughter by holding her beneath the surface of her bath were on Wednesday both sentenced to serve five years in prison by a court here.
Dirty doctor with Kinki University links facing charges over shark tales
September 20, 2006A former Kinki University professor has been reported for fraud after he promised miracle cancer remedies made of ingredients like shark gristle and mushroom extract but falsified data to back up their therapeutic claims, police said Wednesday.
Abe scores convincing victory in LDP's leadership race
September 20, 2006Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe won a convincing victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election on Wednesday to replace Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Makiko Tanaka being hassled by threatening caller
September 20, 2006Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka is being repeatedly harassed by an anonymous caller who has threatened to smash her in the mouth with a metal bat, police said Wednesday.
Rampaging bear attacks schoolboy
September 20, 2006OTARI, Nagano -- A schoolboy sustained serious injuries Wednesday morning after a bear sprang out of a grove and suddenly attacked him, rescue workers said.
Miyauchi says he believes Horie didn't know about scheme
September 20, 2006A major witness in the trial of a disgraced Japanese Internet maverick contradicted his earlier statements, testifying Wednesday that he believes the entrepreneur didn't know about the dubious dealings he is charged with.
Abe a relative newcomer on political scene
September 20, 2006Shinzo Abe came a step closer to becoming Japan's next prime minister Wednesday when he was elected as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, but he's a relative newcomer to the nation's political scene.