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Plan to sign Hague Convention welcome but children's best interests should come first
Japan's new policy of signing the Hague Convention that stipulates the treatment of children from failed international marriages in custody disputes has been approved by Cabinet ministers, with Prime Minister Naoto Kan planning to announce the decision at a G8 Summit set to take place in France on May 26 and 27.Full article
National News
- Lives of A-bomb victims thrown into turmoil yet again by radiation
- Kan denies ordering suspension of seawater injection into Fukushima nuke plant
- Mayors of Hiroshima, Nagasaki angered with Washington over recent nuclear tests
- Gov't sparks confusion over seawater injection into troubled nuclear reactor
- Fukushima reactor had meltdown 3.5 hours after cooling system collapsed: U.S. researcher
- MPD suspects investigation reports leaked to clinic
- Hakuho wins 7th-straight championship, hopes for people's restored faith in sumo
- Dairy cattle in Fukushima sent to slaughterhouse over radiation fears
- High school boxing club members practice their punches in planthouse
- 6 punters win record payout after outsider wins Japan Oaks
Business News
- Honda to move up employees' holidays amid low postquake operating rate
- Tokyo stocks fall sharply as machinery issues tumble on downgrades
- Business leaders of Japan, China, S. Korea call for early FTA signing
- Benchmark bond yield falls on Tokyo stocks' tumble
- Sony fights reputation damage from security breach
Features
NY Public Library turns 100, not just with books
NEW YORK (AP) -- At 100, the New York Public Library's landmark Fifth Avenue building has nurtured generations of scholars and boasts treasures like a Gutenberg Bible and an early copy of the Declaration of Independence.Full article
Daily Haiku Selection
May 23, 2011
yellow moon
...knowing
it's the last time
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steven carter (Tucson, Arizona, USA)More...
National Days and Events
Cherry tree planted to mark Japan-Russia friendship in Osaka
Russian Consul General in Osaka Ivan V. Prokhorov sings a song while playing the guitar during the 75th meeting of the Japan-Russia Salon held at the consulate general in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on April 8. During the event, pianist Maki Noyama also played some pieces of Chopin and Beethoven.
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Market & Exchange Rates
- Nikkei
- 2011/05/23 15:00
- 9460.63(-146.45)
- Yen/Dollar
- 2011/05/20
- 81.70 yen
- Yen/Euro
- 2011/05/20
- 115.69 yen
