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Entertainment ? Ebi-chan says 'I want to get married' (May 15)
Model Yuri Ebihara, 28, says she is still looking for 'Mr X' and would like to get married. The popular model, affectionately called "Ebi-chan," was…


Crime ? Two teenagers detained over killing 8 swans in Ibaraki lake (May 15)
Police on Wednesday detained two teenagers for killing eight swans at a park lake in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 28. According to police,…


Shukan Post ? Fukuda opts for panda diplomacy with China (May 15)
Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Japan last week, provoking both pro- and anti-China protests nationwide. Although China and Japan have many political issues to discuss,…


Entertainment ? Cyndi Lauper sings at Shin Maru Building in Tokyo (May 15)
American singer Cyndi Lauper delighted fans and passersby with a mini-concert in the lobby of the Shin-Maru Building in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon. Lauper, 54,…


Crime ? Chemical maker Ishihara Sangyo conceals production of poisonous gas (May 15)
Chemical maker Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd said Wednesday its factory in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, had been producing the poisonous gas phosgene without reporting it to…


World ? Red Cross: Up to 128,000 may have died in Myanmar cyclone (May 15)
The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 ? a much higher figure than the…


Business ? Nissan President Ghosn predicts auto price hikes in Japan (May 15)
Nissan Motor Co President Carlos Ghosn said Wednesday he thinks vehicle price hikes would be unavoidable in Japan given soaring prices of steel and other…


Business ? Shinsei Bank returns to black (May 15)
Shinsei Bank said Wednesday it swung into the black in the year that ended in March thanks to gains from the sale of its Tokyo…


Technology ? Gov't orders Softbank Mobile to check facilities after system glitches (May 15)
The government instructed Softbank Mobile Corp on Wednesday to overhaul its auxiliary telecommunications facilities by mid-June following a series of disruptions caused by system glitches…


Business ? McDonald's Japan ups 2008 net profit estimate (May 15)
McDonald's Holdings Co said Wednesday that it has revised up its group net profit estimate for 2008 to 11.5 billion yen from 10 billion yen.…