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Girl, 7, confined in room with corpse

Last updated Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 6:58am

NAGOYA, Japan - A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of holding a primary school girl captive for nearly 12 hours in his Nagoya apartment, which may have been the scene of a murder.

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Poisonous hyomon-dako or blue-ringed octopus

Poisonous octopuses on the rise

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Last updated Monday, June 4, 2012 - 12:11pm

TOKYO - Poisonous hyomon-dako or blue-ringed octopuses, which inhabit mainly tropical and semitropical zones in the Western Pacific, have been recently found in increasing numbers in the Kumano-nada area of Japan, off the coast of southern Mie Prefecture.

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A recent Cabinet Office survey in Japan shows that 32.9 percent of married women or women who have been married in the past have experienced domestic abuse, such as physical harm or psychological harassment.

One-third of married Japanese women are victims of domestic abuse

Contributed The Yomiuri Shimbun

Last updated Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 9:35am

TOKYO -- A recent Cabinet Office survey in Japan shows that 32.9 percent of married women or women who have been married in the past have experienced domestic abuse, such as physical harm or psychological harassment.

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