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At a ceremony Tuesday in which the French culture minister lauded him for bringing spontaneity and a message of freedom to his big-screen productions, France conferred on Japanese film director Takeshi Kitano its highest honor for arts and culture.

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Allowance may cover children in institutions

The ruling tripartite bloc agrees to expand the government's planned monthly child rearing allowances to kids at child care institutions and add a clause to that extent in a related bill currently being deliberated at the Diet.

Kaifu aware of secret pacts; others mum

Three out of 27 top government leaders polled claimed they knew Japan and the United States had secret pacts covering nuclear arms and other sensitive issues but others declined comment, a survey shows.

Nakaima to Hirano: Schwab, White Beach both bad options

Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima conveys his opposition to a proposed Nago onshore relocation plan for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in his prefecture during a meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano.

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Matsui makes Angels debut in victory over Padres

Hideki Matsui goes 1-for-2 in his first game in an Angeles uniform.

SOCCER

Henan Jianye earn draw against Gamba

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Arsenal routs Porto

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'Mr. Shiseido' blends beauty and business

By EDAN CORKILL

In July 1942, seven months after the attack on Pearl Harbor that started the Pacific War, Tokyo hosted one of the most ambitious exhibitions of art the world had ever seen. "Leonardo da Vinci," staged in an exhibition hall in ...

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Japan's love affair with dogs and cats

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The business of pets

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Bigelow sticks to her guns

By GEORGE HADLEY-GARCIA

HOLLYWOOD — Kathryn Bigelow is only the fourth woman ever to be nominated for the Best Director Academy Award — and only the second American female. The first two nominees were Italian Lina Wertmuller and Australian Jane Campion; the third ...

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The Hurt Locker

Stress on the front line

By GIOVANNI FAZIO

There's a moment near the end of "The Hurt Locker," Kathryn Bigelow's masterful look at life and death on Baghdad's mean streets, where one American sergeant — a cool, tough professional on mission after mission — finally breaks down and ...

Gekijo-ban Kenka Bancho: Zenkoku Seiha

Punks cruise for the old bruising

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The Blind Side

Under the spell of Sandra Bullock

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Brick Square is hip

By ROBBIE SWINNERTON

Spring may not be here for real just yet, but it's never too early to celebrate the first al fresco lunch of the year. So when last week's unseasonably warm spell arrived we knew exactly where to go — into ...

Butter boutique continues to draw in the crowds at the Marunouchi Brick Square

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Stellar yakitori down in Gotanda

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Way down south in Hateruma

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In 1965, a Dutch anthropologist named Cornelius Ouwehand sailed with his Japanese wife, Shizuko, to the remote island of Hateruma to undertake research. The series of monochrome images they took of daily life, work and ritual there were eventually published ...

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Matsui makes Angels debut in victory over Padres

Henan Jianye earn draw against Gamba

Arsenal routs Porto

'Mr. Shiseido' blends beauty and business

Japan's love affair with dogs and cats

The business of pets

Bigelow sticks to her guns

Stress on the front line

Punks cruise for the old bruising

Under the spell of Sandra Bullock

Brick Square is hip

Butter boutique continues to draw in the crowds at the Marunouchi Brick Square

Stellar yakitori down in Gotanda

Way down south in Hateruma

Bulking up in Bush Warbler Valley

Seeking out fine sake at its Saijo source

Sail away at Japan Boat Show

Renowned dramatist to bring Kafka to life

Wife of writer behind 'Slumdog Millionaire' exhibits art at Miele

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U.S. attack subs no longer nuke concern: Okada

Hibakusha denounce secret pacts

Kitano awarded French arts honor

Crown Prince attends Ghana Noguchi event

Eight Sado center crested ibises killed; weasel suspected

Danish leader seeks speedy delivery of climate aid to poor nations

'Dr. Yellow' train keeps line safe, elates spotters

Kids at pro-North high schools fret tuition waiver snub

Non-English schools hope for aid

Incentives spur buyer spike: Toyota exec

Tokyo-Bucharest commercial cooperation agreement signed

Conservation fund targets businesses with wildlife logos, trademarks

Toyota out of top 10 firms for grads

Kansai wants help trimming debt

Secret agreements to get along

Free Tilly and other circus animals

The U.S. media badly needs a wakeup call

Detainees allege abuse at Kansai holding center

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Belt up — protect our children

What would you miss most about your homeland if you lived abroad?

Authenticity is all for mountaineer

The art of peripheral heating

Revamps, re-openings, relocations and the return of Fashion Week

Art group Enlightenment

Warm hearts and home comforts

Rebel artist restored to glory

Dan Graham: In defiance of convention

New dimensions in a chain

Shibusashirazu Orchestra set to sprawl

A rogue on high

The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Moools "Weather Sketch Modified"

Wait long enough and daikon legs get fashionable

At times the job of a saibanin can be real murder

Propagation of a perfect storm

The illusion of powerlessness

Australian forces, occupational hazards

Hark ye to the Donkey's Ears

Is the Atsugi tragedy finally drawing to a close?

Hello, stranger: the ups and downs of Chatroulette!

New Windows phones won't run any current applications

Onkyo's computer stands in for TV; Thanko aids shy phone users

Game-makers mull controller's future

Filmmakers predict 3-D dramas

Load up on swords, bring your girlfriends

Same category, and same film? Oscar doubtful

Academy's love for country singers gives Bridges edge

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