KOBE--A giant panda born at Oji Zoo here died Friday, just four days after it was born through artificial insemination, zoo officials said. The cub might have died because it was not breast-fed properly, or because its mother, Tantan, held it too tightly, the officials said.
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AKASHI, Hyogo Prefecture--Three brothers were killed in a fire that gutted a two-story apartment building here Saturday evening, police said. The victims were Ryu Oi, 8, Shin, 5 and Ryo, 3, police said.
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Clubbers are set to hit the podium one more time for a celebration of legendary '90s disco Juliana's Tokyo on Saturday, 14 years after it closed amid controversy over its scantily clad patrons.
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A 61-year-old woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic said Aug. 21. The surrogate mother was believed to be the oldest woman to have given birth in Japan.
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情熱的な演奏で聴き手を魅了する川井郁子ヴァイオリンコンサートが９月１３日、坂戸市文化会館で行われる。コンサートに先駆け、これまでの足跡やコンサートへの思いを聞いた。 その言葉には人生のほとんどを共にしてきたバイオリンに対する深い信頼と愛情が寄せられた。
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David Leveaux is back in Tokyo to take a fresh look at "A Doll's House." (LOUIS TEMPLADO/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
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KOBE--A giant panda gave birth at Oji Zoo here Tuesday, in the nation's fourth successful case of artificial insemination of the endangered species, zoo officials said.
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