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Japan protests to BBC over treatment of 'double A-bomb survivor' Toshiko Yamazaki, eldest daughter of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, prays on Aug. 9 last year for her father and all the other victims of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki. She paid her respects at exactly 11:02 a.m. -- the moment the bomb was dropped on the city on the same day in 1945. (Mainichi) Tokyo (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Embassy in London l

LONDON (Kyodo) -- The far-right British National Party is rejecting claims of hypocrisy over its decision to attend a conference in Tokyo organized by a group which denies the extent of Japan's war crimes. The BNP is one of several European parties sending delegates to an international convention in Japan run by the right-wing movement Issuikai. The weeklong meeting, which continues through next W

Gov't to compensate farmers for losses due to foot-and-mouth disease TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The farm ministry on Friday unveiled the government's additional measures over the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Miyazaki Prefecture to compensate farmers for slaughtered cows and pigs at market values, rather than uniform rates as initially planned. The government will also shoulder the cost of feed for the

The Mainichi Newspapers has revamped its English Web site, The Mainichi Daily News (MDN). Based on many opinions received from readers, the MDN will place importance on content from the Mainichi Shimbun -- news, commentary and reviews. We will translate Mainichi Shimbun editorials, columns and commentary pieces by prominent figures, such as "Jidai-no-Kaze" (Sign of the Times) into English. We have

An artisan produces good-luck "kumade" (bamboo rakes) in Adachi-ku, Tokyo, to be sold during the Torinoichi festival at Otori Shrine in Asakusa. The decorative bamboo rakes are believed to "rake" in good fortune. The festival will start on Nov. 5. (Mainichi)