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Tokyo, March 24: A team of researchers has claimed to have found evidence of what may be an early third-century palace that could have been part of the Yamatai kingdom ruled by Himiko, the legendary Japanese queen.

According to a report in The Asahi Shimbun, excavations at the Makimuku ruins in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, show there were as many as three buildings facing the same direction in a line, dating back to the late second century to early fourth century.

Researchers also uncovered evidence of fortified barriers stretching 40 meters.

Tokyo - Tokyo stocks on Tuesday continued their upwards trend from the beginning of the week, pushed up by plans of the US Treasury to remove toxic assets from banks.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average climbed by 2.07 per cent, or 170.35 points to 8,385.88 by mid-trading.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues added 14.74 points, or 1.86 per cent, to 806.3.

On currency markets at midday (0000 GMT), the dollar was stronger at 97.10-15 yen, after trading at 95.97-96.00 yen late Monday in New York.

Tokyo, Mar. 23: A cargo plane has crashed at Japan''s Narita international airport, killing both crew members on board.

The Federal Express plane, which was coming from Guangzhou in China, crash-landed in high winds of Japan’s largest airport near Tokyo at 0650 local time on Monday.

Footage of the crash shows the plane landing hard, tipping on to its left wing and bursting into flame as it then rolled over, BBC reports.

Tokyo  - Tokyo stocks rose upon market opening Monday on anticipation of good news from Washington later Monday this week on more details of the financial bailout plan.

The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose in the first 15 minutes by 58.34 points or 0.73 per cent to 8,004.30 points.

The broader Topix index of all first-section issues added 6.13 points or 0.8 per cent to 770.90 points.

Markets were closed Friday for a holiday.

On currency markets, the dollar remained stable at 95.93-98 yen after trading at 95.91-96.01 yen late Friday in New York.

Tokyo  - A freight plane crashed Monday morning on l