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Ogawa preaches patience in Oita Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Though the Oita HeatDevils have started the season with a disappointing 2-10 record, first-year head coach Tadaharu Ogawa is patiently working to turn things around.
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Okada plans to rest Endo, Tamada Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Japan coach Takeshi Okada said Thursday he has decided not to call up key players such as Yasuhito Endo and Keiji Tamada for a training camp set to get under way on Jan. 10 to give them some rest.
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Tazawa likely headed to BoSox Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Highly regarded Japanese amateur pitcher Junichi Tazawa has rejected offers from three major league clubs, effectively ensuring he will join the Boston Red Sox, baseball sources said Friday.
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Howard powers Magic past Wiz Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
The NBA's leading rebounder, Howard had 26 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks to help the Orlando Magic beat the Wizards 105-90 on Thursday night.
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Ishikawa chases Oda, nears earnings mark Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
GEISEI, Kochi Pref. (Kyodo) Ryo Ishikawa all but ensured himself of becoming the youngest golfer in history to earn ¥100 million in prize money on the Japanese men's tour after making the cut in ...
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Sens edge Maple Leafs Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
OTTAWA (AP) Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson scored in a shootout to give the Ottawa Senators a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
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More Japanese men than women looking for love at Xmas Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
More single Japanese men than women are looking for love this Christmas to beat the holiday blues, according to a survey released this week. Seventy percent of single Japanese males -- but only 55 per...
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Japan resumes imports of whale meat in Sept., 1st in 17 yrs+ Print E-mail
Saturday, 29 November 2008
LONDON, Nov. 29 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The Japanese government in September approved buying whale meat from Iceland, the first such purchase since 1991, relevant authorities said Saturday, adding some of...
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Lenders in Japan incur combined Y699 bil loss in July-Sept Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
TOKYO — Banks and other deposit-taking entities in Japan incurred an additional loss of 699 billion yen in the July-September period on their investments in a range of securitized financial pro...
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Japan donates rice to Karimojong Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Moroto The Japanese ambassador to Uganda, Mr Keiichi Kato brought a smile to the faces of over 800,000 starving Karimojong, when he launched the rice and oil distribution at Lokopo, Matany in Morot...
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Japanese manufacturing heading for grim quarter Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
The Japanese government said Friday that industrial production in October fell a sharp 3.1 per cent from the previous month and is expected to decline precipitously in the months ahead. Factory outpu...
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Dube and Davison third after short program in Japan Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
TOKYO - World bronze medallists Jessica Dube of Drummondville, Que., and Bryce Davison of Cambridge, Ont., are third after Friday's short program at the NHK Trophy. Dube and Davison posted a score of ...
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Defense chief says Japan will not acquire new types of cluster bombs Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
TOKYO — Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Friday the Self-Defense Forces will not acquire new models of cluster bombs even though they would not be banned under a new accord on the munition...
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Closer Tehran-Tokyo cooperation to promote global peace Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Mashaie Vice-President and Head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran Rahimd Mashaie said Friday that friendship and cooperation between Iran and Japan will afford ext...
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* Japanese recession problems deepen Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
AFP, TOKYO Saturday, Nov 29, 2008, Page 10 Japan sank deeper into recession last month as factory output slumped and consumers reduced spending in response to the economic crisis, a raft of grim d...
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Japan to give $7 million aid to evacuees in Congo Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
TOKYO — Japan will provide some $7 million, or 710 million yen, worth of aid including emergency relief, food and water assistance, to Congolese fleeing from escalated fighting in eastern Democ...
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British racer backs plan for annual motorbike race on Japanese island+ Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
LONDON, Nov. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Officials should give the green light to the staging of a motorbike race on an island south of Tokyo, claims an expert who has won and been a regular competitor in ...
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Aso, Ozawa tangle in Diet debate Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Prime Minister Taro Aso and opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa faced off Friday in the Diet for the first time as party leaders, but neither was able to land a decisive punch. In their sparring over ...
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Japan workers told to go home and procreate Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
Japan 's workers are being urged to switch off their laptops, go home early and use what little energy they have left on procreation, in the country's latest attempt to avert demographic disaster.The ...
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Nikkei Stock Average closed 138.88 points higher to 8,512.27 Print E-mail
Friday, 28 November 2008
The Associated Press November 28, 2008 - 8:06 a.m. TOKYO - The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 8,512.27 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, up 138.88 points or 1.66 per cent.
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