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Japan is an island country located in the Pacific Ocean. It is also known as the "Land of the Rising Sun," a name that comes from the country's positioning east of mainland Asia. The capital of Japan is Tokyo.
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NAGANO, Japan - Canadians Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier earned their second career ISU Grand Prix medal Sunday by claiming ice dance bronze at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition. Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White took the gold with 201 ...
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- ISU-NHK Trophy Results (search.live.com)
- Ando, Joubert claim gold at NHK Trophy (france24.com)
SAPPORO — The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters mostly took the day off on Friday but there's no hiding from the situation they find themselves in as the Japan Series returns to Hokkaido. The Fighters lost a gut-wrenching 3-2 contest to the Yomiuri Giants in Game 5 of the Japan Series. Now they find themselves on a brink of elimination against a squad riding high after an improbable victory.
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HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) Hidehiko Yuzaki, a 44-year-old former trade ministry bureaucrat, won the gubernatorial election in Hiroshima Prefecture Sunday, replacing outgoing Gov. Yuzan Fujita. Backed by Fujita supporters among Liberal Democratic Party members of the prefectural assembly, as well as by members of the Democratic Party of Japan, Yuzaki defeated four other contenders and secured his first four-year term in the governor's office.
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NAGANO, Japan (AP) - Brian Joubertof France won the NHK Trophy on Saturday, earning his first Grand Prix title of the season with a strong performance in the free skate. Joubert, who was first after the short program, landed a quadruple toe loop at ...
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- Figure skating: Takahashi 4th, Joubert wins NHK Trophy+ (search.msn.com)
- LEAD: Figure skating: Ando wins NHK Trophy+ (search.msn.com)
- Joubert captures men's NHK Trophy (search.msn.com)
Japan's Daisuke Takahashi falls during his performance in the men's free program event at... Japan's Daisuke Takahashi finished fourth in his first Grand Prix event after a lengthy injury layoff at the NHK Trophy on Saturday. To access full stories ...
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Tokyo - Stocks in Japan rose Friday, following gains on Wall Street, as lower-than-expected US unemployment claims raised hopes for a recovery of the US economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average...
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FUKUOKA (Kyodo) Asashoryu makes his return to the prestigious east yokozuna slot after four tournaments as the Japan Sumo Association released on Monday the rankings for the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Asashoryu beat rival Hakuho in a playoff at the autumn meet in September to claim his 24th Emperor's Cup, placing him in a tie with former yokozuna Kitanoumi for third on the all-time list.
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- LEAD: Sumo: Asashoryu back in elite east slot for Kyushu tourney+ (search.live.com)
NAGANO, Japan (AP) — Ashley Wagner of the United States finished first in the women's short program at the NHK Trophy on Friday, edging Miki Ando of Japan. Wagner opened with a triple flip, double toe loop in a routine to the soundtrack from "Once ...
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The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build an R&D center in China as early as next year. Toyota would be the first Japanese automaker to establish a Chinese R&D center funded solely by itself. The automaker has...
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TOKYO -- Japanese shares traded slightly lower early Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 Average down 0.3% at 9,813.82, and the broader Topix nearly flat at 881.80. Shares of Sanyo Electric Co. dropped 12%...
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