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SOCCER SCENE

Several players have returned to the J. League from frustrating overseas experiences this winter, but until Japanese soccer begins to appreciate the diversity of the European game, more are likely to come unstuck in the future.

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U.S. Marines to move; base row will drag on

Tokyo and Washington agree to revise a 2006 bilateral accord aimed at transferring U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam, making their redeployment no longer contingent upon construction of a replacement airfield by 2014.

Emails bare NRC's Fukushima chaos

In the confusion that followed the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex last March, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission was standing by to help, but groping for information.

1 in 3 women living alone are in poverty, as are 1 in 4 men

About 1 in 3 women between the ages of 20 and 64 who live alone are living in poverty, compared with 1 in 4 men in the same category, a study shows.

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