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2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS

OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 23, 2008
Japan beats U.S. for softball gold
BEIJING — This was on-field drama at its best: workhorse pitcher Yukiko Ueno playing the starring role, Ayumi Karino and Eri Yamada shining in their supporting roles and Japan destroying the U.S. softball team's aura of invincibility.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 23, 2008
Japan lies fourth after team technical routine
Asian powerhouse Japan was outperformed by minor medal rival China and finished fourth after the technical routine in the synchronized swimming team event at the Beijing Olympics on Friday. Japan, featuring duet bronze-medalists Saho Harada and Emiko Suzuki, suffered from some slight synchronization errors to total 48.167 points at the National Aquatics Center, 0.417 behind the host nation.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 22, 2008
Japan outplays U.S. to win softball gold
BEIJING — This was on-field drama at its best: workhorse pitcher Yukiko Ueno playing the starring role, Ayumi Karino and Eri Yamada shining in their supporting roles and Japan destroying the U.S. softball team's aura of invincibility.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 21, 2008
Japan downs Aussies late
Rei Nishiyama singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning Wednesday, lifting Japan to a 4-3 victory over Australia for a rematch with the United States in the softball final at the Beijing Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 21, 2008
Suzuki, Harada claim bronze in duet swim
BEIJING — Emiko Suzuki and Saho Harada captured the bronze medal in synchronized swimming on Wednesday, while Russia underlined its dominance of the event with victory in the duet final at the Beijing Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 20, 2008
Matsunaga settles for silver in 55-kg wrestling
Tomohiro Matsunaga hoped to spring a surprise gold medal for Japan on Tuesday but had to settle for second place after losing to American Henry Cejudo in the men's freestyle 55 kg at the Beijing Olympics.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 20, 2008
Harada and Suzuki advance to synchronized swimming final
Emiko Suzuki and Saho Harada advance to the synchronized swimming duet final at the Beijing Olympics after placing third in the free routine preliminary on Tuesday. Suzuki and Harada, team silver medalists at the 2004 Athens Games, scored 48.500 points in the free routine preliminary at the Water Cube and have a combined total of 96.750 after collecting 48.250 in Monday's technical routine.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 19, 2008
Japan blanks Canada in softball
Yukiko Ueno pitched three-hit ball over six shutout innings as Japan blanked Canada 6-0 in its final preliminary round game of the Beijing Olympic softball tournament on Monday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 18, 2008
Younger Icho wins wrestling gold; Hamaguchi settles for bronze
Golden Girl No. 2, please stand up.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 18, 2008
Japan secures medal in softball
Eri Yamada hit a two-run homer to highlight a four-run fifth-inning rally Sunday as Japan beat Venezuela 5-2 in the preliminary round of the Beijing Olympic softball tournament, securing a medal for the third straight Olympics. Japan picked up its fifth win in six games and ensured that it will finish the group stage in the top two when Australia beat Canada 4-0 later in the day. Australia improved to 4-2 while Canada dropped to 3-3.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 18, 2008
Murofushi falls short in hammer defense
BEIJING — Koji Murofushi's reign as Olympic champion ended on Sunday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 17, 2008
Yoshida defends wrestling gold in Beijing
Saori Yoshida proved to be an indestructible force Saturday but countrywoman Chiharu Icho saw her dream of realizing Olympic gold with her younger sister Kaori dashed after having to settle for silver in women's freestyle wrestling at the Beijing Games.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 16, 2008
Japan's boxers lose in first round
BEIJING — Turkey's Yakup Kilic outpointed Satoshi Shimizu 12-9 in a first-round featherweight (58 kg) match at Beijing Workers' Gymnasium on Friday.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 15, 2008
Japan advances in table tennis
BEIJING (Kyodo) National champion Jun Mizutani played a pivotal role with singles and doubles wins to help Japan beat Hong Kong and earn a spot in the semifinals of the men's table tennis team competition at the Beijing Olympic Games on Thursday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 14, 2008
No gold for Japan badminton duo
Badminton pair Satoko Suetsuna and Miyuki Maeda fell short in their bid to reach the final of the women's doubles at the Beijing Olympic Games, going down to South Korea's Lee Kyung Won and Lee Hyo Jung in the semifinals Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2008
Japan duo stun defending champs
Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna upset defending Olympic champions Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China on Monday to advance to the women's doubles semifinals in Olympic badminton.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2008
Nakayama misses out on trap medal
BEIJING (Kyodo) Shooter Yukie Nakayama missed out on a medal in the women's trap on Monday, finishing fourth following a four-way shoot-off for the bronze at the Beijing Olympic Games.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2008
Glory for Chinese lifter Chen
Hiromi Miyake's bid to land Japan its first medal of the Beijing Olympics fell flat on Saturday after she finished sixth in the 48-kg class of the women's weightlifting program.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2008
Beijing joyfully steps forward
BEIJING — There are numerous slogans plastered on walls and Web sites with equal frequency in Beijing. The "One World, One Dream" Olympic motto and "Light the passion, share the dream" theme for the torch relay are prominently featured.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2008
Fans mob Fukuhara in airport lobby
Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara received an enthusiastic, if somewhat rough, welcome in the Olympic host city Thursday, as she was mobbed by a crowd and had to be escorted from the airport by police and security officers. In an incident that reflected the popularity of Fukuhara in China, about 100 fans and local media personnel became excited when she appeared in the arrival lobby of Beijing Capital International Airport.
Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes off Shikoku
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Japan on Wednesday. The area marked in red recorded a weak 6 on Japan's seismic intensity scale.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
Japan’s best and brightest designers set to shine in Milan
Adal’s Look into Nature brand, on show at Salon del Mobile 2024, rethinks "igusa" (Japanese rush grass), traditionally used for tatami, as a sustainable material for furniture.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters during an election campaign rally in Pushkar, India, on April 6, ahead of the country's upcoming general election starting Friday.

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