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Jim Armstrong
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Feb 1, 2005
Japan hockey coach has team focused firmly on Olympic berth
NAGANO -- Despite a stellar performance by his team at last weekend's Nagano Cup tournament, Japan coach Mark Mahon knows it will take a strong team effort for his squad to qualify for the ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Jan 19, 2005
'The Grate One:' Tikkanen now teaching game in Asia
Former Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers forward Esa Tikkanen never had any trouble motivating himself during an NHL career that spanned almost two decades. Now that he's pushing 40, the Helsinki native has found a whole new reason to come to the rink.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 10, 2004
Big leaguers take 4-0 lead
FUKUOKA -- Moises Alou drove in a pair of runs in the first inning Tuesday to lead his major league teammates to a 7-2 win over the Japanese All-Stars in Game 4 of an eight-game exhibition series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2004
Lions force decider
NAGOYA -- Daisuke Matsuzaka came through with another huge win.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 6, 2004
Kuehnert to head Rakuten team
Internet services company Rakuten on Tuesday introduced American Marty Kuehnert as the general manager of the company's new professional baseball club.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 3, 2004
Furuta: Players ready to strike if merger happens
The head of the Japanese baseball players' association said Thursday his organization will do everything possible to block the proposed merger of two Pacific League teams.
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Feb 7, 2004
Williams withdraws
Top-seeded Venus Williams was forced to pull out of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Friday with an injured leg, while defending champion Lindsay Davenport overwhelmed Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova to advance to the semifinals.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 21, 2004
'Daimajin' quits Mariners
Kazuhiro Sasaki said Tuesday he has decided to leave the Seattle Mariners to stay home in Japan with his family.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 4, 2003
Marines make Valentine feel 'wanted and needed'
Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine returned to Japanese baseball Monday, signing a three-year deal with the Chiba Lotte Marines.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 20, 2003
Hawks demolish Tigers
The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks took advantage of a shaky outing by Hideki Irabu Sunday en route to a convincing 13-0 drubbing of the Hanshin Tigers in Game 2 of the Japan Series at Fukuoka Dome. Fukuoka Daiei Hawks shortstop Yusuke Torigoe connects for a three-run double off Hanshin Tigers starter Hideki Irabu in the second inning at Fukuoka Dome during the Game 2 of the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 19, 2003
Zuleta plays the hero
Designated hitter Julio Zuleta drove in the winning run Saturday to lift the Pacific League champion Fukuoka Daiei Hawks to a dramatic 5-4 victory over the Central League champion Hanshin Tigers in Game 1 of the Japan Series. Daiei hawks catcher Kenji Jojima blasts a solo home run off Hanshin Tigers starter Kei Igawa to the left-field bleacher in the bottom of the fourth inning Saturday at Fukuoka Dome in the opener of the best-of-seven 2003 Japan Series. The Hawks won 5-4.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 17, 2003
Hawks counting on Jojima at bat, behind plate
Daiei Hawks catcher Kenji Jojima had an outstanding season at the plate but it's the defensive numbers he's most proud of.
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May 12, 2003
Sorenstam claims Nichirei Cup
Annika Sorenstam fired a 4-under-par 68 Sunday to win the Nichirei Cup, her last tournament before taking on the men in the PGA Tour's Colonial.
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May 10, 2003
Sorenstam takes charge
Annika Sorenstam shot a 2-under-par 70 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead in the Nichirei Cup World Ladies tournament, her last tournament before playing in the PGA Tour's Colonial.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 8, 2003
Matsui's father confident son can play in majors
Some words of caution from Hideki Matsui's father: His son will adjust to the big leagues, but it may take a little time.
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Jan 29, 2003
Pierce bundled out in first round
Sixth-seeded Silvia Farina Elia of Italy overpowered France's Mary Pierce on Tuesday in the first round of the $1.3 million Toray Pan Pacific tennis tournament.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 29, 2000
Giants show major league class with 9-5 victory over N.Y. Mets
Yoshinobu Takahashi and Domingo Martinez both connected for two-run homers Tuesday as the Yomiuri Giants cruised to a 9-5 victory over the New York Mets for their second straight win against their major league counterparts.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 26, 2000
Ex-BayStars scout Ushigome knows talent when he sees it
When it comes to searching the North American major, and minor, leagues for raw talent to bring to Japan, few have the credentials or track record of former Yokohama BayStars scout Tadahiro Ushigome.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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