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JAPAN
Oct 4, 2008

GSDF officers OK'd by Cabinet to join U.N. Sudan mission

The Cabinet on Friday approved a mission to send two Ground Self-Defense Force officers to Sudan to take part in U.N. peacekeeping operations.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 3, 2008

Otake gets better of Sato to keep Carp in hunt

The Hiroshima Carp were in desperate need of a win and Kan Otake gave them one.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 1, 2008

Ishikawa tosses seven-hitter, puts dent in Carp's postseason plans

Tokyo Yakult Swallows pitcher Masanori Ishikawa probably won't be playing in the postseason this year.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2008

Gagloev says he threw sumo bouts

Former sumo wrestler Soslan Aleksandrovich Gagloev, who was fired by the Japan Sumo Association for possessing marijuana in August, said he was forced to take bribes to throw matches during competition.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2008

Gaffe-prone Nakayama quits Cabinet

Prime Minister Taro Aso's Cabinet suffered a serious blow Sunday with the resignation of transport minister Nariaki Nakayama, who was under fire for several gaffes, including saying Japan is "ethnically homogenous."

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan