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SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 2, 2007

Commissioner Kawachi guiding bj-league in right direction

Two seasons down and a bright future ahead. That's the view from here on the bj-league.
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Apr 30, 2007

Meisho Samson's strength lifts Tennosho

KYOTO -- Meisho Samson, last year's 2000 Guineas and Derby winner, dug deep into his reserves at Kyoto racecourse on Sunday to lift the 135th Tennosho (Emperor's Cup) and prove to his doubters that he really is top class and can race 3,200 meters.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 29, 2007

Attacking forwards lead Reysol to win

KASHIWA, Chiba Pref. -- After looking as though their J.League campaign was beginning to go awry after two straight defeats following an astonishing start to the season, Kashiwa Reysol righted the ship somewhat Saturday with a 2-0 home victory over Nagoya Grampus Eight.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 28, 2007

La vida LaRocca: Slugger enjoying playing with Buffaloes

Last season was a tough one for Orix's Greg LaRocca.
SOCCER
Apr 26, 2007

Kawasaki shuts out Chunnam

KAWASAKI -- Fringe player Jong Tae Se scored two late goals as Kawasaki Frontale beat South Koreans Chunnam Dragons 3-0 to move within a whisker of becoming the first-ever Japanese team to qualify for the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 22, 2007

Tamura, Hawks hammer Fighters

After his heroics the previous night, hitting a three-run home run in a Hawks win, the Fukuoka fans were hungry for an encore from Hiroki Kokubo. As usual he didn't disappoint, but this time he had some help.

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami