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JAPAN
Nov 18, 2006

Education bill shifts power to the state

In the wake of Thursday's Lower House passage of the education reform bill, critics wonder whether news management may have been used to clear the path for what one commentator alleged to be a "fascist" power grab by the central government.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 12, 2006

Hammies victorious again

Facing the China Stars on Saturday, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters charged into Sunday's championship game with their perfect Konami Cup Asia Series record intact.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 12, 2006

Yamada boosts Reds' championship aspirations

Urawa Reds moved closer to their first-ever J. League title with a 1-0 win against Yokohama F. Marinos on Saturday, as championship rivals Gamba Osaka and Kawasaki Frontale both lost.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2006

Inada, Fighters rally in 8th

The little things can kill you.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2006

Chongryun warns against inspecting North's ships

said Thursday. So Chung On, director of Chongryun's international affairs bureau, which functions like an embassy because Japan and North Korea have no diplomatic ties, said Pyongyang had no problem with inspections of its ships within a country's territorial waters.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 10, 2006

Fighters off to flyer in Asia Series

Two times were enough for Atsunori Inaba and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.

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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