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SOCCER / World cup
Jul 2, 2006

Toni fires Italy into semis

HAMBURG, Germany -- Things are falling into place for the Italians, and it couldn't come at a better time.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 2, 2006

Giants escape skid at Tigers' expense

Tomohiro Nioka, Lee Seung Yeop and Yoshinobu Takahashi hit three straight RBI doubles in the sixth inning as the Yomiuri Giants rallied to beat the Hanshin Tigers 4-2 to end a 10-game losing streak Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 1, 2006

Tigers hand Giants 10th straight loss

Osamu Hamanaka, Andy Sheets and Akihiro Yano each homered and the Hanshin Tigers piled on misery in an 11-0 blanking Friday, sending the beleaguered Yomiuri Giants to their 10th consecutive defeat for the first time in 31 years.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2006

Tokyo, Fukuoka apply for '16 Olympics

is all smiles Friday with Tsunekazu Takeda, chairman of the Japanese Olympic Committee, at the JOC secretariat in Shibuya Ward as he submits the capital's proposal to host the 2016 Olympic Games. KYODO PHOTO
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Jun 30, 2006

Tiger looking to retain Dunlop Phoenix crown

Tiger Woods will defend his Dunlop Phoenix title in November, tournament organizers announced Thursday. Woods will be attempting to win Japan's richest golf tournament for the third straight year, tying Jumbo Ozaki, who won it three years in a row from 1994-96. It will be Woods' fourth appearance at...

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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