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JAPAN
Oct 2, 2005

Japan proposes joint use of deposits in East China Sea fields

Japan proposed to China on Saturday that they jointly develop the gas fields in a disputed area of the East China Sea as two days of working-level talks on the issue drew to a close.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2005

Japan, China grope for way to share drilling for gas

Japan and China kicked off a two-day working-level meeting Friday on contentious gas projects in the East China Sea with hopes that they can agree to jointly tap the resources.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 30, 2005

No Cabrera for Lions

Seibu Lions infielder Alex Cabrera will undergo surgery for a fractured left wrist, meaning he will be sidelined for the upcoming Pacific League playoffs, team officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2005

Japanese woman killed in her home by Katrina

The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a Japanese woman residing in Mississippi died in Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and other places in the Gulf area last month, officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2005

Zama to be Nissan global design hub

Nissan Motor Co. said Monday it will build a 5.1 billion yen facility near Tokyo to consolidate its global production engineering functions at one site.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 24, 2005

Matsunaka blasts 44th in win

Nobuhiko Matsunaka hit his Pacific League-leading 44th homer Friday afternoon as the Softbank Hawks downed the Seibu Lions 5-4.
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2005

MTFG, UFJ target farming

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. and UFJ Holdings Inc. said Thursday they will enter a business and capital tieup with Norinchukin Bank to tap retail banking for farmers -- a large but closed market considered potentially lucrative.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2005

Visa waivers for Taiwan to be made permanent

Taiwanese tourists visiting Japan for up to 90 days will be given visa waivers in a bid to promote tourism and other exchanges between the two countries.

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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