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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2006

Korea: Can magic book spot in semifinals?

Is It Any Surprise to Be in Anaheim?: Korea was quite clearly one of the top teams in Group A, as it went unbeaten against the perceived cream of the pitching crop against both Japan and Taiwan. Taiwan burned its two best pitchers against Korea to stay in the game, and the Koreans managed a pair of runs...
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Mar 13, 2006

Japan's Ota 2nd in World Cup foil

Japanese fencer Yuki Ota posted his second podium finish on the World Cup circuit Sunday when he came runner-up to German Peter Joppich in the men's individual foil.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2006

USA: has humble pie fully digested?

Is It Any Surprise to Be in Anaheim?: Absolutely not. The United States had one of the most developed talent pools to draw from, and as such, the Americans certainly should be where they are, save possibly as a higher seed, depending on who you ask. In the eyes of some of Team USA's players, making it...
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Mar 13, 2006

Japan Skating Federation marks huge loss

The Japan Skating Federation recorded a huge loss over a period of several years up to 2003 in its international operations, a senior federation official said Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2006

New stars emerge to crank up the power for Japan

PHOENIX -- Several of Japan's center-stage stars haven't been the guys whose names were circled on programs heading into the World Baseball Classic, but after a weekend at Tokyo Dome, they are producing, no matter where they are in the order.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2006

Magnitude 4.8 quake wakes Tohoku

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 rocked northeastern Japan on Sunday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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Mar 13, 2006

Sydney Olympic champ Takahashi to skip Asian Games

Sydney Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi, who made an impressive comeback in a Tokyo race last November, has asked to be left out of the selection process for this year's Asian Games, Japanese athletics officials said Sunday.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2006

Iwakuni voters reject realignment plan

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Pref. -- A majority of Iwakuni residents voted "no" in a closely watched plebiscite Sunday, rejecting the central government's plan to move 57 U.S. warplanes and 1,600 additional marines to the area, according to partial vote counts and exit polls.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 13, 2006

Mexico: From surprise to stunner?

Is It Any Surprise to Be in Anaheim?: Frankly, if there is a surprise team playing in Anaheim, it certainly is Team Mexico. Many people expected Jason Bay, Matt Stairs and Team Canada to march into Round 2 along with the United States, especially after the Canucks nipped the Americans, but the Mexicans...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Mar 13, 2006

U.S. current account deficit may trigger shift in global savings

The current account deficit of the United States topped $800 billion in 2005. Ben Bernanke, who recently became chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, told a lecture in the spring of last year that the U.S. deficit level is "passively" determined by income, asset prices, interest rates, currency exchange...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 13, 2006

Koreans hope semi spot enough for military release

PHOENIX -- Grab a uniform and do it for your country. Whether it is in the army or in the World Baseball Classic, several members of Team Korea will do just that soon enough. Or they will already have done both.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2006

BOJ's intentions must be clear

The Bank of Japan has decided to lift its quantitative easy-money policy, an emergency and unprecedented measure introduced five years ago to pump vast amounts of interest-free money into a stagnant economy plagued by falling prices. The much-heralded decision, made Thursday, opens the way for a return...
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 12, 2006

Tulio turns on the style to give Ono happy return to Reds

SAITAMA -- Marcus Tulio Tanaka and Alex Santos scored fantastic first-half goals as Urawa Reds beat Jubilo Iwata 3-1 on Saturday, ensuring Shinji Ono enjoyed a happy return to Saitama.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 12, 2006

Three homers not enough for Japan

PHOENIX -- Team Japan couldn't have done less with three home runs.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 12, 2006

Lefebvre has Team China improving

A few paragraphs to start off this week's column about Jim Lefebvre, manager of the China National Team which competed last weekend against Japan, Korea and Taiwan in the Asia Round of the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome.
EDITORIALS
Mar 12, 2006

A tribute to a brave soul

In May 2004, a woman named Dana Reeve delivered a commencement speech at her alma mater, Middlebury College in Vermont, where she and her husband were being awarded honorary degrees. It was an upbeat speech. There was nothing unusual about that. Commencement speeches are supposed to be upbeat. Most of...
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2006

U.S. to return part of Yokota airspace

The United States has basically agreed to return part of the airspace over Yokota Air Base in Tokyo as part of the realignment of U.S. military forces in Japan, informed sources said Saturday.

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