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SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 24, 2002

Don't get him started

Being in the sports journalism field, people often want to discuss their favorite teams, recent trades, latest NFL domestic-abuse cases, etc.
OLYMPICS
Sep 16, 2000

Japan hoping to kickstart Games with first-day gold

SYDNEY -- The first day of competition may be crucial to Japan's prospects at the Sydney Olympics. Japan has three gold medal prospects competing Saturday: judoka Ryoko Tamura and Tadahiro Nomura, and swimmer Yasuko Tajima.

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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