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Jun 5, 2016
Nomura jumps to second at ShopRite LPGA Classic
Harukyo Nomura shot a 5-under-par 66 and tied for second after the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Friday, a stroke off the pace, as overnight leader Ai Miyazato dropped to eighth.
Japan Times
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Jun 4, 2016
Miyazato tied for lead at ShopRite LPGA Classic
Ai Miyazato shot a 7-under-par 64 to grab a share of the lead after the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Friday.
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May 24, 2016
Golfer Arimura to leave U.S., return to Japan
Chie Arimura has decided to leave the U.S. LPGA tour and shift her base back to Japan, the Japanese golfer said on her blog site on Tuesday.
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May 23, 2016
Miyazato flames out in final round
First-round leader Mika Miyazato stumbled on the final day of the Kingsmill Championship on Sunday, falling out of contention and finishing in a disappointing three-way tie for 15th place.
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Feb 26, 2016
Nomura tied for fifth after two rounds at Honda LPGA Thailand
Harukyo Nomura is in contention for her second U.S. LPGA tour victory a week after her 6-under-par second round on Friday left her three strokes off the pace at the Honda LPGA Thailand.
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Feb 21, 2016
Nomura holds off Ko for first title on U.S. tour
Harukyo Nomura won her first title on the U.S. LPGA tour, beating World No. 1 Lydia Ko in an enthralling final-round battle to capture the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open on Sunday.
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Dec 6, 2015
Japan triumphs in The Queens match play tournament
Japan collected a total of 41 points to beat the South Korean, European and Australian teams and claim victory at The Queens women's golf match play tournament on Sunday.
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Mar 28, 2015
Yokomine stays in hunt at Kia Classic
Sakura Yokomine shot up the leaderboard at the LPGA's Kia Classic on Friday with a second-round, five-under 67 that left her tied with three others for fifth place.
Japan Times
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Sep 14, 2014
Suzuki becomes youngest Japan LPGA Championship winner
Ai Suzuki earned her first title on Japan's LPGA tour on Sunday, capturing the LPGA Championship by one stroke and replacing Ai Miyazato as the event's youngest winner.
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2007
Will Ehud Olmert survive?
JERUSALEM — After Israel's inability last summer to achieve a conclusive victory over Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, public pressure forced Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government to appoint a commission to examine the causes of this surprising failure. How could a small militia, numbering less than a few thousand combatants, survive the onslaught of the Middle East's most formidable military machine?

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