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| Apr.19 |
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Danica Patrick makes IndyCar history Danica became the first female winner in IndyCar history, taking the Indy Japan 300 after the top contenders were forced to pit for fuel
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| Mar.21 |
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U.S. sailor in custody A sailor sought for information about a taxi driver's killing near a Navy base has been taken into custody and charged with desertion
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| Mar.17 |
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Markets slump on banking worries| Markets from New York to Tokyo have recorded heavy losses in reaction to the emergency bailout of US bank Bear Stearns over the weekend | |
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| Mar.5 |
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U.S. Marines face courts-martial The U.S. military will court-martial 4 Marines in Japan for the alleged rape of 19-year-old Japanese woman
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McCain wins Republican nomination
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| Feb.27 |
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Rice tries to soothe Japan on rape case| U.S. Secretary of State arrived in Japan on a mission to smooth tensions created by rape allegations against two U.S. service members | |
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| Feb.24 |
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Japanese arrested in wife's 1981 death Kazuyoshi Miura's surprise arrest in the killing in a LA parking lot dominated front pages in Tokyo as authorities worked to bring him back to LA
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| Feb.19 |
Japan |
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Marine suspected of rape Map of Okinawa Japan The U.S. military imposed tight restrictions on all personnel in Okinawa amid a furor over the arrest of Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38
| Japanese authorities released an American Marine accused of raping a teenager in Okinawa after the girl dropped the allegations
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| Jan.23 |
Washington |
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US rescue plan sparks Asian rally Shares have risen by more than 2% in early trading in Japan, boosted by a rally on Wall Street
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| Jan.22 |
Japan |
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Asian markets rally after US cut Stocks have rallied after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped calm investor anxiety
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500,000 flee wildfires
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| Sep.1 |
Japan |
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U.S. relay win secures Gay treble The U.S. won a hotly contested 4x100 meters relay fina, securing Tyson Gay's third gold medal of the Osaka world championships
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| Aug.9 |
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World markets fall after US losses  The markets have faltered in early trading a day after markets in NY and London suffered losses amid fears of a global credit crunch
| Dow Jones was down 124.8 points, or 0.9%, at 13,145.9 points. London's FTSE 100 fell 3.1%, the Paris Cac index down 3% and Germany's main Dax fell 1.6%
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| May.28 |
Alaska |
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Japan hints at major whaling deal A significant compromise at the opening of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission
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33 students massacred in class
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| Jan.8 |
Japan |
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U.S. sub collides with Japan ship The USS Newport News was surfacing in the Arabian Sea south of the Straits of Hormuz when it hit the merchant vessel
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| Oct.28 |
Japan |
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U.S. may put Patriots near Tokyo The U.S. is considering deploying its advanced missile defense system after N. Korea's missile and nuclear tests
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| Oct.18 |
Japan |
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Rice: US stands firm over NK sanctions Secretary of State: Japan and the US have pledged to work together to implement UN sanctions
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| Jul.26 |
Japan |
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Japan lifts U.S. beef imports ban Agriculture Ministry approved a resumption of U.S. beef imports following a ban due to mad cow concerns
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| Jul.8 |
Japan |
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U.S. deploys missile destroyer to Japan The USS Mustin, new top-of-the-line guided missile destroyer, sailed into the port of Yokosuka
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| Jun.30 |
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Singing Japan PM tours Graceland Junichiro Koizumi has visited the home of his musical hero, Elvis Presley, as a guest of President
Bush
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| Jun.26 |
Japan |
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U.S. to deploy intercept missiles in Japan Japan and the U.S. have agreed to deploy advanced Patriot system on U.S. bases in Japan for the first time
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| Apr.23 |
Japan |
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US and Japan make troop cost deal Japan and the USA have resolved a dispute over the costs of relocating 8,000 US marines from Okinawa to Guam
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Oil breaks through record $75
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| Mar.20 |
Southern California |
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Japan beats Cuba in baseball final Japan beat Cuba 10-6 in the championship game at the inaugural World Baseball Classic
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Jul.19 |
Japan |
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Japan charges U.S. airman with rape Sgt. Timothy Woodland, was charged with attack on a 20-year-old Okinawa woman
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| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide| Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing | |
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