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  Turmoil over Iraq hostages  Prime minister has said Japan will not withdraw its troops despite the kidnapping of 3 Japanese by Iraqi insurgents Hostages overshadow Cheney's visit 3 Japanese hostages released   Freed hostages plan Iraq return  2 of 3 Japanese hostages released in Iraq said they still wanted to work in the country   Japan PM starts landmark summit  Junichiro Koizumi has started talks with the North Korean president, to discuss the fate of the relatives of abducted Japan put on sex-trade watch list   Japan troops to join Iraq force  Cabinet has approved a plan for the troops to remain in Iraq as part of a multinational force   Koizumi faces stiff competition at polls  It is expected to be a tough contest for incumbent Prime Minister who is facing critics of Iraq policy and pension reforms Ruling party holds majority Chess champ Fischer held US 'deserter' travels to Japan China appeals for football calm China loss to Japan sparks protest  Hundreds of Chinese soccer fans faced off with riot police outside a stadium, throwing bottles and shouting obscenities Deaths at nuclear plant  A steam leak northwest of Tokyo has killed 4 workers and injured at least 10 others Noguchi won women's marathon 2 strong quakes hit Japan Fischer wins deportation delay 'Deserter' surrenders at U.S. base  Charles Jenkins, 64, surrendered near Tokyo to face charges that he left his army unit in 1965 and defected to North Korea MGM studios to be bought by Sony   18 dead after typhoon hits  The tropical storm Meari buffeted the nation, with a dozen missing and 70 others wounded Schumi won record 13th race in season  The world champion stormed away to an unchallenged victory at the Japanese Grand Prix Nine die in 'suicide pacts' Plea for Iraq donors to commit aid   Typhoon kills at least 48
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Al Qaeda 'eyed 2002 Japan attack' Japan signs huge Iranian oil deal Microsoft's Tokyo offices raided Death sentence for cult guru

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  Former doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara has been found guilty for the 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subways

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  3 Japanese citizens and 7 South Korean civilians have been taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting has escalated
 
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  Typhoon Tokage lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to flee homes
Oct.23   Quakes: Four dead, 300 hurt  Several powerful earthquakes rattled northwestern Japan, toppling and setting alight homes and causing blackouts     Quakes: Death toll rising to 15
  A series of earthquakes and aftershocks injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled and a bullet train derailed
  Residents spent night outside after quake   The Niigata Prefecture was the hardest hit. Military helicopters have been brought in to evacuate victims Oct.24   New quake hits northern Japan Map of Niigata Japan  The latest shock, measuring 5.6, hit the rural region of Niigata and was also felt in the capital Tokyo Oct.26   Japan won't bow to hostage threat
  Prime Minister Koizumi has said troops would remain in Iraq, despite threats to behead a Japanese hostage
Oct.30   Beheaded Japanese hostage found  A headless body found in Baghdad is that of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda. The head was with the body

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Nov.3   U.S. deserter gets 30-day term  A frail and ailing Charles Robert Jenkins, has been found guilty of desertion by a court at the U.S. army's Camp Nov.8   5.8 earthquake hits northern Japan  6 people were injured after a wall of a building collapsed Nov.13   6 killed in ship accident  The 5,500-ton S. Korean Marine Osaka, buffeted by strong winds and waves, hit a breakwater in northern Japan Nov.28   Strong quake hits island of Hokkaido  An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit northern Japan. At least 11 people were injured

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Dec.24 Fischer demands to go to Iceland





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3 Japanese hostages released   Japan troops to join Iraq force  Cabinet has approved a plan for the troops to remain in Iraq as part of a multinational force 'Deserter' surrenders at U.S. base  Charles Jenkins, 64, surrendered near Tokyo to face charges that he left his army unit in 1965 and defected to North Korea U.S. deserter gets 30-day term  A frail and ailing Charles Robert Jenkins, has been found guilty of desertion by a court at the U.S. army's Camp Deaths at nuclear plant  A steam leak northwest of Tokyo has killed 4 workers and injured at least 10 others 2 strong quakes hit Japan   18 dead after typhoon hits  The tropical storm Meari buffeted the nation, with a dozen missing and 70 others wounded Nine die in 'suicide pacts'   Typhoon kills at least 48



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  Typhoon Tokage lashed the country with heavy rains that set off landslides and forced thousands to flee homes
Oct.23 Quakes: Four dead, 300 hurt  Several powerful earthquakes rattled northwestern Japan, toppling and setting alight homes and causing blackouts Oct.23   Quakes: Death toll rising to 15
  A series of earthquakes and aftershocks injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled and a bullet train derailed
Oct.23 Residents spent night outside after quake   The Niigata Prefecture was the hardest hit. Military helicopters have been brought in to evacuate victims Oct.24 New quake hits northern Japan Map of Niigata Japan  The latest shock, measuring 5.6, hit the rural region of Niigata and was also felt in the capital Tokyo Nov.8 5.8 earthquake hits northern Japan  6 people were injured after a wall of a building collapsed Nov.13 6 killed in ship accident  The 5,500-ton S. Korean Marine Osaka, buffeted by strong winds and waves, hit a breakwater in northern Japan Nov.28 Strong quake hits island of Hokkaido  An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit northern Japan. At least 11 people were injured


Japan, 2004 Sports Timeline ... See World Sports timeline Top ^
2004 Jul.16 Chess champ Fischer held Aug.6 China appeals for football calm Aug.7 China loss to Japan sparks protest  Hundreds of Chinese soccer fans faced off with riot police outside a stadium, throwing bottles and shouting obscenities Aug.22 Noguchi won women's marathon Sep.8 Fischer wins deportation delay Oct.10 Schumi won record 13th race in season  The world champion stormed away to an unchallenged victory at the Japanese Grand Prix Dec.24 Fischer demands to go to Iceland


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2004 Feb.18 Japan signs huge Iranian oil deal Feb.25 Microsoft's Tokyo offices raided Sep.13 MGM studios to be bought by Sony


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2004 Feb.14 Al Qaeda 'eyed 2002 Japan attack' Feb.26 Death sentence for cult guru
  Former doomsday cult leader Shoko Asahara has been found guilty for the 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subways
Apr.8   Japanese, Koreans taken hostage
  3 Japanese citizens and 7 South Korean civilians have been taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting has escalated
Jun.14 Japan put on sex-trade watch list Jul.16 Chess champ Fischer held Sep.8 Fischer wins deportation delay Oct.26 Japan won't bow to hostage threat
  Prime Minister Koizumi has said troops would remain in Iraq, despite threats to behead a Japanese hostage
Oct.30 Beheaded Japanese hostage found  A headless body found in Baghdad is that of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda. The head was with the body Nov.3 U.S. deserter gets 30-day term  A frail and ailing Charles Robert Jenkins, has been found guilty of desertion by a court at the U.S. army's Camp


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2004 Apr.6 PM war shrine visit illegal Apr.8   Turmoil over Iraq hostages  Prime minister has said Japan will not withdraw its troops despite the kidnapping of 3 Japanese by Iraqi insurgents Apr.10 Hostages overshadow Cheney's visit Apr.16   Freed hostages plan Iraq return  2 of 3 Japanese hostages released in Iraq said they still wanted to work in the country May.21   Japan PM starts landmark summit  Junichiro Koizumi has started talks with the North Korean president, to discuss the fate of the relatives of abducted Jul.10   Koizumi faces stiff competition at polls  It is expected to be a tough contest for incumbent Prime Minister who is facing critics of Iraq policy and pension reforms Jul.11 Ruling party holds majority Jul.17 US 'deserter' travels to Japan Aug.7 China loss to Japan sparks protest  Hundreds of Chinese soccer fans faced off with riot police outside a stadium, throwing bottles and shouting obscenities Oct.12 Plea for Iraq donors to commit aid Oct.26 Japan won't bow to hostage threat
  Prime Minister Koizumi has said troops would remain in Iraq, despite threats to behead a Japanese hostage