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| Jan.13 |
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Avalanches feared after snow| weathermen forecast warmer temperatures and rains in areas hit by recent record snowfalls | |
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| Jan.14 |
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Thaw brings avalanche risk
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| Jan.18 |
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Tokyo troubles hit Europe markets European markets have seen sharp falls as investors took fright at the abrupt closure of the Japan exchange
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| Jan.22 |
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Yamaha raided over China exports
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| Jan.23 |
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Livedoor CEO held on fraud charges
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| Feb.4 |
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Hingis stuns Sharapova to reach final |
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Dementieva beats Hingis in Pan Pacific |
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| Feb.23 |
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Arakawa wins historic skating gold Shizuka Arakawa captured Japan's first ever Olympic figure skating gold with victory in the women's event
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| Mar.3 |
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Japan hammers China 18-2 in WBC |
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| Mar.11 |
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Raich wins overall World Cup title |
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| Mar.20 |
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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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| Mar.22 |
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2 hurt in nuclear plant fire Firefighters extinguished a 4-hour blaze that broke out at a power plant in western Japan
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| Mar.23 |
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Court orders reactor closed
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| Apr.3 |
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'Victory' over Japanese whalers
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| Apr.18 |
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S. Korea ire at Japan island move
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| Apr.23 |
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US and Japan make troop cost deal
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| May.2 |
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Moderate quake jolts Tokyo
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| May.19 |
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N. Korea 'readies missile launch'
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| Jun.7 |
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Volcano erupts in southern Japan
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| Jun.11 |
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Quake strikes southwestern Japan 
The 6.3 magnitude quake on the southern island of Kyushu was unlikely to have done serious damage
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| Jun.17 |
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Japan to table whaling 'roadmap' It's a day two of the International Whaling Commission annual meeting
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NK warned over 'provocative' test The U.S. and Japan urged North Korea not to proceed with plans to test-fire a long-range missile
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| Jun.18 |
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Kawaguchi spot save denies Croatia |
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Resolution passes to resume whaling A slim majority of nations voted in support of a resumption of commercial whaling. Japan gains key whaling victory
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| Jun.19 |
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Japan to pull troops out of Iraq Prime Minister Koizumi has announced plans to withdraw 600 non-combat troops from Iraq
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| Jun.26 |
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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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| Jun.30 |
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Singing Japan PM tours Graceland
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Report: ex-PM Hashimoto dead
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| Jul.7 |
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World steps up pressure on N.Korea
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Japan seeks North Korea sanctions
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| Jul.8 |
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U.S. deploys missile destroyer to Japan
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| Jul.26 |
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Japan lifts U.S. beef imports ban
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| Aug.5 |
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Hiroshima rally mourns A-bomb dead
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| Aug.14 |
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Koizumi defies war shrine protest| Prime Minister has prayed at the national war shrine in Tokyo despite protests from China and South Korea | |
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| Sep.1 |
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Greece destroy U.S. title dreams |
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| Sep.4 |
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Spain wins world basketball over Greece The final was a one-sided affair with Spain dominating from the start and limiting Greece to scoring only 47
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| Sep.5 |
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Princess gives birth to boy| 39-year-old Kiko has given birth to the third-in-line to the imperial throne after complications in the pregnancy | |
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| Sep.14 |
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New prince seen in public
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| Sep.15 |
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Cult leader to hang for gas attack
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| Sep.18 |
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Shanshan weakens to tropical storm
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New sanctions target North Korea
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| Sep.20 |
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Shinzo Abe chosen to lead LDP Tanigaki and Aso were the unsuccessful candidates. Mori stated that the faction strongly leant toward Abe
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| Sep.22 |
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Japan launches Sun 'microscope'
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| Sep.25 |
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Abe elected as new premier The parliament has elected conservative Shinzo Abe as the nation's new prime minister by 339 of 475 votes
| Abe guaranteed the position after winning leadership election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Abe ,52, is Japan's youngest prime minister since World War II, replacing the flamboyant Junichiro Koizumi.
As the results were announced, Shinzo Abe stood up and bowed to members of parliament
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| Sep.26 |
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New Japan PM vows strong China ties
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| Sep.28 |
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PM seeks better Asian ties
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| Sep.29 |
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Toshiba joins Sony battery recall
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| Oct.5 |
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Fears N. Korea may test at weekend Tokyo is stepping up monitoring of North Korea
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| Oct.7 |
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Japan's new leader visits China
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| Oct.8 |
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China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea Japan and China agreed that a nuclear test cannot be tolerated and that Pyongyang should return to negotiations
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| Oct.11 |
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Japan announces N Korea sanctions Tough new sanctions will include banning all N. Korean imports and stopping its ships entering Japanese waters
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| Oct.14 |
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Japan, South Korea hail sanctions vote 2 Asian states have welcomed the sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council on the North
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| Oct.18 |
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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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| Oct.28 |
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U.S. may put Patriots near Tokyo
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| Nov.14 |
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Matsuzaka draws record $51.1M bid |
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| Nov.15 |
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Tsunami alerts lifted after quake 8.1 earthquake struck near Japan's northern coast at 8:14 p.m. deep under the Ocean 1,000 miles northeast of Tokyo
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| Dec.17 |
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Adriano shocks Barca to snatch cup |
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| Dec.22 |
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Six-party talks end, no agreement| Japan's PM has warned North Korea it faces increased international pressure after talks ended without a breakthrough | |
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.23 |
US and Japan make troop cost deal
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| May.19 |
N. Korea 'readies missile launch'
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| Jun.17 |
NK warned over 'provocative' test The U.S. and Japan urged North Korea not to proceed with plans to test-fire a long-range missile
|
| Jun.19 |
Japan to pull troops out of Iraq Prime Minister Koizumi has announced plans to withdraw 600 non-combat troops from Iraq
|
| Jun.26 |
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
|
| Jul.8 |
U.S. deploys missile destroyer to Japan
|
| Oct.5 |
Fears N. Korea may test at weekend Tokyo is stepping up monitoring of North Korea
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| Oct.28 |
U.S. may put Patriots near Tokyo
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.13 |
Avalanches feared after snow| weathermen forecast warmer temperatures and rains in areas hit by recent record snowfalls | |
|
| Jan.14 |
Thaw brings avalanche risk
|
| Mar.22 |
2 hurt in nuclear plant fire Firefighters extinguished a 4-hour blaze that broke out at a power plant in western Japan
|
| Mar.23 |
Court orders reactor closed
|
| Apr.3 |
'Victory' over Japanese whalers
|
| May.2 |
Moderate quake jolts Tokyo
|
| Jun.7 |
Volcano erupts in southern Japan
|
| Jun.11 |
Quake strikes southwestern Japan The 6.3 magnitude quake on the southern island of Kyushu was unlikely to have done serious damage
|
| Jun.17 |
Japan to table whaling 'roadmap' It's a day two of the International Whaling Commission annual meeting
|
| Jun.18 |
Resolution passes to resume whaling A slim majority of nations voted in support of a resumption of commercial whaling. Japan gains key whaling victory
|
| Sep.18 |
Shanshan weakens to tropical storm
|
| Nov.15 |
Tsunami alerts lifted after quake 8.1 earthquake struck near Japan's northern coast at 8:14 p.m. deep under the Ocean 1,000 miles northeast of Tokyo
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|
| 2006 |
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| Feb.4 |
Hingis stuns Sharapova to reach final |
|
| Feb.4 |
Dementieva beats Hingis in Pan Pacific |
|
| Feb.23 |
Arakawa wins historic skating gold Shizuka Arakawa captured Japan's first ever Olympic figure skating gold with victory in the women's event
|
| Mar.3 |
Japan hammers China 18-2 in WBC |
|
| Mar.11 |
Raich wins overall World Cup title |
|
| Mar.20 |
Japan beats Cuba in baseball final Japan beat Cuba 10-6 in the championship game at the inaugural World Baseball Classic
|
| Jun.18 |
Kawaguchi spot save denies Croatia |
|
| Sep.1 |
Greece destroy U.S. title dreams |
|
| Sep.4 |
Spain wins world basketball over Greece The final was a one-sided affair with Spain dominating from the start and limiting Greece to scoring only 47
|
| Nov.14 |
Matsuzaka draws record $51.1M bid |
|
| Dec.17 |
Adriano shocks Barca to snatch cup |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.18 |
Tokyo troubles hit Europe markets European markets have seen sharp falls as investors took fright at the abrupt closure of the Japan exchange
|
| Jan.22 |
Yamaha raided over China exports
|
| Jan.23 |
Livedoor CEO held on fraud charges
|
| Jun.18 |
Resolution passes to resume whaling A slim majority of nations voted in support of a resumption of commercial whaling. Japan gains key whaling victory
|
| Jul.26 |
Japan lifts U.S. beef imports ban
|
| Sep.18 |
New sanctions target North Korea
|
| Sep.29 |
Toshiba joins Sony battery recall
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.23 |
Livedoor CEO held on fraud charges
|
| Sep.15 |
Cult leader to hang for gas attack
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Apr.18 |
S. Korea ire at Japan island move
|
| Apr.23 |
US and Japan make troop cost deal
|
| Jun.17 |
NK warned over 'provocative' test The U.S. and Japan urged North Korea not to proceed with plans to test-fire a long-range missile
|
| Jun.18 |
Resolution passes to resume whaling A slim majority of nations voted in support of a resumption of commercial whaling. Japan gains key whaling victory
|
| Jun.30 |
Singing Japan PM tours Graceland
|
| Jun.30 |
Report: ex-PM Hashimoto dead
|
| Jul.7 |
World steps up pressure on N.Korea
|
| Jul.7 |
Japan seeks North Korea sanctions
|
| Aug.5 |
Hiroshima rally mourns A-bomb dead
|
| Aug.14 |
Koizumi defies war shrine protest| Prime Minister has prayed at the national war shrine in Tokyo despite protests from China and South Korea | |
|
| Sep.5 |
Princess gives birth to boy| 39-year-old Kiko has given birth to the third-in-line to the imperial throne after complications in the pregnancy | |
|
| Sep.14 |
New prince seen in public
|
| Sep.20 |
Shinzo Abe chosen to lead LDP Tanigaki and Aso were the unsuccessful candidates. Mori stated that the faction strongly leant toward Abe
|
| Sep.22 |
Japan launches Sun 'microscope'
|
| Sep.25 |
Abe elected as new premier The parliament has elected conservative Shinzo Abe as the nation's new prime minister by 339 of 475 votes
| Abe guaranteed the position after winning leadership election for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Abe ,52, is Japan's youngest prime minister since World War II, replacing the flamboyant Junichiro Koizumi.
As the results were announced, Shinzo Abe stood up and bowed to members of parliament
|
| |
|
| Sep.26 |
New Japan PM vows strong China ties
|
| Sep.28 |
PM seeks better Asian ties
|
| Oct.7 |
Japan's new leader visits China
|
| Oct.8 |
China, Japan leaders warn N. Korea Japan and China agreed that a nuclear test cannot be tolerated and that Pyongyang should return to negotiations
|
| Oct.11 |
Japan announces N Korea sanctions Tough new sanctions will include banning all N. Korean imports and stopping its ships entering Japanese waters
|
| Oct.14 |
Japan, South Korea hail sanctions vote 2 Asian states have welcomed the sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council on the North
|
| Oct.18 |
Rice: US stands firm over NK sanctions Secretary of State: Japan and the US have pledged to work together to implement UN sanctions
|
| Dec.22 |
Six-party talks end, no agreement| Japan's PM has warned North Korea it faces increased international pressure after talks ended without a breakthrough | |
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