Archive for the 'Japan' Category
Japan beats RP in Davis Cup (9:34 p.m.)
OSAKA, Japan ‘” Tatsuma Ito and Go Soeda both won their reverse singles matches as Japan completed a 5-0 sweep of the Philippines in their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie. Japan clinched the best-of-five series with a win in doubles on Saturday …
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Ansett and Japan Airlines International Announce Inventory Management …
BusinessWire – In a joint announcement today, Japan Airlines International (”JAL”) and Ansett Aircraft Spares & Services (”Ansett”) have signed an Inventory Management Agreement under which JAL will relocate parts inventories to Ansett for marketing …
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Japan downs the Philippines in Davis Cup
OSAKA, Japan (AP) ‘” Tatsuma Ito and Go Soeda both won their reverse singles matches as Japan completed a 5-0 sweep of the Philippines in their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie. Japan clinched the best-of-five series with a win in doubles on …
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Japan to arrest anti-whaling activist: report
AFP/Sea Shepherd/File ‘“ Sea Shepherd Conservation Society-issued photo shows New Zealand’s Pete Bethune, captain of the futuristic ‘¦ 6 mins ago TOKYO (AFP) ‘“ Japan plans to arrest a New Zealand activist being held on a whaling ship which he …
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U.S., Japan at odds over proposed tuna ban
… representatives from 175 countries meet in Doha, Qatar, to vote on measures to protect bluefin tuna and other at-risk species under CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Japan, after years of …
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Japan’s Shimizu waved off by cast of thousands
TOKYO, March 6 (Reuters) – Japan’s former Olympic speed skating champion Hiroyasu Shimizu was ushered into retirement by over 2,500 fans in his native Hokkaido on Saturday. The 1998 Nagano Olympic gold medallist brought the curtain down on a record-breaking career after failing to qualify for the
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Japan clinches win over Philippines in Davis Cup
OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Japan has taken an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the Philippines in their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie after a straight-sets victory in doubles. Japanese duo Takao Suzuki and Toshihide Matsui beat Treat Huey and Cecil Mamiit …
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Millions of Toyotas Recalled, None in Japan
Masako Sakai, 64, in Tokyo, where she said her Toyota suddenly accelerated before hitting two other vehicles and injuring three people. She said Toyota was not interested in her complaint. Fumio Matsuda, a Japanese consumer advocate. He said Japanese …
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Japan says it won’t comply with possible bluefin tuna export ban ahead …
If worse comes to worst, Japan will inevitably have to lodge its reservations,” Vice Fishery Minister Masahiko Yamada told a news conference … meeting in Qatar, 175 member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of …
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Japan says it won’t comply with possible bluefin tuna trade ban ahead …
If worse comes to worst, Japan will inevitably have to lodge its reservations,” Vice Fishery Minister Masahiko Yamada told a news conference Thursday. His comments came a day after the United States backed the ban on international trade in the fish …
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