Archive for September, 2008
TOKYO - Aleksandra Wozniak of Blainville, Que., is into the second round of the Japan Open tennis tournmanet.
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Japan on Tuesday announced a bid to host its first rugby union World Cup, saying that bringing the event to the country would help make rugby become “a truly global sport”.
Teen Nishikori reaches second round in Japan (CNN)
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TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Teenager Kei Nishikori returned to the tournament where he made his debut last year, beating American Robert Kendrick 7-6 (3) 6-7 (5) 6-2 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Japan Open.
TOKYO - Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori returned to the tournament where he made his debut last year, beating American Robert Kendrick 7-6 (3), 6-7 (5), 6-2 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Japan Open.
TOKYO, Sept. 30 — Wall Street’s plunge jolted Japan on Tuesday, as dismal new data here showed that the world’s second-largest economy, already contracting, has almost certainly fallen into recession.
Former world number four Kimiko Date’s comeback bid ended in a first-round loss to Shahar Peer on Tuesday in her first appearance in a main draw in 12 years at the Japan Open tennis tournament.
Japan got a triple dose of bad economic news Tuesday when numbers showed that family spending dropped sharply, the jobless rate rose to a two-year high and industrial production at the nation’s vital manufacturers declined.
Japan faces fresh economic gloom (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Worries grew Tuesday that Japan’s economy was slipping into recession as job offers sank to their lowest level in four years, while consumer spending and industrial output tumbled.
Former world number four Kimiko Date’s comeback trial ended in a first-round loss to Shahar Peer on Tuesday in her first appearance in a main draw in 12 years at the Japan Open tennis tournament.
TOKYO — Sadako Ogata, the diminutive woman who is one of Japan’s best-known and longest-serving public figures, is 81.