Happy end to Japanese royal annus horribilis
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After a year of death, illness and internal rifts, Japan&#39;s royal family is ending 2004 on a brighter note, with confirmation yesterday that Princess Sayako, the emperor&#39;s only daughter, is to marry a Tokyo civil servant next summer.
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Junichiro Koizumi, who steps down as Japanese prime minister next week, says he is looking forward to being free and has some advice for his successor: be hard-hearted.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Wednesday wrapped up a visit to Japan in which he signed a landmark security pact.
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arrived on a remote island in northern Japan to start a new life with his Japanese wife and their two daughters. court-martial last month after saying he deserted from South Korea because he was frightened.
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Raising kids, cooking meals and chatting  to ordinary people -- Empress Michiko&#39;s sweeping changes to  Japan&#39;s ultra-conservative imperial family has made her an  endearing figure to the masses.
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New mood in Tokyo to sanitise one of war's darkest episodes.
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Editor&#39;s Note: Published on page A1 of the Dec. 30, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. IVY CATHERINE Tomenio, along with her Japanese husband and their three young children, left their
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News that the DVD format war may be ending was met with approval by investors in Japan.
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Japan has taken another step towards freeing itself from military restrictions in place since the end of World War II. The changes are a significant retreat from the pacifist policies that
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A top Japanese business leader expressed hope Monday that the impending betrothal of the emperor&#39;s only daughter would help bolster Japan&#39;s economy, now showing signs of a slowing recovery.
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TONY EASTLEY: The Japanese Government says it will continue its mission in Iraq, despite the beheading of one of its citizens. The troop deployment is unpopular in Japan, but surprisingly, the political fallout
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There are no more big holidays looming over the horizon. Whew... Glad that's over!!  "cheesecake" PS: If I could be Emperor of the Universe for five minutes I'd outlaw all holidays in November, December and January and would declare that everybody should be nice to everyone all the time, no matter what season it is!
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Japan's Mizuki Nogushi won the first  Olympic marathon raced from the historic site in 108 years on  Sunday, but for Britain the race turned into heartbreak as its  top runner quit in tears.
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All around Asia, New Year&#39;s Eve celebrations are being cancelled, replaced by services to remember the more than 120,000 people killed in the earthquake and tsunami that it sent out.
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TOKYO (DTN) -- Here&#39;s the good news on the high-level US-Japan mad cow talks last week in Tokyo: Japan (in principle) will lift a ban on US beef that was put in place last December after the first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was
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It has been an annus horribilis for Sony. The Japanese electronics company has been hit with a string of embarrassments that have dented its reputation for quality.
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Corrects to reverse the result of the Suzuki/Paradorn match in the final paragraph.