Japan&#39;s Sato staying at BAR
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Japan&#39;s Takuma Sato will continue to drive for BAR next season, the Formula One team said on Tuesday. Sato, gearing up for his home grand prix at Suzuka on Sunday, is eighth in the
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Newspapers and TV are giving a daily  count-down, and Japanese from salarymen to politicians are  holding their breath as Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro  Suzuki challenges one of the oldest records in major league  baseball.
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To keep the economy rolling, Japan's new leader must push ahead with reform
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Takafumi Horie, the former chief executive of the internet firm Live-door, pleaded not guilty Tokyo yesterday to conspiring to boost its share price by falsifying accounts. Mr Horie, 33, said: "I have not carried out, or instructed, such crimes as were mentioned.
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Japan will probably keep its troops in Iraq beyond the current Dec. 14 departure date, Hiroyuki Hosoda, Japan&#39;s chief Cabinet secretary, said.
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worked with Japanese forces in Iraq if Tokyo does not withdraw its forces from the country within 48 hours. &quot;We grant the Japanese government 48 hours to withdraw its troops from Iraq or this infidel will meet the same fate as Berg ... and.
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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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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Wednesday that the Bank of Japan&#039;s embattled chief should stay on despite calls for his resignation amid an investment scandal, Kyodo News agency reported.
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Germany&#39;s Michael Schumacher won the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix for Ferrari. Younger brother Ralf finished second for Williams ahead of Briton Jenson Button in a BAR.
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Japan's central bank kept its loose monetary policy unchanged Friday amid signs that keeping ample cash flowing in the financial system is necessary to keep the nation's economic recovery going.
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A swank hotel where he sipped tea. A sushi bar where he had soup.
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TOKYO - Tokyo stocks ended narrowly mixed Monday, with the TOPIX stock barometer closing a touch higher and extending its winning streak to the 10th straight session â-ts longest rising streak in 14 years â -le the Nikkei stock index fell slightly
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's backers are trying to set the stage for him to keep his job if his ruling bloc gets trounced in a parliamentary election on Sunday, but analysts wonder whether the strategy will work.
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With a wedding ring on her finger and a party endorsement on her back, Kanako Otsuji is on a mission to become Japan&#39;s first openly gay member of parliament -- and change the way the country treats sexual minorities.
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TOKYOâWhen the United States demands at this week&#39;s Group of Seven meeting that China loosen its grip on the yuan, Japan is expected to say little and try to avoid being drawn into the debate between the country&#39;s two biggest trading partners.
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Japan has made last-ditch efforts to secure the release of a Japanese hostage facing execution in Iraq. A Japanese government official says efforts are still being made to free Shosei Koda, 24, but there have been no reports of any progress.
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Japan's central bank keeps interest rates on hold at 0.25% for the second consecutive month.