Japanese royals begin Baltic leg of European tour
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Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Estonia&#39;s seaside capital on Thursday on their first-ever visit to a former Soviet republic.
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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe began the toughest battle of his political life in a parliament session that opened on Monday after staking his job on extending Japan's naval mission in support of U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan.
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Japan&#39;s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Berlin on Tuesday ahead of his first G8 summit, saying the Asian power would use its clout to act as a go-between in the fraught debate on climate change.
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President Roh Moo-Hyun opens a three-nation European tour in London when he embarks on the first ever state visit to Britain by a South Korean leader.
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but officials say it might be difficult for her to resume her official duties this year. Naruhito were driven from the palace where they live to the nearby residence of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.
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Japan offers to help build one for the Indian Ocean.
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Japan rounded on the European Union for its hardline approach to military-run Myanmar Friday, arguing a tougher package of sanctions announced by the 25-nation bloc would do little for reform.
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All 12 members of Europe&#39;s victorious Ryder Cup team were due to be in action at the Volvo Masters which started in Valderrama, Spain, today.
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SUZUKA (Japan) - First football&#39;s English Premiership, then women&#39;s tennis. Now, the Russians are set to make their mark in Formula One.
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Japanese media have mobilized for the   expected birth of a royal baby who conservatives hope will be   the first imperial male heir in more than 40 years.
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Japan's foreign minister visits Russia for talks aimed at improving ties damaged by the Kuril Islands dispute.
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Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko  visited on Saturday a region of northern Japan hit by a deadly  earthquake last month, to speak with some of the thousands of  evacuees.
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First drives due to ship in Japan in November.
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The prime ministers of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia met Monday for talks on the European Union and NATO and improving transportation and trade ties between themselves and their neighbors, including Russia.
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December 02, 2004 LONDON Starting an eight-day European tour, President Roh Moo-hyun arrived here yesterday to a lavish welcome from Britain's royal family.
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GOTEMBA, Shizuoka Pref. (Kyodo) European Ryder Cup star Darren Clarke shot a solid 4-under-par 68 to capture his first victory of the season at the Mitsui-Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters on Sunday.
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Japanese Emperor Akihito on Saturday praised the courage of Lithuanians in the face of occupation and other hardships as he visited the former Soviet republic on the penultimate leg of a European tour.