Sumo saga grips Japan as humbled champ heads home
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A young foreign wrestler at the pinnacle of Japan&#39;s ancient sport of sumo thumbs his nose at conservative elders in a highly public indiscretion, then falls into melancholy and begs to go home after being punished.
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Baseball returned to Japan on Monday after all weekend games were wiped out by the first players' strike in the sport's 70-year history in the country.
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AYATOLLAH Ali al-Sistaniâs supporters say he put principle over politics in risking his reputation - and life - by returning to his adopted home town of Najaf yesterday.
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Japan won bronze in Olympic baseball Wednesday with an 11-2 drubbing of Canada, but it was a bittersweet victory after high hopes of a gold with their &quot;Dream Team&quot; of pro players.
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ATHENS-In one of the biggest shocks in Olympic judo history, defending champion Kosei Inoue was defeated by Dutchman Elco van der Geest in the men&#39;s 100-kilogram category Thursday.
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Japan's historic sumo ranking chart is missing a name for the first time in 134 years, reflecting the turmoil caused by the death of a teenage trainee, local media reported.
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An earthquake in Ojiya in the Niigata province in Northern Japan measured 6.8 on the Richter scale and shook Tokyo, Japan&#39;s capital, 256km to the south.
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Japan&#39;s world open-weight champion, aiming to make up for compatriot Kosei Inoue&#39;s shock loss in a lighter men&#39;s division, defeated Yury Rybak.
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Japan revived memories of their glorious  gymnastics past when they upstaged favorites China and the  United States to snatch the Olympic men's team gold for the  first time in 28 years Monday.
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Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda left Friday for the Swiss resort of Davos where he will push initiatives on climate change and the shaky global economy at the World Economic Forum.
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After his diplomatic debut at the G8 summit of world leaders, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads home to harsh reality with his support tumbling weeks ahead of key elections.
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States, which may pave the way for him to leave Japan after almost half a year in detention. He has been held in Japan since July when he was stopped with a passport that US officials said was invalid.
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Meteorologically and professionally, the past few weeks have not been the best for Michael Schumacher. Tokyo was hit by a minor earthquake on Wednesday, disturbing Schumacher as he lay in his hotel bed.
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The Formula One circus has moved east for this Sunday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, the penultimate race of the season. For the teams and drivers, it&#39;s a chance to take in the bright lights of Tokyo.
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&quot;Yokozuna&quot; Hakuho was given more than 100 horses and sheep in his native Mongolia to celebrate his latest major sumo tournament victory.
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They have returned to Japan like conquering heroes, although they have not won a race since their team returned to Formula One four years ago.
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He had been here before. On March 20, 2006, Daisuke Matsuzaka started and went four innings against Cuba in Japan's World Baseball Classic championship victory