Rally Japan off to hot start
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OBIHIRO, Hokkaido -- Japan&#39;s first day on the FIA World Rally Championship ended Friday with Norway&#39;s Petter Solberg on top of the standings after he won four of the nine stages held.
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Petter Solberg of Norway has made an impressive start to the Rally of Italy in Sardinia, building up a lead of more than half a minute after three stages on Friday.
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SUZUKA, Japan: World champion Michael Schumacher proved his resilience when he took a hat-trick of defeats in his stride to return to the top of the pile in Sunday&#39;s Japanese Grand Prix.
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Subaru&#39;s Petter Solberg has extended his lead in the Rally Japan to 46.4 seconds after dominating the action on the second morning.
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Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.42 percent  by midsession on Wednesday and was poised to hit a five-month  closing high for the second straight day as a rally in U.S.  stocks inspired buying.
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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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Motorsport.com. Makoto Tamada stole provisional position for Sunday&#39;s Malaysian GP at Sepang. The Japanese took his Bridgestone-shod Camel Honda under the current lap record by setting a blistering lap of 2:02.
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Campaigning began on Thursday for a Japanese upper house election on July 29 that could cost Prime Minister Shinzo Abe his job and usher in a period of policy stagnation if his ruling bloc loses heavily.
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MOTEGI, Japan: Local hope Makoto Tamada of Japan has taken pole position with a record lap time for the weekend Japan Grand Prix as world champion Valentino Rossi, seeking his fourth straight title, secured third place.
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Makoto Tamada of Japan claimed provisional pole position Friday for tomorrow&#39;s Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Sete Gibernau of Spain and world Moto GP champion Valentino Rossi.
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PERTH, Australia -- Finland&#39;s Marcus Gronholm holds the early lead after the first stage of the Rally of Australia. Double world champion Gronholm&#39;s Peugeot was fastest around the 2.34km city circuit in the
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Along with Spa, the Japanese circuit is one of the toughest of the year. The drivers cannot afford the slightest mistakeâ¦ but can make a real difference.
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SHANGHAI, China -- Aya Miyama scored her second goal of the game off a 30-yard free kick with five seconds left, rallying Japan to a 2-2 tie against England on Tuesday in the Women's World Cup.
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The official Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Preview for the Japanese Grand Prix.
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The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates next week for the first time in nearly six years in a sign that the Japanese economy is gaining momentum, news reports say.
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Japan&#39;s Nikkei 225 average is up about 0.4 percent by midday on Wednesday as a rally in US stocks inspired buying. Taiwan, New Zealand and Singapore are also higher, but there are slight falls in South Korea and Australia.
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It&#39;s an all Schumacher front row at Suzuka International Circuit in Suzuka-Shi for the Japanese Grand Prix, with MICHAEL SCHUMACHER on pole and younger brother RALF beside him.