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General: Marine air presence on Okinawa vital (Stars and Stripes)

Yumiko — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:02:53 +0000

GINOWAN, Okinawa — The commander of Marines in the Pacific said the Corps’ air operations should remain on Okinawa to support Marines who will not be among those relocating to Guam.

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Game programming made easy - Citizen Gamer- msnbc.com

Yumiko — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:02:57 +0000

Japan whalers’ new foe: Scientists … but also make programming so easy and so much fun that … No experience and no keyboard required To jump game enthusiasts …

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US falls to 0-2 in women’s curling - Kansas City Star

Yumiko — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:02:26 +0000

MiamiHerald.com

US falls to 0-2 in women's curling
Kansas City Star
They lost their opening match Tuesday when Japan rallied for goals in each of the last two ends for a 9-7 win. German skip Andrea Schoepp put her team ahead …
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Speed skating medals shine light on future of Japan’s winter sports - Mainichi Daily News

Yumiko — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:02:39 +0000

Seattle Post Intelligencer

Speed skating medals shine light on future of Japan's winter sports
Mainichi Daily News
The event had become one of Japan's specialties, and speed skating officials had held pride in the fact that they had supported Japan's winter sports…
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Sports › Yokohama makes move to acquire Nakamura (Japan Today)

Yumiko — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:02:14 +0000

Yokohama F Marinos club president Akira Kaetsu said Thursday they are moving forward to acquire disgruntled Espanyol midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura on a full transfer. ”We…

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Lysacek needs own Miracle on Ice - Yahoo! Sports

Yumiko — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:02:55 +0000

New York Times (blog)

Lysacek needs own Miracle on Ice
Yahoo! Sports
Russian Irina Slutskaya and American Sasha Cohen were expected to go 1-2, but Japan's Shizuka Arakawa stepped up and took the top spot on the podium. …
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Japan town to pay women who have 3rd kid - Weird news- msnbc.com

Yumiko — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:02:16 +0000

Japan town to pay women who have 3rd kid Officials seek to … Looking for more strange and fun stories and oddball … Restoring Pleasure to My Writing Experience

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Top marine says Okinawa bases are vital (The Japan Times)

Yumiko — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:02:35 +0000

The U.S. bases in Okinawa are strategically necessary and marines are prepared to die to protect Japan, the commander of the U.S. Marine Corps of the Pacific said Wednesday in Tokyo. During a speech hosted by the Tokyo American Center in Minato Ward, Lt. Gen. Keith Stalder said the U.S. understands that the alliance is not symmetrical, as Japan bears no responsibility to protect the United …

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National › Narita ranked third in airport quality survey (Japan Today)

Yumiko — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:02:50 +0000

Narita International Airport has been ranked third on Airport Council International’s “2009 Airport Quality Survey” in the 25-40 million passenger division, coming in behind South…

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J-League’s Yokohama to approach Nakamura (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)

Yumiko — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:02:15 +0000

TOKYO (AFP) - The head of J-League side Yokohama Marinos said Wednesday he would approach the club’s former midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura, now playing for Espanyol, about a possible transfer, local reports said.

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