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US softball team loses 3-1 to Japan, denied gold (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:21:13 GMT
Losing for the first time since 2000, the U.S. softball team was denied a chance for a fourth straight gold medal Thursday, beaten 3-1 by Japan in the sport's last appearance in the Olympics for at least eight years — and maybe for good.

Graveyard ash snatcher on the loose in Japan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:10:19 GMT
Police in central Japan said Thursday that they were trying to find out who has been snatching human ashes from graves, mostly those of women.

Japan shock U.S. for softball gold (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:24:07 GMT
Japan pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the Beijing Olympics by upsetting unbeaten United States 3-1 to claim the softball gold medal on Thursday while sending the sport to a dramatic exit from the Summer Games.

Japan Ends Americans? Dominant Run in Softball (New York Times)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:21:46 GMT
Japan beat the United States to claim the gold medal on a cool and misty evening at Fengtai Softball Field, a result that put a stunning end to American Olympic dominance.

Japan stuns USA 3-1 in gold medal softball game (USA Today)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:32:43 GMT
The U.S. Olympic softball team was denied a fourth straight gold medal, losing 3-1 on Thursday to Japan in the sport's final appearance in the games for at least eight years.

Mainland China has emerged as Japan's top export destination (International Herald Tribune)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:49:40 GMT
The People's Republic of China has overtaken a crumbling U.S. market as Japan's chief customer in July with a spurt of pre-Olympics demand for fuel that will probably fade as the global economy slows.

Japan beats U.S. for gold medal in softball (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:57:17 GMT
Japan won the Olympic gold medal in the women's softball on Thursday.

Japan shock U.S. to win softball gold (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:59:21 GMT
Japan pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the Beijing Olympics by upsetting unbeaten United States 3-1 to claim the softball gold medal on Thursday, sending the sport to a dramatic Summer Games exit.

Japan's trade surplus shrinks 87 percent in July (AP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:19:38 GMT
Japan's trade surplus shrank sharply in July on higher oil and commodities prices, figures showed Thursday, but robust exports to the rest of Asia, Russia, Australia and the Mideast are helping reduce Japan's dependance on a slowing U.S. market.

Japan sumo board fires Russian wrestler after arrest (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:16:57 GMT
Japan's sumo board fired a top-division Russian wrestler on Thursday after he was arrested on suspicion of carrying marijuana, in the latest blow for the ancient sport which is trying to recover from recent scandals.

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