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Ex-coach Osim urges Japan self-belief

AFP - 14 minutes ago

Former Japan coach Ivica Osim has urged the Blue Samurai to believe they can become a surprise package at next year's World Cup in South Africa.

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Four U.S. teens arrested in crash near Yokota
Stars and Stripes - Sat Dec 5, 5:25 pm ET
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Japanese police on Saturday arrested four American teenagers suspected of stringing a rope across a street near the base in August and causing a Japanese motorcyclist to crash, seriously injuring her.
Asian nations confident despite tough World Cup draw
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 5, 4:01 am ET
Asian nations were dealt a tough draw for the next year's World Cup but the consensus Saturday was that getting through the group stages will be hard, but possible.
Ben Bova: On anniversary of Pearl Harbor ...
Naples Daily News - Sat Dec 5, 5:05 pm ET
Let’s remember Pearl Harbor.Monday marks the 68th anniversary of the Japanese attack that plunged a woefully unready United States into World War II.By the time the last attacking planes had left the island of Oahu, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was mostly on the bottom of the harbor. Most of our war planes were shot up as they sat on the ground, parked wingtip to wingtip because the base commanders ...
Kirby Arnold: Mariners Need to Catch a Break Behind the Plate
The Kitsap Sun - Sat Dec 5, 9:22 pm ET
At a position where the Mariners can’t afford uncertainty, nothing is for sure with their catching at this point in the offseason.Rob Johnson has undergone surgeries on each of his hips, plus his left wrist, and the Mariners will treat him lightly the first few weeks of spring training. He expects to be ready for the opener April 5 at Oakland, but it’s not unrealistic to think he could start on ...
PHOTOS MLB: BC grad Resop changing his training regimen in hopes of another shot at the big leagues
Naples Daily News - Sat Dec 5, 4:47 pm ET
The past few seasons haven’t gone as smoothly as Chris Resop would like, so the former Barron Collier pitcher is doing everything he can to make sure next year is a success.That means stepping out of his comfort zone.Since returning to Naples four months ago from a year-and-a-half stint pitching in Japan , Resop has been working out nearly nonstop. In an attempt to return to the major league ...
Reaction from World Cup Group E teams
Reuters via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Dec 4, 4:12 pm ET
Reaction from Group E teams Netherlands, Denmark, Japan and Cameroon following the draw for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa made in Cape Town on Friday.
Japan Shares Waiver, Hong Kong Extends Losses
Fox News - Thu Dec 3, 11:32 pm ET
Japan Shares Waiver, Hong Kong Extends Losses
Israeli Pilots Forced To Fly Economy
Strategy Page - Sat Dec 5, 9:02 pm ET
Most of the facts in this article are wrong starting with the fact that Israel does not, and has never, operated the CH-53E. The CH-53 is the three engine version and only operated by the US and Japan. Israel does not have 38 but I believe 33 (4 were sold to Mexico).
Kashima wins 3rd straight J-League title
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Sat Dec 5, 3:12 am ET
Kashima Antlers secured an unprecedented third straight J-League championship with a 1-0 win over Urawa Reds on Saturday. Shinzo Koroki's 66th minute header proved the winner in driving rain at Saitama Stadium, and the Antlers clinched the title by a two-point margin. Second-place Kawasaki Frontale trailed Kashima by two points entering the final day of the season and had to beat Kashiwa Reysol...
4 Americans Teenagers Arrested in Japan
New York Times - Sat Dec 5, 6:03 pm ET
Three boys and a girl from an American military base were arrested on charges of attempted murder for allegedly toppling a woman on a motorbike, causing her to suffer a serious head injury.
U.S. struggles to keep step with Japan's shifting foreign policy
Washington Post - Sat Dec 5, 12:00 am ET
When the Democratic Party of Japan roared to victory in August, unseating a party that had run Japan almost without interruption since the 1950s, Obama administration officials fanned out across Washington with an unexpected message, given their campaign embrace of change.
Japan FM tours Okinawa for US base talks
Boston Globe - Fri Dec 4, 11:33 pm ET
Japan's foreign minister toured the southern island of Okinawa to meet with local officials Saturday to seek a compromise over the relocation of a U.S. military base at the center of a dispute with Washington.
Japan to unveil huge stimulus package
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 1:25 am ET
Japan planned to unveil a huge new stimulus package as early as Friday to shore up the world's second biggest economy, whose fragile recovery is threatened by a strong yen and deflation.
Chicken of the sea? Tuna farming getting a boost
AP via Yahoo! Finance - 1 hour 54 minutes ago
Thousands of tuna, their silver bellies bloated with fat, swim frantically around in netted areas of a small bay, stuffing themselves until they grow twice as heavy as in the wild.
Winter Sports: Lysacek skates to win in GP final
Sports Illustrated - Sat Dec 5, 12:49 pm ET
TOKYO (AP) -- World champion Evan Lysacek won the Grand Prix final Saturday, becoming the second straight American to capture the figure skating title.