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Japan (help·info) (Japanese: 日本/日本国 (Nihon or Nippon, officially Nihon-koku or Nippon-koku, (Japanese: 日本/日本国?) is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea, and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. Full Article
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Japan's national team head coach Takeshi Oakada attends the Asian Cup final-round qualifier against Hong Kong at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan won the match 6-0.
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Japan's starting football players (top L-R) Shusaku Nishikawa, Makoto Hasebe, Shunsuke Nakamura, Yuji Nakazawa, Marcus Tulio Tanaka, and (bottom L-R) Yuichi Komano, Yuto Nagatomo, Yasuhito Endo, Shinji Okazaki, Yoshito Okubo and Keiji Tamada pose for photographers prior to their Asian C...
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Hong Kong's midfielder Lee Hong Lim (R) and Japan's midfielder Makoto Hasebe fight for the ball in the air during their Asian Cup final-round qualifier at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan won the match 6-0.
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Japan's head coach Takeshi Okada (R) advises the team's gamemaker Shunsuke Nakamura during their Asian Cup final-round qualifier against Hong Kong at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan won the match 6-0.
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TOKYO - OCTOBER 08: Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki of Japan return a shot against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in their doubles match during day four of the Rakuten Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Japan's forward Shinji Okazaki (top) shoots the ball as Hong Kong's defender Deng Jinghuang guards during their Asian Cup final-round qualifier at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan won the match 6-0.
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Japan's forward Shinji Okazaki (L) heads the ball as Hong Kong's defender Lee Chi Ho guards during their Asian Cup final-round qualifier at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan won the match 6-0.
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Japan's Shunsuke Nakamura drives the ball against Hong Kong during Asian Cup qualifying soccer match in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, October 8, 2009.
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TOKYO - OCTOBER 08: Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki of Japan return a shot against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in their doubles match during day four of the Rakuten Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
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TOKYO - OCTOBER 08: Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao Suzuki of Japan return a shot against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in their doubles match during day four of the Rakuten Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Japan's national soccer team members pose prior to their Asian Cup qualifier against Hong Kong in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, October 8, 2009.
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Hong Kong's goalkeeper Zhang Chunhui fails to block Japan's Shinji Okazaki's goal (R) during their Asian Cup qualifying soccer match in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, October 8, 2009.
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Japan's Shinji Okazaki (C) drives a ball against Hong Kong's Lee Chi Ho and Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (R) during their Asian Cup qualifying soccer match in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, October 8, 2009.
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Japan's forward Shinji Okazaki (C) and Hong Kong's defenders Lee Chi Ho (L), Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (R) fight for the ball during their Asian Cup final-round qualifier at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan won the match 6-0.
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Japan's Shinji Okazaki (C) celebrates with his teammate Hisato Sato (R) next to Hong Kong's Lee Chi Ho after scoring his third goal during their Asian Cup qualifying soccer match in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, October 8, 2009.
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Japan's Shinji Okazaki (L) scores his third goal as Hong Kong's Lee Chi Ho watches during their Asian Cup qualifying soccer match in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, October 8, 2009.
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Japan's Shinji Okazaki (R) celebrates next to Hong Kong's Lee Chi Ho after scoring his third goal during their Asian Cup qualifying soccer match in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, October 8, 2009.
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Japan's forward Shinji Okazaki (L) celebrates his goal Hong Kong during their Asian Cup final-round qualifier at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan were leading 6-0 in the second falf.
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Japan's defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka (2nd R) scores a goal against Hong Kong during their Asian Cup final-round qualifier at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan were leading 4-0 in the second falf.
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Japan's defender Yuji Nakazawa (2nd L, #22) scores a goal against Hong Kong during their Asian Cup final-round qualifier at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan were leading 4-0 in the second falf.
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Japan's Yuji Nakazawa (C) celebrates with his teammates Yoshito Okubo (R) and Daisuke Matsui after scoring a goal against Hong Kong during their Asian Cup qualifying soccer match in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, October 8, 2009.
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Japan's Yuji Nakazawa (C) celebrates with his teammates Yoshito Okubo (R) and Daisuke Matsui after scoring a goal against Hong Kong during their Asian Cup qualifying soccer match in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo, October 8, 2009.
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Japan's midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (10#) shoots over Hong Kong's defencers during their Asian Cup final-round qualifier at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan were leading 2-0 in the first half.
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South Korean civic group members tear a Japanese flag during an anti-Japan rally denouncing Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's visit in Seoul October 8, 2009. Hatoyama will visit Seoul to hold a summit with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on October 9, 2009.
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Japan's midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (L) and Hong Kong's midfielder Lee Hong Lim chase the ball during their Asian Cup final-round qualifier at Outsourcing Stadium in Shizuoka on October 8, 2009. Japan were leading 2-0 in the first half.
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Japan's starting football players (top L-R) Shusaku Nishikawa, Makoto Hasebe, Shunsuke Nakamura, Yuji Nakazawa, Marcus Tulio Tanaka, and (bottom L-R) Yuichi Komano, Yuto Nagatomo, Yasuhito Endo, Shinji Okazaki, Yoshito Okubo and Keiji Tamada pose for photographers prior to their Asian C...
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The fact you are in the southern hemisphere means professional players in America and Japan can play the off-season in Australia.
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This win has given us more confidence ahead of another tough game against Sundowns on Wednesday. The morale is high and what pleased about the win was that we were forced to play without our two injured Bafana Bafana stars (midfielder Teko Modise and defender Lucas Thwala) who returned from playing agai...
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for the first time the U.S., Japan and Australia have a leadership which does not rate highly India’s potential as an emerging power.
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President Obama bowing to Emperor Akihito of Japan, the Pearl Harbour foe. Then swapping pleasantries with President Hu of China, America’s enemy in Korea.
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Though players from China, Japan ,Korea and other east Asian countries have tougher mental and physical standard but still India do no lag behind much
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pleased by the improvement in our international segment ... Canada, the U.K., China and Japan are our largest international markets and drive the majority of this segment's revenue and operating profits.
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an enduring and revitalized alliance between the United States and Japan.
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Japan and European Union have pledged a 25 per cent and 30 per cent emission reduction which is a huge progress in achieving lower carbon emission target.
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Our efforts in the Asia-Pacific will be rooted, in no small measure, through an enduring and revitalized alliance between the United States and Japan.
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These garments were woven in Japan and designed by Nina Ricci.
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The win-win situation that we're talking about may not be a win for Guam ... It may be a win-win for the government of the United States and the government of Japan.
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When this team was first established, its mission focus was AOR-specific, but after several years the scope has expanded. We've flown from Europe all the way over to Japan
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Exchange on the citizen level is what will lead to true reconciliation between Japan and South Korea
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