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Saprissa move into Club World Championship semifinals

TOYOTA, Japan - Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa midfielder Christian Bolanos (R) scores in the 47th minute of a match against Australia's Sydney FC in the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 12. Deportivo Saprissa won 1-0 to face England's Liverpool FC in the semifinals on Dec. 15.

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Saprissa move into Club World Championship semifinals

TOYOTA, Japan - Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa midfielder Christian Bolanos (R) reacts after scoring a goal in the 47th minute of a match against Australia's Sydney FC in the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 12. Deportivo Saprissa won 1-0 to face England's Liverpool FC in the semifinals on Dec. 15.

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Saprissa move into Club World Championship semifinals

TOYOTA, Japan - (From R to L) Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa forward Ronald Gomez, Sydney FC defender Iain Fyfe and Saprissa's forward Alvaro Saborio battle for the ball during the second half of their match in the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 12. Deportivo Saprissa won 1-0 to face England's Liverpool FC in the semifinals on Dec. 15.

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Saprissa move into Club World Championship semifinals

TOYOTA, Japan - Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa midfielder Christian Bolanos (R) scores in the 47th minute of a match against Australia's Sydney FC in the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 12. Deportivo Saprissa won 1-0 to face England's Liverpool FC in the semifinals on Dec. 15.

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(2)Ruling camp unveils tax reform outlines featuring tax hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Sakaguchi (L), chief of the new Komeito party's tax panel, and his Liberal Democratic Party counterpart Yuji Shimazu burst into laughter during a joint meeting of their panels in the Diet on Dec. 15. The ruling coalition later unveiled its tax reform outlines for fiscal 2005 featuring the halving of the 1999 fixed-rate income tax cuts at the national and local levels.

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Ruling camp unveils tax reform outlines featuring tax hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Yuji Shimazu, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Tax Research Council, addresses the panel's general meeting at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 15. Later the ruling coalition involving the new Komeito party unveiled its tax reform outlines for fiscal 2005 featuring the halving of the 1999 fixed-rate income tax cuts at the national and local levels, a move that would increase the taxpayer burden by as much as 145,000 yen a year.

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Kanemoto gets title bonus, annual salary unchanged

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 15 after singing a new deal that will earn him 260 million yen in annual salary in 2005, unchanged from this year, while getting a 5 million yen bonus for winning the Central League RBI title.

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BIE officially approves Aichi's 2005 Expo plan

NAGOYA, Japan - Organizers clap hands Dec. 15 to welcome the Paris-based Bureau of International Expositions' (BIE) official approval of Aichi Prefecture's revised plans for hosting the 2005 Expo.

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Kanemoto gets title bonus, annual salary unchanged

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 15 after singing a new deal that will earn him 260 million yen in annual salary in 2005, unchanged from this year, while getting a 5 million yen bonus for winning the Central League RBI title. (Kyodo)

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(2)Ruling camp unveils tax reform outlines featuring tax hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Sakaguchi (L), chief of the new Komeito party's tax panel, and his Liberal Democratic Party counterpart Yuji Shimazu burst into laughter during a joint meeting of their panels in the Diet on Dec. 15. The ruling coalition later unveiled its tax reform outlines for fiscal 2005 featuring the halving of the 1999 fixed-rate income tax cuts at the national and local levels. (Kyodo)

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Saprissa move into Club World Championship semifinals

TOYOTA, Japan - Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa midfielder Christian Bolanos (R) scores in the 47th minute of a match against Australia's Sydney FC in the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 12. Deportivo Saprissa won 1-0 to face England's Liverpool FC in the semifinals on Dec. 15. (Kyodo)

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Saprissa move into Club World Championship semifinals

TOYOTA, Japan - Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa midfielder Christian Bolanos (R) reacts after scoring a goal in the 47th minute of a match against Australia's Sydney FC in the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 12. Deportivo Saprissa won 1-0 to face England's Liverpool FC in the semifinals on Dec. 15. (Kyodo)

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Saprissa move into Club World Championship semifinals

TOYOTA, Japan - (From R to L) Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa forward Ronald Gomez, Sydney FC defender Iain Fyfe and Saprissa's forward Alvaro Saborio battle for the ball during the second half of their match in the FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 at Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 12. Deportivo Saprissa won 1-0 to face England's Liverpool FC in the semifinals on Dec. 15. (Kyodo)

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Ruling camp unveils tax reform outlines featuring tax hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Yuji Shimazu, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Tax Research Council, addresses the panel's general meeting at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 15. Later the ruling coalition involving the new Komeito party unveiled its tax reform outlines for fiscal 2005 featuring the halving of the 1999 fixed-rate income tax cuts at the national and local levels, a move that would increase the taxpayer burden by as much as 145,000 yen a year. (Kyodo)

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BIE officially approves Aichi's 2005 Expo plan

NAGOYA, Japan - Organizers clap hands Dec. 15 to welcome the Paris-based Bureau of International Expositions' (BIE) official approval of Aichi Prefecture's revised plans for hosting the 2005 Expo.