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Ronaldo announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Former Brazilian striker Ronaldo (C) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the final against Germany in the 2002 World Cup in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on June 30, 2002, which Brazil won 2-0. The 34-year-old announced his retirement from professional football Feb. 14, 2011, due to weight control problems stemming from a thyroid disease.

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(2)Japan to send Aegis ship to Indian Ocean

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken off Hawaii on June 30, 2002 shows the Kirishima, one of Japan's Aegis-equipped high-tech destroyers engaged in joint Japan-U.S. drills. The Kirishima is based in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. Japan decided Dec. 4 to send one of its Aegis vessels to the Indian Ocean later December to step up logistical support for the U.S.-led antiterrorism operation.

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Hotel tax to be introduced in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara bows in appreciation Dec. 19 as the Tokyo metropolitan assembly voted into law a bill to levy a tax for stays at Tokyo hotels. The bill did not specify when the new tax will be imposed but Ishihara, who conceived the tax plan, earlier said he is keen on implementing it ahead of the World Cup soccer finals in Japan and South Korea set for May 31 to June 30, 2002.