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Japan, Cameroon brace up for friendly match

OITA, Japan - Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o practices with his teammates in Oita on Aug. 21 in preparation for their friendly match against Japan at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita on Aug. 22.

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Japan, Cameroon brace up for friendly match

OITA, Japan - Japan striker Tatsuya Tanaka (3rd from left) and defender Yuichi Komano practice in Oita on Aug. 21 in preparation for their friendly match against Cameroon at Kyushu Oil Dome on Aug. 22.

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Japan, Cameroon brace up for friendly match

OITA, Japan - Japan coach Ivica Osim gives instructions to his men during a practice in Oita on Aug. 21, on the eve of their friendly match against Cameroon at Kyushu Oil Dome on Aug. 22.

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Yoshito Okubo (R) is challenged by Venezuela defender Carlos Salazar (4) during the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw.

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan striker Sota Hirayama (top) and Venezuela defenders Jose Manuel Rey (C) and Carlos Salazar (4) fight for the ball during the second half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw.

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan striker Shinji Okazaki (L) and Venezuela defender Gabriel Cichero tussle for the ball during the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw.

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Junichi Inamoto (8) tackles Venezuela midfielder Alejandro Guerra in the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw.

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Yasuhito Endo tries to get past Venezuela midfielder Giacomo di Giorgi during the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw.

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Venezuela defender Jose Manuel Rey (L) and Yoshito Okubo fight for the ball during the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw.

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara vies with Venezuela defender Giovanny Romero during the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw.

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Nippon Oil, Kyushu Oil agree on management integration

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. President Shinji Nishio (L) and Kyushu Oil Co. President Makoto Kihara shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on March 18 after announcing that Nippon Oil, Japan's largest oil distributor, has agreed with its smaller peer Kyushu Oil on management integration on Oct. 1.

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Crude oil hits record intraday high of 42,310 yen in Tokyo

OITA, Japan - A filling station in the city of Oita in northeastern Kyushu marks up its gasoline retail prices as crude oil futures hit a record intraday high of 42,310 yen per kiloliter in Tokyo on Aug. 31. The intraday high for the benchmark September contract for Middle Eastern crude oil was up the limit-high of 1,000 yen from the previous day's close. One kiloliter equals 6.29 barrels.

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Prosecutors raid 11 oil firms over bid rigging

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors head for the main office of Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp. in Tokyo on Oct. 14 to raid the company on suspicion of rigging bids on fuel sold to the Defense Agency. Simultaneously, 10 other wholesalers -- Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., Japan Energy Corp., Cosmo Oil Co., Idemitsu Kosan Co., General Sekiyu K.K., Fuso Sekiyu K.K., Kyushu Oil Co., Kygnus Sekiyu K.K., Taiyo Oil Co. and Taiho Industries Co.-- were raided on the same suspicion.

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Crude oil hits record intraday high of 42,310 yen in Tokyo

OITA, Japan - A filling station in the city of Oita in northeastern Kyushu marks up its gasoline retail prices as crude oil futures hit a record intraday high of 42,310 yen per kiloliter in Tokyo on Aug. 31. The intraday high for the benchmark September contract for Middle Eastern crude oil was up the limit-high of 1,000 yen from the previous day's close. One kiloliter equals 6.29 barrels. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Cameroon brace up for friendly match

OITA, Japan - Japan coach Ivica Osim gives instructions to his men during a practice in Oita on Aug. 21, on the eve of their friendly match against Cameroon at Kyushu Oil Dome on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Cameroon brace up for friendly match

OITA, Japan - Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o practices with his teammates in Oita on Aug. 21 in preparation for their friendly match against Japan at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Cameroon brace up for friendly match

OITA, Japan - Japan striker Tatsuya Tanaka (3rd from left) and defender Yuichi Komano practice in Oita on Aug. 21 in preparation for their friendly match against Cameroon at Kyushu Oil Dome on Aug. 22. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Oil, Kyushu Oil agree on management integration

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Oil Corp. President Shinji Nishio (L) and Kyushu Oil Co. President Makoto Kihara shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on March 18 after announcing that Nippon Oil, Japan's largest oil distributor, has agreed with its smaller peer Kyushu Oil on management integration on Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan striker Sota Hirayama (top) and Venezuela defenders Jose Manuel Rey (C) and Carlos Salazar (4) fight for the ball during the second half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Venezuela defender Jose Manuel Rey (L) and Yoshito Okubo fight for the ball during the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan striker Shinji Okazaki (L) and Venezuela defender Gabriel Cichero tussle for the ball during the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Yasuhito Endo tries to get past Venezuela midfielder Giacomo di Giorgi during the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Yoshito Okubo (R) is challenged by Venezuela defender Carlos Salazar (4) during the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Junichi Inamoto (8) tackles Venezuela midfielder Alejandro Guerra in the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Venezuela friendly ends in 0-0 draw

OITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara vies with Venezuela defender Giovanny Romero during the first half of an international friendly at Kyushu Oil Dome in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2010. The game ended in a goalless draw. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors raid 11 oil firms over bid rigging

TOKYO, Japan - Prosecutors head for the main office of Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp. in Tokyo on Oct. 14 to raid the company on suspicion of rigging bids on fuel sold to the Defense Agency. Simultaneously, 10 other wholesalers -- Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., Japan Energy Corp., Cosmo Oil Co., Idemitsu Kosan Co., General Sekiyu K.K., Fuso Sekiyu K.K., Kyushu Oil Co., Kygnus Sekiyu K.K., Taiyo Oil Co. and Taiho Industries Co.-- were raided on the same suspicion.