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Baseball: Daisuke Matsuzaka

Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles at a hotel in Nango in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 30, 1999, after being notified that he has received the Pacific League's rookie of the year award.

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Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer unveiled

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 27, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan shows the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer to be launched on Nov. 30. Hayabusa2 will target an asteroid named "1999 JU3" in 2018 and return to Earth in 2020 in a mission to clarify the origin of the solar system.

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Miyazawa meets Ginandjar

Japan's Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (L) meets Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Indonesia's coordinating minister for economy, finance and industry, in Tokyo on Oct. 30. Ginandjar said he is sure his country's economy will hit the bottom in 1999 and begin to recover in 2000 in view of the recent stability of its currency and low inflation. Ginandjar, making a two-day visit to Japan, called on Tokyo to help Indonesia improve its infrastructure under a new plan to spend 30 billion dollars to support troubled Asian economies.

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S. Africa beat Argentina to secure 3rd place at Rugby World Cup

JP Pietersen (3rd from R) is seen with Springbok teammates after scoring the first try in the Rugby World Cup third place play-off against Argentina in London on Oct. 30, 2015. South Africa won 24-13, the Springboks' second third-place finish since the 1999 World Cup. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer unveiled

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 27, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan shows the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer to be launched on Nov. 30. Hayabusa2 will target an asteroid named "1999 JU3" in 2018 and return to Earth in 2020 in a mission to clarify the origin of the solar system. (Kyodo)

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Daewoo to market wagon in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A handout photo shows the Matiz compact wagon which South Korea's Daewoo Motor Co. will put on the Japanese market Nov. 7. The vehicle is to be exhibited at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show opening in Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 30.

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Miyazawa meets Ginandjar

-- Japan's Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (L) meets Ginandjar Kartasasmita, Indonesia's coordinating minister for economy, finance and industry, in Tokyo on Oct. 30. Ginandjar said he is sure his country's economy will hit the bottom in 1999 and begin to recover in 2000 in view of the recent stability of its currency and low inflation. Ginandjar, making a two-day visit to Japan, called on Tokyo to help Indonesia improve its infrastructure under a new plan to spend 30 billion dollars to support troubled Asian economies.