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Japan wins team openers in Olympic table tennis

BEIJING, China - Japan's Ai Fukuhara in action during a match against Australia in the women's team table tennis group play at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 13. Japan won comfortably on the first day of men's and women's team events.

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(2)MLB cancels Mariners-Athletics season openers in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A worker removes a banner for Seattle Mariners-Oakland Athletics season openers outside Tokyo Dome on March 19 after Major League Baseball announced the cancellation of a trip to Japan by the two teams due to an imminent U.S.-led war on Iraq. (MLB)

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(1)MLB cancels Mariners-Athletics season openers in Japan

PEORIA, United States - Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki speaks to reporters in Peoria, Florida on March 18 after Major League Baseball announced the cancellation of a trip to Japan by the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics to play their season openers at Tokyo Dome. ''We have no choice but to abide by the decision since the matter concerns our safety and people's lives,'' Suzuki said. (MLB)

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NHL ice hockey back in Japan

The National Hockey League's (NHL) Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Sunday Oct. 11 in the second of two games at Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium. The season opening Oct. 10 game, played before a crowd of 8,400, ended in a 3-3 tie. Sunday's game featured the first NHL hat-trick in Japan -- Flames' star Theoren Fleury (R) scored three goals and got two assists. NHL season openers debuted in Japan last year.

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NHL ice hockey back in Japan

The National Hockey League's (NHL) Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Sunday Oct. 11 in the second of two games at Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium. The season opening Oct. 10 game, played before a crowd of 8,400, ended in a 3-3 tie. Sunday's game featured the first NHL hat-trick in Japan -- Flames' star Theoren Fleury (R) scored three goals and got two assists. NHL season openers debuted in Japan last year.

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(1)MLB cancels Mariners-Athletics season openers in Japan

PEORIA, United States - Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki speaks to reporters in Peoria, Florida on March 18 after Major League Baseball announced the cancellation of a trip to Japan by the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics to play their season openers at Tokyo Dome. ''We have no choice but to abide by the decision since the matter concerns our safety and people's lives,'' Suzuki said. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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(2)MLB cancels Mariners-Athletics season openers in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A worker removes a banner for Seattle Mariners-Oakland Athletics season openers outside Tokyo Dome on March 19 after Major League Baseball announced the cancellation of a trip to Japan by the two teams due to an imminent U.S.-led war on Iraq. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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THE LOVELESS [US 1981] PHILLIP KIMBROUGH Date: 1981

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Japan wins team openers in Olympic table tennis

BEIJING, China - Japan's Ai Fukuhara in action during a match against Australia in the women's team table tennis group play at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 13. Japan won comfortably on the first day of men's and women's team events. (Kyodo)

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Mets' Valentine in Japan to promote season openers

TOKYO, Japan - Holding a sheet of logo marks, New York Mets Manager Bobby Valentine speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12 to promote a two-game series between his team and the Chicago Cubs that will mark the first time official major league baseball games have been played in Japan. The season-opening games will be played at Tokyo Dome on March 29 and 30.