Japan calls off hunt for humpbacks

Japan calls off hunt for humpbacks
By MASAMI ITO

Even as its whalers sail for the Southern Ocean hunting grounds, Japan agrees to temporarily suspend its pursuit of humpback whales.
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Support rate for Fukuda sinks to 35% over pensions

Support rate for Fukuda sinks to 35% over pensions

The approval rating for Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Cabinet plunges 11.7 percentage points from early November to 35.3 percent, according to the latest poll.
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Nakata expresses confidence in Okada

Nakata expresses confidence in Okada

By JAMES MULLIGAN
Staff writer
Hidetoshi Nakata has backed Takeshi Okada to be a success at the helm of the national team and praised the decision of the Japan Football Association in rehiring the coach.

Former Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata speaks to the media, for the first time since his retirement in 2006, during a press conference held at a Tokyo hotel on Friday. KYODO PHOTO

The retired Nakata, making a rare public appearance in Tokyo at a news conference for the Club World Cup, remembered Okada fondly from when he was Japan coach at the 1998 World Cup finals.
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Moriya urged GE's engine for MSDF's destroyer

Moriya urged GE's engine for MSDF's destroyer

Former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya allegedly made comments favoring GE over Rolls-Royce in selecting engines for a next-generation MSDF destroyer.
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