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Japan in box seat for Olympic place
Mar 14th, 2012
Japan are primed to join South Korea at the London Olympics as they head into Wednesday's final round of qualifying pool games with a three-point cushion. (Source: AFP) -
TOKYO (Reuters) - A delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assassinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors, prompting the government to deny any knowledge of hauntings. Abe has not moved into the prime minister's official residence for five months since he too... [Full Article]
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