Japan"s PM promises never to wage war again

Image Caption: Shinzo Abe with Barack Obama after they spoke near the USS Arizona Memorial By Michelle Clifford, Senior News Correspondent
The Japanese Prime Minister has joined US President Barack Obama on an historic visit to Pearl Harbor.
Shinzo Abe honoured those who lost their lives and promised that Japan would never wage war on another country again..

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New 2017 Suzuki Swift: first official pics emerge from Japan

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Suzuki"s more "emotional" next-gen Suzuki Swift supermini has been officially pictured with curvy styling and mild hybrid tech After the first batch of spyshots of the 2017 Suzuki Swift circulated earlier this year, followed by leaked brochure images of t..

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Japan PM lays wreaths before Pearl Harbor visit

Image Caption: Shinzo Abe presents a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl in Honolulu Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has laid wreaths at several cemeteries and memorials in honour of killed US servicemen and women in Hawaii ahead of his trip to Pearl Harbor.
Mr Abe made no public remarks and stood in silence before a wrea..

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Japan PM lays wreaths ahead of Pearl Harbor visit

Image Caption: Shinzo Abe presents a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl in Honolulu Japan"s Prime Minister has laid wreaths at several cemeteries and memorials in honour of killed US servicemen and women in Hawaii ahead of his trip to Pearl Harbor.
Shinzo Abe made no public remarks and stood in silence before a wreath ..

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Real Madrid top of class at Japan 2016

© Getty Images THE TOURNAMENT REPLAYED – Real Madrid took the honours at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016 to make it three titles for the year. In lifting the trophy for a second time, Los Merengues extended Europe’s domination of the competition, with the continent having now provided nine of its 13 champions.
“Kashima surprised us. They’ve got players who could easily play in Spain,” said Los Blancos coach Zinedine Zidane after a hard-fought final. “The important thing was, though, that we came through and were champions.”
Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick, which fired him to the adidas Golden Ball, gave the European champions a rather deceptive 4-2 win over surprise finalists Kashima Antlers, who fell behind after nine minutes but came back to take the lead and then pin their opponents against the ropes at the end of normal time. It was only in extra time that Ronaldo ended the hopes of the J.League champions, for whom goalkeeper Hitoshi Sogahata had a superb tournament.
One of the..

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Ronaldo: Madrid haven"t come to Japan for a holiday

The Portuguese insists his side are taking the competition seriously as they prepare to face Club America in Yokohama and want to lift the trophy
Cristiano Ronaldo insists that Real Madrid have not travelled to Japan “for a holiday” ahead of their Club World Cup semi-final on Thursday.
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Seven on the starting line in Japan

© Getty Images The 13th FIFA Club World Cup will get underway on 8 December in Yokohama, Japan, where seven sides will be looking to establish themselves as the kings of world football. The eighth edition to be held in the Land of the Rising Sun, this year presents a nice balance of seasoned regulars and new blood. Mamelodi Sundowns, Atletico Nacional and Kashima Antlers will be making their tournament debuts, and the newcomers are joined by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Club America, making their second and third appearances respectively, as well as old hands Auckland City and 2014 winners Real Madrid.
With a formidable squad laden with international stars, Real Madrid will be the team to beat in East Asia. The pre-tournament favourites, Los Blancos are gunning for a second Club World Cup after their 2014 triumph, where goals from Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale saw off San Lorenzo in Morocco. The Spanish giants also have the added incentive this year of succeeding La Liga rivals Barcelona..

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History-making France defy Japan with extra-time heroics

© Getty Images France are into their first FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final after a 2-1 extra-time victory ended the hopes of in-form Japan.
All the action was crammed into the 30 additional minutes with France hitting a quickfire double against the run of play, before some heroic defending ensured Japan’s comeback was limited to one goal.
France will now meet Korea DPR in Saturday"s final, hoping to make it two wins out of two against Asian opposition in Papua New Guinea.
Actually it was Japan who had the better of the game"s early exchanges and came close to opening the scoring, albeit inadvertently when Rin Sumida’s cross clipped the top of the crossbar.
Japan’s leading scorer Mami Ueno created an opening but fired straight into the hands of goalkeeper Mylene Chavas. France for their part, invariably looked dangerous down the flanks or on the counter-attack.
Though far from an overtly physical match, there were several injury blows. France lost dynamic full-back Saki..

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Jeonbuk claim second Asian title, book Japan place

© Getty Images Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors booked their place at December’s FIFA Club World Cup in Japan after defeating UAE"s Al Ain over two legs in the AFC Champions League final. Noksekjunsa (Green Warriors) recorded a vital 2-1 home victory in the first leg courtesy of a Leonardo brace before Choi Kanghee’s charges held out for a 1-1 draw in Abu Dhabi, as the hosts were made to rue a missed penalty.
The Korea Republic side’s continental triumph comes 10 years after they were first crowned kings of Asia and will face old acquaintances Club America in the Club World Cup quarter-finals, a decade after both sides first met at the international club competition.
The champions
While they finished top of the pile in Group E in May, Jeonbuk were made to work hard in a tightly-contested four-team pot, pipping FC Tokyo to top spot on goal difference, despite losing to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning and Vietnam’s Becamex Binh Duong. They embarked on a valiant unbeaten run in the ..

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Takakura: 2011 was a turning point for women’s football in Japan

© Getty Images When Japan take to the pitch for their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 semi-final against France on Tuesday 29 November, coach Asako Takakura will have more than a possible final appearance in her sights. After all, few people have a better insight into the way these youth tournaments can help when working with a senior national side than she does. In addition to overseeing the U-20s, Takakura steered the U-17s to World Cup glory in 2014 and has been in charge of the senior team since last spring – an arrangement unlike any other in women’s football.
“The main advantage of looking after players from U-17 level onwards is that you can observe their development extremely well,” she told FIFA.com. “I can judge their potential better if I’ve been working with them over several years. For me, winning the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was a kind of springboard to the next level,” Takakura added, before explaining: “After the tournament I’ll decide which player..

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Jeonbuk clinch ticket to Japan

© Getty Images Jeonbuk Motors clinched their second AFC Champions League title – and booked a return to the FIFA Club World Cup. The Korea Republic side rode their luck to secure a 1-1 draw against Al Ain in the second leg of the final, winning 3-2 on aggregate.
Han Gyowon opened the scoring for the 2006 champions – getting the crucial away goal to cancel out the Abu Dhabi side’s edge – before the hosts drew level on the night though Lee Myungjoo’s volley. Douglas’s missed penalty denied Al Ain the chance to square things up on aggregate and Choi Kanghee’s side held out.
The visitors were overwhelmed by a purple wave in the opening stages of the game, with Caio going close before Omar Abdulrahman saw his header turned round the post by Kwoun Suntae. There was no real hint at them going behind until Han – on as a substitute after five minutes thanks to Ricardo Lopes Pereira’s injury – broke free to lash home from a corner.
This only saw Al Ain redouble their efforts, which paid off f..

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Japan creating world"s fastest computer

Image Caption: It is hoped trillions of computer connections will help to mimic the human brain (file pic) Japan plans to build the world"s fastest-known supercomputer to help develop cutting edge driverless cars and robots.
The country will spend 19.5 billion yen (£139m) on the computer, which should make 130 quadrillion calculations per second.
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