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Disaster hits close to home for Japanese players
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Hope, hard reality mix in Japanese town wrecked by disaster - West Hawaii Today
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Phillies rip Diamondbacks to seize NLCS lead - The Japan Times
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Photos: Typhoon Rai leaves devastation, uncertainty in the Philippines : The Picture Show : NPR
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Hideki Matsui - Wikipedia
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Rescuers in Japan hunt for 80 missing after deadly landslides
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Japan Brings Home the Gold Medal in Baseball, a National Passion - The New York Times
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Powerful Quake and Tsunami Devastate Northern Japan - The New York Times
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Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured : NPR