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Flag day: Kenichi Yumoto holds a flag signed by fans while wearing his Olympic 60-kg wrestling bronze medal after beating Bazar Bazarguruev of Kyrgyzstan for third on Tuesday. KYODO PHOTO |
Economy 'sluggish,' BOJ saysBy KANAKO TAKAHARA The Bank of Japan declares that growth has turned "sluggish," revising downward its assessment of the economy for the second straight month. Matsunaga settles for silver in 55-kg wrestling
Tomohiro Matsunaga settles for a silver medal after losing to American Henry Cejudo in the men's freestyle 55-kg wrestling competition at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday. Stable search nets pot pipe in sumo bust
Police seize a cannabis pipe from the Magaki sumo stable in Tokyo after Russian wrestler Wakanoho is arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana. |
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