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Korehira Watanabe is one of the few Japanese sword makers left in the world.

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This video, from Japan, features what has to be the greatest "first-pitch" in baseball history.

I wonder if any of the U.S. presidents have ever done anything close to this!?

I'm still trying to figure out how she does this.

This is truly a must-see! 

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The Olympic Committee may not have any plans to allow robots into the 2012 Summer Games as of yet. But if they have a change of heart, we know at least one robot who will be prepared.

Robot NO.8 Kovacs is a small Japanese robot who has the type of skills on the high bar that even the best gymnasts would envy. While he does need a little help getting onto the bar, once he’s up there, his moves can’t be beat. Watch your back, Shawn Johnson.

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With the lockout continuing, NBA players have been forced to look elsewhere to fulfill their basketball jones. In the case of Dwight Howard, this journey took him to Japan, where the Orlando Magic center recently dunked on an 11-foot hoop which had been attached to the neck of a 12-foot stuffed giraffe, during an exhibition at a Tokyo mall.

Yes, it all sounds a bit strange, but the crowd gets really into it.

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No doubt, the Little League World Series has become a big deal...a really big deal.

Big has it become so big that it may be unfair to the very players that make it such a big deal?

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With two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning, 12-year-old Nick Pratto delivered a clutch hit that gave Huntington Beach, Calif., a 2-1 victory over Hamamatsu City, Japan, in the final game of the Little League World Series. The squad became the seventh team from California to win the title.

Braydon Salzman pitched a gem of a game for  California, striking out the side in the top of the fifth inning before navigating out of a jam in the top of the sixth.

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Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu is dead, according to multiple reports in Japan. He was 42.

Irabu was reportedly found dead in his California home Tuesday from a suspected suicide. According to NBC Sports, citing Japanese sources, Irabu hung himself.

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USA Goalie Hope Solo did not resort to theatrical tricks when she injured her knee late in the World Cup Final on Sunday against Japan, and elected to play through it. The injury occured early in the second period of extra time, with the US clinging to a one goal lead. Japan went on to win the Women's World Cup with PKs, and Solo is questioning whether she did the right thing.

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The U.S. Women's World Cup soccer team to Japan, in the World Cup Final, on Sunday.

That was the first time the American had ever lost to Japan, and to make matters worse, Japan overcame two deficits to win.

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Japan became the first Asian nation to win the World Cup, defeating the U.S. for the first time in 26 tries, 3-1, in a penalty shootout, in the Women's World Cup Finals, on Sunday, in Germany.

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