Takao Suzuki beat 10th seed American Jan-Michael Gambill to reach the second round of the Japan Open.

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Takao Someya of the University of Tokyo has built for himself a stretchy, flexible conducting material using carbon nanotubes mixed with a polymer.

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Takao Tominaga, a special adviser to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, points out that Nissan, unlike Toyota, has its headquarters in Tokyo far removed from its factories.

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The state pension begins at 65, but after a day labourer turns 55, says Takao Yamauchi, who runs a local welfare centre, his chances of picking up work are slim.

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Federer had struggled to beat 1, 078th-ranked Japanese player Takao Suzuki on Friday when he was briefly in danger of suffering the worst defeat by a world number one in ATP Tour history.

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Takao Saito and Masaharu Ueda did the cinematography.

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This week, a group of researchers led by Takao Someya of the University of Tokyo announced in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they have taken a step towards providing such a covering.

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Cinematography by Takao Saito and Masaharo Ueda.

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