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...Americans are not the only ones interested: many European countries have national sides, and fans, too (interest rose after the Doha matches were broadcast on the Eurosport satellite and cable network). There are Brazilian, Sudanese, Chinese, Iranian and Nepalese teams. A professional league has emerged in South Korea. In Japan, more than 50 teams compete in a national championship (up from the original six in 1989). And earlier this month, the Sepak Takraw Swiss Open in Basel drew five European nations and five Malaysian squads...
Percentage of Japan's population under the age of 15. That's a record low for Japan, which has the world's highest ratio of elderly to young people...
Total sales of Japan's video-game industry in 2006, its biggest sales year ever...
...will attend the June summit of the Group of Eight major industrialized countries - the U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia - hosted by Germany, which has made climate change a top priority on the agenda...
...Unlike its more affluent neighbors, Indonesia has not benefited from wide distribution of foreign music, forcing local kids to make their own music. Compared to Thailand and Japan, a wider command of English in Indonesia has allowed kids to explore what's available on sites like Myspace, Friendster and Allmusic.com. And, with fewer government restrictions than Malaysia or Singapore, the environment is more permissive for performing live...