Tu of the United States, the 2001 champion, beat Akiko Morigami of Japan 6-3 6-4.

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Dementieva served 19 double faults against Japan's Akiko Morigami but still came through 6-3 4-6 6-3.

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In the women's singles event, Akiko Morigami of Japan defeated Paraguay's Rossana Neffa-De Los Rios 6-4 6-2.

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Although Murasaki read Chinese, and indeed instructed Akiko in its ideograms, she wrote her book in the Japanese phonetic kana syllabary.

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Meanwhile, Japan's Akiko Morigami has pulled out of the women's singles with an injured knee and is replaced by the Czech Republic's Renata Voracova.

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The recall for air bags made by Japan's Takata Corp. affects other automakers including non-Japanese manufacturers, and may be as many as 3 million vehicles, Takata spokeswoman Akiko Watanabe said Thursday.

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On NYLA's wide and shallow stage, outfitted for the occasion with a front curtain to give the appearance of a proscenium, and set austerely as if against a low horizon (by Akiko Iwasaki, who also designed the costumes), "Bell" unfolds more as a patchwork than as an authoritatively layered or structured presentation.

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