First, Japan and the United States, at this meeting of APEC, of pan-Pacific countries, we shall step up our cooperation.

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Since 1998 he dominated the 400 meter freestyle, winning the event at every Olympic, World, Commonwealth and Pan Pacific championships until taking a post-2004 break.

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At the pan-Asian restaurant, the spare and chic Sangkar, chef Andrew Skinner, an old Pacific hand, prepares a flavorful mix of regional cuisines--Indonesian, South Asian and Japanese--often using fish hauled from the ocean just below, along with local produce, meats and spices.

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They will be joined by the two best teams from the 2011 European Championships and the top two teams from the Pan-American Championships of the same year, plus the highest-placed team from an Asia-Pacific tournament to be arranged.

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