USA, Japan and Korea had all previously staged the FIFA World Cup finals, with Japan and Korea becoming the tournament's first joint-hosts back in 2002.

美国，日本和韩国都曾主办过世界杯，2002年日本和韩国在世界杯历史上第一次联合举办了此项赛事。

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Hillary Clinton embarked on her first tour abroad as America's secretary of state, visiting Japan, Indonesia, China and South Korea.

希拉里·克林顿开始了作为美国国务卿的第一次国外访问，而目的地是日本、印度尼西亚、中国和韩国。

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The 2002 World Cup in Japan and Korea will be the 17th event, but the first to be jointly hosted.

2002年在日本和韩国举办的世界杯将是第17届，但却是第一次联合主办。

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But her trip to Japan,Indonesia,South Korea and China makes her the first in almost fifty years to visit Asia first.

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The 25-year-old will take part in the Friday morning first practice sessions at Singapore, Japan, Korea and Brazil.

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South Korea and Japan are the first co-hosts in the tournament's history, as well as the first Asian hosts.

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Last year, Japan and South Korea became the first countries to co-host the World Cup finals, but after the tournament Blatter said Fifa would discourage joint bids in the future.

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