Olympic gold medalist Ogiwara set to win upper house race

Olympic gold medalist Ogiwara set to win upper house race

NAGANO, Japan - Olympic gold medalist Kenji Ogiwara waves to supporters at a hotel in Nagano on July 11 after he seemed certain to be elected to the House of Councillors in the day's upper house election. Ogiwara led the Japanese Nordic combined skiing team to Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1994. (Kyodo)

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