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Nakajima inks 3-year contract with Orix Buffaloes

KOBE, Japan - Hiroyuku Nakajima (R) shakes hands with Orix Buffaloes manager Hiroshi Moriwaki in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing a three-year, 1.2-billion-yen contract with the Pacific League club. Nakajima spent the last two years in the United States with the Oakland Athletics' organization.

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Japan to help eradicate polio in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Hiroshi Takahashi (L) administers a poliovirus vaccine to a child during a signing ceremony in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Feb. 9, 2014, at which the Japanese government agreed to offer nearly 1.2 billion yen in grant aid to eradicate the disease in the country.

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LDP's Yosano slams Hatoyama as 'king of tax evasion'

TOKYO, Japan - Main opposition Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kaoru Yosano speaks during a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2010. The former finance minister called Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama the ''king of tax evasion,'' criticizing him for insisting that he was not aware that his mother had provided 1.2 billion yen to his office over a seven-year period.

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Tokyo Stadium to be renamed Ajinomoto Stadium from next March

TOKYO, Japan - Ajinomoto Co. President Kunio Egashira (L), Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (C) and Tokyo Stadium President Shozo Toi hold up an ''Ajinomoto Stadium'' sign during a ceremony at Tokyo Metropolitan City Hall on Nov. 29. The seasoning maker obtained naming rights to Tokyo Stadium, a soccer field in Chofu run by a public-private third-sector entity, for five years for 1.2 billion yen.

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Kanemoto agrees to terms with Hanshin Tigers

OKAYAMA, Japan - Free agent outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto smiles at a news conference at an Okayama hotel after accepting a four-year, 1.2 billion yen contract offer from the Hanshin Tigers in their second round of negotiations Nov. 15. Kanemoto, who played for the Hiroshima Carp for the last 11 seasons, agreed to terms in an hourlong meeting with manager Senichi Hoshino and club officials in Okayama where the Tigers are holding a training camp.

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Marubeni hit by back taxes for 'concealing' income

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 7 shows the head office of major trading house Marubeni Corp. in Osaka, which has been ordered by tax authorities to pay 1.2 billion yen in back taxes after it failed to declare 3.5 billion yen in income in the four years to March 31, 2001.

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Kataoka signs with Hanshin Tigers for 1.2 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Free-agent veteran infielder Atsushi Kataoka (R) shakes hands with the new Hanshin Tigers' manager Senichi Hoshino in Osaka on Dec. 21 after signing a five-year, 1.2 billion yen deal with the Central League club.

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Kataoka signs with Hanshin Tigers for 1.2 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Free-agent veteran infielder Atsushi Kataoka (R) shakes hands with the new Hanshin Tigers' manager Senichi Hoshino in Osaka on Dec. 21 after signing a five-year, 1.2 billion yen deal with the Central League club.

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Marubeni hit by back taxes for 'concealing' income

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 7 shows the head office of major trading house Marubeni Corp. in Osaka, which has been ordered by tax authorities to pay 1.2 billion yen in back taxes after it failed to declare 3.5 billion yen in income in the four years to March 31, 2001. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Stadium to be renamed Ajinomoto Stadium from next March

TOKYO, Japan - Ajinomoto Co. President Kunio Egashira (L), Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (C) and Tokyo Stadium President Shozo Toi hold up an ''Ajinomoto Stadium'' sign during a ceremony at Tokyo Metropolitan City Hall on Nov. 29. The seasoning maker obtained naming rights to Tokyo Stadium, a soccer field in Chofu run by a public-private third-sector entity, for five years for 1.2 billion yen. (Kyodo)

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Asahi Kasei books special charge of 1.2 bil. yen due to data scandal

Hideki Kobori, Asahi Kasei Corp.'s primary executive officer, talks about the impact of a piling data falsification scandal on the chemical maker's earnings during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. Asahi Kasei booked a special charge of 1.2 billion yen ($10 million) for April-December 2015 in relation to the scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP's Yosano slams Hatoyama as 'king of tax evasion'

TOKYO, Japan - Main opposition Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Kaoru Yosano speaks during a session of the House of Representatives Budget Committee in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2010. The former finance minister called Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama the ''king of tax evasion,'' criticizing him for insisting that he was not aware that his mother had provided 1.2 billion yen to his office over a seven-year period. (Kyodo)

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Nakajima inks 3-year contract with Orix Buffaloes

KOBE, Japan - Hiroyuku Nakajima (R) shakes hands with Orix Buffaloes manager Hiroshi Moriwaki in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing a three-year, 1.2-billion-yen contract with the Pacific League club. Nakajima spent the last two years in the United States with the Oakland Athletics' organization. (Kyodo)

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Kanemoto agrees to terms with Hanshin Tigers

OKAYAMA, Japan - Free agent outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto smiles at a news conference at an Okayama hotel after accepting a four-year, 1.2 billion yen contract offer from the Hanshin Tigers in their second round of negotiations Nov. 15. Kanemoto, who played for the Hiroshima Carp for the last 11 seasons, agreed to terms in an hourlong meeting with manager Senichi Hoshino and club officials in Okayama where the Tigers are holding a training camp. (Kyodo)