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Japan's Miyake wins silver in women's weightlifting

LONDON, Britain - Japan's silver medalist Hiromi Miyake (L) celebrates with China's gold medalist Wang Mingjuan (C) and North Korea's bronze medalist Ryang Chun Hwa during the award ceremony for the women's weightlifting 48-kilogram class at the 2012 London Olympics at the ExCeL arena on July 28, 2012. Miyake lifted a national record total of 197 kilograms and became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic weightlifting medal.

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Japan's Miyake wins silver at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Hiromi Miyake celebrates after successfully lifting 110 kilograms in the clean and jerk during the Olympic women's weightlifting 48-kg class at ExCel London on July 28, 2012.

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Japan's Miyake wins silver at London Games

LONDON, Britain - Hiromi Miyake celebrates after successfully lifting 110 kilograms in the clean and jerk during the Olympic women's weightlifting 48-kg class at ExCel London on July 28, 2012.

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Japanese weightlifter Mizuochi

LONDON, Britain - Honami Mizuochi waves to the crowd after successfully lifting 96 kilograms in the clean and jerk during the Olympic women's weightlifting 48-kg class at ExCel London on July 28, 2012.

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Japanese weightlifter Mizuochi

LONDON, Britain - Honami Mizuochi hoists 96 kilograms in the clean and jerk during the Olympic women's weightlifting 48-kg class at ExCel London on July 28, 2012.

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Olympics: Miyake fails in bid for Japan's 1st Beijing medal

BEIJING, China - Japan's Hiromi Miyake drops the weights after failing to match her Japanese clean and jerk record of 110 kilograms with her second and third efforts in the 48-kg class for the women's weightlifting program at the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 9. Miyake finished sixth in the event, which was won by 2007 world champion Chen Xiexia of China.

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Chiharu Icho dismantles South Korea's Kim Hyung Joo (R) to claim the first gold at 48 kilograms, the first of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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H. Miyake makes Olympics a family tradition

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromi Miyake (R), the daughter of Olympic bronze medalist Yoshiyuki Miyake (L), was named on May 30 to the national weightlifting team for the Athens Olympics as a competitor in the women's 48 kilograms.

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Frenchman nabbed for drug smuggling

NARITA, Japan - A customs officer explains to the media May 16 how a 49-year-old man claiming to be French has attempted to smuggle about 6 kilograms of cannabis resin into Japan. Jean Lacombe, a resident of Bangkok, was arrested on suspicion of smuggling the cannabis resin, with an estimated street value of 48 million yen, into Narita airport.

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Japan's Niyanagi earns 7th in women's weightlifting

SYDNEY, Australia - In the new event of women's weightlifting, Kaori Niyanagi hoists a total of 175 kilograms and earns a seventh place in the women's 48-kg competition on Sept. 17, the second day of competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

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Japan's Niyanagi earns 7th in women's weightlifting

SYDNEY, Australia - In the new event of women's weightlifting, Kaori Niyanagi hoists a total of 175 kilograms and earns a seventh place in the women's 48-kg competition on Sept. 17, the second day of competition at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

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H. Miyake makes Olympics a family tradition

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromi Miyake (R), the daughter of Olympic bronze medalist Yoshiyuki Miyake (L), was named on May 30 to the national weightlifting team for the Athens Olympics as a competitor in the women's 48 kilograms. (Kyodo)

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Japanese women win 3 wrestling golds

DOHA, Qatar - Chiharu Icho dismantles South Korea's Kim Hyung Joo (R) to claim the first gold at 48 kilograms, the first of three wrestling golds Japan's women won at the Asian Games on Dec. 11.

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Weightlifting: Hiromi Miyake

Photo taken Aug. 6, 2016, shows Japanese weightlifter Hiromi Miyake smiling after a successful jerk of 107 kilograms in the women's 48-kilogram category at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Weightlifting: Hiromi Miyake

Photo taken Aug. 6, 2016, shows Japanese weightlifter Hiromi Miyake stroking her barbell after a successful jerk of 107 kilograms in the women's 48-kilogram category at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Miyake wins weightlifting bronze at Rio Games

Japanese weightlifter Hiromi Miyake competes in the women's 48-kilogram event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 6, 2016. Miyake, who lifted a total of 188 kilograms, captured bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Miyake wins weightlifting bronze at Rio Games

Japanese weightlifter Hiromi Miyake strokes her barbell after a successful jerk of 107 kilograms in the women's 48-kilogram event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 6, 2016. Miyake, who lifted a total of 188 kg, captured bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Miyake wins weightlifting bronze at Rio Games

Japanese weightlifter Hiromi Miyake poses with her bronze medal after lifting a total of 188 kilograms in the women's 48-kilogram event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 6, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Frenchman nabbed for drug smuggling

NARITA, Japan - A customs officer explains to the media May 16 how a 49-year-old man claiming to be French has attempted to smuggle about 6 kilograms of cannabis resin into Japan. Jean Lacombe, a resident of Bangkok, was arrested on suspicion of smuggling the cannabis resin, with an estimated street value of 48 million yen, into Narita airport.