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Athens champion Shibata romps to 800 freestyle gold

NARASHINO, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Ai Shibata swims on her way to winning the gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the International Swim Meet 2007 at Chiba International Swimming Center in Narashino, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 24. Shibata won the race in a time of 8 minutes, 23.76 seconds.

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Swimming: Athens gold medalist Shibata announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic women's 800-meter freestyle gold medalist Ai Shibata wipes away tears during a news conference announcing her retirement in Tokyo on Dec. 11.

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Athens Olympic champion Shibata set to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese swimmer Ai Shibata acknowledging cheers from fans after finishing first to capture the gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Swimming sources said Dec. 8 Shibata, 26, will retire from competition.

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Swimming: Japan team sets national mark in women's 800 relay

MELBOURNE, Australia - The Japanese team of Norie Urabe, Ai Shibata, Maki Mita and Haruka Ueda (L to R) are all smiles after setting a national record of 7 minutes, 59.58 seconds in the women's 800-meter relay qualifiers on March 29 to advance to the finals in the world swimming championships in Melbourne and punch their tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Shibata, Nakamura take bronze at world c'ships

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Ai Shibata waves to audiences after winning bronze medal with a new national record in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships in Melbourne on March 27.

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Shibata sets national record at World Swimming championships

MELBOURNE, Australia - Ai Shibata sheds 0.21 second from Japan's national record in the women's 1,500 meter freestyle with a time of 16:5.92 in a qualifying round at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia on March 26. She placed second in moving to the finals on March 27.

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Shibata wins silver in women's 800m freestyle

VICTORIA, Canada - Ai Shibata of Japan holds up her silver medal after coming in second in the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 20.

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Shibata wins women's 400m freestyle at Pan-Pacific Swimming

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Ai Shibata holds up her gold medal after winning the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, on Aug. 19.

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Shibata wins women's 400m freestyle at Pan-Pacific Swimming

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Ai Shibata swims in the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 19. Shibata won the race with 4 minutes, 7.61 seconds.

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Japan 3rd in women's 800m freestyle relay at Pan-Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - (From L to R) Haruka Ueda, Norie Urabe, Ai Shibata and Maki Mita show their bronze medals after coming in third in the women's 800-meter freestyle relay at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 18.

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Olympic champion Shibata beaten in 800 freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - Olympic champion Ai Shibata ran out of steam and had to make do with the bronze medal in the women's 800 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships on July 31.

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Olympic champion Shibata beaten in 800 freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - Olympic champion Ai Shibata of Japan shows off the bronze medal she won in the women's 800 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships on July 31.

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Japan's Shibata wins silver in women's 400m freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - Photo shows Japan's Ai Shibata swimming to her silver medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle in the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 24.

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France's Manaudou wins gold in women's 400m freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - France's Laure Manaudou (C), who won the gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle in the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 24, poses for photos with silver medalist Ai Shibata (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Caitlin McClatchey (R) of Britain.

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Japan's Shibata wins silver in women's 400m freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - Photo shows Japan's Ai Shibata, who won silver in women's 400-meter freestyle in the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 24.

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Japan's Shibata wins silver in women's 400m freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - Japan's Ai Shibata, who won silver in the women's 400-meter freestyle in the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 24, waves at spectators.

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(5)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

WAKI, Japan - High school classmates of Japan's Ai Shibata and swimming school trainees in the town of Waki, Tokushima Prefecture, rejoice Aug. 21 after Shibata won the women's 800-meter free in the Athens Olympics at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20.

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(6)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - The parents of Japan's Ai Shibata, who won the women's 800-meter free in the Athens Olympics, cheer their daughter during the medal ceremony at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20.

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(3)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece -- Japan's Ai Shibata, who won the women's 800-meter free in the Athens Olympics, sheds tears during the award ceremony at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20.

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(2)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece -- Japan's Ai Shibata (L) responds to cheers from fans after winning the women's 800-meter free in the Athens Olympics at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20.

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(4)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece -- Japan's Ai Shibata, who won the women's 800-meter free in the Athens Olympics, shows off the gold medal at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20.

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(1)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece -- Japan's Ai Shibata beats all comers in the women's 800-meter free to claim Japan's third gold medal in the pool in the Athens Olympics at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20.

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Shibata advances to 800m freestyle final

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Ai Shibata qualified for the women's 800-meter freestyle final with the third-fastest time in the heats at the Athens Olympics Aug. 19.

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(2)Japanese swimmers arrive in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese Olympic swimmers (from L to R) Ai Shibata, Takahiro Morita, Misa Amano, Sachiko Yamada and Tomohiro Morita wave at well-wishers on arriving at Athens airport on July 30.

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Dressing and undressing assistance robot at Kyushu Institute of Technology Graduate School

These cases are stored as a learning database. The robot will be able to respond to the differences between each person and each piece of clothing. The robot is a twin-armed robot with a payload of 2.3 kilograms, and it is a cooperative type, so there is no risk of injury to people even if it bumps into them while working. The placement of a camera that can respond to the sudden movement of a person is an issue, but Professor Shibata says, "In large facilities or places where the changing room can be fixed, such as hospitals, the camera can be installed on the ceiling. They aim to make improvements and put the system to practical use as soon as possible. (= December 20, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Unmanned Robot Pasta Cafe

JR East's corporate venture capital (CVC), JR East Startup, launched "Startup Station," an event to demonstrate services using new technologies, at Omiya Station (Omiya Ward, Saitama City) on April 4. At the event, a robot from QBIT Robotics (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo) makes and serves pasta at an unmanned cafe. There will also be demonstrations of sake tasting using artificial intelligence (AI) taste testing, the sale of fresh fish using instant freezing technology, and the sale of station lunches and cakes using vending machines that can handle refrigerated products. This is the third demonstration event at Omiya Station. President Hiroshi Shibata said, "Many people will be able to experience the services that we hope to realize through the venture and JR. I hope you will enjoy the station of the future. JR Omiya Station in Omiya Ward, Saitama City on December 4, 2019. Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Tokyo Olympic torch ceremony

Athens Olympics women's 800-meter freestyle swimming gold medalist Ai Shibata waves during a flame-lighting ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics in the capital on July 21, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch ceremony

Athens Olympics women's 800-meter freestyle swimming gold medalist Ai Shibata poses during a flame-lighting ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics in the capital on July 21, 2021.

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Japan's Shibata wins silver in women's 400m freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - Japan's Ai Shibata, who won silver in the women's 400-meter freestyle in the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 24, waves at spectators. (Kyodo)

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France's Manaudou wins gold in women's 400m freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - France's Laure Manaudou (C), who won the gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle in the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 24, poses for photos with silver medalist Ai Shibata (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Caitlin McClatchey (R) of Britain. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champion Shibata beaten in 800 freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - Olympic champion Ai Shibata of Japan shows off the bronze medal she won in the women's 800 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships on July 31. (Kyodo)

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Japan 3rd in women's 800m freestyle relay at Pan-Pacific

VICTORIA, Canada - (From L to R) Haruka Ueda, Norie Urabe, Ai Shibata and Maki Mita show their bronze medals after coming in third in the women's 800-meter freestyle relay at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 18. (Kyodo)

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Shibata wins women's 400m freestyle at Pan-Pacific Swimming

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Ai Shibata holds up her gold medal after winning the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria, British Columbia, on Aug. 19. (Kyodo)

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Shibata wins women's 400m freestyle at Pan-Pacific Swimming

VICTORIA, Canada - Japan's Ai Shibata swims in the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 19. Shibata won the race with 4 minutes, 7.61 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Shibata wins silver in women's 800m freestyle

VICTORIA, Canada - Ai Shibata of Japan holds up her silver medal after coming in second in the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the Pan-Pacific Swimming Championships in Victoria on Aug. 20. (Kyodo)

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Shibata sets national record at World Swimming championships

MELBOURNE, Australia - Ai Shibata sheds 0.21 second from Japan's national record in the women's 1,500 meter freestyle with a time of 16:5.92 in a qualifying round at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia on March 26. She placed second in moving to the finals on March 27. (Kyodo)

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Shibata, Nakamura take bronze at world c'ships

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Ai Shibata waves to audiences after winning bronze medal with a new national record in the women's 1,500-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships in Melbourne on March 27. (Kyodo)

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Swimming: Japan team sets national mark in women's 800 relay

MELBOURNE, Australia - The Japanese team of Norie Urabe, Ai Shibata, Maki Mita and Haruka Ueda (L to R) are all smiles after setting a national record of 7 minutes, 59.58 seconds in the women's 800-meter relay qualifiers on March 29 to advance to the finals in the world swimming championships in Melbourne and punch their tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Athens champion Shibata romps to 800 freestyle gold

NARASHINO, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Ai Shibata swims on her way to winning the gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the International Swim Meet 2007 at Chiba International Swimming Center in Narashino, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 24. Shibata won the race in a time of 8 minutes, 23.76 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Athens Olympic champion Shibata set to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese swimmer Ai Shibata acknowledging cheers from fans after finishing first to capture the gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Swimming sources said Dec. 8 Shibata, 26, will retire from competition. (Kyodo)

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Athens Olympic champion Shibata set to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese swimmer Ai Shibata showing off the gold medal she captured in the women's 800-meter freestyle in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Swimming sources said Dec. 8 Shibata, 26, will retire from competition. (Kyodo)

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Olympic champion Shibata beaten in 800 freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - Olympic champion Ai Shibata ran out of steam and had to make do with the bronze medal in the women's 800 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships on July 31. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Shibata wins silver in women's 400m freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - Photo shows Japan's Ai Shibata, who won silver in women's 400-meter freestyle in the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 24. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Shibata wins silver in women's 400m freestyle

MONTREAL, Canada - Photo shows Japan's Ai Shibata swimming to her silver medal in the women's 400-meter freestyle in the world swimming championships in Montreal on July 24. (Kyodo)

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(6)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - The parents of Japan's Ai Shibata, who won the women's 800-meter free in the Athens Olympics, cheer their daughter during the medal ceremony at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20. (Kyodo)

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(3)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece -- Japan's Ai Shibata, who won the women's 800-meter free in the Athens Olympics, sheds tears during the award ceremony at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20. (Kyodo)

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(2)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece -- Japan's Ai Shibata (L) responds to cheers from fans after winning the women's 800-meter free in the Athens Olympics at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20. (Kyodo)

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(5)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

WAKI, Japan - High school classmates of Japan's Ai Shibata and swimming school trainees in the town of Waki, Tokushima Prefecture, rejoice Aug. 21 after Shibata won the women's 800-meter free in the Athens Olympics at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20. (Kyodo)

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(1)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece -- Japan's Ai Shibata beats all comers in the women's 800-meter free to claim Japan's third gold medal in the pool in the Athens Olympics at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20. (Kyodo)

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(4)Shibata wins women's 800 free in Olympics

ATHENS, Greece -- Japan's Ai Shibata, who won the women's 800-meter free in the Athens Olympics, shows off the gold medal at the Olympic Aquatic Centre on Aug. 20. (Kyodo)