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'Karaoke Shrine' popular in southwestern Japan

OITA, Japan - Akikazu Eto (L), an Oita prefectural assemblyman and head "priest" of the "Karaoke Shrine" in Kitsuki in the southwestern Japan prefecture, sings a duet with a local resident on Oct. 25, 2014. The facility has become a popular socializing venue among karaoke lovers since it opened 25 years ago.

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World's oldest man celebrates 115th birthday

KYOTO, Japan - Jiroemon Kimura, the world's oldest man and the oldest person in Japan, holds his 11-month-old great-great-grandson Akikazu Oda on his lap at his home in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2012, his 115th birthday. Kimura lives with his eldest son's 83-year-old wife and the 59-year-old wife of his grandchild. He has 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

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Man in news: Professor proposes solutions for Okinawa base issues

Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2015, shows J.F. Oberlin University professor Akikazu Hashimoto, who has published a book proposing solutions to problems associated with U.S. military bases in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World's oldest man celebrates 115th birthday

KYOTO, Japan - Jiroemon Kimura, the world's oldest man and the oldest person in Japan, holds his 11-month-old great-great-grandson Akikazu Oda on his lap at his home in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2012, his 115th birthday. Kimura lives with his eldest son's 83-year-old wife and the 59-year-old wife of his grandchild. He has 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. (Kyodo)