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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Hikaru Ogawara crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2025, securing the university's eighth victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University ekiden road relay head coach Susumu Hara (3rd from R) and players celebrate near the finish line of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate race in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2024, after the team's victory, the first in two years and seventh overall.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Shunya Udagawa crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2024, securing the university's seventh victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor Shunya Udagawa crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2024, securing the university's seventh victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University takes a big lead over the other runners in the mountainous 23.2-kilometer fifth stage of the five-segment, 107.5 kilometer collegiate ekiden race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 2, 2015. (Pool photo)

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino (top) of Aoyama Gakuin University is tossed into the air by his teammates after crossing the finish line first in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Runners start the two-day, annual collegiate ekiden race in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2015. Aoyama Gakuin University won the first day of the road race between Otemachi and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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New U.N. university head hopes to raise profile

TOKYO, Japan - David Malone, new rector of the United Nations University in Tokyo, gives an interview to Kyodo News on April 26, 2013, at the university in Tokyo's Aoyama district. Malone became the sixth head of the university in March.

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Bicycle-sharing system in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 12, 2011, shows a parking space for a bicycle-sharing scheme, in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. Run by cogicogi Corp., the membership-based service is offered within a roughly 3-kilometer radius of the Omotesando district, with popular entertainment and commercial centers such as Shibuya, Aoyama and Roppongi included.

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Japanese restaurants rank 12th, 20th in world

LONDON, Britain - Yoshihiro Narisawa (L), owner and chef of the French restaurant ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama district, and Seiji Yamamoto (R), chef of ''RyuGin,'' Japanese cuisine in Tokyo's Roppongi, pose for photos in London on April 18, 2011. ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' and ''RyuGin'' were ranked 12th, the best rank for a restaurant in Asia, and 20th, respectively, in the world's 50 best restaurant list released the same day. ''Noma,'' a Scandinavian restaurant in Copenhagen, topped the list for two consecutive years.

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'Beni' salon in Tokyo's Aoyama

TOKYO, Japan - A staffer applies ''beni'' rouge-colored traditional Japanese lip paint on a visitor at a salon of Isehan Honten Beni Museum in Tokyo's Minami Aoyama district on Sept. 22, 2010. The salon lets visitors experience the application of the rare makeup, which is metallic green until mixed with water and comes painted inside an elaborate Japanese porcelain cup.

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Vintage Levi's jeans fetch 160,000 yen at high-end shop in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Cinch Tokyo, a jeans shop in the city's fashionable Minami Aoyama district dealing exclusively with high-end models of traditional Levi's jeans, is drawing many fans, with around 1,500 items on display including a revived 1917 model priced at 157,500 yen.

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Two primary school girls bask in limelight of Japan's shogi world

TOKYO, Japan - Beni Takemata, 8, holds a certificate of 1st dan for an amateur at her home in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama district.

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Drinks containing medicinal herbs gaining popularity

TOKYO, Japan - ''Herbal Medicine Boutique'' in Tokyo's Aoyama district is run by Nihondo Co.

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Oxygen business picking up in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Oxygen capsules at ''Body Tuning Salon O2+'' in Tokyo's Kita-Aoyama district.

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2 Diet members' dormitories to go in Koizumi's fiscal cleanup

TOKYO, Japan - A public dormitory for lower house members in the Aoyama district in Tokyo's Minato Ward.

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(3)A-bomb victims sue gov't

NAGASAKI, Japan - Toshiko Aoyama (L), accompanied by her lawyers and supporters, walks to the Nagasaki District Court on April 17 to file a suit against the state seeking compensation and the revoking of its decision not to recognize her as a radiation illness victim. Similar suits were filed on the day by six other A-bomb survivors in Sapporo and Nagoya.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Hironobu Nakakura of Aoyama Gakuin University is tossed into the air by his teammates after crossing the finish line first in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Hironobu Nakakura of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2022.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Hironobu Nakakura of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2022.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University manager Susumu Hara is tossed into the air by his team members in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2022, after the team claimed victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Hironobu Nakakura of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2022.

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Vintage Levi's jeans fetch 160,000 yen at high-end shop in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Cinch Tokyo, a jeans shop in the city's fashionable Minami Aoyama district dealing exclusively with high-end models of traditional Levi's jeans, is drawing many fans, with around 1,500 items on display including a revived 1917 model priced at 157,500 yen. (Kyodo)

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Athletics: Aoyama Gakuin Univ. seizes lead in 92nd Hakone Ekiden

Daichi Kamino, captain of the defending champion Aoyama Gakuin University athletics club, crosses the finish line first after the outward-bound leg on Jan. 2, 2016 of the two-day Hakone Ekiden road relay from Tokyo's Otemachi business district to the resort town of Hakone and back. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athletics: Aoyama Gakuin Univ. seizes lead in 92nd Hakone Ekiden

Runners representing various Japanese universities start the two-day Hakone Ekiden road relay from Tokyo's Otemachi business district to the resort town of Hakone and back on Jan. 2, 2016. Defending champion Aoyama Gakuin University seized the lead after the first leg. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese restaurants rank 12th, 20th in world

LONDON, Britain - Yoshihiro Narisawa (L), owner and chef of the French restaurant ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama district, and Seiji Yamamoto (R), chef of ''RyuGin,'' Japanese cuisine in Tokyo's Roppongi, pose for photos in London on April 18, 2011. ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' and ''RyuGin'' were ranked 12th, the best rank for a restaurant in Asia, and 20th, respectively, in the world's 50 best restaurant list released the same day. ''Noma,'' a Scandinavian restaurant in Copenhagen, topped the list for two consecutive years. (Kyodo)

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino (top) of Aoyama Gakuin University is tossed into the air by his teammates after crossing the finish line first in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University takes a big lead over the other runners in the mountainous 23.2-kilometer fifth stage of the five-segment, 107.5 kilometer collegiate ekiden race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 2, 2015. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Bicycle-sharing system in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 12, 2011, shows a parking space for a bicycle-sharing scheme, in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. Run by cogicogi Corp., the membership-based service is offered within a roughly 3-kilometer radius of the Omotesando district, with popular entertainment and commercial centers such as Shibuya, Aoyama and Roppongi included. (Kyodo)

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'Beni' salon in Tokyo's Aoyama

TOKYO, Japan - A staffer applies ''beni'' rouge-colored traditional Japanese lip paint on a visitor at a salon of Isehan Honten Beni Museum in Tokyo's Minami Aoyama district on Sept. 22, 2010. The salon lets visitors experience the application of the rare makeup, which is metallic green until mixed with water and comes painted inside an elaborate Japanese porcelain cup. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University runners pose for a photo with their head coach Susumu Hara after winning the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2020, in Tokyo's Otemachi business district. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Keigo Yuhara of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Keigo Yuhara of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Keigo Yuhara of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Keigo Yuhara of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Keigo Yuhara (R, front) of Aoyama Gakuin University is congratulated by teammates after crossing the finish line to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2020, in Tokyo's Otemachi business district. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Runners start the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2017. Aoyama Gakuin University won the first half of the two-day relay for the third straight year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Runners start the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2017. Aoyama Gakuin University won the first half of the two-day relay for the third straight year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)A-bomb victims sue gov't

NAGASAKI, Japan - Toshiko Aoyama (L), accompanied by her lawyers and supporters, walks to the Nagasaki District Court on April 17 to file a suit against the state seeking compensation and the revoking of its decision not to recognize her as a radiation illness victim. Similar suits were filed on the day by six other A-bomb survivors in Sapporo and Nagoya. (Kyodo)

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Ex-legal adviser to AUM gets 12 years in prison

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yoshinobu Aoyama, 40, a former member of and legal adviser to the AUM Shinrikyo cult, who was sentenced by the Tokyo District Court on March 29 to 12 years in prison for his role in an attempted murder, attempted fraud and six other criminal cases.