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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins hits a triple in a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 7, 2016, marking his 3,000th hit in MLB. It was announced on Jan. 21, 2025, that Ichiro, who also played for the Seattle Mariners, had become the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Olympics: Rio Games draw to close, baton passed to Tokyo for 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - The Portuguese and Japanese words for thank you -- "Obrigado" and "Arigato" -- are projected inside Maracana Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016. Tokyo will host the next Summer Olympics in 2020.

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Olympics: Tokyo Gov. Koike waves Olympic flag at closing ceremony

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R) waves the Olympic flag as International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (C) looks on, during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016.

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Olympics: Dancers perform at closing ceremony

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Dancers wearing colorful costumes perform during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics at Maracana Stadium on Aug. 21, 2016.

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Olympics: Snyder claims 97-kg wrestling gold

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Freestyle wrestler Kyle Frederick Snyder of the United States poses with his gold medal after defeating Khetag Goziumov of Azerbaijan in the men's 97-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016.

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Rio braces for terror attacks

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 21 Kyodo - A Brazilian soldier inspects a car near the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro on July 21, 2016. Authorities have tightened security ahead of the 17-day Summer Games starting Aug. 5.

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Lighting of Olympic torch for Rio Games

OLYMPIA, Greece, April 21 Kyodo - Greek actress Katerina Lehou (C), playing the role of high priestess, walks with the Olympic flame during the torch lighting ceremony for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Olympia, Greece, on April 21, 2016. About 12,000 torch bearers will run with the flame in a relay through Greece and Brazil, culminating at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5.

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Large boiler installed at Kawasaki power station

KAWASAKI, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. shows the installation of a large-scale boiler to the press at Kawasaki Thermal Power Station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2014. The station is planned to start operations in fiscal 2016.