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Golf: Inami

Japanese golfer Mone Inami attends a press conference at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 9, 2023, unveiling a plan to play on the U.S. LPGA Tour in the 2024 season.

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Golf: Ito En Ladies

Mao Saigo of Japan hits a shot on the sixth hole during the final round of the Ito En Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2023.

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Golf: Ito En Ladies

Mao Saigo of Japan hits out of a bunker on the second hole during the final round of the Ito En Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2023.

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Golf: Ito En Ladies

Mao Saigo of Japan holds the trophy after winning the Ito En Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2023.

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Golf: Ito En Ladies

Mao Saigo of Japan holds the trophy after winning the Ito En Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 12, 2023.

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Golf: Inami

Japanese golfer Mone Inami poses for a photo at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 9, 2023, after unveiling a plan to play on the U.S. LPGA Tour in the 2024 season.

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Maeda wins Itoen Ladies golf tournament

CHONAN, Japan - Yoko Maeda holds the winner's trophy after her victory in the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club golf course in the town of Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2014. Maeda won her first Japan tour title after a playoff.

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Yokomine wins Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Sakura Yokomine behind the victor's trophy after she won the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Yokomine finished with a total of 10-under 206 to capture her fourth title of the season.

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Rainbow Dahlia captures Queen Elizabeth Cup

CHONAN, Japan - Rainbow Dahlia (15), ridden by Yoshitomi Shibata, gallops to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 11, 2012. Rainbow Dahlia, the seventh favorite, won in 2 minutes, 16.3 seconds over 2,200 meters for her first G1 victory. Favorite Verxina (back L) finished second.

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Rainbow Dahlia captures Queen Elizabeth Cup

CHONAN, Japan - Rainbow Dahlia (C), ridden by Yoshitomi Shibata, gallops to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 11, 2012. Rainbow Dahlia, the seventh favorite, won in 2 minutes, 16.3 seconds over 2,200 meters for her first G1 victory. Favorite Verxina (back) and fifth favorite Pixie Princess (R) finished second and third, respectively.

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Lee wins Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - South Korea's Lee Bo Mee holds the victor's trophy after winning the Itoen Ladies for her second career victory on the LPGA tour at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 11, 2012. Lee defeated Chie Arimura on the first hole of a playoff.

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S. Korean Pres. Lee calls on N. Korea to halt missile launch

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak delivers a speech in Chonan on March 1 at a ceremony to mark the 1919 independence movement against Japanese colonial rule. Lee urged North Korea to halt its activities for launching long-range ballistic missiles and called for a resumption of dialogue between the two Koreas.

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Koga wins Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Miho Koga holds the winner's trophy after her victory in the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 16.

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Kitada returns to winner's circle with Itoen Ladies victory

CHONAN, Japan - Rui Kitada holds the trophy after winning the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 11. Kitada claimed her fourth career win on the Japan LPGA tour.

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S. Korean Shin nails 1st win of season at Itoen Ladies

CHIBA, Japan - South Korean Shin Hyun Ju holds up her trophy after winning the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at the Great Island Golf Club in the town of Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 12.

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Veteran Shiroto in position for 1st career win

CHONAN, Japan - Yuka Shiroto watches her tee shot during the second round of the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club on Nov. 11. She put together another solid round to set herself up for the first title of her 13-plus-year professional career.

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Fudo charges to win Itoen Ladies for 6th title of year

CHONAN, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up the trophy she won in the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at the Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 13.

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Mogi takes 1st-round lead at Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Hiromi Mogi overcame a shaky start to shoot a 3-under-par 69 and take the lead after the first round of the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 11.

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Otsuka claims 1st career win at Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Seventh-year pro Yuriko Otsuka is all smiles with her cup in hands after defeating Michiko Hattori in a playoff to capture the first victory of her career at the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 14.

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Kawasaki tied for lead with Taiwanese pair at Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Mitsuko Kawasaki shot a 3-under-par-69 to put herself in a tie for the lead with Taiwan's Wei Yun-jye and Lu Hsiao-chuan after the first round of the storm-hit Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 13.

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Fudo wins Itoen Ladies in playoff

CHONAN, Japan - Yuri Fudo poses with her cup in hands after defending her title at the Itoen Ladies in a playoff with Junko Omote at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on June 16.

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Miyazato fails to make cut

CHONAN, Japan - Ai Miyazato responds to gallery at the end of the second round of the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 15. The 18-year-old, who had nearly 120 reporters trying to get a glimpse of her pro debut, failed to make the cut at 148 by recording her second straight over-par score.

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Fujii takes sole lead after Itoen Ladies 2nd round

CHONAN, Japan - Kasumi Fujii dances after sinking a birdie putt during the second round of the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 15. She claimed sole possession of the lead at 7-under-par 137.

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Ai Miyazato makes pro debut in Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Tohoku High School senior Ai Miyazato looks relieved after the opening round of the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at the Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 14, the first day of her pro debut.

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Group to bury 6 believed to be S. Korean forced laborers

OKAYAMA, Japan - Yasuo Fukushima (front), leader of a Hiroshima-based civic group, and other group members leave Okayama airport for South Korea on Aug. 20 carrying the remains of six people believed to be South Koreans who were forcibly brought to Japan to build a dam during World War II. The group members are planning to bury the remains in Chonan.

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Fudo shoots 68 to secure 4th season title at Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up the winners' cup at a golf course in the town of Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 17 after winning the Itoen Ladies with a 12-under total of 204.

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Davies wins 4th Itoen Ladies title

CHONAN, Japan - Laura Davies of England raises the winner's trophy at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 11 after winning the Itoen Ladies title with a steady 2-under-par 70, her seventh career win in Japan.

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Oba takes 1st-round lead at Itoen Ladies golf

CHONAN, Japan - Michie Oba (L) takes a stride towards her third tour victory of the year after shooting a 4-under-par 68 to grab sole possession of the lead after the first round of the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at the Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 9, 2001. Oba was followed by Japan's veteran Ayako Okamoto (R), England's Laura Davies and Taiwan's Tseng Hsiu-feng.

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S. Korea's high-speed train makes test run

SEOUL, South Korea - This photo is of South Korea's first high-speed train which made a test run on a 34-km section of track between Chonan and Taejon at 200 kph. South Korean President Kim Dae Jung rode on the trial run. When completed in 2004, the train will run from Seoul to Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kph.

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Test run for S. Korea's bullet train conducted

SEOUL, South Korea - President Kim Dae Jung (4th from L) joins other dignitaries in a ceremony held in Chonan, South Chungchong Province, on Dec. 16 to mark the start of a test run for South Korea's first bullet train. Later Kim took a trial ride in the rail car that ran a 34-km Chonan-Taejon section at 200 kph. When completed in 2004, the train will run the 412 km from Seoul to Pusan in one hour and 56 minutes at a maximum speed of 300 kph.

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Fudo edges Nakato to win Itoen golf for career 1st

CHONAN, Japan - Yuri Fudo birdies three straight holes down the stretch Nov. 14 to snatch a come-from-behind victory at the 60 million yen Itoen Ladies tournament on the Great Island Club's par-72 course in Chiba Prefecture.

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Golf: Yamashita wins Itoen Ladies

Miyu Yamashita reacts to her victory at the Itoen Ladies golf tournament with a fist bump at the Great Island Club in Chonan in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2022. At 21 years and 103 days, Yamashita became the youngest JLPGA Tour money leader.

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Golf: Yamashita wins Itoen Ladies

Miyu Yamashita holds the winner's cup for the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at the Great Island Club in Chonan in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2022. At 21 years and 103 days, Yamashita became the youngest JLPGA Tour money leader.

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Golf: Ito-En Ladies in Japan

Japanese golfer Mone Inami hits off the eighth tee during the final round of the Ito-En Ladies at Great Island Club in the Chiba Prefecture town of Chonan, eastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2021. The 22-year-old won the tournament by nine strokes for her 10th career victory on the Japan LPGA Tour.

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Golf: Ito-En Ladies in Japan

Lee Bo Mee of South Korea is pictured after completing her final round of the Ito-En Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in the Chiba Prefecture town of Chonan, eastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Golf: Ito-En Ladies in Japan

Mone Inami putts on the seventh hole during the final round of the Ito-En Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in the Chiba Prefecture town of Chonan, eastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2021. The 22-year-old won the event by nine strokes for her 10th career victory on the Japan LPGA Tour.

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Golf: Ito-En Ladies in Japan

Lee Bo Mee of South Korea is pictured after completing her final round of the Ito-En Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in the Chiba Prefecture town of Chonan, eastern Japan, on Nov. 14, 2021.

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Davies wins 4th Itoen Ladies title

CHONAN, Japan - Laura Davies of England raises the winner's trophy at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 11 after winning the Itoen Ladies title with a steady 2-under-par 70, her seventh career win in Japan.

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Kawasaki tied for lead with Taiwanese pair at Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Mitsuko Kawasaki shot a 3-under-par-69 to put herself in a tie for the lead with Taiwan's Wei Yun-jye and Lu Hsiao-chuan after the first round of the storm-hit Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 13. (Kyodo)

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Mogi takes 1st-round lead at Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Hiromi Mogi overcame a shaky start to shoot a 3-under-par 69 and take the lead after the first round of the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 11. (Kyodo)

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Fudo charges to win Itoen Ladies for 6th title of year

CHONAN, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up the trophy she won in the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at the Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 13. (Kyodo)

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Veteran Shiroto in position for 1st career win

CHONAN, Japan - Yuka Shiroto watches her tee shot during the second round of the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club on Nov. 11. She put together another solid round to set herself up for the first title of her 13-plus-year professional career. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean Shin nails 1st win of season at Itoen Ladies

CHIBA, Japan - South Korean Shin Hyun Ju holds up her trophy after winning the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at the Great Island Golf Club in the town of Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 12. (Kyodo)

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Kitada returns to winner's circle with Itoen Ladies victory

CHONAN, Japan - Rui Kitada holds the trophy after winning the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 11. Kitada claimed her fourth career win on the Japan LPGA tour. (Kyodo)

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Koga wins Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Miho Koga holds the winner's trophy after her victory in the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 16. (Kyodo)

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Mogi takes 1st-round lead at Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Hiromi Mogi overcame a shaky start to shoot a 3-under-par 69 and take the lead after the first round of the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 11. (Kyodo)

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Fudo charges to win Itoen Ladies for 6th title of year

CHONAN, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up the trophy she won in the Itoen Ladies golf tournament at the Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 13. (Kyodo)

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Otsuka claims 1st career win at Itoen Ladies

CHONAN, Japan - Seventh-year pro Yuriko Otsuka is all smiles with her cup in hands after defeating Michiko Hattori in a playoff to capture the first victory of her career at the Itoen Ladies at Great Island Club in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 14. (Kyodo)

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Lee Bo Mee in pro-am round

South Korean golfer Lee Bo Mee plays a pro-am round at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2015, the day before the start of the Ito-En Ladies. Lee has held a commanding lead in the money rankings with three events remaining on the Japan LPGA Tour. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lee Bo Mee in pro-am round

South Korean golfer Lee Bo Mee plays a pro-am round at Great Island Club in Chonan, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2015, the day before the start of the Ito-En Ladies. Lee has held a commanding lead in the money rankings with three events remaining on the Japan LPGA Tour. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo