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Yokozuna Hakuho at support event for Kyushu tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (2nd from R) takes part in a ceremony to break open a barrel of sake at a promotional event for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 4, 2010. The yokozuna from Mongolia is in the spotlight ahead of the tournament, as he has launched an assault on the all-time 69 record consecutive wins in the Japanese sport.

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Akita's sake captures top prize in Int'l Wine Challenge

LONDON, Britain - Takashi Sasaki, president of Kinmon Akita Shuzo Co., a Japanese sake manufacture in Akita Prefecture, holds up the ''Champion Sake'' trophy given to his company's ''Yamabuki 1995'' brand at the International Wine Challenge in London on Sept. 2. Yamabuki was selected for the top prize in the competition's Japanese sake section from among 359 brands presented there.

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(3)Asashoryu wins sumo title for 1st time as yokozuna

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu, surrounded by his supporters, is set to drink sake in Tokyo on May 25 to celebrate his victory in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Asashoryu won the 15-day tournament with 13 wins and two losses.

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Musashimaru celebrates sumo tourney win

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (C), with a big sake cup in his hands, celebrates his win in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, along with his stablemaster Musashigawa (L) and others in Osaka on March 24. The grand champion, who clinched the 10th tournament title of his career on the previous day, fell to ozeki Tochiazuma on the final day of the 15-day tourney to finish with a 13-2 record.

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Musashimaru celebrates sumo tourney win

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (C), with a big sake cup in his hands, celebrates his win in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, along with his stablemaster Musashigawa (L) and others in Osaka on March 24. The grand champion, who clinched the 10th tournament title of his career on the previous day, fell to ozeki Tochiazuma on the final day of the 15-day tourney to finish with a 13-2 record.

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Yamagata brewer's Dewazakura wins top sake prize at London contest

Dewazakura Sake Brewery Co. President Masumi Nakano (C) poses for a photo after winning the top prize in the sake category at the International Wine Challenge, one of the world's largest wine competitions, in London on July 7, 2016. It was the second time for the company's products, based in northern Japan, to receive the IWC Champion Sake award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Go champion Iyama to receive Prime Minister's Award

Japanese professional go player Yuta Iyama opens a barrel of sake in a Tokyo hotel on June 10, 2016, in an event to celebrate his winning of all seven major Japanese go titles simultaneously. Iyama will receive the Prime Minister's Award, the government said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sake section of int'l wine contest held in Kobe

Judges for the sake section of the International Wine Challenge, one of the world's largest wine competitions, hold a tasting in the western Japan city of Kobe on May 16, 2016. About 350 brewers presented around 1,280 brands of rice wine, aiming to qualify for the "Champion Sake" and other awards. The award winners will be named on May 20 before the "Champion Sake" is announced in July in London. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sake section of int'l wine contest held in Kobe

Judges for the sake section of the International Wine Challenge, one of the world's largest wine competitions, hold a tasting in the western Japan city of Kobe on May 16, 2016. About 350 brewers presented around 1,280 brands of rice wine, aiming to qualify for the "Champion Sake" and other awards. The award winners will be named on May 20 before the "Champion Sake" is announced in July in London. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in news: Fukushima sake brewer wins gold at int'l wine contest

Hiroyuki Karahashi, president of Homare Sake Brewery Co. in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, holds the firm's "Champion Sake" which, made from finely polished quality rice, won the highest award in the sake category at the 2015 International Wine Challenge in London, as seen in this photo taken on Sept. 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Akita's sake captures top prize in Int'l Wine Challenge

LONDON, Britain - Takashi Sasaki, president of Kinmon Akita Shuzo Co., a Japanese sake manufacture in Akita Prefecture, holds up the ''Champion Sake'' trophy given to his company's ''Yamabuki 1995'' brand at the International Wine Challenge in London on Sept. 2. Yamabuki was selected for the top prize in the competition's Japanese sake section from among 359 brands presented there. (Kyodo)

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Akita's sake captures top prize in Int'l Wine Challenge

LONDON, Britain - Takashi Sasaki, president of Kinmon Akita Shuzo Co., a Japanese sake manufacture in Akita Prefecture, holds up the ''Champion Sake'' trophy given to his company's ''Yamabuki 1995'' brand at the International Wine Challenge in London on Sept. 2. Yamabuki was selected for the top prize in the competition's Japanese sake section from among 359 brands presented there. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho at support event for Kyushu tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (2nd from R) takes part in a ceremony to break open a barrel of sake at a promotional event for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 4, 2010. The yokozuna from Mongolia is in the spotlight ahead of the tournament, as he has launched an assault on the all-time 69 record consecutive wins in the Japanese sport. (Kyodo)

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Sumo grand champion Hakuho

Sumo grand champion Hakuho holds a large sake cup during a ceremony in Fukuoka on Nov. 26, 2017, after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwate-brewed sake wins top prize at London contest

Kosuke Kuji (R), president of the Nanbu Bijin brewery in Iwate Prefecture, holds the trophy for the International Wine Challenge Champion Sake award at one of the world's largest wine contests in London on July 6, 2017. Kuji's wife Rika can be seen beside him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwate-brewed sake wins top prize at London contest

(From L) Hitoshi Suzuki, president of the Ichinokura brewery in Miyagi Prefecture, Kosuke Kuji, president of the Nanbu Bijin brewery in Iwate Prefecture, and his wife Rika, hold trophies in London on July 6, 2017, after winning awards at one of the world's largest wine contests. The Nanbu Bijin brewery won the International Wine Challenge Champion Sake award, while the Ichinokura brewery obtained the Sake Brewer of the Year and the Great Value Champion Sake awards. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Asashoryu wins sumo title for 1st time as yokozuna

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu, surrounded by his supporters, is set to drink sake in Tokyo on May 25 to celebrate his victory in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Asashoryu won the 15-day tournament with 13 wins and two losses. (Kyodo)