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Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - IOC vice president Chiharu Igaya (L), Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai (C) and Li Binghua, vice head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, hold a lantern carrying the Olympic flame at Haneda airport in Tokyo April 25. The flame arrived at the airport aboard a special charter flight from the Australian capital of Canberra for the Japan leg of the torch relay in Nagano.

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Japan's Igaya elected IOC vice president

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese International Olympic Committee member Chiharu Igaya is congratulated by another IOC member in Singapore on July 9 after being elected as one of four vice presidents of the Olympic body.

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Japan's Igaya elected IOC vice president

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese International Olympic Committee member Chiharu Igaya smiles after being elected as one of four vice presidents of the Olympic body on July 9 in Singapore.

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Kono greets IOC group to assess Osaka's Olympic bid

OSAKA, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) and Japanese IOC member Chiharu Igaya (C) greet Hein Verbruggen of the Netherlands (R) at Kansai International Airport on Feb. 25. Verbruggen heads the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission which will assess Osaka's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games over the next four days.

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Olympic gold medalist Takahashi's shoes go to Olympic Museum

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Japanese Olympic Committee Chef de Mission Yushiro Yagi (C) and International Olympic Committee member Chiharu Igaya (R) present the running shoes of Japan's Naoko Takahashi, gold medalist in the Sydney Olympic marathon, to Olympic Museum curator Jean-Francois Pahud on Dec. 13 in Lausanne.

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Olympic flag arrives for opening ceremony

Former Japanese Olympic skier Chiharu Igaya (F-R) helps carry the Olympic flag into the stadium at the opening ceremony of the Nagano Winter Games on Feb. 7. Igaya, a one-time Alpine ski silver medalist is now a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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Japan's Igaya elected IOC vice president

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese International Olympic Committee member Chiharu Igaya smiles after being elected as one of four vice presidents of the Olympic body on July 9 in Singapore. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Igaya elected IOC vice president

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese International Olympic Committee member Chiharu Igaya is congratulated by another IOC member in Singapore on July 9 after being elected as one of four vice presidents of the Olympic body. (Kyodo)

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Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - IOC vice president Chiharu Igaya (L), Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai (C) and Li Binghua, vice head of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee, hold a lantern carrying the Olympic flame at Haneda airport in Tokyo April 25. The flame arrived at the airport aboard a special charter flight from the Australian capital of Canberra for the Japan leg of the torch relay in Nagano. (Kyodo)

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Kono greets IOC group to assess Osaka's Olympic bid

OSAKA, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) and Japanese IOC member Chiharu Igaya (C) greet Hein Verbruggen of the Netherlands (R) at Kansai International Airport on Feb. 25. Verbruggen heads the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission which will assess Osaka's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games over the next four days.

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IOC's DeFrantz denies wrongdoing in accepting Japanese gifts

SYDNEY, Australia - International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President Anita DeFrantz (L) speaks to reporters in Sydney on Feb. 18, denying any wrongdoing in accepting a gold and garnet necklace during an official trip to Japan 10 years ago. A U.S. newspaper has reported that DeFrantz received the gift from the wife of Japanese IOC member Chiharu Igaya during an IOC session in Tokyo in September 1990. Igaya (R) confirmed DeFrantz's comments, saying the item was presented to all the women who attended the IOC session.