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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Chihiro Sumida throws against Taiwan in the final of the Premier12 baseball tournament at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2024.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN PARA GAMES-WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL(CN)

(231026) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lin Suiling (R) of China vies with Kitada Chihiro of Japan during the Women's Gold Medal Match of the Wheelchair Basketball between China and Japan at the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 26, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

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Orix pitcher Kaneko wins outstanding performance prize

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes pitcher Chihiro Kaneko speaks during a ceremony at the Japan Pro Sports Awards in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2014, after receiving an Outstanding Performance Award. He has also been named this year's most valuable player of the Pacific League.

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Orix hurler Kanko wins Pacific League's 2014 MVP award

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes pitcher Chihiro Kaneko speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014, after being named this year's most valuable player of the Pacific League at the Japanese professional baseball league's award-giving event.

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Pitchers Sugano in CL, Kaneko in PL named 2014 MVPs

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano (L) and Orix Buffaloes hurler Chihiro Kaneko pose after being named this year's most valuable players in the Central and Pacific leagues, respectively, at the Japanese professional baseball league's award ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014.

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Japanese pitcher Kaneko acclaimed by MLB people

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko throws a pitch at Kyocera Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 14, 2014, in the second in a series of games between Japanese and U.S. professional baseball players. Kaneko, a candidate to move to Major League Baseball via the posting system, pitched five effective innings to lead Samurai Japan to an 8-4 win over the MLB All-Sar team, gaining praise from within the MLB camp.

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High schooler passes weather forecaster exam

TOKYO, Japan - Chihiro Kataoka, a student of Oin senior high school in Tokyo, became Japan's youngest woman to pass the national exam for a certified weather forecaster at the age of 15 years and eight months in August 2014.

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Game 2 of Japan All-Star series held at Tokyo Dome

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko starts in Game 2 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14, 2014. Samurai Japan won 2-0 in Game 1.

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Game 2 of Japan All-Star series held at Tokyo Dome

TOKYO, Japan - Orix Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko starts in Game 2 of the Japan-Major League All-Star Series at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 14, 2014. Samurai Japan won 2-0 in Game 1.

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Orix Buffaloes' Kaneko wins Sawamura Award

KOBE, Japan - Orix Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko holds up his fist for photos during a press conference after winning the prestigious Sawamura Award on Oct. 27, 2014, at the Hotto Motto Field stadium in Kobe, western Japan.

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Osaka high schoolers win this year's comedy duo title

OSAKA, Japan - A high school comedy duo called "Inaka-no Kuruma" or countryside cars, Ryoichiro Kisa (2nd from front R) and Chihiro Ota (2nd from front L) from Osaka, pose in Osaka on Sept. 21, 2014, after winning the 2014 high school "manzai" comedy duo championship final.

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Carp ace Maeda among 6 named to Samurai Japan squad

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 17, 2014, in Tokyo shows Japan baseball manager Hiroki Kokubo (C) and the first six members of this year's national team -- (from L) Yomiuri Giants shortstop Hayato Sakamoto, Rakuten Eagles catcher Motohiro Shima, Orix Buffaloes outfielder Yoshio Itoi, Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko, Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda and Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Sho Nakata. The team's big test this autumn will be five games against a team of visiting major leaguers in November.

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Scale model of 'Totto-chan's Square' displayed

TOKYO, Japan - A scale model of "Totto-chan's Square" is displayed in Tokyo on May 22, 2014, ahead of its planned construction at the Chihiro Art Museum featuring illustrator Chihiro Iwasaki in Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. "Totto-chan" is a lead character in "The Little Girl at the Window" authored by actress and TV personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagai, who also is director of the museum.

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Actress, director show scale model of 'Totto-chan's Square'

TOKYO, Japan - Actress and TV personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (2nd from R) and movie director Yoji Yamada (2nd from L) stand before a scale model of "Totto-chan's Square" in Tokyo on May 22, 2014. The square is to be built at the Chihiro Art Museum featuring illustrator Chihiro Iwasaki in Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. "Totto-chan" is a lead character in "The Little Girl at the Window" authored by Kuroyanagai, who also is director of the museum.

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Abe meets Japan, Hamburg cherry blossom beauties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) meets Japan cherry blossom queen Chihiro Konishi (R) and Hamburg cherry blossom princess Miriam Rossmann at his office in Tokyo on April 4, 2014.

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Therapist training for at-home mental health services

TOKYO, Japan - Therapist Chihiro Adachi (R) listens to a parent who has a mentally disturbed child, in mid-March 2014 in Chiba Prefecture.

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Kameyama to head Fuji TV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in April 2005 shows Chihiro Kameyama, managing director of Fuji Television Network Inc. Fuji TV plans to name Kameyama as president, replacing Ko Toyoda, in June 2013, sources close to the matter said May 14.

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Pakistan premier offers condolences

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani (R) shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador in Pakistan Chihiro Atsumi in the Japanese Embassy in Islamabad on March 14, 2011. The prime minister visited the embassy to offer condolences over the loss of lives in the March 11 catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan.

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Anime Expo in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Animation fans pose in costumes based on characters from ''Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi'' (Spirited Away) by Hayao Miyazaki at the Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 1, 2010.

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Japanese doctor abducted in Ethiopia, freed in Kenya

INA, Japan - Chihiro Akahane, 34, brother of Keiko Akahane, 32, and her mother Chieko, 64, appear before reporters at a relative's house in Ina, Nagano Prefecture, Jan. 8 after Keiko, a female Japanese doctor abducted in Ethiopia, was freed in Kenya. Keiko was abducted by an armed group in Ethiopia on Sept. 22, 2008.

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Nakajima takes 1st-round lead at Apita Circle-K Ladies

NAKATSUGAWA, Japan - Veteran Chihiro Nakajima watches her driver shot in the first round of the Apita Circle-K Sunkus Ladies at Nakatsugawa Golf Club on June 18. She shot a 4-under-par 68 to take a one-shot lead over in-form teenager Ai Miyazato after the first round.

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Tanaka wins women's race in Hokkaido Marathon

SAPPORO, Japan &#8211; Japan's veteran Chihiro Tanaka smiles with her cup in hand after coming from behind to win the women's title in the Hokkaido Marathon in Sapporo on Aug. 31. Tanaka finished in 2:34:11 for her second Hokkaido title following the win in 1997.

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'Spirited Away' wins Oscar for best animated film

TOKYO, Japan - Toshio Suzuki (R), the producer of ''Spirited Away'' (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi), speaks to reporters at Studio Ghibli in Koganei, Tokyo, on March 24 after the film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film. Director Hayao Miyazaki did not appear before the press, but his son Goro is at left.

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Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away' wins Annie Awards in 4 categories

LOS ANGELES, United States - The critically acclaimed film by Japanese animation genius Hayao Miyazaki (file photo) titled ''Spirited Away'' (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) won in four categories of the Annie Awards on Feb. 1, giving a boost to its Oscar prospects. The International Animated Film Society named the Japanese film the year's best animated theatrical feature, also heaping the highest praise on the film's directing, writing and music.

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Nakajima rallies to win Fujitsu Ladies

CHIBA, Japan - Chihiro Nakajima smiles with her cup in hands after winning the Fujitsu Ladies at Tokyu Seven Hundred Club on Oct. 20 for her a second title of the year.

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'Spirited Away' director cherishes top prize at Berlin fete

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Hayao Miyazaki bears a broad smile Feb. 19, holding in his hands the top prize he won in the just-concluded Berlin Film Festival for his animated film ''Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away)''. In a news conference at a Tokyo hotel, Miyazaki was handed the trophy for the festival's Golden Bear award, which his film shared with a British-Irish film, and remarked, ''It is heavy.''

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Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away' animation wins Berlin Golden Bear

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese film director Hayao Miyazaki smiles during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 17 after his animated film ''Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away)'' shared the Berlin Film Festival's top Golden Bear prize with ''Bloody Sunday,'' a British-Irish film about the Northern Ireland troubles.

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Miyazaki animation marks Japanese box-office record

TOKYO, Japan - Innovative animation director Hayao Miyazaki is all smiles at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2001 after he scored a Japanese box-office record with his latest film. Miyazaki's animated movie ''Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi'' (Spirited Away) has set a new box-office record in the 114 days since its release on July 20, with about 20.15 million spectators and revenue of 26 billion yen.

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Takamura rallies for Resort Trust Ladies golf win

NARUTO, Japan - Aki Takamura poses with a trophy after winning the Resort Trust Ladies golf tournament by three strokes at Grandee Naruto Golf Club in Tokushima Prefecture on June 3. Takamura's three-stroke victory over overnight co-leader Chihiro Nakajima was her second straight on the Japan LPGA tour after taking last week's Kosaido Ladies title.

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Daiei manager Oh in motorcade

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fukuoka Daiei Hawks manager Sadaharu Oh (R) responds to cheers from fans Nov. 7 during a parade in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, marking the Pacific League champions' victory in the Japan Series. Oh and Chihiro Hamana (L), head of the Hawks' players association, raise their hands on a convertible, with team owner Isao Nakauchi, chairman of major supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc., behind Hamana.

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(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-PASIG CITY-VOLLEYBALL-AVC CUP-WOMEN-JPN VS AUS

(220825) -- PASIG CITY, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Sasaki Chihiro (2nd R) digs the ball during the preliminary round pool A match between Japan and Australia in the 2022 AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, the Philippines, Aug.25, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Baseball: NPB draft

Seibu Lions team executive Mitsuo Iida (L) reacts after winning the right to negotiate with Nishinippon Institute of Technology pitcher Chihiro Sumida during the Nippon Professional Baseball draft at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympics: Swimming

(Clockwise from top C) Rikako Ikee, Chihiro Igarashi, Anna Konishi and Kanako Watanabe are pictured after finishing eighth in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 1, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Swimming

Japanese swimmers (from L) Chihiro Igarashi, Rikako Ikee, Kanako Watanabe and Anna Konishi pose for a photo after finishing eighth in the women's 4x100-meter medley relay final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 1, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Swimming

Japanese swimmers (from L) Rika Omoto, Natsumi Sakai, Rikako Ikee and Chihiro Igarashi check their time following their 4x100-meter freestyle relay heat at the Tokyo Olympics on July 24, 2021, at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. They failed to qualify for the final. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Miyazaki animation marks Japanese box-office record

TOKYO, Japan - Innovative animation director Hayao Miyazaki is all smiles at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2001 after he scored a Japanese box-office record with his latest film. Miyazaki's animated movie ''Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi'' (Spirited Away) has set a new box-office record in the 114 days since its release on July 20, with about 20.15 million spectators and revenue of 26 billion yen.

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Nakajima rallies to win Fujitsu Ladies

CHIBA, Japan - Chihiro Nakajima smiles with her cup in hands after winning the Fujitsu Ladies at Tokyu Seven Hundred Club on Oct. 20 for her a second title of the year. (Kyodo)

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Miyazaki's 'Spirited Away' wins Annie Awards in 4 categories

LOS ANGELES, United States - The critically acclaimed film by Japanese animation genius Hayao Miyazaki (file photo) titled ''Spirited Away'' (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) won in four categories of the Annie Awards on Feb. 1, giving a boost to its Oscar prospects. The International Animated Film Society named the Japanese film the year's best animated theatrical feature, also heaping the highest praise on the film's directing, writing and music. (Kyodo)

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Takamura rallies for Resort Trust Ladies golf win

NARUTO, Japan - Aki Takamura poses with a trophy after winning the Resort Trust Ladies golf tournament by three strokes at Grandee Naruto Golf Club in Tokushima Prefecture on June 3. Takamura's three-stroke victory over overnight co-leader Chihiro Nakajima was her second straight on the Japan LPGA tour after taking last week's Kosaido Ladies title.

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Spirited Away (2001)

Chihiro Ogino Characters: Chihiro Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001

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Spirited Away (2001)

Chihiro Ogino Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001

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Spirited Away (2001)

Chihiro Ogino Characters: WITH Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001

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Spirited Away (2001)

Chihiro Ogino Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001

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Spirited Away (2001)

Haku & Chihiro Ogino Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001

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Spirited Away (2001)

Chihiro Ogino & Kaonashi Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001

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Spirited Away (2001)

Chihiro Ogino Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001

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Spirited Away (2001)

Chihiro Ogino Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001

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Spirited Away (2001)

Monster Scene Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001

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Spirited Away (2001)

Chihiro Ogino & Haku Characters: & Haku Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001

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Spirited Away (2001)

The Stink Spirit Film: Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) Jp 2001, Director: Hayao Miyazaki 20 July 2001 Date: 20 July 2001