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Olympic curling star forms new team

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic curler Mari Motohashi says she has parted ways with Team Aomori and formed her own team in her native Hokkaido during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. Team Aomori finished seventh in Turin and eighth in Vancouver out of 10 teams.

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Olympic curling star forms new team

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic curler Mari Motohashi says she has parted ways with Team Aomori and formed her own team in her native Hokkaido during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. Team Aomori finished seventh in Turin and eighth in Vancouver out of 10 teams.

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Olympic curling star forms new team

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic curler Mari Motohashi says she has parted ways with Team Aomori and formed her own team in her native Hokkaido during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. Team Aomori finished seventh in Turin and eighth in Vancouver out of 10 teams.

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Japan curler Ogasawara

SOCHI, Russia - Ayumi Ogasawara of the Japanese women's Olympic curling team is interviewed in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014. The team won fifth place at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Russia's popular curler Sidorova

SOCHI, Russia - Anna Sidorova of Russia releases the stone during a round-robin game against Japan at the Ice Cube Curling Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Japan curler Yoshida, Onodera watch U.S. stone

SOCHI, Russia - Chinami Yoshida (L) and Kaho Onodera (R) of the trailing Japanese women's Olympic curling team watch a U.S. stone slide on the ice in the 10th end of the round-robin game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games on Feb. 13, 2014.

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Japan beats Russia in women's curling game

VANCOUVER, Canada - Curler Mari Motohashi (R) of Japan watches the stone after releasing it, while Anna Omiya (L) and Mayo Yamaura sweep, in the 10th end of a match against Russia in the round-robin stage of the women's curling tournament at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Feb. 21, 2010. Japan won the match 12-9.

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Japan curling team loses to Canada

VANCOUVER, Canada - Curler Mari Motohashi of Japan releases the stone during the seventh end of the round-robin stage of the women's curling tournament against Canada at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Feb. 17, 2010. Canada won the match 7-6.

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Shiseido to recall 1.14 million eyelash curlers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Shiseido Co.'s Maquillage edge free eyelash curler product. Shiseido said Nov. 9, 2009, it will exchange about 1.14 million eyelash curlers for new ones at no charge due to possible defects that caused slight injuries to two users earlier this year.

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(SP)BRITAIN-MANDEVILLE-BEIJING 2022 WINTER PARALYMPICS-HERITAGE FLAME

(220301) -- MANDEVILLE, March 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Aileen Neilson, wheelchair curler, looks at the torch during the Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Stoke Mandeville, Britain, Feb. 28, 2022. The Paralympic Heritage Flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games was lit on Monday in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London that is recognized as the birthplace of the Paralympic Games. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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Japanese athletes return from Beijing

Japanese athletes including curler Satsuki Fujisawa (front) arrive at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 21, 2022, after competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Pool photo)

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Japanese athletes return from Beijing

Japanese athletes including curler Chinami Yoshida (front) arrive at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 21, 2022, after competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Pool photo)

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Japanese athletes return from Beijing

Japanese athletes including curler Satsuki Fujisawa (front) arrive at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 21, 2022, after competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics. (Pool photo)

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curler Chinami Yoshida delivers a shot during a women's round-robin match against Switzerland at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing. Her younger sister Yurika is seen on the left.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curler Yumi Suzuki (C) watches her shot in the third end of a women's round-robin match against Switzerland at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curler Satsuki Fujisawa (C, facing camera) reacts to her shot in the third end of a women's round-robin match against Switzerland at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

South Korean curler Kim Eun Jung throws a kiss at a camera after leading her team to a 10-5 win over Japan in a round-robin match at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curler Satsuki Fujisawa's right hand with messages for herself is pictured during a women's curling round-robin match against China at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 14, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Olympics: Curling

Japanese curler Chinami Yoshida gives instructions to her teammates during the fifth end of a round-robin match against Canada at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

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Beijing Winter Olympics

Australian curler Tahli Gill (R) and her mixed doubles partner Dean Hewitt practice in Beijing on Feb. 2, 2022, ahead of the Winter Olympics.

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Beijing Winter Olympics

Australian curler Tahli Gill (R) and her mixed doubles partner Dean Hewitt practice in Beijing on Feb. 2, 2022, ahead of the Winter Olympics.

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Coronation Street (1984)

Jean Alexander Characters: Hilda Ogden Television: Coronation Street (TV-Serie) Uk 1960-, 21 September 1984 Date: 21 September 1984

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Curling: Ogasawara to aim for Olympic berth in mixed doubles

Three-time Olympic curler Ayumi Ogasawara makes a shot during a game at the national championships in Karuizawa, Japan, on Feb. 4, 2017. Ogasawara will attempt to qualify for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics in the new mixed doubles event after failing to do so in the team event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beats Russia in women's curling game

VANCOUVER, Canada - Curler Mari Motohashi (R) of Japan watches the stone after releasing it, while Anna Omiya (L) and Mayo Yamaura sweep, in the 10th end of a match against Russia in the round-robin stage of the women's curling tournament at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Feb. 21, 2010. Japan won the match 12-9. (Kyodo)

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Japan curling team loses to Canada

VANCOUVER, Canada - Curler Mari Motohashi of Japan releases the stone during the seventh end of the round-robin stage of the women's curling tournament against Canada at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at the Vancouver Olympic Centre on Feb. 17, 2010. Canada won the match 7-6. (Kyodo)

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Olympic curling star forms new team

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic curler Mari Motohashi says she has parted ways with Team Aomori and formed her own team in her native Hokkaido during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. Team Aomori finished seventh in Turin and eighth in Vancouver out of 10 teams. (Kyodo)

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Olympic curling star forms new team

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic curler Mari Motohashi says she has parted ways with Team Aomori and formed her own team in her native Hokkaido during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. Team Aomori finished seventh in Turin and eighth in Vancouver out of 10 teams. (Kyodo)

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Olympic curling star forms new team

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic curler Mari Motohashi says she has parted ways with Team Aomori and formed her own team in her native Hokkaido during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. Team Aomori finished seventh in Turin and eighth in Vancouver out of 10 teams. (Kyodo)

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Pyeongchang Paralympics

A British wheelchair curler develops a strategy during a mixed round-robin game at the Pyeongchang Paralympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on March 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Paralympics

Photo taken on March 9, 2018, shows Kim Eun Jung (R), a popular South Korean Olympic curler, and Seo Soon Seok (L), a wheelchair curler at the Pyeongchang Paralympics, responding to the crowd during the opening ceremony in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Paralympics

Photo taken on March 9, 2018, shows Kim Eun Jung (R), a popular South Korean curler at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and Seo Soon Seok, a wheelchair curler at the Pyeongchang Paralympics, lighting the cauldron during the opening ceremony in South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2018, shows Olympic Athlete from Russia curler Aleksandr Krushelnitckii competing at the Pyeongchang Games in Gangneung, South Korea. Krushelnitckii, who tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, will hand back the bronze medal he won in the mixed doubles event, according to Tass news agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games: Japan team attends ceremony in Sapporo

Japanese curler Mari Motohashi (C), who will serve as captain of Japan's delegation, speaks at the team formation ceremony for the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo on Feb. 16, 2017. On the right is flag bearer Go Tanaka, captain of the men's ice hockey team. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shiseido to recall 1.14 million eyelash curlers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Shiseido Co.'s Maquillage edge free eyelash curler product. Shiseido said Nov. 9, 2009, it will exchange about 1.14 million eyelash curlers for new ones at no charge due to possible defects that caused slight injuries to two users earlier this year. (Kyodo)