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Actress Uchida, actor Yoshioka tie the knot

FURANO, Japan, Jan. 28 Kyodo - Actress Yuki Uchida and actor Hidetaka Yoshioka attend a press conference on Dec. 7, 2002, in Furano, Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of their wedding ceremony.(Kyodo)

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Actress Uchida, actor Yoshioka tie the knot

FURANO, Japan, Jan. 28 Kyodo - Actress Yuki Uchida and actor Hidetaka Yoshioka pose for photos after their wedding ceremony at a hotel in Furano, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2002. (Pool photo)

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Young African throws ceremonial 1st pitch at Japan pro game

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Zabre Junior, one of three young Africans practicing baseball in Furano, Hokkaido, throws the ceremonial first pitch at a Japanese professional game between the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the Saitama Seibu Lions at Asahikawa Starffin Stadium in Japan's northernmost prefecture on July 17, 2014.

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Man publishes newsletter about ex-residents in Fukushima town

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Noritada Nakazato shows copies of a newsletter called Kawabusa Tsushin which he has been publishing to deepen bonds among former residents of a district in Fukushima Prefecture, during an interview in October 2013 in Furano, Hokkaido. About 300 residents in Kawabusa had to evacuate their homes shortly after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami triggered the nuclear disaster.

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Ex-Antarctic team member becomes farmer in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Yoshinori Yamakawa, a former member of Japan's Antarctic expedition team, takes care of melons on May 8, 2013 in Furano, Hokkaido. Yamakawa became a farmer in the spring of 2013 after moving to the city three years ago and learning about agriculture from scratch.

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Ex-Antarctic team member becomes farmer in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Yoshinori Yamakawa, a former member of Japan's Antarctic expedition team, plows a field on May 8, 2013 in Furano, Hokkaido. Yamakawa became a farmer in the spring of 2013 after moving to the city three years ago and learning about agriculture from scratch.

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Screenwriter Kuramoto

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese screenwriter So Kuramoto, who launched a homestay program in Furano, Hokkaido, to accept children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011.

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Bellybutton festival in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Men with faces painted on their stomachs, with their heads hidden in hats, perform during the annual summer ''bellybutton'' festival in the city of Furano, Hokkaido, on July 29, 2010. As the city is located in the center of Japan's northernmost island, its residents call it the bellybutton of Hokkaido.

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Bellybutton festival in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Men with faces painted on their stomachs, with their heads hidden in hats, perform during the annual summer ''bellybutton'' festival in the city of Furano, Hokkaido, on July 29, 2010. As the city is located in the center of Japan's northernmost island, its residents call it the bellybutton of Hokkaido.

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Italy's Isabella Balcon wins women's parallel giant slalom

FURANO, Japan - Italy's Isabella Dal Balcon speeds down the course to win the women's parallel giant slalom at the Snow Board World Cup in Furano, Hokkaido, on Feb. 16.

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Canada's Morison wins men's parallel giant slalom

FURANO, Japan - Matthew Morison of Canada competes during the men's parallel giant slalom race at the Snowboard World Cup in Furano, Hokkaido, on Feb. 16. Morison won the event.

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Turin champ Meuli wraps up World Cup season with win

FURANO, Japan - Turin Winter Olympic gold medalist Daniela Meuli of Switzerland (L) competes with Austrian Julia Dujmovits during the final of the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom in the final World Cup event of the term in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 19. Meuli captured her fifth World Cup win of the season.

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Sweden's Biveson wins World Cup title in Furano

FURANO, Japan - Daniel Biveson of Sweden races down during the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom in the final World Cup event of the term in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 19. Biveson won his first title of the season by beating Andreas Prommegger of Austria.

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Maltais wins World Cup women's snowboard cross race in Furano

FURANO, Japan - Dominique Maltais of Canada celebrates her victory in the World Cup women's snowboard cross race in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 17.

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Novotny wins World Cup men's snowboard cross races in Furano

FURANO, Japan - Michal Novotny of the Czech Republic competes during the final of the World Cup men's snowboard cross race in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 17. Novotny won his first World Cup title.

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Maltais wins World Cup women's snowboard cross race in Furano

FURANO, Japan - Turin Olympic bronze medalist Dominique Maltais of Canada (C) races down during the final of the World Cup women's snowboard cross event in Furano, Hokkaido, on March 17. Maltais marked her second win this season.

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(1)Car rams imperial motorcade

FURANO, Japan - The car that carried Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during their tour of Hokkaido is parked outside Furano Police Station on July 4. A minicar attempted to ram a motorcade carrying the imperial couple, but a police motorcycle escort blocked it and they were unharmed.