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Ex-sumo wrestlers arrested over gambling

OSAKA, Japan - Investigators enter the residence of the mother of former sumo wrestler Sadahide Furuichi in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 26, 2011. The police arrested Furuichi and his mother, Yoneko, as well as two other former wrestlers on suspicion of organizing illegal baseball gambling as part of an investigation into a major scandal that has tarnished the traditional sport.

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Railway executives apology for train collision+

FUKUI, Japan - Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. executives apologize for a train collision that killed a driver and injured 26 passengers in the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 17. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Shiizakai Station on the main Echizen Line. A train coming down a branch line failed to stop at Higashi-Furuichi Station and continued onto the mainline for about 1 kilometer, railway officials said.

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1 confirmed dead, 26 injured in train collision+

FUKUI, Japan - Two trains sit on a private railway in the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 17, after a collision that killed a driver and injured 26 passengers. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Shiizakai Station on the main Echizen Line of Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. A train coming down a branch line failed to stop at Higashi-Furuichi Station and continued onto the mainline for about 1 kilometer, railway officials said.

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Osaka pupils find 5th-century clay figure fractions

Students at an elementary school in Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, unearth fractions of clay figures from around the 5th century at the planned construction site for a temporary schoolhouse on Feb. 25, 2015, for a hands-on experience in excavation. The western Japanese city aims to register the "Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun," an ancient tumulus clusters, on the UNESCO World Heritage list together with the prefecture and other cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-sumo wrestler held for blackmailing

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Mitsutomo Furuichi is escorted by officers to a police station in Tokyo on June 24, 2010. He was arrested on suspicion of extorting around 3.5 million yen from ozeki Kotomitsuki in connection with illegal gambling on professional baseball games. (Kyodo)

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1st hearing for ex-sumo wrestler starts

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mitsutomo Furuichi, former sumo wrestler who allegedly blackmailed and extorted money from sumo wrestlers including then ozeki Kotomitsuki over illegal gambling. The first hearing for Furuichi over the case started on Sept. 21, 2010, at the Tokyo District Court. (Kyodo)

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Ex-sumo wrestlers arrested over gambling

OSAKA, Japan - Investigators enter the residence of the mother of former sumo wrestler Sadahide Furuichi in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 26, 2011. The police arrested Furuichi and his mother, Yoneko, as well as two other former wrestlers on suspicion of organizing illegal baseball gambling as part of an investigation into a major scandal that has tarnished the traditional sport. (Kyodo)

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Ex-sumo wrestlers arrested over gambling

CHIBA, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Sadahide Furuichi is escorted by police in Chiba after being arrested on Jan. 26, 2011 on suspicion of organizing illegal baseball gambling. Police arrested Furuichi, two other former sumo wresters and Furuichi's mother as part of an investigation into a major scandal that has tarnished the traditional sport. (Kyodo)

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Osaka, Siem Reap to promote their World Heritage sites

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (L) and Tea Seiha, governor of the Cambodian province of Siem Reap, pose for a photo in Osaka on Jan. 21, 2020, after pledging to work together to promote their respective World Heritage sites -- the Mozu-Furuichi ancient tumulus clusters in Osaka and the Angkor archaeological sites in Siem Reap. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs to become world heritage site

Photo taken April 17, 2019, shows the Emperor Nintoku mausoleum (back), Japan's largest ancient mound, officially called Daisen Kofun, one of the sites collectively called the Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters in Osaka Prefecture. UNESCO decided on July 6, 2019, to add the tumulus clusters to the World Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ancient burial mound in Osaka

File photo taken May 14, 2019, shows what is said to be Emperor Nintoku's mausoleum in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. A UNESCO advisory panel recommended the previous day adding two clusters of ancient burial mounds in the prefecture, including the grave pictured that is officially called Daisen Kofun, to the World Culture Heritage list, as one of the Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

People celebrate in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 14, 2019, after an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recommended adding the prefecture's Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters, including Sakai's Daisen Kofun, to the World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

People celebrate in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 14, 2019, after an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recommended adding the prefecture's Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters, including Sakai's Daisen Kofun, to the World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

People celebrate in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 14, 2019, after an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recommended adding the prefecture's Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters, including Sakai's Daisen Kofun, to the World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

People celebrate in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 14, 2019, after an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization recommended adding the prefecture's Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters, including Sakai's Daisen Kofun, to the World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

Photo taken May 14, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Emperor Nintoku mausoleum, Japan's largest ancient mound, officially called Daisen Kofun, one of the sites collectively called the Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters in Osaka Prefecture. Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency said the same day that the tumulus clusters have been recommended for addition to the World Cultural Heritage list by an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

A Sakai city official wearing a "haniwa" -- a clay figure produced during Japan's Kofun period in the 3rd to 6th centuries to decorate tombs for ritual use -- attends an event in the western Japan city on May 14, 2019. Osaka Prefecture's Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters, including Sakai's Daisen Kofun, have been recommended for addition to the World Cultural Heritage list by an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

A Sakai city official wearing a "haniwa" -- a clay figure produced during Japan's Kofun period in the 3rd to 6th centuries to decorate tombs for ritual use -- speaks to reporters in the western Japan city on May 14, 2019. Osaka Prefecture's Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters, including Sakai's Daisen Kofun, have been recommended for addition to the World Cultural Heritage list by an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

Photo taken May 14, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Emperor Ojin mausoleum (L), Japan's second largest ancient mound, one of the sites collectively called the Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters in Osaka Prefecture. Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency said the same day that the tumulus clusters have been recommended for addition to the World Cultural Heritage list by an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

Photo taken May 14, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Emperor Nintoku mausoleum (back), Japan's largest ancient mound, officially called Daisen Kofun, one of the sites collectively called the Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters in Osaka Prefecture. Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency said the same day that the tumulus clusters, including Emperor Richu's mausoleum (front), have been recommended for addition to the World Cultural Heritage list by an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ancient tombs eyed to become world heritage site

Photo taken May 14, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Emperor Nintoku mausoleum (C), Japan's largest ancient mound, officially called Daisen Kofun, one of the sites collectively called the Mozu-Furuichi tumulus clusters in Osaka Prefecture. Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency said the same day that the tumulus clusters have been recommended for addition to the World Cultural Heritage list by an advisory panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Railway executives apology for train collision+

FUKUI, Japan - Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. executives apologize for a train collision that killed a driver and injured 26 passengers in the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 17. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Shiizakai Station on the main Echizen Line. A train coming down a branch line failed to stop at Higashi-Furuichi Station and continued onto the mainline for about 1 kilometer, railway officials said.

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1 confirmed dead, 26 injured in train collision+

FUKUI, Japan - Two trains sit on a private railway in the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 17, after a collision that killed a driver and injured 26 passengers. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Shiizakai Station on the main Echizen Line of Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. A train coming down a branch line failed to stop at Higashi-Furuichi Station and continued onto the mainline for about 1 kilometer, railway officials said.