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Tokyo noodle shop serves 'full-course meal' in 3,000-yen bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Shoichi Fujimaki dishes up a 3,000-yen ramen noodle bowl at his restaurant Fujimaki Gekijo in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on May 12.

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Venerable cinema houses in Osaka give way to cineplexes

OSAKA, Japan - Two venerable cinema houses in Osaka -- OS Gekijo and OS Meigaza -- will be closing their doors on Sept. 21, victims of the invasion of multi-screen cineplexes that offer spectators multiple choices in the movies on show. Opened in 1959, OS Gekijo specialized in western movies and spawned OS Meigaza in the same building about 10 years ago. After refurbishing, the two cinema houses will be reborn as an ''annex'' of Toho Cinemas Umezawa, the largest cineplex in Osaka, on Oct. 1.

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'Enka' singer Hideo Murata dies at 73

OSAKA, Japan - Hideo Murata (file photo), a popular singer of Japanese ''enka'' ballads, died of pneumonia at an Osaka hospital on June 13, his office said. He was 73. He had suffered from diabetes. His hits included ''Jinsei Gekijo'' (The Drama of Life) and ''Osho'' (The Shogi King).

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Tokyo noodle shop serves 'full-course meal' in 3,000-yen bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Shoichi Fujimaki dishes up a 3,000-yen ramen noodle bowl at his restaurant Fujimaki Gekijo in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on May 12. (Kyodo)

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Pokemon Heroes; Pokemon 5 (2008)

Pikachu, Latios & Latias Characters: Pikachu,Latios & Latias Film: Pokemon Heroes; Pokemon 5: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsutaa: Mizu no Miyako no Mamori Gami Ratiasu to Ratiosu) Jp 2002, Regie: Jim Malone & Kunihiko Yuyama , Director: Jim Malone & Kunihiko Yuyama 13 July 2008 Date: 13 July 2008

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Pokemon Heroes; Pokemon 5 (2008)

Ash, Pikachu, Latias & Latios Characters: ,Pikachu,Latias & Latios Film: Pokemon Heroes; Pokemon 5: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsutaa: Mizu no Miyako no Mamori Gami Ratiasu to Ratiosu) Jp 2002, Regie: Jim Malone & Kunihiko Yuyama , Director: Jim Malone & Kunihiko Yuyama 13 July 2008 Date: 13 July 2008

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Pokemon Heroes; Pokemon 5 (2008)

Latias & Latios Characters: Latias & Latios Film: Pokemon Heroes; Pokemon 5: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsutaa: Mizu no Miyako no Mamori Gami Ratiasu to Ratiosu) Jp 2002, Regie: Jim Malone & Kunihiko Yuyama , Director: Jim Malone & Kunihiko Yuyama 13 July 2008 Date: 13 July 2008

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Pokemon Heroes; Pokemon 5 (2008)

Ash, Pikachu, Latias & Latios Characters: ,Pikachu,Latias & Latios Film: Pokemon Heroes; Pokemon 5: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsutaa: Mizu no Miyako no Mamori Gami Ratiasu to Ratiosu) Jp 2002, Regie: Jim Malone & Kunihiko Yuyama , Director: Jim Malone & Kunihiko Yuyama 13 July 2008 Date: 13 July 2008

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Pokemon Heroes; Pokemon 5 (2008)

Latias, Pikachu & Ash Characters: Latias,Pikachu & Film: Pokemon Heroes; Pokemon 5: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsutaa: Mizu no Miyako no Mamori Gami Ratiasu to Ratiosu) Jp 2002, Regie: Jim Malone & Kunihiko Yuyama , Director: Jim Malone & Kunihiko Yuyama 13 July 2008 Date: 13 July 2008

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Pokemon 3: The Movie (2000)

Ash, Pikachu & Misty Characters: ,Pikachu & Misty Film: Pokemon 3: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Kessho-to no teio) Jp 2000, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 08 July 2000 Date: 08 July 2000

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Pokemon 3: The Movie (2000)

Ash & Charizard Film: Pokemon 3: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Kessho-to no teio) Jp 2000, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 08 July 2000 Date: 08 July 2000

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Pokemon 3: The Movie (2000)

Pikachu & Pokemon Monsters Characters: Pikachu & Film: Pokemon 3: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Kessho-to no teio) Jp 2000, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 08 July 2000 Date: 08 July 2000

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Pokemon 3: The Movie (2000)

Phanpy & Aipom Film: Pokemon 3: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Kessho-to no teio) Jp 2000, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 08 July 2000 Date: 08 July 2000

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Pokemon 3: The Movie (2000)

Pikachu,Magby,Pichu & Hoppip Characters: Pikachu,, & Film: Pokemon 3: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Kessho-to no teio) Jp 2000, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 08 July 2000 Date: 08 July 2000

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Pokemon 3: The Movie (2000)

Entel, Ash & Pikachu Characters: , & Pikachu Film: Pokemon 3: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Kessho-to no teio) Jp 2000, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 08 July 2000 Date: 08 July 2000

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Pokemon 3: The Movie (2000)

Pikachu Characters: Pikachu Film: Pokemon 3: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Kessho-to no teio) Jp 2000, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 08 July 2000 Date: 08 July 2000

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Pokemon 3: The Movie (2000)

Pikachu & The Pokemon Monsters Characters: Pikachu & Film: Pokemon 3: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Kessho-to no teio) Jp 2000, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 08 July 2000 Date: 08 July 2000

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Pokemon 3: The Movie (2000)

Entei, Molly, Ash & Pikachu Characters: ,, & Pikachu Film: Pokemon 3: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Kessho-to no teio) Jp 2000, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 08 July 2000 Date: 08 July 2000

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Pokemon 3: The Movie (2000)

Entel & A B C Film: Pokemon 3: The Movie (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Kessho-to no teio) Jp 2000, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 08 July 2000 Date: 08 July 2000

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Sho Aikawa Characters: Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone Characters: Minami Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hand Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone Characters: Minami Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Kimika Yoshino Characters: Female Ozaki Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone & Sho Aikawa Characters: Minami & Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Man Shouting Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Kimika Yoshino Characters: Female Ozaki Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone & Sho Aikawa Characters: Minami & Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Scene Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Scene With Hideki Sone Characters: WITH Minami Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Scene With Hideki Sone Characters: WITH Minami Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Hideki Sone & Sho Aikawa Characters: Minami & Ozaki (as Sho Aikawa) Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Scene With Hideki Sone Characters: WITH Minami Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003)

Kimika Yoshino Characters: Female Ozaki Film: Gokudu Kyofu Dai-Gekijo: Gozu (2003) Director: Takashi Miike 17 May 2003 Date: 17 May 2003

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Pokemon: The First Movie (1998)

Film Poster Film: Pokemon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta - Myutsu no gyakushu) Jp 1998, Regie: Kunihiko Yuyama & Michael Haigney, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 18 July 1998 Date: 18 July 1998

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Pokemon: Power Of One (1999)

Film Poster Film: Pokemon: Power Of One; Pokemon 2 (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Maboroshi no pokemon: Rugia bakutan) Jp/Usa 1999, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 17 July 1999 Date: 17 July 1999

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Pokemon: Power Of One (1999)

Jesse, James & Meowth Characters: ,James & Meowth Film: Pokemon: Power Of One; Pokemon 2 (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Maboroshi no pokemon: Rugia bakutan) Jp/Usa 1999, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 17 July 1999 Date: 17 July 1999

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Pokemon: Power Of One (1999)

Lavados, Arktos & Zapdos Film: Pokemon: Power Of One; Pokemon 2 (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Maboroshi no pokemon: Rugia bakutan) Jp/Usa 1999, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 17 July 1999 Date: 17 July 1999

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Pokemon: Power Of One (1999)

Melody,Misty,Slowking & Pikachu Characters: Melody,Misty,Slowking & Pikachu Film: Pokemon: Power Of One; Pokemon 2 (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Maboroshi no pokemon: Rugia bakutan) Jp/Usa 1999, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 17 July 1999 Date: 17 July 1999

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Pokemon: Power Of One (1999)

Pikachu Tankentai Film: Pokemon: Power Of One; Pokemon 2 (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Maboroshi no pokemon: Rugia bakutan) Jp/Usa 1999, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 17 July 1999 Date: 17 July 1999

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Pokemon: Power Of One (1999)

Hoothoot Film: Pokemon: Power Of One; Pokemon 2 (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Maboroshi no pokemon: Rugia bakutan) Jp/Usa 1999, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 17 July 1999 Date: 17 July 1999

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Pokemon: Power Of One (1999)

Ash,Melody,Misty & Slowking Broc Characters: ,Melody,Misty & Film: Pokemon: Power Of One; Pokemon 2 (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Maboroshi no pokemon: Rugia bakutan) Jp/Usa 1999, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 17 July 1999 Date: 17 July 1999

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Pokemon: Power Of One (1999)

Bellossoms Film: Pokemon: Power Of One; Pokemon 2 (Gekijo-ban poketto monsuta: Maboroshi no pokemon: Rugia bakutan) Jp/Usa 1999, Regie: Michael Haigney & Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Michael Haigney, K Yuyama 17 July 1999 Date: 17 July 1999

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Strip club in western Japan

Photo taken at a strip club in Hiroshima, western Japan, on March 4, 2021, shows a dancer touching a wall in a hallway leading to the stage prior to a performance. On the wall of Hiroshima Daiichi Gekijo, the sole strip club still operating in the Chugoku region covering five western Japan prefectures, are countless kiss marks left by dancers over the past 40 years.

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Venerable cinema houses in Osaka give way to cineplexes

OSAKA, Japan - Two venerable cinema houses in Osaka -- OS Gekijo and OS Meigaza -- will be closing their doors on Sept. 21, victims of the invasion of multi-screen cineplexes that offer spectators multiple choices in the movies on show. Opened in 1959, OS Gekijo specialized in western movies and spawned OS Meigaza in the same building about 10 years ago. After refurbishing, the two cinema houses will be reborn as an ''annex'' of Toho Cinemas Umezawa, the largest cineplex in Osaka, on Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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46-year-old strip club to close in Hiroshima

A dancer performs at a strip club in Hiroshima on May 20, 2021. Hiroshima Daiichi Gekijo, the sole strip club still operating in the Chugoku region covering five western Japan prefectures, will close the same day, ending its 46-year history.

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46-year-old strip club to close in Hiroshima

A dancer performs at a strip club in Hiroshima on May 20, 2021. Hiroshima Daiichi Gekijo, the sole strip club still operating in the Chugoku region covering five western Japan prefectures, will close the same day, ending its 46-year history.

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'Enka' singer Hideo Murata dies at 73

OSAKA, Japan - Hideo Murata (file photo), a popular singer of Japanese ''enka'' ballads, died of pneumonia at an Osaka hospital on June 13, his office said. He was 73. He had suffered from diabetes. His hits included ''Jinsei Gekijo'' (The Drama of Life) and ''Osho'' (The Shogi King).