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Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki (C) holds a baseball clinic for Gifu High School baseball club members in Gifu, central Japan, on Nov. 17, 2024.

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Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki holds a baseball clinic for Gifu High School baseball club members in Gifu, central Japan, on Nov. 17, 2024.

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Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki holds a baseball clinic for Gifu High School baseball club members in Gifu, central Japan, on Nov. 17, 2024.

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Japan crown prince family

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito addresses the opening ceremony of a national high school cultural festival in Gifu, central Japan, on July 31, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince family

(from L) Japan's Crown Princess Kiko, Crown Prince Fumihito and their son Prince Hisahito attend the opening ceremony of a national high school cultural festival in Gifu, central Japan, on July 31, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Face masks at school graduation ceremonies

About half of students attend a graduation ceremony without wearing face masks at Sendai Daiichi High School in the Miyagi prefectural capital of Sendai, northeastern Japan, on March 1, 2023. Students at Gifu prefectural high school in the Gifu prefectural capital of Gifu, central Japan, wear face masks at a graduation ceremony on March 1, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in February that the government will not urge students and teachers to wear face masks at school graduation ceremonies slated for March as part of its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

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Face masks at school graduation ceremonies

Students at Gifu prefectural high school in the Gifu prefectural capital of Gifu, central Japan, wear face masks at a graduation ceremony on March 1, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in February that the government will not urge students and teachers to wear face masks at school graduation ceremonies slated for March as part of its plan to ease COVID-19 guidelines on protective face masks.

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Face masks at school graduation ceremonies

Students at Gifu prefectural high school in the Gifu prefectural capital of Gifu, central Japan, wear face masks at a graduation ceremony on March 1, 2023. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in February that the government will not urge students and teachers to wear face masks at school graduation ceremonies slated for March as part of its plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

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Record high temperature of 40.9 C marked in Saitama, Gifu

KOSHIEN, Japan - A mother mops her daughter's brow during a game of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 16. The temperature in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, and Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, climbed to a record high of 40.9 C on the same day, breaking the previous record of 40.8 C marked in Yamagata Prefecture in 1933.

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Record high temperature of 40.9 C marked in Saitama, Gifu

TAJIMI, Japan - High school students put up a parasol while walking in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, where the temperature climbed to a record high of 40.9 C on, breaking the previous record of 40.8 C marked in Yamagata Prefecture in 1933.

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Stolen sport outfits shown in Gifu

GIFU, Japan - Stolen sport outfits of female high school students are pictured at a Gifu prefectural police station in Gifu City on June 11, 2014, after they were seized.

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Helping foreigners become self-reliant

GIFU, Japan - Foreign youths study for Japanese high school entrance exams during a class in Kani, Gifu Prefecture, on April 4, 2013, under a program launched by the nonprofit organization Kani International Exchange Association.

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Schoolgirl dies as wall collapses in Gifu

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the site of a factory being demolished in the city of Gifu where an 11-meter-high wall collapsed on Oct. 14, 2010, killing Yukari Kawase, a 17-year-old high school girl who was on her way home.

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Schoolgirl dies as wall collapses in Gifu

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the site of a factory being demolished in the city of Gifu where an 11-meter-high wall collapsed on Oct. 14, 2010, killing Yukari Kawase, a 17-year-old high school girl who was on her way home.

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Schoolgirl dies as wall collapses in Gifu

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the site of a factory being demolished in the city of Gifu where an 11-meter-high wall collapsed on Oct. 14, 2010, killing Yukari Kawase, a 17-year-old high school girl who was on her way home.

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Ogaki Nichidai reaches Koshien final

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Members of tournament debutant Ogaki Nichidai from Gifu Prefecture run to celebrate after their team held off a late rally by Tokyo's Teikyo to claim a 5-4 victory in the semifinals of the national high school invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium on April 2. Ogaki Nichidai advanced to the final to face Tokoha Gakuen Kikugawa of Shizuoka Prefecture which beat Kumamoto Kogyo 6-4.

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13-year-old Gifu missing girl found killed

GIFU, Japan - Police officers inspect a vacant store in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on April 21 after the body of Nao Shimizu, a 13-year-old second-year student at a local junior high school, was found there.

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Kunimi defend national high school title

TOKYO, Japan - Striker Kosei Shibasaki (L) is joined by teammates after scoring the first goal of the game, leading reigning champions Kunimi to a 3-1 win over Gifu Kogyo in the final of the high school championship in Tokyo on Jan. 8.

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Crown Prince, Princess Masako attend sports meet

GIFU, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako wave at well-wishers during the opening ceremony of the national inter-high school sports meet at the Nagaragawa Athletic Stadium on Aug. 1.

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Crown Princess Masako appears in public

GIFU, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako wave to a crowd as they arrive at Gifuhashima Station in Gifu Prefecture on July 31 to attend the opening ceremony of a national senior high school athletics championship. It was the first time for the princess to appear in public since former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's funeral June 8. She was absent from the funeral and related events for the Empress Dowager Nagako on July 24-26 due to fatigue partly caused by the summer heat, according to the Imperial Household Agency.

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Kunimi defend national high school title

TOKYO, Japan - Striker Kosei Shibasaki (L) is joined by teammates after scoring the first goal of the game, leading reigning champions Kunimi to a 3-1 win over Gifu Kogyo in the final of the high school championship in Tokyo on Jan. 8.

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Ogaki Nichidai reaches Koshien final

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Members of tournament debutant Ogaki Nichidai from Gifu Prefecture run to celebrate after their team held off a late rally by Tokyo's Teikyo to claim a 5-4 victory in the semifinals of the national high school invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium on April 2. Ogaki Nichidai advanced to the final to face Tokoha Gakuen Kikugawa of Shizuoka Prefecture which beat Kumamoto Kogyo 6-4. (Kyodo)

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SoftBank wins right to negotiate with Takahashi in NPB draft

Jumpei Takahashi, a right-hander at Gifu Commercial and Business High School, smiles while speaking to reporters in Gifu, central Japan, on Oct. 22, 2015, after the Pacific League baseball club SoftBank Hawks secured the right to negotiate with him in Nippon Professional Baseball's amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A high school student runs on a street lined with old houses in Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on April 3, 2021, for the Tokyo Olympic torch relay.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A high school student runs on a street lined with old houses in Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on April 3, 2021, for the Tokyo Olympic torch relay.

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SoftBank gets negotiating rights to touted Takahashi

Gifu Commercial and Business High School right-hander Jumpei Takahashi is tossed in the air by schoolmates in Gifu, central Japan, on Oct. 22, 2015, as the Pacific League's Softbank Hawks won the negotiating rights to the most sought-after player in this year's Nippon Professional Baseball's amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Record high temperature of 40.9 C marked in Saitama, Gifu

KOSHIEN, Japan - A mother mops her daughter's brow during a game of the national high school baseball championship at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 16. The temperature in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, and Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, climbed to a record high of 40.9 C on the same day, breaking the previous record of 40.8 C marked in Yamagata Prefecture in 1933. (Kyodo)

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Record high temperature of 40.9 C marked in Saitama, Gifu

TAJIMI, Japan - High school students put up a parasol while walking in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, where the temperature climbed to a record high of 40.9 C on, breaking the previous record of 40.8 C marked in Yamagata Prefecture in 1933. (Kyodo)

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13-year-old Gifu missing girl found killed

GIFU, Japan - Police officers inspect a vacant store in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, on April 21 after the body of Nao Shimizu, a 13-year-old second-year student at a local junior high school, was found there. (Kyodo)

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Schoolgirl dies as wall collapses in Gifu

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the site of a factory being demolished in the city of Gifu where an 11-meter-high wall collapsed on Oct. 14, 2010, killing Yukari Kawase, a 17-year-old high school girl who was on her way home. (Kyodo)

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Schoolgirl dies as wall collapses in Gifu

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the site of a factory being demolished in the city of Gifu where an 11-meter-high wall collapsed on Oct. 14, 2010, killing Yukari Kawase, a 17-year-old high school girl who was on her way home. (Kyodo)

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Schoolgirl dies as wall collapses in Gifu

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the site of a factory being demolished in the city of Gifu where an 11-meter-high wall collapsed on Oct. 14, 2010, killing Yukari Kawase, a 17-year-old high school girl who was on her way home. (Kyodo)

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Stolen sport outfits shown in Gifu

GIFU, Japan - Stolen sport outfits of female high school students are pictured at a Gifu prefectural police station in Gifu City on June 11, 2014, after they were seized. (Kyodo)

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New school term starts in Japan

Students participate in a school term opening ceremony via a videoconference system in their classroom at a junior high school in Ogaki in Gifu Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 17, 2020. A new school term started the same day following summer holidays that were shorter than usual to allow students to catch up with schoolwork they missed during closures caused by the new coronavirus outbreak.

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Reopening of school after coronavirus closure

High school students disinfect their hands at their school in the central Japanese city of Gifu on June 1, 2020, as the facility reopens after being closed due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

High school students take a physical education class at their school gym in Gifu, central Japan, on June 1, 2020. Air ventilation measures have been taken to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 killed, 5 hurt in rockslide in Gifu village

GIFU, Japan - Photo taken by the Itadori village office in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on June 6 shows the scene of a rockslide that killed a junior high school student and injured five others. They were part of a group of 280 students who were on a three-day school camping trip to the village.