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NDF vice president Yamana in interview

NDF vice president Yamana in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Hajimu Yamana, vice president of the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 21, 2014.

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(3)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(3)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

HIMEJI, Japan - Police officers examine a site near a poultry house of Asada Nosan Co.'s farm in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 8, where the company's chairman, Hajimu Asada, and his wife Chisako were found to have hanged themselves earlier in the day.

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(1)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(1)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

OSAKA, Japan - Hajimu Asada (file photo), chairman of Asada Nosan Co., was found to have hanged himself near a poultry house of the company's farm in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 8. His wife, Chisako, was also found to have hanged herself. The company's Funai chicken farm in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, is under fire for a delay in alerting authorities about an outbreak of bird flu.

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(2)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(2)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

OSAKA, Japan - Hajimu Asada (R), chairman of Asada Nosan Co. appeared despondent at a news conference in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 7. He and his wife Chisako were found to have hanged themselves on March 8 near a poultry house of the company's farm in Himeji on March 8. At left is Hideaki Asada, the couple's eldest son and president of Asada Nosan.

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Asada Nosan executives meet press

Asada Nosan executives meet press

HIMEJI, Japan - Hideaki Asada (L in center), president of Asada Nosan Co., and Chairman Hajimu Asada (R in center) are surrounded by reporters in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 2 after they held a news conference about the outbreak of bird flu at the company's Funai farm in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture.

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Ruling ordering state compensation in O-157 case upheld

Ruling ordering state compensation in O-157 case upheld

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshinori Minamino (L), eldest son of Hajimu Minamino who sued the state for compensation in connection with a 1996 outbreak of food poisoning, speaks to reporters in Osaka's Kita Ward on Feb. 19. The Osaka High Court upheld a ruling ordering the state to pay Minamino 6 million yen for erroneously saying his white radish sprouts were the probable cause of the food poisoning caused by E. coli bacteria.

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Sendai citizens enjoy illuminated trees

Sendai citizens enjoy illuminated trees

SENDAI, Japan - Citizens and tourists enjoy the annual Christmas and yearend illuminations in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 12 as 600,000 electric bulbs put to 190 zelkova trees along the city's thoroughfares are turned on by Mayor Hajimu Fujii.

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Sendai citizens enjoy illuminated trees

Sendai citizens enjoy illuminated trees

SENDAI, Japan - Citizens and tourists enjoy the annual Christmas and yearend illuminations in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 12 as 600,000 electric bulbs put to 190 zelkova trees along the city's thoroughfares are turned on by Mayor Hajimu Fujii.

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NDF vice president Yamana gives interview

NDF vice president Yamana gives interview

Hajimu Yamana, vice president of Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corp., speaks to Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 10, 2015. The head of NDF's decommissioning office stressed the importance of a shift of focus from speed to safety and risk reduction regarding the revision of the mid- and long-term road map for decommissioning Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asada Nosan executives meet press

Asada Nosan executives meet press

HIMEJI, Japan - Hideaki Asada (L in center), president of Asada Nosan Co., and Chairman Hajimu Asada (R in center) are surrounded by reporters in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 2 after they held a news conference about the outbreak of bird flu at the company's Funai farm in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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(3)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(3)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

HIMEJI, Japan - Police officers examine a site near a poultry house of Asada Nosan Co.'s farm in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 8, where the company's chairman, Hajimu Asada, and his wife Chisako were found to have hanged themselves earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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(2)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(2)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

OSAKA, Japan - Hajimu Asada (R), chairman of Asada Nosan Co. appeared despondent at a news conference in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 7. He and his wife Chisako were found to have hanged themselves on March 8 near a poultry house of the company's farm in Himeji on March 8. At left is Hideaki Asada, the couple's eldest son and president of Asada Nosan. (Kyodo)

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(1)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

(1)Top exec of bird flu-hit farm, wife hang themselves

OSAKA, Japan - Hajimu Asada (file photo), chairman of Asada Nosan Co., was found to have hanged himself near a poultry house of the company's farm in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 8. His wife, Chisako, was also found to have hanged herself. The company's Funai chicken farm in Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, is under fire for a delay in alerting authorities about an outbreak of bird flu. (Kyodo)

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Freed Japanese returns home from China

Freed Japanese returns home from China

TOKYO, Japan - Fujita Corp. employee Hajimu Takahashi attends a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2010, after returning to Japan the same day from China, where he was detained for nearly three weeks for entering a military zone without permission. Takahashi said he was happy to be back in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Freed Japanese returns home from China

Freed Japanese returns home from China

TOKYO, Japan - Fujita Corp. employee Hajimu Takahashi attends a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2010, after returning to Japan the same day from China, where he was detained for nearly three weeks for entering a military zone without permission. Takahashi said he was happy to be back in Japan. (Kyodo)

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NDF vice president Yamana in interview

NDF vice president Yamana in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Hajimu Yamana, vice president of the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Oct. 21, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2019, shows Hajimu Ashida of Japan competing en route to winning bronze in the men's long jump T47 at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai.

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Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2019, shows Hajimu Ashida of Japan competing en route to winning bronze in the men's long jump T47 at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai.

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Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Photo taken July 17, 2017, shows Hajimu Ashida of Japan after winning bronze in the men's triple jump T47 at the World Para Athletics Championships in London.

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Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Japanese para athlete Hajimu Ashida

Photo taken July 17, 2017, shows Hajimu Ashida of Japan competing en route to winning bronze in the men's triple jump T47 at the World Para Athletics Championships in London.

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Athletics: Ashida takes triple jump bronze at World Para

Athletics: Ashida takes triple jump bronze at World Para

Hajimu Ashida of Japan competes in the men's triple jump T47 final at the World Para Athletics Championships in London on July 17, 2017. Ashida took bronze in the event won by Tobi Fawehinmi of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan win bronze in men's 400-meter relay

Japan win bronze in men's 400-meter relay

Members of Japan's men's 400-meter relay team -- (from L) Hajimu Ashida, Keita Sato, Tomoki Tagawa and Atsushi Yamamoto -- celebrate after winning bronze at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics T42-47 class on Sept. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling ordering state compensation in O-157 case upheld

Ruling ordering state compensation in O-157 case upheld

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshinori Minamino (L), eldest son of Hajimu Minamino who sued the state for compensation in connection with a 1996 outbreak of food poisoning, speaks to reporters in Osaka's Kita Ward on Feb. 19. The Osaka High Court upheld a ruling ordering the state to pay Minamino 6 million yen for erroneously saying his white radish sprouts were the probable cause of the food poisoning caused by E. coli bacteria. (Kyodo)

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