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Lausanne ballet competition

Hono Hamasaki from Japan performs in the final of the 53rd Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 8, 2025. She placed seventh.

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Singer Hamasaki to divorce

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Shanghai on April 20, 2007, shows Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. She announced on Jan. 16, 2012, through the website of her official fan club that she intends to divorce U.S.-based Austrian actor Manuel Schwarz, whom she married on Jan. 1 the previous year.

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Diva Hamasaki to marry actor Schwarz

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki who her agency said Jan. 1, 2011, will marry Austrian actor Manuel Schwarz.

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Fisherman processes sea urchins

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran fisherman Katsumi Hamasaki separates the shell of a sea urchin from its flesh on July 11, 2009. The shells of sea urchins, caught in the sea off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, are sent to a research institution for reuse of ingredients such as calcium.

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Chinese seek Japan celebrity names as trademarks for business

BEIJING, China - This photo shows an icon similar to the symbol of Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki and her name in three Chinese characters that is posted on a website of the Chinese State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

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Offices raided over Ayumi Hamasaki's crowded Tokyo event

TOKYO, Japan - Photo of a building in Tokyo's Minato Ward where Avex Entertainment Inc., the agent for pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki, is located. Police raided Avex on June 10 for allegedly allowing the audience to flood onto the street without getting permission to use the road on April 7 during an event in Shibuya to celebrate the publication of Hamasaki's book.

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Matsushita to offer new audio systems using SD memory cards

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Ayumi Hamasaki holds up Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.'s new portable audio player during a presentation in Tokyo on Oct. 18. Matsushita will launch four new portable audio players and two new micro stereo systems using secure digital memory cards in Japan on Nov. 19.

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(5)Aichi Expo holds pre-opening ceremony

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki performs during the pre-opening ceremony of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, near Nagoya, on March 24.

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Matsushita to introduce mobile audio player rivaling iPod

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki shows off the D-snap March 17 which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will put on the market April 8. The D-snap is a mobile digital handset that can play music transferred from compact disks onto an SD card.

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Matsushita to introduce mobile audio player rivaling iPod

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki shows off the D-snap March 17 which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will put on the market April 8. The D-snap is a mobile digital handset that can play music transferred from compact disks onto an SD card. (Kyodo)

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(2)Japanese, Chinese singers celebrate ties

BEIJING, China - Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki sings during a concert in Beijing on Sept. 22 marking the 30th anniversary of the normalization of relations between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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(3) Japanese, Chinese singers celebrate ties

BEIJING, China - Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki sings during a concert in Beijing on Sept. 22 marking the 30th anniversary of the normalization of relations between the two countries.

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Ayumi HAMASAKI - Japanese pop singer December 31, 1999

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Ayumi HAMASAKI - Japanese pop singer (December 7, 1998)

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Japanese pop diva Hamasaki to support people serving time

Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki (L), dressed in a prison guard uniform, receives a letter of assignment to support the rehabilitation of detainees at prisons and reformatories in cooperation with the Justice Ministry at a ceremony in Tokyo on April 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Justice minister, singers join ceremony to support people serving time

Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa (far L) joins (from L) actor-cum-singer Ryotaro Sugi, songstress Ayumi Hamasaki and pop group Exile member Atsushi Sato in a ceremony at Tokyo's Justice Ministry on April 22, 2015. The singers are among 14 entertainers assigned to support the rehabilitation of detainees at prisons and reformatories. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fisherman processes sea urchins

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran fisherman Katsumi Hamasaki separates the shell of a sea urchin from its flesh on July 11, 2009. The shells of sea urchins, caught in the sea off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, are sent to a research institution for reuse of ingredients such as calcium. (Kyodo)

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Matsushita's new music player suitable for use on trains

TOKYO, Japan - Pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki holds up Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.'s new portable digital music player suitable for use on buses and trains during a presentation Aug. 23 in Tokyo. Matsushita said the earphones of the new music player can block outside noise allowing users to play music at a low volume. (Kyodo)

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Chinese seek Japan celebrity names as trademarks for business

BEIJING, China - This photo shows an icon similar to the symbol of Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki and her name in three Chinese characters that is posted on a website of the Chinese State Administration for Industry and Commerce. (Kyodo)

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Offices raided over Ayumi Hamasaki's crowded Tokyo event

TOKYO, Japan - Photo of a building in Tokyo's Minato Ward where Avex Entertainment Inc., the agent for pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki, is located. Police raided Avex on June 10 for allegedly allowing the audience to flood onto the street without getting permission to use the road on April 7 during an event in Shibuya to celebrate the publication of Hamasaki's book. (Kyodo)

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(5)Aichi Expo holds pre-opening ceremony

NAGAKUTE, Japan - Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki performs during the pre-opening ceremony of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, near Nagoya, on March 24. (Kyodo)

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Matsushita to offer new audio systems using SD memory cards

TOKYO, Japan - Singer Ayumi Hamasaki holds up Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.'s new portable audio player during a presentation in Tokyo on Oct. 18. Matsushita will launch four new portable audio players and two new micro stereo systems using secure digital memory cards in Japan on Nov. 19. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Diva Hamasaki to marry actor Schwarz

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTED NATIONALITY OF HUSBAND This undated file photo shows Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki who her agency said Jan. 1, 2011, will marry Austrian actor Manuel Schwarz. (Kyodo)

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Singer Hamasaki to divorce

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Shanghai on April 20, 2007, shows Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki. She announced on Jan. 16, 2012, through the website of her official fan club that she intends to divorce U.S.-based Austrian actor Manuel Schwarz, whom she married on Jan. 1 the previous year. (Kyodo)

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Diva Hamasaki to marry actor Schwarz

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki who her agency said Jan. 1, 2011, will marry Australian actor Manuel Schwarz. (Kyodo)

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Diva Hamasaki to marry actor Schwarz

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Japanese pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki who her agency said Jan. 1, 2011, will marry Australian actor Manuel Schwarz. (Kyodo)

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Hotel Vesna with Pier

The photograph captures the Hotel Vesna ( spring in Russian) managed by Michinaga Ei and the pier leading to it. This hotel was opened in November 1893. The Asahi-machi Hamasaki Suisan Apartment Block is located here today, and a road runs below the cliff. Mt. Inasa is visible in the background. This photograph clearly depicts the land formation and location of the hotel. O-Ei's Pier is visible below.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number107‐3‐0]

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Ayumi Hamasaki wins top Japan record award for 3rd yr in row

TOKYO, Japan - Ayumi Hamasaki (in file photo) received the top prize for her hit song ''No Way to Say'' at the 45th Japan Record Awards of the Japan Composers Association on Dec. 31, winning the prize for a record third year in a row. Hamasaki, a 25-year-old pop diva, debuted in 1998 and first won the top award for ''Dearest'' in 2001 and then for ''Voyage'' in 2002. (Kyodo)

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Kusanagi, Hamasaki chosen 'Best Jeanist 2001'

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (L), a member of the popular male vocal group SMAP, and pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki, who were chosen ''Best Jeanist 2001,'' pose with winners' shields in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. The award is given by a group of jean makers to personalities most suited for wearing jeans. Kusanagi won the award for the third consecutive year and Hamasaki for the second.