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Baseball: Ohtani wins NL MVP

A special edition of a local newspaper is handed out in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture on Nov. 22, 2024, reporting on Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning Major League Baseball's National League MVP award. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture.

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Baseball: Ohtani wins NL MVP

A special edition of a local newspaper is handed out in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture on Nov. 22, 2024, reporting on Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning Major League Baseball's National League MVP award. Ohtani is from the northeastern Japan prefecture.

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Baseball: Teenage slugger Sasaki

Japanese teenage slugger Rintaro Sasaki poses for a photo in front of journalists at Hanamaki Higashi High School -- which Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani also attended -- in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 20, 2024. Stanford University announced a week before that Sasaki, who hit 140 home runs in his high school career, will enroll at the school in April before joining its baseball team for the 2025 season.

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Baseball: Teenage slugger Sasaki

Japanese teenage slugger Rintaro Sasaki poses in front of journalists at Hanamaki Higashi High School -- which Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani also attended -- in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 20, 2024. Stanford University announced a week before that Sasaki, who hit 140 home runs in his high school career, will enroll at the school in April before joining its baseball team for the 2025 season.

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Baseball: Teenage slugger Sasaki

Japanese teenage slugger Rintaro Sasaki meets the press at Hanamaki Higashi High School -- which Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani also attended -- in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 20, 2024. Stanford University announced a week before that Sasaki, who hit 140 home runs in his high school career, will enroll at the school in April before joining its baseball team for the 2025 season.

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SL Milky Way runs in Iwate Pref.

HANAMAKI, Japan - The steam locomotive "SL Ginga (SL Milky Way)" passes through the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 12, 2014, as East Japan Railway Co. started operating the train between Hanamaki and Kamaishi Stations on the Kamaishi Line as part of efforts to help restoration in areas affected by the 2011 disastrous quake and tsunami. The train, named after "Gingatetsudo no Yoru (Night On The Milky Way Train)" written by Kenji Miyazawa, runs on weekends and holidays. Miyazawa, the late poet and author of children's literature, was born in Hanamaki in 1896.

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SL Milky Way runs in Iwate Pref.

HANAMAKI, Japan - The steam locomotive "SL Ginga (SL Milky Way)" passes through the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 12, 2014, as East Japan Railway Co. started operating the train between Hanamaki and Kamaishi Stations on the Kamaishi Line as part of efforts to help restoration in areas affected by the 2011 disastrous quake and tsunami. The train, named after "Gingatetsudo no Yoru (Night On The Milky Way Train)" written by Kenji Miyazawa, runs on weekends and holidays. Miyazawa, the late poet and author of children's literature, was born in Hanamaki in 1896.

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SL Milky Way runs in Iwate Pref.

HANAMAKI, Japan - The steam locomotive "SL Ginga (SL Milky Way)" passes through the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on April 12, 2014, as East Japan Railway Co. started operating the train between Hanamaki and Kamaishi Stations on the Kamaishi Line as part of efforts to help restoration in areas affected by the 2011 disastrous quake and tsunami. The train, named after "Gingatetsudo no Yoru (Night On The Milky Way Train)" written by Kenji Miyazawa, runs on weekends and holidays. Miyazawa, the late poet and author of children's literature, was born in Hanamaki in 1896.

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SL Milky Way runs in Iwate Pref.

HANAMAKI,Japan - The steam locomotive "SL Ginga (SL Milky Way)" departs from JR Hanamaki Station in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, on April 12, 2014, as East Japan Railway Co. started operating the train between Hanamaki and Kamaishi Stations on the Kamaishi Line as part of efforts to help restoration in areas affected by the 2011 disastrous quake and tsunami. The train, named after "Gingatetsudo no Yoru (Night On The Milky Way Train)" written by Kenji Miyazawa, runs on weekends and holidays. Miyazawa, the late poet and author of children's literature, was born in Hanamaki in 1896.

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Plane skids on runway

HANAMAKI, Japan - An aircraft operated by J-Air Corp., a Japan Airlines Co. group firm, is towed from the grass verge at Hanamaki Airport in Iwate Prefecture on Dec. 26, 2012, after it skidded off the runway and finished up in the grass verge shortly after landing the previous day.

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High school flamethrower Otani

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School pitcher Shohei Otani (L) speaks during a press conference in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. Otani, an 18-year-old armed with a fastball clocked at 160 kilometers per hour, will become the first potential top draft pick to make the direct jump from a Japanese high school to the major leagues after the right-hander announced his decision to play in the United States.

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High school flamethrower Otani

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School pitcher Shohei Otani speaks during a press conference in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. Otani, an 18-year-old armed with a fastball clocked at 160 kilometers per hour, will become the first potential top draft pick to make the direct jump from a Japanese high school to the major leagues after the right-hander announced his decision to play in the United States.

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High school flamethrower Otani

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School pitcher Shohei Otani speaks during a press conference in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. Otani, an 18-year-old armed with a fastball clocked at 160 kilometers per hour, will become the first potential top draft pick to make the direct jump from a Japanese high school to the major leagues after the right-hander announced his decision to play in the United States.

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High school flamethrower Otani

HANAMAKI, Japan - Hanamaki Higashi High School pitcher Shohei Otani speaks during a press conference in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. Otani, an 18-year-old armed with a fastball clocked at 160 kilometers per hour, will become the first potential top draft pick to make the direct jump from a Japanese high school to the major leagues after the right-hander announced his decision to play in the United States.

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'Night Train to the Stars' on paddy field

HANAMAKI, Japan - Images of a locomotive and stars created with rice varieties having different colors are shown in a paddy field in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2011, along with a message of encouragement for the prefecture still suffering from damage caused by the March quake-tsunami disaster. Hanamaki is the birthplace of reputed Japanese poet and children's author Kenji Miyazawa, known for such pieces as the children's story, ''Ginga Tetsudo no Yoru''(Night Train to the Stars). The paddy image can be viewed in its finest colors through late September, according to local citizens.

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Lions Kikuchi attends high school commencement

HANAMAKI, Japan - Seibu Lions rookie Yusei Kikuchi (front, C) poses for photographs with teammates of Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, at the commencement ceremony on March 6, 2010, as he graduates from the school. Kikuchi, the club's draft No.1 pick, who had been taking part in the club's spring training until the previous day, is set to return to training on March 7.

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Lions Kikuchi attends high school commencement

HANAMAKI, Japan - Seibu Lions rookie Yusei Kikuchi (front, C) poses for photographs with teammates of Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, at the commencement ceremony on March 6, 2010, as he graduates from the school. Kikuchi, the club's draft No.1 pick, who had been taking part in the club's spring training until the previous day, is set to return to training on March 7.

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Lions Kikuchi attends high school commencement

HANAMAKI, Japan - As a representative of the graduates, Seibu Lions rookie Yusei Kikuchi (L) hands Junzo Odashima, principal of Hanamaki Higashi High School, a listing of commemorative gifts from the graduates at the commencement ceremony at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on March 6, 2010. Kikuchi, the club's draft No.1 pick, who had been taking part in the club's spring training until the previous day, is set to return to training on March 7.

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Lions Kikuchi attends high school commencement

HANAMAKI, Japan - Seibu Lions rookie Yusei Kikuchi attends a commencement ceremony at Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on March 6, 2010, as he graduates from the school. Kikuchi, the club's draft No.1 pick, who had been taking part in the club's spring training until the previous day, is set to return to training on March 7.

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Kikuchi picked by Seibu

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, celebrates with his teammates at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009, after being taken by the Seibu Lions as their first-round choice in the draft the same day.

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Kikuchi picked by Seibu

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, poses for photographers at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009 after being taken by the Seibu Lions as their first-round choice in the draft.

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Seibu wins negotiating rights for Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, is all smiles during a press conference at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009. The Seibu Lions acquired the rights to negotiate a contract with the fast-throwing 18-year-old in the Japanese baseball draft the same day.

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Kikuchi picked by Seibu

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, the Seibu Lions' No. 1 draft pick, is all smiles as he tries on a Lions cap at his Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Kikuchi picked by Seibu

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, celebrates with his teammates at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009, after being taken by the Seibu Lions as their first-round choice in the draft the same day.

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Seibu wins negotiating rights for Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, poses for photographers by forming the shape of an L with his hand after being taken by the Seibu Lions as their first-round choice in the draft at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Seibu wins negotiating rights for Kikuchi

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a promising left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, is all smiles during a press conference at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009. The Seibu Lions acquired the rights to negotiate a contract with the fast-throwing 18-year-old in the Japanese baseball draft the same day.

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Japan lefty Kikuchi braces for draft

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, jogs past the scoreboard of his school's ballpark with signs that read ''Play hard, always'' and ''bonds'' in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009.

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Japan lefty Kikuchi braces for draft

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, speaks to reporters at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest pitch for a high-school lefty, braced for the draft the following day where a number of professional teams are likely to name him as their first-round choice.

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Japan lefty Kikuchi braces for draft

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, stretches during a workout at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest pitch for a high-school lefty, braced for the draft the following day where a number of professional teams are likely to name him as their first-round choice.

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Japan lefty Kikuchi braces for draft

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, speaks to reporters at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest pitch for a high-school lefty, braced for the draft the following day where a number of professional teams are likely to name him as their first-round choice.

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Hopeful pitcher Kikuchi gets pro career off the ground

SENDAI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a pitcher for the Hanamaki Higashi High School baseball club, speaks to reporters at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2009. The left-hander, who threw the fastest pitch for a high-school lefty, stated his desire to turn pro after graduating next March.

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Hopeful pitcher Kikuchi gets pro career off the ground

SENDAI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a pitcher for the Hanamaki Higashi High School baseball club, speaks to reporters at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2009. The left-hander, who threw the fastest pitch for a high-school lefty, stated his desire to turn pro after graduating next March.

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Hopeful pitcher Kikuchi gets pro career off the ground

SENDAI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a pitcher for the Hanamaki Higashi High School baseball club, speaks to reporters at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2009. The left-hander, who threw the fastest pitch for a high-school lefty, stated his desire to turn pro after graduating next March.

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Hopeful pitcher Kikuchi gets pro career off the ground

SENDAI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a pitcher for the Hanamaki Higashi High School baseball club, speaks to reporters at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2009. The left-hander, who threw the fastest pitch for a high-school lefty, stated his desire to turn pro after graduating next March.

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21-leaf clover grown in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Shigeo Obara, an 83-year-old farmer in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, has succeeded in growing a 21-leaf clover.