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Ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary Nakagawa narrowly wins reelection

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hidenao Nakagawa, a former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to supporters in Higashi-Hiroshima on Aug. 31 about his defeat in the No. 4 single-seat constituency of Hiroshima Prefecture in the House of Representatives election the previous day. But Nakagawa regained a lower house seat in the proportional representation block.

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Hiratsuka hangs on to win Woodone Open

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Tetsuji Hiratsuka holds his cup after winning the Woodone Open Hiroshima tournament at the Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihommatsu Course on July 9.

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Japan's Nogami wins Woodone Open Hiroshima golf

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Takao Nogami holds up the trophy after winning the Woodone Open Hiroshima at Hiroshima Country Club, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 10.

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Murata takes lead after Japan Women's Open 2nd round

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Unheralded Rie Murata took a one-stroke lead over tour veteran Fuki Kido midway through the Japan Women's Open after shooting a second-round 70 at Hiroshima Country Club in Hiroshima Prefecture on Oct. 1.

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Katayama cruises to victory at Woodone Open golf tournament

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shingo Katayama celebrates after winning the Woodone Open Hiroshima golf tournament at Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihommatsu Course in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 11.

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Katayama grabs Woodone Open lead

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shingo Katayama reacts after sinking a birdie putt during the second round of the Woodone Open Hiroshima tournament at the Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihonmatsu Course on July 9. He tied the course record with a 9-under-par 63 to take the halfway lead, one shot in front of veteran Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki.

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Elpida starts construction of world's DRAM plant

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yukio Sakamoto, president of Elpida Memory Inc., briefs reporters at the Hiroshima Prefectural government office on construction of a dynamic random access memory chip plant which he claims has the world's largest production capacity. Elpidia, a joint venture between NEC Corp. and Hitachi Ltd., will invest some 450-500 billion yen in construction of the plant in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.

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Izawa beats Murota in playoff to win Woodone Open golf

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa responds to the gallery after winning the Woodone Open Hiroshima golf tournament by beating Kiyoshi Murota in a playoff at Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihommatsu Course in Hiroshima Prefecture on July 13.

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Izawa takes midway lead at Woodone Open

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa sank five birdies on the way to a 4-under-par 68 to take a one-stroke lead at the midway point of the 100 million yen Woodone Open Hiroshima golf tournament at Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihommatsu Course on July 11.

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Fukabori shakes off 'Jumbo' in playoff

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Keiichiro Fukabori smiles with a cup in hands after beating Masashi ''Jumobo'' Ozaki in a playoff to win the Juken Sangyo Open at the Hiroshima Country Club Happommatsu Course on July 8 for his fifth career victory.

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Bus hijacking suspect sent to Hiroshima family court

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - A van transports a 17-year-old suspected of hijacking a bus and killing one of its passengers in early May from Saijo Police Station in the city of Higashi-Hiroshima to the Hiroshima Family Court June 5. Prosecutors sent the youth to the family court in line with the Juvenile Law, but asked the court to allow them to prosecute the case in district court and try the suspect under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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Six-year-old girl rescued unhurt in long ordeal

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A six-year-old girl, who had been held a knife-wielding 17-year-old hijacker of a highway express bus, is rescued safe at a service area on the Sanyo Expressway in Higashi-Hiroshima early on May 4. The photo shows the girl being carried in the arms of a police officer. She had been taking her first bus trip alone to visit her grandmother.

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17-yr-old busjacker sent to prosecutors

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - The photo shows a van believed to be carrying a 17-year-old busjacker from Saijo Police Station in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 5. The boy was sent to prosecutors in connection with the May 3 hijacking of an expressway bus that resulted in the death of a passenger and injuries to at least four others. The boy, whose identity is being withheld since he is a minor, had admitted to the charges but refused to give investigators a motive for the incident, according to police.

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Hijacked bus stops at parking lot in Hiroshima Pref.

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An expressway bus hijacked by a knife-wielding man in Kyushu stops at a parking lot on the Sanyo Expressway in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, shortly before 6 p.m. on May 3. Police blocked the expressway to lead the bus into the parking lot and were negotiating with the hijacker, believed to be in his late teens, in the evening. The bus was hijacked at around 1:30 p.m. the same day en route from Saga to Fukuoka and was heading eastward before coming to a stop.

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Murata takes lead after Japan Women's Open 2nd round

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Unheralded Rie Murata took a one-stroke lead over tour veteran Fuki Kido midway through the Japan Women's Open after shooting a second-round 70 at Hiroshima Country Club in Hiroshima Prefecture on Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Nogami wins Woodone Open Hiroshima golf

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Takao Nogami holds up the trophy after winning the Woodone Open Hiroshima at Hiroshima Country Club, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 10. (Kyodo)

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Hiratsuka hangs on to win Woodone Open

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Tetsuji Hiratsuka holds his cup after winning the Woodone Open Hiroshima tournament at the Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihommatsu Course on July 9. (Kyodo)

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Fukabori shakes off 'Jumbo' in playoff

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Keiichiro Fukabori smiles with a cup in hands after beating Masashi ''Jumobo'' Ozaki in a playoff to win the Juken Sangyo Open at the Hiroshima Country Club Happommatsu Course on July 8 for his fifth career victory.

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Chand fires 66 to grab Juken Sangyo Open lead

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Fiji's Dinesh Chand fires a 6-under-par 66 on July 5 to grab a one-stroke lead in the first round of the 90 million yen Juken Sangyo Open golf tournament. Chand, winner of the Munsingwear Open in May, carded six birdies on his bogey-free journey over the Hiroshima Country Club's 6,950-yard Happonmatsu Course for the lead over defending champion Keiichiro Fukabori and 25-year-old hope Masanori Kobayashi.

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17-yr-old busjacker sent to prosecutors

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - The photo shows a van believed to be carrying a 17-year-old busjacker from Saijo Police Station in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 5. The boy was sent to prosecutors in connection with the May 3 hijacking of an expressway bus that resulted in the death of a passenger and injuries to at least four others. The boy, whose identity is being withheld since he is a minor, had admitted to the charges but refused to give investigators a motive for the incident, according to police.

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Hijacked bus stops at parking lot in Hiroshima Pref.

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An expressway bus hijacked by a knife-wielding man in Kyushu stops at a parking lot on the Sanyo Expressway in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, shortly before 6 p.m. on May 3. Police blocked the expressway to lead the bus into the parking lot and were negotiating with the hijacker, believed to be in his late teens, in the evening. The bus was hijacked at around 1:30 p.m. the same day en route from Saga to Fukuoka and was heading eastward before coming to a stop.

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Katayama cruises to victory at Woodone Open golf tournament

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shingo Katayama celebrates after winning the Woodone Open Hiroshima golf tournament at Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihommatsu Course in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 11. (Kyodo)

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Elpida starts construction of world's DRAM plant

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yukio Sakamoto, president of Elpida Memory Inc., briefs reporters at the Hiroshima Prefectural government office on construction of a dynamic random access memory chip plant which he claims has the world's largest production capacity. Elpidia, a joint venture between NEC Corp. and Hitachi Ltd., will invest some 450-500 billion yen in construction of the plant in Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary Nakagawa narrowly wins reelection

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hidenao Nakagawa, a former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to supporters in Higashi-Hiroshima on Aug. 31 about his defeat in the No. 4 single-seat constituency of Hiroshima Prefecture in the House of Representatives election the previous day. But Nakagawa regained a lower house seat in the proportional representation block. (Kyodo)

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Katayama grabs Woodone Open lead

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shingo Katayama reacts after sinking a birdie putt during the second round of the Woodone Open Hiroshima tournament at the Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihonmatsu Course on July 9. He tied the course record with a 9-under-par 63 to take the halfway lead, one shot in front of veteran Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki. (Kyodo)

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Izawa beats Murota in playoff to win Woodone Open golf

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa responds to the gallery after winning the Woodone Open Hiroshima golf tournament by beating Kiyoshi Murota in a playoff at Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihommatsu Course in Hiroshima Prefecture on July 13. (Kyodo)

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Izawa takes midway lead at Woodone Open

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa sank five birdies on the way to a 4-under-par 68 to take a one-stroke lead at the midway point of the 100 million yen Woodone Open Hiroshima golf tournament at Hiroshima Country Club's Hachihommatsu Course on July 11. (Kyodo)

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Bus hijacking suspect sent to Hiroshima family court

HIGASHI-HIROSHIMA, Japan - A van transports a 17-year-old suspected of hijacking a bus and killing one of its passengers in early May from Saijo Police Station in the city of Higashi-Hiroshima to the Hiroshima Family Court June 5. Prosecutors sent the youth to the family court in line with the Juvenile Law, but asked the court to allow them to prosecute the case in district court and try the suspect under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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Six-year-old girl rescued unhurt in long ordeal

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A six-year-old girl, who had been held a knife-wielding 17-year-old hijacker of a highway express bus, is rescued safe at a service area on the Sanyo Expressway in Higashi-Hiroshima early on May 4. The photo shows the girl being carried in the arms of a police officer. She had been taking her first bus trip alone to visit her grandmother.