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Kumamon at event in Taiwan

Kumamon, the official black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, attends a ceremony held in Taipei by the Kumamoto-based Higo Bank on June 28, 2023, to open its representative office in the Taiwanese city.

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Admission ticket bearing 'Kumamon' character on sale

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A railway station admission ticket featuring the "Kumamon" mascot character of the Kumamoto prefectural government is on sale at Kumamoto Station of Kyushu Railway Co. in the prefectural capital, southwestern Japan. The ticket, put on sale on Oct. 20, 2014, commemorates the centennial of the launch of the Hohi Line's service between the Kumamoto and Higo-ozu stations.

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2 regional banks to merge under holding company

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Bank President Motohiro Kamimura attends a press conference on Nov. 10, 2014, in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima, as the bank reached a basic agreement with another regional bank, Higo Bank, to merge by setting up a holding company in October next year.

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2 regional banks to merge under holding company

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Higo Bank President Takahiro Kai attends a press conference on Nov. 10, 2014, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto, as the bank reached a basic agreement with another regional bank, Kagoshima Bank, to merge by setting up a holding company in October next year.

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2 regional banks in merger talks

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2014, shows a building in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto that houses the headquarters functions of Higo Bank. The regional bank is now in talks with another regional bank, Kagoshima Bank, over management integration.

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2 regional banks in merger talks

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2014, shows the headquarters of Kagoshima Bank in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima. The regional bank is now in talks with another regional bank, Higo Bank, over management integration.

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Higo falters in 3rd round of U.S. Women's Open

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colorado - Kaori Higo, the only Japanese who made the cut at the U.S. Women's Open, shot a 6-over-par 77 in the third round and dropped to 60th place at Cherry Hills Country Club on June 25.

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Higo takes share of 1-shot lead at Saishunkan Ladies

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kaori Higo fails to make her birdie putt in the 18th hole during the second round of the Saishunkan Ladies at the Kumamoto Kuko Country Club course on April 19. But Higo shot the day's best score of a 1-under-par 71 to take a share of a one-stroke lead with three others going into the final round. South Korean Lee Ji Hee, winner of last week's Promise Ladies, carded a 73, while Kozue Azuma and Sae Takamura shot a 74 and a 75, respectively, to join the lead.

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(2)Ko wins Tour Championship, Fudo clinches money title

SADOWARA, Japan - South Korea's Ko Woo Soon reacts after winning the Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup on Dec. 1. Japan Women's Open titlist Ko shot an even-par 71 to wrap up her second major title on the Japanese women's circuit on 6-under 278, two strokes clear of Kaori Higo, last year's Tour Championship winner.

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Higo wins New Caterpillar Ladies golf

HAKONE, Japan - Kaori Higo tosses her ball into the gallery after winning the New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies tournament at the Daihakone Country Club's par-73 course on Aug. 25. Higo, who closed within one stroke of the lead after two rounds, fired a final-round 68 on her way to a 7-under-par 212 total.

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Higo wins JLPGA Tour C'ship victory

SADOWARA, Japan - Kaori Higo poses for picture with her cups in both hands after winning the Japan LPGA Tour Championship at Hibiscus Golf Club on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Higo opens up 4-shot lead at JLPGA Tour Championship

SADOWARA, Japan - Overnight co-leader Kaori Higo watches the ball after her ninth-hole putting the Japan LPGA Tour championship at the Hibiscus Golf Club in Miyazaki Prefecture on Nov. 24, 2001. Higo pulled away from an elite field on the Japanese women's circuit after a third-round 66, taking a four-stroke lead into the final round.

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Higo, Hattori hold onto lead midway through JLPGA C'ship

SADOWARA, Japan - Michiko Hattori reacts at the the Hibiscus Golf Club in Miyazaki Prefecture on Nov. 23 after shooting birdie on the 15th hole. Hattori and Kaori Higo shot 1-under-par 71 to stay tied at the top of the leaderboard at 6-under 138 midway through the Japan LPGA Tour Championship golf tournament.

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Higo wins Taiheiyo Club Ladies golf

OARAI, Japan - Kaori Higo raises a trophy after winning the Taiheiyo Club Ladies Leben Cup at the Taiheiyo Associates Sherwood Course in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 22.

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Higo, Hattori hold onto lead midway through JLPGA C'ship

SADOWARA, Japan - Michiko Hattori reacts at the the Hibiscus Golf Club in Miyazaki Prefecture on Nov. 23 after shooting birdie on the 15th hole. Hattori and Kaori Higo shot 1-under-par 71 to stay tied at the top of the leaderboard at 6-under 138 midway through the Japan LPGA Tour Championship golf tournament.

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Higo falters in 3rd round of U.S. Women's Open

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colorado - Kaori Higo, the only Japanese who made the cut at the U.S. Women's Open, shot a 6-over-par 77 in the third round and dropped to 60th place at Cherry Hills Country Club on June 25. (Kyodo)

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Higo takes share of 1-shot lead at Saishunkan Ladies

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kaori Higo fails to make her birdie putt in the 18th hole during the second round of the Saishunkan Ladies at the Kumamoto Kuko Country Club course on April 19. But Higo shot the day's best score of a 1-under-par 71 to take a share of a one-stroke lead with three others going into the final round. South Korean Lee Ji Hee, winner of last week's Promise Ladies, carded a 73, while Kozue Azuma and Sae Takamura shot a 74 and a 75, respectively, to join the lead. (Kyodo)

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2 Japanese regional banks form Kyushu Financial Group

A poster announcing the launch of Kyushu Financial Group on Oct. 1, 2015, is displayed at Higo Bank's central branch in Kumamoto the same day. The management integration of Higo Bank and Kagoshima Bank, two regional banks based in southwestern Japan's Kyushu region, makes the newly established financial group the second largest lender in Kyushu in terms of assets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Admission ticket bearing 'Kumamon' character on sale

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A railway station admission ticket featuring the "Kumamon" mascot character of the Kumamoto prefectural government is on sale at Kumamoto Station of Kyushu Railway Co. in the prefectural capital, southwestern Japan. The ticket, put on sale on Oct. 20, 2014, commemorates the centennial of the launch of the Hohi Line's service between the Kumamoto and Higo-ozu stations. (Kyodo)

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2 regional banks in merger talks

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2014, shows the headquarters of Kagoshima Bank in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima. The regional bank is now in talks with another regional bank, Higo Bank, over management integration. (Kyodo)

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(2)Ko wins Tour Championship, Fudo clinches money title

SADOWARA, Japan - South Korea's Ko Woo Soon reacts after winning the Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup on Dec. 1. Japan Women's Open titlist Ko shot an even-par 71 to wrap up her second major title on the Japanese women's circuit on 6-under 278, two strokes clear of Kaori Higo, last year's Tour Championship winner. (Kyodo)

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Higo wins New Caterpillar Ladies golf

HAKONE, Japan - Kaori Higo tosses her ball into the gallery after winning the New Caterpillar Mitsubishi Ladies tournament at the Daihakone Country Club's par-73 course on Aug. 25. Higo, who closed within one stroke of the lead after two rounds, fired a final-round 68 on her way to a 7-under-par 212 total. (Kyodo)

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Higo wins Taiheiyo Club Ladies golf

OARAI, Japan - Kaori Higo raises a trophy after winning the Taiheiyo Club Ladies Leben Cup at the Taiheiyo Associates Sherwood Course in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 22.