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Study Group on Deterring Online Casino Access

Study Group on Deterring Online Casino Access

Study group on deterring online casino access. Photo shows Hironobu Yumoto, Director-General of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.=April 23,2025,Tokyo

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Study Group on Deterring Online Casino Access

Study Group on Deterring Online Casino Access

Study group on deterring online casino access. Photo shows Hironobu Yumoto, Director-General of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.=April 23,2025,Tokyo

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Works of literary giant Ogai Mori's son to be exhibited

Works of literary giant Ogai Mori's son to be exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsutaro Mori (R), a son of the late essayist Rui Mori, hands a list of some 6,000 works Rui wrote on the life of his father Ogai Mori, a literary great in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, to Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward Mayor Hironobu Narisawa on Dec. 22, 2014, ahead of their exhibition in March 2015 in the ward.

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Japan's next chief Supreme Court justice

Japan's next chief Supreme Court justice

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Itsuro Terada, a Japanese Supreme Court justice. Terada will succeed Hironobu Takesaki as chief justice of the top court, government and judicial sources said March 6, 2014.

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Physician trying to pass on lessons from Fukushima crisis

Physician trying to pass on lessons from Fukushima crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Physician Hironobu Tokunaga (rear, center) takes part as a lecturer in a practical training session on emergency treatment for radiation exposure for medical workers at Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 9, 2014. Training is based on the assumption that a patient exposed to radioactive substances has been rushed to the emergency room following a severe nuclear accident. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)(Photo partially modified to conceal private information)

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Patissier aiming to promote Japanese confectionery

Patissier aiming to promote Japanese confectionery

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 18, 2013 in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward shows patissier Hironobu Tsujiguchi holding a certificate of the highest award he won at the Salon du Chocolat global chocolate fair in Paris in November, together with his winning chocolates, at one of his shops.

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Japan journalist missing in Afghanistan

Japan journalist missing in Afghanistan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka (R) is photographed with photo journalist Hironobu Kubota in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, on March 28, 2010. The Japanese government said April 2 that a Japanese national presumed to be Tsuneoka was abducted.

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Mayor of Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward to take paternity leave

Mayor of Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward to take paternity leave

TOKYO, Japan - Hironobu Narisawa, mayor of Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, speaks about his plan to take paternity leave of around two weeks in April at a news conference at the ward office in Tokyo on March 11, 2010. Narisawa said, ''As a mayor who has to exercise leadership, I want to support male employees'' taking paternity leave.

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Aso encourages 2 GSDF officers set to join U.N. Sudan mission

Aso encourages 2 GSDF officers set to join U.N. Sudan mission

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) talks with Maj. Hironobu Tanaka of the Defense Ministry's Ground Staff Office (C) and Maj. Koichi Yamada of the GSDF's Ground Research and Development Command, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21. Aso encouraged the officers to do their best to help create peace in Sudan during their assignment to a U.N. mission in the war-torn African country.

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(2)Militant group says Saito died from injuries after shooting

(2)Militant group says Saito died from injuries after shooting

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito, a Japanese security consultant who has been missing in Iraq since an Iraqi militant group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, ambushed a convoy he was riding in earlier in May, answers questions from reporters at his home in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, on May 28 about his elder brother.

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Iraqi video on convoy attack likely genuine: Japan official

Iraqi video on convoy attack likely genuine: Japan official

TOKYO, Japan - Hironobu Saito, younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been taken captive by the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sunnah Army, speaks to reporters in Chiba on May 15 after the group released a video on its website showing the scene of the attack that led to Saito's capture.

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(2)Saito may have suffered 'fatal' injuries: Hart Security

(2)Saito may have suffered 'fatal' injuries: Hart Security

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been taken captive by an Islamic militant group in Iraq May 8, speaks to reporters in Chiba on May 12 following reports that his brother may have suffered ''fatal'' injuries when his convoy was attacked by the group.

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Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been captured in an ambush by a militant group in Iraq, bows in a gesture of apology at a press conference in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on May 10.

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(3)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

(3)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been captured in an ambush by a militant group in Iraq, is moved to tears during a press conference in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on May 10.

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(1)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

(1)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been captured in an ambush by a militant group in Iraq, speaks with reporters outside his house in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on May 10. Hironobu said that such violent acts are counterproductive.

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(2)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

(2)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been captured in an ambush by a militant group in Iraq, speaks with reporters outside his house in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on May 10. ''I doubt that such violent acts contribute anything to Iraq,'' Hironobu said.

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(3)Core Japan air unit heads to Kuwait

(3)Core Japan air unit heads to Kuwait

KOMAKI, Japan - Col. Hironobu Mizoguchi, who is responsible for transport planning for the Air Self-Defense Force unit in Iraq, speaks to reporters at the ASDF's Komaki base in Aichi Prefecture on Jan. 22 before the first unit of the main ASDF contingent leaves for Kuwait to help in the reconstruction of Iraq.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Hironobu Nakakura of Aoyama Gakuin University is tossed into the air by his teammates after crossing the finish line first in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Hironobu Nakakura of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2022.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Hironobu Nakakura of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2022.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Hironobu Nakakura of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district to claim victory for his school in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 3, 2022.

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Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been captured in an ambush by a militant group in Iraq, bows in a gesture of apology at a press conference in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on May 10. (Kyodo)

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(2)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

(2)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been captured in an ambush by a militant group in Iraq, speaks with reporters outside his house in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on May 10. ''I doubt that such violent acts contribute anything to Iraq,'' Hironobu said. (Kyodo)

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(1)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

(1)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been captured in an ambush by a militant group in Iraq, speaks with reporters outside his house in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on May 10. Hironobu said that such violent acts are counterproductive. (Kyodo)

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(3)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

(3)Violence doesn't contribute to Iraq, says brother of captive

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been captured in an ambush by a militant group in Iraq, is moved to tears during a press conference in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on May 10. (Kyodo)

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(2)Saito may have suffered 'fatal' injuries: Hart Security

(2)Saito may have suffered 'fatal' injuries: Hart Security

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been taken captive by an Islamic militant group in Iraq May 8, speaks to reporters in Chiba on May 12 following reports that his brother may have suffered ''fatal'' injuries when his convoy was attacked by the group. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi video on convoy attack likely genuine: Japan official

Iraqi video on convoy attack likely genuine: Japan official

TOKYO, Japan - Hironobu Saito, younger brother of Akihiko Saito who is believed to have been taken captive by the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sunnah Army, speaks to reporters in Chiba on May 15 after the group released a video on its website showing the scene of the attack that led to Saito's capture. (Kyodo)

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Aso encourages 2 GSDF officers set to join U.N. Sudan mission

Aso encourages 2 GSDF officers set to join U.N. Sudan mission

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) talks with Maj. Hironobu Tanaka of the Defense Ministry's Ground Staff Office (C) and Maj. Koichi Yamada of the GSDF's Ground Research and Development Command, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21. Aso encouraged the officers to do their best to help create peace in Sudan during their assignment to a U.N. mission in the war-torn African country. (Kyodo)

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(2)Militant group says Saito died from injuries after shooting

(2)Militant group says Saito died from injuries after shooting

CHIBA, Japan - Hironobu Saito, a younger brother of Akihiko Saito, a Japanese security consultant who has been missing in Iraq since an Iraqi militant group, the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, ambushed a convoy he was riding in earlier in May, answers questions from reporters at his home in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, on May 28 about his elder brother. (Kyodo)

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Neil Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 FINALF-CTIT-28 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross & Dr. Sid Characters: Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Film Poster Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Film Poster Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Whitaker,Fleming & Dr Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Hironobu Sakaguchi Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross & Gray Edwards Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross & Gray Edwards & Dr. Sid Characters: , & Dr. Sid Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

General Scene Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

General Hein Characters: General Hein Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Wit (2001)

Aki Ross Film: Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (USA/JP 2001) Regie: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara, Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, M Sakakiba 02 July 2001 Date: 02 July 2001

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