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Kamino wins Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Nobuko Yamada, Mika Ozawa, Yuka Kamino, Chikage Tanaka, and Ikue Teshigawara have been selected for the women's short-track Olympic races in Turin in February 2006.

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Tour debutante Asama takes top spot at Kosaido 1st round

ICHIHARA, Japan - Second-year pro Ikue Asama watches her iron shot during the first round of the Kosaido Ladies at Chiba Kosaido Country Club on May 28. She carded six birdies against a lone bogey to take sole possession of the first-round lead at 5-under-par 67 in her tour debut.

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Teshigawara sweeps all 4 races at short track invitational

TOKYO, Japan - Ikue Teshigawara (L) wins the women's 1,000 meters Nov. 10 at Tokyo's Edogawa Sportsland rink, sweeping all four races at the national short track speed skating invitational championships to claim her fifth overall title. After winning the 500- and 1,500-meter races on Nov. 9, Teshigawara completed the set with victories in the 1,000 and 3,000 finals.

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Kamino wins Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Nobuko Yamada, Mika Ozawa, Yuka Kamino, Chikage Tanaka, and Ikue Teshigawara have been selected for the women's short-track Olympic races in Turin in February 2006. (Kyodo)

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Teshigawara sweeps all 4 races at short track invitational

TOKYO, Japan - Ikue Teshigawara (L) wins the women's 1,000 meters Nov. 10 at Tokyo's Edogawa Sportsland rink, sweeping all four races at the national short track speed skating invitational championships to claim her fifth overall title. After winning the 500- and 1,500-meter races on Nov. 9, Teshigawara completed the set with victories in the 1,000 and 3,000 finals. (Kyodo)

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Puppeteer reunites with old buddy in Tokyo

Veteran puppeteer Ikue Namba poses for photos at a cafe in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2015, with a puppet of "Torahige," a character from the children's puppet show "Hyokkori Hyotanjima" aired on the public network NHK TV in the 1960s. Namba, 80, manipulated the puppet on the program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Puppeteer delights fans with live performance in Tokyo

Veteran puppeteer Ikue Namba (L) operates a puppet of "Torahige," a character from the children's puppet show "Hyokkori Hyotanjima" aired on the public network NHK TV in the 1960s, at a cafe in the Harajuku district of Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2015. Namba, 80, manipulated the puppet on the program. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-actress Takagi admits to marijuana use

Undated photo shows former actress Saya Takagi who has admitted to using marijuana, investigative sources said on Nov. 14, 2016. The 53-year-old, whose real name is Ikue Masudo, was arrested on the Okinawa Prefecture island of Ishigaki in late October, three months after she unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the upper house election in a bid to legalize the use of the drug for medical purposes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former actress Takagi arrested for marijuana possession

Undated photo shows former actress Saya Takagi, 53, whose real name is Ikue Masudo. Takagi was arrested on Oct. 25, 2016, for alleged marijuana possession at her home on the island of Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture, the narcotics control department at the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tour debutante Asama takes top spot at Kosaido 1st round

ICHIHARA, Japan - Second-year pro Ikue Asama watches her iron shot during the first round of the Kosaido Ladies at Chiba Kosaido Country Club on May 28. She carded six birdies against a lone bogey to take sole possession of the first-round lead at 5-under-par 67 in her tour debut. (Kyodo)