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Quake drill held nationwide on disaster preparedness day

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe inspects people engaged in a major quake drill in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 1., the nation's annual ''disaster preparedness day.'' About 630,000 people in 37 of the nation's 47 prefectures participated in similar quake drills on the day.

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Olympic cycling events should not be held outside Tokyo in 2020: head

SOCHI, Russia, April 22 Kyodo - Brian Cookson, president of the world's cycling governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale, gives an interview in Sochi, Russia on April 21, 2015. Cookson said he opposes the idea of staging track cycling, BMX and mountain biking in Izu, Japan, during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, instead of the capital.

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Shidax pitcher Nomaguchi picked by Yomiuri

IZU, Japan - Shidax pitcher Takahiko Nomaguchi smiles at a press conference in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, after being picked by the Yomiuri Giants in pre-draft arrangements on Nov. 17.