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Tokushima's demotion from J-1 fixed after loss to Cerezo

OSAKA, Japan - Players of Tokushima Vortis, including midfielder Takeshi Hamada (extreme L), look depressed at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014, after the club's 3-1 loss to Cerezo Osaka that fixed its relegation next year from the J-League Division 1.

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Lovinho helps Kusatsu beat Reds in Emperor's Cup

SAITAMA, Japan - Daniel Lovinho (2nd from R) of J-League Division 2 club Thespa Kusatsu Gunma scores late in the second half of a third-round Emperor's Cup match against J-1 side Urawa Reds in Saitama north of Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014. Kusatsu notched an upset 2-1 win.

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FC Tokyo down Matsumoto Yamaga in Emperor's Cup

CHOFU, Japan - Defender Yuki Okubo (L) of J-League Division 2 side Matsumoto Yamaga and Sota Hirayama (C) of J-1 club FC Tokyo clash for the ball during a third-round Emperor's Cup match in the Tokyo suburb of Chofu on Aug. 20, 2014. Tokyo won 2-0.

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Kashiwa beat Urawa, win 1st J-League title

SAITAMA, Japan - Kashiwa Reysol's Jorge Wagner (R) scores in the first half of a J-League game against Urawa Reds at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on Dec. 3, 2011. Kashiwa captured its first J-1 title by beating Urawa 3-1.

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Kashima clinch East Asian Champions Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Players of J-1 League club Kashima Antlers celebrate winning the inaugural ''A3'' East Asian Champions Cup at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 22 after eking out a 0-0 draw against South Korean club champions Seongnam Ilhwa.

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Veteran Japan striker Miura formally signs for Vissel Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Veteran Japan international Kazuyoshi Miura gets congratulations from fans after signing a two-year contract with J-League club Vissel Kobe on Dec. 27. While financial details of the new pact were not revealed, soccer sources said that Miura, who netted 17 goals for Kyoto to finish third top scorer in J-1 this season, will earn an estimated annual salary of 60 million yen.

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Tokushima's demotion from J-1 fixed after loss to Cerezo

OSAKA, Japan - Players of Tokushima Vortis, including midfielder Takeshi Hamada (extreme L), look depressed at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014, after the club's 3-1 loss to Cerezo Osaka that fixed its relegation next year from the J-League Division 1. (Kyodo)

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FC Tokyo down Matsumoto Yamaga in Emperor's Cup

CHOFU, Japan - Defender Yuki Okubo (L) of J-League Division 2 side Matsumoto Yamaga and Sota Hirayama (C) of J-1 club FC Tokyo clash for the ball during a third-round Emperor's Cup match in the Tokyo suburb of Chofu on Aug. 20, 2014. Tokyo won 2-0. (Kyodo)

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Lovinho helps Kusatsu beat Reds in Emperor's Cup

SAITAMA, Japan - Daniel Lovinho (2nd from R) of J-League Division 2 club Thespa Kusatsu Gunma scores late in the second half of a third-round Emperor's Cup match against J-1 side Urawa Reds in Saitama north of Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014. Kusatsu notched an upset 2-1 win. (Kyodo)

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Kashiwa beat Urawa, win 1st J-League title

SAITAMA, Japan - Kashiwa Reysol's Jorge Wagner (R) scores in the first half of a J-League game against Urawa Reds at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on Dec. 3, 2011. Kashiwa captured its first J-1 title by beating Urawa 3-1. (Kyodo)

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Kashima clinch East Asian Champions Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Players of J-1 League club Kashima Antlers celebrate winning the inaugural ''A3'' East Asian Champions Cup at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 22 after eking out a 0-0 draw against South Korean club champions Seongnam Ilhwa. (Kyodo)

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Veteran Japan striker Miura formally signs for Vissel Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Veteran Japan international Kazuyoshi Miura gets congratulations from fans after signing a two-year contract with J-League club Vissel Kobe on Dec. 27. While financial details of the new pact were not revealed, soccer sources said that Miura, who netted 17 goals for Kyoto to finish third top scorer in J-1 this season, will earn an estimated annual salary of 60 million yen.

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Japanese-made J-1 rockets too co

The cost of Japanese-made J-1 rockets is much higher than that of foreign-made rockets, making them uncompetitive in the international satellite-launch market, Management and Coordination Agency officials say April 26. The photograph was taken at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 12, 1996.