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Teen Go prodigy Nakamura to shift playing base to S. Korea

Sumire Nakamura, a 14-year-old Japanese prodigy in the ancient board game of Go, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2023, after South Korea's Go governing body approved her application to shift her playing base to South Korea, a country that has produced many world champions. (Kyodo)

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Director, actor of award-winning film

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese actor Koji Yakusho (L), star of the award-winning film ''Chronicle of My Mother'' (''Waga Haha no Ki'' in Japanese), speaks during a press conference in Kyoto on Sept. 1, 2011. ''Chronicle of My Mother'', directed by Masato Harada (R), won a special jury award at the 35th Montreal World Film Festival in Canada earlier in the week.

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Japanese film director Masato Harada

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese film director Masato Harada. His film ''Chronicle of My Mother'' or ''Waga Haha no Ki'' in Japanese won the Special Grand Prix of the jury at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Aug. 28, 2011.

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Ozawa plays go with woman champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa (L) plays go with Hsieh Yi-min, who holds the Woman's Honinbo title of the Tokyo-based Nihon Ki-in go association, in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2009. Ozawa, known as an enthusiast of the game that originated in China, lost his three-hour match with Hsieh that was open to the public.

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Director, actor of award-winning film

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese actor Koji Yakusho (L), star of the award-winning film ''Chronicle of My Mother'' (''Waga Haha no Ki'' in Japanese), speaks during a press conference in Kyoto on Sept. 1, 2011. ''Chronicle of My Mother'', directed by Masato Harada (R), won a special jury award at the 35th Montreal World Film Festival in Canada earlier in the week. (Kyodo)

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Japanese film director Masato Harada

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese film director Masato Harada. His film ''Chronicle of My Mother'' or ''Waga Haha no Ki'' in Japanese won the Special Grand Prix of the jury at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Aug. 28, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa plays go with woman champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa (L) plays go with Hsieh Yi-min, who holds the Woman's Honinbo title of the Tokyo-based Nihon Ki-in go association, in Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2009. Ozawa, known as an enthusiast of the game that originated in China, lost his three-hour match with Hsieh that was open to the public. (Kyodo)