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Jojima singles in opener against Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima singles to left in the seventh inning in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 14.

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Minnesota Twins beats Seattle Mariners 6-5

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Minnesota Twins' Brian Buscher (L) slides home with the winning run in the ninth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Metrodome in Minneapolis on April 7. At right is Mariners' catcher Kenji Jojima. The Twins won 6-5.

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Jojima sees big money in Hawks' new deal, now 4th richest

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kenji Jojima, a catcher for the Pacific League baseball club Softbank Hawks, smiles during a press conference in Fukuoka on Dec. 28 after signing a new single-year contract worth 500 million yen with the team.

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(2)Jojima sees big money in Hawks' new deal, now 4th richest

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks catcher Kenji Jojima smiles as he gets into his car after signing a new single-year contract worth 500 million yen with the Pacific League club on Dec. 28. He became the fourth-highest-paid Japanese player in national baseball history.

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Jojima homers, doubles twice in Mariners win

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima smiles in the dugout after having one of his most prolific outings of the season on Aug. 20. He drove in three runs with a homer and a pair of doubles to help the Mariners beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4 at Metro Dome for their fourth straight victory. (MLB)

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Jojima homers, doubles twice in Mariners win

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima hits an RBI double to left in the ninth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Metro Dome on Aug. 20. Jojima drove in three runs with a homer and a pair of doubles to help the Mariners beat the Twins 9-4 for their fourth straight victory. (MLB)

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Jojima delivers in clutch for Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Kenji Jojima is elated after singling in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the Seattle Mariners came back from an early 3-0 deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-5 at Safeco Field on Aug. 18.

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Jojima homer helps Seattle beat Boston

SEATTLE, United States - Kenji Jojima hit his 12th homer of the season with a two-run shot in the seventh inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 3. The Mariners beat the Red Sox 7-4.

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Jojima, Shirakawa at press confab

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa hold a press conference after a two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 economies in Mexico City on Nov. 5, 2012.

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G-20 meeting in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima answers reporters' questions after the first day session of a two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 advanced and major developing economies in Mexico City on Nov. 4, 2012.

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G-20 finance chiefs' meeting in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (C) arrives on Nov. 4, 2012, at a hotel in Mexico City, the venue for a two-day meeting of the G-20 finance chiefs which began later that day.

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Jojima at IMFC

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima attends a meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, the policy-setting body of the International Monetary Fund, at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 13, 2012.

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IMF chief Lagarde in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde (R) and Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima shake hands in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012, after the Japanese government signed an agreement with the IMF to provide $60 billion in emergency loans to the multilateral lender amid the global economic downturn following the sovereign debt crisis in Europe.

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IMF-World Bank meetings

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (front R) and Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (front L) attend a photo session after a plenary session in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012, of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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G-7 meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows (from L to R) Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during a meeting of G-7 finance chiefs in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012. The finance ministers and central bank governors from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States held talks on the sidelines of the joint annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Japan finance chief Jojima

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima speaks with reporters after a meeting of G-7 finance chiefs at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2012.

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Japan, S. Korea finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (L) and South Korean Strategy and Finance Minister Bahk Jae Wan (R) hold talks at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) hold talks at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japan, S. Korea finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (L) and South Korean Strategy and Finance Minister Bahk Jae Wan shake hands ahead of talks at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Meeting on Myanmar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar's finance and revenue minister Win Shein (back) delivers a speech during a meeting of officials from Myanmar and its main creditors held in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012 to discuss how to settle roughly $900 million in overdue debt to help the country's economic development. In the front is Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima.

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Meeting on Myanmar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar's finance and revenue minister Win Shein (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima shake hands during a meeting of officials from Myanmar and its main creditors held in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012 to discuss how to settle roughly $900 million in overdue debt to help the country's economic development.

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Meeting on Myanmar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (back) speaks during a meeting of officials from Myanmar and its main creditors held in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012 to discuss how to settle roughly $900 million in overdue debt to help the country's economic development. In the front is Myanmar's finance and revenue minister Win Shein.

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Japan, World Bank disaster meeting

SENDAI, Japan - (From R) International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim pose for photos after an international conference on disasters and development hosted by Japan and the World Bank in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Japan, World Bank disaster meeting

SENDAI, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (5th from R), Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (6th from R), World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (7th from R) and other participants pose for photos after an international conference on disasters and development hosted by Japan and the World Bank in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 10, 2012.

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Global leaders visit Sendai disaster-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - (From R, front) International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima stand on the rooftop of an elementary school that survived destruction in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Arahama coastal district of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2012, during their visit to sites in disaster-hit areas.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Koriki Jojima, Japan's new finance minister, enters Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012, as Noda reshuffled his Cabinet.

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New education minister Hirano

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Hirofumi Hirano, Diet affairs chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. DPJ chief and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appointed Hirano on Jan. 13, 2012, as education minister to replace Masaharu Nakagawa, while giving Hirano's party post to DPJ Deputy Secretary General Koriki Jojima.

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Jojima practices batting in training camp

GINOZA, Japan - Former major leaguer and now Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima begins batting practice in the club's training camp in Ginoza, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2010.

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Tigers' catcher Jojima begins spring training for 2010 season

GINOZA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima (R) stretches during a spring training session in the village of Ginoza, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 1, 2010. Jojima has returned to Japanese baseball after four seasons with the Seattle Mariners.

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Hanshin catcher Jojima starts workout

SASEBO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima throws a ball during a workout in his hometown of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Jojima who left the Seattle Mariners the previous season started practicing prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Hanshin catcher Jojima starts workout

SASEBO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima (C) works out in his hometown of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Jojima who left the Seattle Mariners the previous season started practicing prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Hanshin catcher Jojima starts workout

SASEBO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima works out in his hometown of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Jojima who left the Seattle Mariners the previous season started practicing prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Hanshin catcher Jojima starts workout

SASEBO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima works out in his hometown of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Jojima who left the Seattle Mariners the previous season started practicing prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Jojima signs 4-year deal with Hanshin

OSAKA, Japan - Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2009 after signing a four-year, 2 billion yen contract with the Central League baseball club Hanshin Tigers.

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Jojima signs 4-year deal with Hanshin

OSAKA, Japan - Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima (R) shakes hands with Akinobu Mayumi, manager of the Hanshin Tigers, during a press conference at a hotel in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2009. Jojima signed a four-year, 2 billion yen contract with the Central League baseball club.

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Jojima signs 4-year deal with Hanshin

OSAKA, Japan - Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima poses wearing a Hanshin Tigers's cap and shirt during a press conference at a hotel on Osaka on Nov. 13, 2009. Jojima signed a four-year, 2 billion yen contract with the Central League baseball club.

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Jojima agrees to join Hanshin Tigers

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kenji Jojima speaks to reporters at a hotel in Fukuoka on Oct. 27, 2009, after he agreed to join the Hanshin Tigers following a second round of talks with the Central League club. The 33-year-old catcher last week exercised an opt-out clause in his contract with the Seattle Mariners to return to Japan after injuries and lack of production limited him to 71 games this past season and 112 games in 2008.

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Seattle Mariners' Jojima homers against L.A. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima homers to left-center off Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver in the third inning of a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 9, 2009. Jojima went 2-for-4 but the Mariners lost 3-6.

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Seattle's Jojima blasts homer vs Oakland

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima watches a two-run homer he hit in the fourth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 3, 2009. The Mariners won 7-4.

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Seattle's Jojima blasts homer vs Oakland

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima hits a two-run homer in the fourth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 3, 2009. The Mariners won 7-4.

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Ichiro joins team for first time in 9 games

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) celebrates with catcher Kenji Jojima (L) the team's 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on Sept. 1. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in his return after missing eight games with a calf strain.

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Seattle Mariners' Jojima 1-for-3 against Kansas City Royals

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima hits a single to center in the second inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30. Jojima went 1-for-3 and the Mariners lost 0-3.

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Seattle's Jojima hits homer vs Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima homers against the New York Yankees in the eighth inning of a game at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 16. The Mariners won 10-3.

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Jojima homer lifts Seattle to victory over White Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Kenji Jojima (C) strikes a pose as he arrives back at home plate after hitting a two-run homer in the sixth to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox at Safeco Field on Aug. 10.

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Jojima homer lifts Seattle to victory over White Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Kenji Jojima hits a two-run homer in the sixth to lift the Seattle Mariners to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox at Safeco Field on Aug. 10.

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Seattle catcher Jojima hits single vs Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima hits a single to center in the second inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 2. The Mariners won 8-4.

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Mariners' Jojima hits homer against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Kenji Jojima hits a homer over the left-field fence in the second inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on May 25. Jojima left the game in the third inning because he broke his toe during the first inning. The Mariners lost 1-6.

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Ichiro hits 2 homers to lead Mariners over Red Sox

SEATTLE, the United States - The Seattle Mariners' Kenji Jojima hits a single to the left field during the sixth inning in the game against the Boston Red Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, on May 15.

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Jojima hits score-tying double against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima hits a score-tying double in the seventh of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark on May 12.

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Jojima goes 1-for-4 against Rangers

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Kenji Jojima doubles to left in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field on May 4. He went 1-for-4 in a 6-5 defeat to the Rangers.