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Olympics: Japan reaches table tennis men's team final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 16 Kyodo - Japan's Jun Mizutani reacts after gaining a point against Timo Boll of Germany in a table tennis men's team event semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 15, 2016. Japan won 3-1 to advance to the final.

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Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 15 Kyodo - (From L) Jun Mizutani, head coach Yosuke Kurashima, Maharu Yoshimura and Koki Niwa celebrate after defeating Germany 3-1 in the table tennis men's team semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016.

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Olympics: Japan reaches table tennis men's team final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Jun Mizutani celebrates a winning point against Germany's Bastian Steger as Japan beat Germany in the table tennis men's team event semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 15, 2016.==Kyodo

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Yoshimura wins men's singles title at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Eighteen-year-old Maharu Yoshimura celebrates after beating Jun Mizutani in the men's singles final at the table tennis national championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2012.

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Mizutani 1st man to win 5 consecutive nat'l titles

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani plays at the national table tennis championships in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2011. Mizutani became the first man to win the men's national singles title five times in a row by defeating Chinese-born Kazuhiro Chan four games to none in the final.

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Fukuhara, Mizutani return from table tennis championships

NARITA, Japan - Ai Fukuhara (R) and Jun Mizutani hold bronze medals that Japan's men and women won upon arrival from the world table team tennis championships in Moscow at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 1, 2010.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kaii Yoshida during the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani beat Yosida 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, winning his fourth straight singles title.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani celebrates after winning the men's singles final of the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani won his fourth straight singles title by beating Kaii Yoshida.

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Mizutani and Kishikawa beat Habesohn and Kosowski in Ogimura Cup

WAKAYAMA, Japan - World bronze medalist duo Jun Mizutani (L) and Seiya Kishikawa of Japan saw off Daniel Habesohn of Austria and Jakub Kosowski of Poland in the men's first-round doubles at the Ogimura Cup Japan Open at Wakayama Big Whale on June 12.

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Japan's Mizutani-Kishikawa pair win bronze

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese pair Jun Mizutani (R) and Seiya Kishikawa (L) show off the bronze medals they captured in the men's doubles at the table tennis world championships in Yokohama on May 4.

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Japan's Mizutani-Kishikawa pair fall, settle for bronze

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese third-seeded pair Jun Mizutani (R) and Seiya Kishikawa (L) are in action in the semifinals of men's doubles at the tennis table world championships in Yokohama on May 4. They were defeated in straight sets by Chinese second-seed duo Ma Long and Xu Xin, settling for the bronze medal as there was no playoff for third place.

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Mizutani, Kishikawa advance to semifinals in men's doubles

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Jun Mizutani (L) and Seiya Kishikawa celebrate after beating Singapore's Gao Ning and Yang Zi in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3.

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Mizutani, Kishikawa advance to semifinals in men's doubles

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Jun Mizutani (R) and Seiya Kishikawa wave to fans after beating Singapore's Gao Ning and Yang Zi in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3.

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Mizutani, Kishikawa advance to semifinals in men's doubles

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Seiya Kishikawa (R) returns the ball to Singapore's Gao Ning and Yang Zi in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3. At left is Jun Mizutani. The Japanese pair won the match to advance to the semifinals.

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Olympics: Japan men's team beaten in table tennis semis

BEIJING, China - Members of Japan's table tennis team -- (L to R) Seiya Kishikawa, Jun Mizutani and Yo Kan -- look disappointed after losing to European champions Germany 3-2 in the men's team semifinals of the Beijing Olympics at Peking University Gymnasium in Beijing on Aug. 16.

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Japan denied spot in table tennis team world final

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's reigning national champion Jun Mizutani looks frustrated after losing a point to South Korea's Lee Jung Woo in the semifinals at the table tennis team world championships in Guangzhou, China, on March 1. Lee prevailed 3-2 as South Korea beat Japan 3-1 to advance to the finals against three-time defending champions China.

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Mizutani becomes youngest national champion

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani beat defending champion Kaii Yoshida four sets to one in the men's singles final at the national championships on Jan. 21, making him the youngest player to win the title at 17 years and seven months.

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Table tennis: Retirement ceremony for Mizutani

Table tennis player Jun Mizutani, who won the mixed doubles gold with Mima Ito at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, speaks during his retirement ceremony in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 27, 2022.

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Table tennis: Retirement ceremony for Mizutani

Table tennis player Jun Mizutani, who won the mixed doubles gold with Mima Ito at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, waves during his retirement ceremony in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 27, 2022.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani (L) and South Korea's Jang Woo Jin play in the fourth match of the men's table tennis team event's bronze medal contest on Aug. 6, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani (facing camera) plays against South Korea's Jang Woo Jin in the fourth match of the men's table tennis team event's bronze medal contest on Aug. 6, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japanese table tennis players Jun Mizutani (C, L) and Mima Ito (C, R) pose after winning the Tokyo Olympic mixed doubles gold on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani (R) and Mima Ito react after winning the table tennis mixed doubles final against China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. (Kyodo)(TOPPAGE) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani (R) and Mima Ito react after winning the table tennis mixed doubles final against China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito (front) play against China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen during the table tennis mixed doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani (R) and Mima Ito react after winning a point against China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen during the table tennis mixed doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen (L) play against Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito in the table tennis mixed doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

(Clockwise from bottom L) Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito play against Germany's Petrissa Solja and Patrick Franziska in the table tennis mixed doubles quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics on July 25, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Jun Mizutani (L) and Mima Ito of Japan react after winning a point against Stefan Fegerl and Sofia Polcanova of Austria in the table tennis mixed doubles round of 16 of the Tokyo Olympics at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the capital on July 24, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Jun Mizutani (L) and Mima Ito of Japan play against Stefan Fegerl and Sofia Polcanova of Austria in the table tennis mixed doubles round of 16 of the Tokyo Olympics at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the capital on July 24, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Jun Mizutani (back) and Mima Ito of Japan play against Stefan Fegerl and Sofia Polcanova of Austria in the table tennis mixed doubles round of 16 of the Tokyo Olympics at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the capital on July 24, 2021. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Mizutani becomes youngest national champion

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani beat defending champion Kaii Yoshida four sets to one in the men's singles final at the national championships on Jan. 21, making him the youngest player to win the title at 17 years and seven months. (Kyodo)

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Japan denied spot in table tennis team world final

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's reigning national champion Jun Mizutani looks frustrated after losing a point to South Korea's Lee Jung Woo in the semifinals at the table tennis team world championships in Guangzhou, China, on March 1. Lee prevailed 3-2 as South Korea beat Japan 3-1 to advance to the finals against three-time defending champions China. (Kyodo)

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Mizutani, Kishikawa advance to semifinals in men's doubles

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Seiya Kishikawa (R) returns the ball to Singapore's Gao Ning and Yang Zi in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3. At left is Jun Mizutani. The Japanese pair won the match to advance to the semifinals. (Kyodo)

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Mizutani, Kishikawa advance to semifinals in men's doubles

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Jun Mizutani (R) and Seiya Kishikawa wave to fans after beating Singapore's Gao Ning and Yang Zi in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3. (Kyodo)

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Mizutani, Kishikawa advance to semifinals in men's doubles

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Jun Mizutani (L) and Seiya Kishikawa celebrate after beating Singapore's Gao Ning and Yang Zi in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Mizutani-Kishikawa pair fall, settle for bronze

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese third-seeded pair Jun Mizutani (R) and Seiya Kishikawa (L) are in action in the semifinals of men's doubles at the tennis table world championships in Yokohama on May 4. They were defeated in straight sets by Chinese second-seed duo Ma Long and Xu Xin, settling for the bronze medal as there was no playoff for third place. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Mizutani-Kishikawa pair win bronze

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese pair Jun Mizutani (R) and Seiya Kishikawa (L) show off the bronze medals they captured in the men's doubles at the table tennis world championships in Yokohama on May 4. (Kyodo)

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Mizutani and Kishikawa beat Habesohn and Kosowski in Ogimura Cup

WAKAYAMA, Japan - World bronze medalist duo Jun Mizutani (L) and Seiya Kishikawa of Japan saw off Daniel Habesohn of Austria and Jakub Kosowski of Poland in the men's first-round doubles at the Ogimura Cup Japan Open at Wakayama Big Whale on June 12. (Kyodo)

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Japan's men reach final at World Tame Table Tennis Championships

Japan's Jun Mizutani (front) serves to England's Liam Pitchford during the semifinals of the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Kula Lumpur on March 5, 2016. Japan's men's team defeated England 3-1 to reach the final for the first time in 39 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizutani makes history with 8th national singles title

Jun Mizutani celebrates after beating Kazuhiro Chan in the men's singles table tennis final at the Japan national championships in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2016. Mizutani won a record-equaling eighth men's title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mizutani makes history with 8th national singles title

Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kazuhiro Chan during the men's singles table tennis final at the Japan national championships in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2016. Mizutani won 4-1 (9-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-7, 11-6) to grab a record-equaling eighth men's title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Japan's Olympic squad

Combined photo shows (from L) Tomokazu Harimoto, Koki Niwa and Jun Mizutani, who were named to Japan's table tennis squad on Jan. 6, 2020, for the Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan men's team beaten in table tennis semis

BEIJING, China - Members of Japan's table tennis team -- (L to R) Seiya Kishikawa, Jun Mizutani and Yo Kan -- look disappointed after losing to European champions Germany 3-2 in the men's team semifinals of the Beijing Olympics at Peking University Gymnasium in Beijing on Aug. 16. (Kyodo)

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Fukuhara, Mizutani return from table tennis championships

NARITA, Japan - Ai Fukuhara (R) and Jun Mizutani hold bronze medals that Japan's men and women won upon arrival from the world table team tennis championships in Moscow at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 1, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Mizutani 1st man to win 5 consecutive nat'l titles

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani plays at the national table tennis championships in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2011. Mizutani became the first man to win the men's national singles title five times in a row by defeating Chinese-born Kazuhiro Chan four games to none in the final. (Kyodo)

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Yoshimura wins men's singles title at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Eighteen-year-old Maharu Yoshimura celebrates after beating Jun Mizutani in the men's singles final at the table tennis national championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani celebrates after winning the men's singles final of the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani won his fourth straight singles title by beating Kaii Yoshida. (Kyodo)

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kaii Yoshida during the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani beat Yosida 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, winning his fourth straight singles title. (Kyodo)

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Table tennis: Men's singles final at Japanese c'ships

Jun Mizutani plays a shot en route to winning the men's singles final against Yuya Oshima at the Japanese national table tennis championships in Osaka on Jan. 20, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo