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3 sumo executives to resign for proteges' match fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows (from L) stablemasters Kitanoumi, Kokonoe and Michinoku who will step down from the Japan Sumo Association board as a special investigative panel ruled that their proteges have been involved in match fixing. Kitanoumi is former yokozuna Kitanoumi, Kokonoe is former yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Michinoku is former ozeki Kirishima.

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Kokonoe, former grand champion Chiyonofuji, heads to the Japan Sumo Association's emergency board meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2011, after it was reported the same day that text messages implying that wrestlers have routinely bought and sold their wins for several hundred thousand yen per bout were found on several sumo wrestlers' cellphones confiscated by the police.

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Hakuho surpasses Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) shakes hands with sumo elder Kokonoe, formerly yokozuna great Chiyonofuji, at Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2010. Hakuho surpassed Chiyonofuji's record by winning 54 consecutive bouts, marking the longest winning streak in postwar sumo history.

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Ex-ozeki Chiyotaikai hangs up mawashi

TOKYO, Japan - Former ozeki Chiyotaikai wraps up a press conference at his Kokonoe stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Jan. 13, 2010. The 33-year-old veteran sumo wrestler said he will retire from the sport after losing all three opening bouts in the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Ex-ozeki Chiyotaikai hangs up mawashi

TOKYO, Japan - Former ozeki Chiyotaikai speaks to reporters at his Kokonoe stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Jan. 13, 2010. The 33-year-old veteran sumo wrestler said he will retire from the sport after losing all three opening bouts in the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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JSA fires wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa (L) and JSA Director Kokonoe bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2 after the JSA executive committee decided to fire Wakakirin, who was arrested for marijuana possession on Jan. 30.

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Japan's longest walk-only suspension bridge opens

KOKONOE, Japan - A walk-only suspension bridge, the longest and highest in Japan of this kind, opened in a ceremony on Oct. 30 in Kokonoe in the southwestern prefecture of Oita. People wearing ancient robes walk the 390-meter long, 173-meter high bridge in the ceremony with the Shindo Fall in their background (L).

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Japan's longest walk-only suspension bridge opens

KOKONOE, Japan - A walk-only suspension bridge, the longest and highest in Japan of this kind, opened in a ceremony on Oct. 30 in Kokonoe in the southwestern prefecture of Oita. The Shindo Fall (C in back) can be seen from the 390-meter long, 173-meter high bridge.

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(1)Oita, Kumamoto checking poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Oita prefectural government officials wearing protective suits destroy a chicken coop on the compound of a private residence in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18, one day after dead bantams found there were confirmed infected with bird flu.

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(2)Oita, Kumamoto checking poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Oita prefectural government officials bury chicken coops in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18, one day after dead bantams found there were confirmed infected with bird flu.

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(3)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - An Oita prefectural government health official disinfects a shed of a household in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. Thirteen bantams kept by the household were confirmed to have had the bird flu virus.

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(1)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two Oita prefectural government health officials in protective wear check a poultry farm in the town of Kusu on Feb. 18 after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed at a household in the adjoining town of Kokonoe the previous day.

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(2)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two schoolchildren have their shoes disinfected as they come out of the blockaded section of a road in the village of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. The Oita prefectural government began checking poultry farms near a household in the village where an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed the previous day.

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(4)Japan confirms fresh outbreak of bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Oita prefectural government officials, clad in protective suits, put up a sign to blockade the road in front of a private residence in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 17 after bantams found dead there had been confirmed infected with bird flu.

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(1)Japan confirms fresh outbreak of bird flu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Oita prefectural officials are seen standing near chicken coops in the compound of a private residence in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 17, where dead bantams infected with bird flu were raised.

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(3)Japan confirms fresh outbreak of bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - A police official takes a photo of a chicken coop in the compound of a private residence in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 17 after dead bantams found there were confirmed to have been infected with bird flu.

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Bird flu suspected in Oita Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Kurimoto, health administration section chief, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, speaks at a press conference on Feb. 17. She said that a case of bird flu is suspected in the town of Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture .

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(2)Japan confirms fresh outbreak of bird flu

FUKUOKA, Japan - An Oita prefectural official walks past a chicken coop in the compound of a private residence in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 17, where dead bantams infected with bird flu were raised.

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(2)Bird flu suspected in Oita Pref.

KOKONOE, Japan - A photo taken Feb. 17 shows a lumberyard in the town of Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture, where bantam roosters kept as pets have been found dead. Farm ministry officials said the dead roosters tested positive for a bird flu virus and that the National Institute of Animal Health is now conducting confirmation tests.

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Nagoya sumo winner Chiyotaikai shakes hands with stable master

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai (R) shakes hands with his stable master Kokonoe after winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 21.

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2 GSDF helicopters crash in Oita, killing all 4 crew

OITA, Japan - Members of a Grand Self-Defense Force investigative team on March 8 examine the wreckage of a GSDF helicopter that crashed into Mt. Haneyama in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture on March 7 after colliding with another GSDF helicopter in midair during night training. All four crew members aboard the two choppers were killed.

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Taiho strikes pose in red yokozuna to mark 60th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Legendary sumo grand champion Taiho (C) poses in a red ''yokozuna,'' the ceremonial rope worn by holders of the sport's highest rank, to mark his 60th birthday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on June 8. Taiho, who won a record 32 grand sumo championships during his career, is flanked by former yokozuna Kitanoumi (L), serving as sword-bearer, and sumo elder Kokonoe, who wrestled under the name Chiyonofuji, serving as herald for the photo session.

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New ozeki Chiyotaikai joins antidrug drive at Narita

Ozeki Chiyotaikai joins a campaign against drug smuggling at Narita airport east of Tokyo on Feb. 5, together with his stable master Kokonoe. Chiyotaikai, who was promoted to ozeki after his victory at the New Year Sumo Tournament in Tokyo last month, distributed antidrug pamphlets at the airport.

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2 GSDF helicopters crash in Oita, killing all 4 crew

OITA, Japan - Members of a Grand Self-Defense Force investigative team on March 8 examine the wreckage of a GSDF helicopter that crashed into Mt. Haneyama in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture on March 7 after colliding with another GSDF helicopter in midair during night training. All four crew members aboard the two choppers were killed.

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JSA fires wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa (L) and JSA Director Kokonoe bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2 after the JSA executive committee decided to fire Wakakirin, who was arrested for marijuana possession on Jan. 30. (Kyodo)

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Taiho strikes pose in red yokozuna to mark 60th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Legendary sumo grand champion Taiho (C) poses in a red ''yokozuna,'' the ceremonial rope worn by holders of the sport's highest rank, to mark his 60th birthday at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on June 8. Taiho, who won a record 32 grand sumo championships during his career, is flanked by former yokozuna Kitanoumi (L), serving as sword-bearer, and sumo elder Kokonoe, who wrestled under the name Chiyonofuji, serving as herald for the photo session.

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Ex-yokozuna Chiyonofuji prepares for 60th-birthday ceremony

Professional sumo stablemaster Kokonoe (C), formerly yokozuna Chiyonofuji, poses with a red decorative rope freshly handwoven by wrestlers at his stable in Tokyo on May 28, 2015, three days ahead of his 60th-birthday "dohyo-iri" ring-entering ritual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo wrestlers prepare for ex-champ Chiyonofuji's 60th-birthday rite

Professional sumo stablemaster Kokonoe, formerly yokozuna Chiyonofuji, watches at his stable in Tokyo on May 28, 2015, as wrestlers weave a red decorative rope to be worn by him at his 60th-birthday "dohyo-iri" ring-entering ritual three days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-yokozuna Chiyonofuji prepares for 60th-birthday ceremony

Professional sumo stablemaster Kokonoe (C), formerly yokozuna Chiyonofuji, tries on a red decorative rope freshly handwoven by wrestlers at his stable in Tokyo on May 28, 2015, three days ahead of his 60th-birthday "dohyo-iri" ring-entering ritual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo wrestlers prepare for ex-champ Chiyonofuji's 60th-birthday rite

Professional sumo wrestlers weave a red decorative rope at the Kokonoe stable in Tokyo on May 28, 2015, to be worn by stablemaster Kokonoe, formerly yokozuna Chiyonofuji, at his 60th-birthday "dohyo-iri" ring-entering ritual three days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo wrestlers prepare for ex-champ Chiyonofuji's 60th-birthday rite

Professional sumo wrestlers weave a red decorative rope at the Kokonoe stable in Tokyo on May 28, 2015, to be worn by stablemaster Kokonoe, formerly yokozuna Chiyonofuji, at his 60th-birthday "dohyo-iri" ring-entering ritual three days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two Oita prefectural government health officials in protective wear check a poultry farm in the town of Kusu on Feb. 18 after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed at a household in the adjoining town of Kokonoe the previous day. (Kyodo)

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(2)Oita, Kumamoto checking poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Oita prefectural government officials bury chicken coops in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18, one day after dead bantams found there were confirmed infected with bird flu. (Kyodo)

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(3)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - An Oita prefectural government health official disinfects a shed of a household in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. Thirteen bantams kept by the household were confirmed to have had the bird flu virus. (Kyodo)

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(1)Oita, Kumamoto checking poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Oita prefectural government officials wearing protective suits destroy a chicken coop on the compound of a private residence in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18, one day after dead bantams found there were confirmed infected with bird flu. (Kyodo)

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(2)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two schoolchildren have their shoes disinfected as they come out of the blockaded section of a road in the village of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. The Oita prefectural government began checking poultry farms near a household in the village where an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Bird flu suspected in Oita Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Kurimoto, health administration section chief, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, speaks at a press conference on Feb. 17. She said that a case of bird flu is suspected in the town of Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture .(Kyodo)

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Japan's longest walk-only suspension bridge opens

KOKONOE, Japan - A walk-only suspension bridge, the longest and highest in Japan of this kind, opened in a ceremony on Oct. 30 in Kokonoe in the southwestern prefecture of Oita. People wearing ancient robes walk the 390-meter long, 173-meter high bridge in the ceremony with the Shindo Fall in their background (L).

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Japan's longest walk-only suspension bridge opens

KOKONOE, Japan - A walk-only suspension bridge, the longest and highest in Japan of this kind, opened in a ceremony on Oct. 30 in Kokonoe in the southwestern prefecture of Oita. The Shindo Fall (C in back) can be seen from the 390-meter long, 173-meter high bridge. (Kyodo)

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(4)Japan confirms fresh outbreak of bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Oita prefectural government officials, clad in protective suits, put up a sign to blockade the road in front of a private residence in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 17 after bantams found dead there had been confirmed infected with bird flu. (Kyodo)

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(3)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - An Oita prefectural government health official disinfects a shed of a household in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. Thirteen bantams kept by the household were confirmed to have had the bird flu virus. (Kyodo)

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(2)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two schoolchildren have their shoes disinfected as they come out of the blockaded section of a road in the village of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18. The Oita prefectural government began checking poultry farms near a household in the village where an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed the previous day. (Kyodo)

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(2)Oita, Kumamoto checking poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Oita prefectural government officials bury chicken coops in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18, one day after dead bantams found there were confirmed infected with bird flu. (Kyodo)

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(2)Bird flu suspected in Oita Pref.

KOKONOE, Japan - A photo taken Feb. 17 shows a lumberyard in the town of Kokonoe in Oita Prefecture, where bantam roosters kept as pets have been found dead. Farm ministry officials said the dead roosters tested positive for a bird flu virus and that the National Institute of Animal Health is now conducting confirmation tests. (Kyodo)

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(1)Oita gov't starts inspections of poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Two Oita prefectural government health officials in protective wear check a poultry farm in the town of Kusu on Feb. 18 after an outbreak of bird flu was confirmed at a household in the adjoining town of Kokonoe the previous day. (Kyodo)

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(1)Oita, Kumamoto checking poultry farms for bird flu

KOKONOE, Japan - Oita prefectural government officials wearing protective suits destroy a chicken coop on the compound of a private residence in the town of Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, on Feb. 18, one day after dead bantams found there were confirmed infected with bird flu. (Kyodo)

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Ex-ozeki Chiyotaikai hangs up mawashi

TOKYO, Japan - Former ozeki Chiyotaikai wraps up a press conference at his Kokonoe stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Jan. 13, 2010. The 33-year-old veteran sumo wrestler said he will retire from the sport after losing all three opening bouts in the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho surpasses Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) shakes hands with sumo elder Kokonoe, formerly yokozuna great Chiyonofuji, at Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2010. Hakuho surpassed Chiyonofuji's record by winning 54 consecutive bouts, marking the longest winning streak in postwar sumo history. (Kyodo)

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3 sumo executives to resign for proteges' match fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows (from L) stablemasters Kitanoumi, Kokonoe and Michinoku who will step down from the Japan Sumo Association board as a special investigative panel ruled that their proteges have been involved in match fixing. Kitanoumi is former yokozuna Kitanoumi, Kokonoe is former yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Michinoku is former ozeki Kirishima. (Kyodo)

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Kokonoe, former grand champion Chiyonofuji, heads to the Japan Sumo Association's emergency board meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2011, after it was reported the same day that text messages implying that wrestlers have routinely bought and sold their wins for several hundred thousand yen per bout were found on several sumo wrestlers' cellphones confiscated by the police. (Kyodo)