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Japan cultural envoys

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on May 22, 2013, shows six of eight arts professionals whom Japan has selected as cultural ambassadors to help promote Japanese arts and culture overseas. They are (from L to R) calligrapher Souun Takeda, art unit Maywa Denki member Nobumichi Tosa, plaster artist Shuhei Hasado, Japanese-style gardener Masashi Hirao, dancer and choreographer Kaiji Moriyama, and "taiko" player Leonard Eto. The other two, actor Mirai Moriyama and Tama Art University professor Yuko Hasegawa, are not in the photo.

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Softbank dog's grandson

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a male puppy named Kaiji (bottom), the first ''grandpuppy'' of Kai, a Hokkaido-breed dog famous for playing the role of a father in a human family in TV commercials for Softbank Mobile Corp., in the town of Mukawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3, 2012. To the top is Kai's daughter Kirara.

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Japan vs Bulgaria friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Yasuhiko Endo (L) and defender Akira Kaiji (R) attempt to block Bulgaria striker Svetoslav Todorov (C) in the first half of their pre-World Cup friendly at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on May 9.

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Japan tune up for Bulgaria friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan striker Tatsuhiko Kubo (L), defender Akira Kaiji (C) and midfielder Yuki Abe tune up at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on May 8 on the eve of a World Cup warm-up against Bulgaria on May 9.

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(1)2 freed crew members reunited with colleagues in S. Korea

INCHEON, South Korea - Captain Nobuo Inoue (L) and chief engineer Shunji Kuroda (R) of the Japanese tugboat Idaten, together with Kanji Kondo (C), president of Kondo Kaiji Co., which owns the tugboat, arrive at South Korea's Incheon International Airport on March 23 from Malaysia to be reunited with other crew members. The two and a Filipino engineer were taken captive March 14 when the tugboat was attacked by armed pirates in Malaysian territorial waters.

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(1)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia - An official of Kondo Kaiji Co., tells reporters in Butterworth on March 20 that the three crew members of its tugboat Idaten who had been abducted by pirates in the Malacca Strait last week are all safe.

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(3)Japan brace up for Iran clash

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japan defender Akira Kaiji (L) tussles for control of the ball during a friendly match against a German amateur team in Frankfurt on March 20, five days before their 2006 World Cup qualifier against Iran in Tehran on March 25.

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(2)President of attacked tugboat owner meets crew members

BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia - Kanji Kondo, president of Kondo Kaiji Co., which owns the tugboat pirates attacked March 14 in the Malacca Strait, examines the 323-ton tugboat Idaten off Butterworth, Malaysia, on March 17.

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(1)President of attacked tugboat owner meets crew members

BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia - Kanji Kondo (R), president of Kondo Kaiji Co., which owns the tugboat pirates attacked March 14 in the Malacca Strait, boards the 323-ton tugboat Idaten to meet crew members off Butterworth, Malaysia, on March 17.

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Japanese shipping company ready to accept ransom demand if made

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Hideo Ishii, executive managing director of Kondo Kaiji Co. which owns the tugboat attacked by pirates in the Malacca Strait, speaks to reporters in Kitakyushu on March 17. Ishii said the company will comply with a ransom demand if such a demand is made.

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President of tugboat-owner company leaves for Malaysia

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kanji Kondo, president of the Japanese shipping company Kondo Kaiji Co., which owns the tugboat that was attacked by pirates in the Malacca Strait on March 14, leaves Fukuoka airport on March 16 for Malaysia.

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(13)Japan vs. China Asian Cup final

BEIJING, China - Japan defender Akira Kaiji (L) blocks China defender Xu Yunlong during the first half of their Asian Cup final at Workers' Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 7. Holders Japan beat China 3-1 to win their second successive Asian Cup and third overall.

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President of tugboat-owner company leaves for Malaysia

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kanji Kondo, president of the Japanese shipping company Kondo Kaiji Co., which owns the tugboat that was attacked by pirates in the Malacca Strait on March 14, leaves Fukuoka airport on March 16 for Malaysia. (Kyodo)

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(2)President of attacked tugboat owner meets crew members

BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia - Kanji Kondo, president of Kondo Kaiji Co., which owns the tugboat pirates attacked March 14 in the Malacca Strait, examines the 323-ton tugboat Idaten off Butterworth, Malaysia, on March 17. (Kyodo)

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(1)President of attacked tugboat owner meets crew members

BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia - Kanji Kondo (R), president of Kondo Kaiji Co., which owns the tugboat pirates attacked March 14 in the Malacca Strait, boards the 323-ton tugboat Idaten to meet crew members off Butterworth, Malaysia, on March 17. (Kyodo)

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Japanese shipping company ready to accept ransom demand if made

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Hideo Ishii, executive managing director of Kondo Kaiji Co. which owns the tugboat attacked by pirates in the Malacca Strait, speaks to reporters in Kitakyushu on March 17. Ishii said the company will comply with a ransom demand if such a demand is made. (Kyodo)

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(1)3 crewmen abducted by pirates confirmed safe

BUTTERWORTH, Malaysia - An official of Kondo Kaiji Co., tells reporters in Butterworth on March 20 that the three crew members of its tugboat Idaten who had been abducted by pirates in the Malacca Strait last week are all safe. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan brace up for Iran clash

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japan defender Akira Kaiji (L) tussles for control of the ball during a friendly match against a German amateur team in Frankfurt on March 20, five days before their 2006 World Cup qualifier against Iran in Tehran on March 25. (Kyodo)

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(1)2 freed crew members reunited with colleagues in S. Korea

INCHEON, South Korea - Captain Nobuo Inoue (L) and chief engineer Shunji Kuroda (R) of the Japanese tugboat Idaten, together with Kanji Kondo (C), president of Kondo Kaiji Co., which owns the tugboat, arrive at South Korea's Incheon International Airport on March 23 from Malaysia to be reunited with other crew members. The two and a Filipino engineer were taken captive March 14 when the tugboat was attacked by armed pirates in Malaysian territorial waters. (Kyodo)

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Japan tune up for Bulgaria friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan striker Tatsuhiko Kubo (L), defender Akira Kaiji (C) and midfielder Yuki Abe tune up at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on May 8 on the eve of a World Cup warm-up against Bulgaria on May 9. (Kyodo)

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Japan vs Bulgaria friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Yasuhiko Endo (L) and defender Akira Kaiji (R) attempt to block Bulgaria striker Svetoslav Todorov (C) in the first half of their pre-World Cup friendly at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on May 9. (Kyodo)

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(13)Japan vs. China Asian Cup final

BEIJIN, China - Japan defender Akira Kaiji (L) blocks China defender Xu Yunlong during the first half of their Asian Cup final at Workers' Stadium in Beijing on Aug. 7. Holders Japan beat China 3-1 to win their second successive Asian Cup and third overall. (Kyodo)

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Softbank dog's grandson

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a male puppy named Kaiji (bottom), the first ''grandpuppy'' of Kai, a Hokkaido-breed dog famous for playing the role of a father in a human family in TV commercials for Softbank Mobile Corp., in the town of Mukawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3, 2012. To the top is Kai's daughter Kirara. (Kyodo)