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The great Weisang Ceremony is held in Zhagana,

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2016 - (FILE) The great Weisang Ceremony is held at Zhagana village with the people crowded, and small colorful banners printed with lions, tigers, dragons are thrown into the sky, China's Gansu province, 17 February 2016. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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The great Weisang Ceremony is held in Zhagana,

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2016 - (FILE) The great Weisang Ceremony is held at Zhagana village with the people crowded, and small colorful banners printed with lions, tigers, dragons are thrown into the sky, China's Gansu province, 17 February 2016. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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The great Weisang Ceremony is held in Zhagana,

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2016 - (FILE) The great Weisang Ceremony is held at Zhagana village with the people crowded, and small colorful banners printed with lions, tigers, dragons are thrown into the sky, China's Gansu province, 17 February 2016. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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The great Weisang Ceremony is held in Zhagana,

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2016 - (FILE) The great Weisang Ceremony is held at Zhagana village with the people crowded, and small colorful banners printed with lions, tigers, dragons are thrown into the sky, China's Gansu province, 17 February 2016. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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The great Weisang Ceremony is held in Zhagana,

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2016 - (FILE) The great Weisang Ceremony is held at Zhagana village with the people crowded, and small colorful banners printed with lions, tigers, dragons are thrown into the sky, China's Gansu province, 17 February 2016. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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The great Weisang Ceremony is held in Zhagana,

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2016 - (FILE) The great Weisang Ceremony is held at Zhagana village with the people crowded, and small colorful banners printed with lions, tigers, dragons are thrown into the sky, China's Gansu province, 17 February 2016. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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The great Weisang Ceremony is held in Zhagana,

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 17, 2016 - (FILE) The great Weisang Ceremony is held at Zhagana village with the people crowded, and small colorful banners printed with lions, tigers, dragons are thrown into the sky, China's Gansu province, 17 February 2016. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana

GANNAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16, 2016 - (FILE) Photo taken on 16 February 2016 shows the Buddhist ceremony in Zhagana, China's Gansu province. Zhagana is a mountainous region on the northeastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,500 meters. The region has a unique cultural and natural landscape featuring Tibetan-style villages, primitive forests and mountains formed during the quatenary glaciation. As the Tibetan religion, in addition to Kamiyama, more important was the Lasang temple.

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Nepalese acquitted over 1997 murder

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kamiyama (C), who heads the defense counsel for Govinda Prasad Mainali, and other members of the counsel smile during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2012, after the Tokyo High Court exonerated the Nepalese man of a 1997 murder. The court acquitted Mainali, who had been sentenced to life in prison for the killing of a Japanese woman.

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Mainali to leave Japan on June 15 for Nepal

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kamiyama (R), who headed a group of lawyers for Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder, holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 14, 2012. Earlier the same day it was decided Mainali will leave Japan on June 15 to return to Kathmandu for the first time in about 18 years. Kamiyama said he is "greatly relieved" and praised Mainali's inner strength that enabled him to endure 15 years of imprisonment in Japan.

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Lawyers visit Nepalese man at immigration office

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Lawyers Hiroshi Kamiyama (L) and Shozaburo Ishida meet the press after visiting Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese granted a retrial over a 1997 murder case, at the Yokohama Office of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau on June 13, 2012. The lawyers visited Mainali as they wished to see him one more time before his pending repatriation. During their meeting, Kamiyama, who headed a group of lawyers for Mainali, exchanged a high-five with him through the acrylic sheet that separated them, while the Nepalese told Kamiyama, "Finally, I have something to tell you. Please get married soon," according to the lawyers.

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Tokyo High Court grants retrial to Nepalese man

TOKYO, Japan - Radha Mainali (R) shakes hands with Hiroshi Kamiyama, chief defense lawyer for her husband -- Govinda Prasad Mainali -- at the Japan Federation of Bar Associations hall in Tokyo on June 7, 2012. The Tokyo High Court decided earlier in the day to reopen a high-profile murder case in which her husband was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a Japanese woman in 1997 in Tokyo.

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School principal overpowers intruder

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroshi Igushi, principal of Kamiyama Elementary School in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, poses with a fighting tool called a ''sasumata'' in the central Japan city on June 20, 2011. Three people including the principal armed with the tool overpowered a knife-carrying intruder at the school the same day.

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Disaster-hit Kesennuma in April and June

KESENNUMA, Japan - Combined photo shows the Kamiyama River in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on April 28, 2011 (top frame), with vehicles caught up in the March 11 tsunami floating on the surface and cherry blossoms in full bloom on riverbank, and the same river on June 6, 2011 (bottom frame).

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko visit leprosy santoriums

GOTEMBA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit a leprosy sanatorium at Kamiyama Fukusei Hospital in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 24, 2010. The imperial couple also visited Suruga Sanatorium, a national sanatorium for leprosy, in the city.

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Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition arrives at Showa Base

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Hiroshi Miyaoka (L), leader of Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition, shakes hands with Kokichi Kamiyama (R), who heads the 47th expedition, on the group's arrival at the base on Dec. 19. The 47th team has been conducting observations since December last year. (Pool photo)

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Kamiyama moves into lead at ABC Championship

TOJO, Japan - Takashi Kamiyama opened up a one-stroke lead after shooting a 6-under-par 66 at the midway point of the ABC Championship at ABC Golf Course on Oct. 29.

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(3)Hamilton heads British Open

TROON, Scotland - Takashi Kamiyama of Japan reads the course at the 3rd hole during the third round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Troon Golf Club on July 17.

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(5)Japanese players in British Open

TROON, Scotland - Takashi Kamiyama of Japan watches his tee shot at the start of British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club on July 15.

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Kamiyama wins playoff to claim 1st title at JCB Classic

SHIBATA, Japan - Takashi Kamiyama bursts into joy after emerged victorious in a three-way playoff with veteran Tsuneyuki Nakajima and Tomohiro Kondo to capture the first title of his career at the JCB Classic Sendai at Omotezao Kokusai Golf Club on June 6.

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Japan takes gold in Asian Games cycling+

PUSAN, South Korea - A Japanese trio wins the men's team sprint event in the cycling competition Oct. 5 at the Asian Games. Yuichiro Kamiyama, Harutomo Watanabe and Takashi Kaneko (from left) completed three laps at Geumjeong Velodrome in 1 minute, 0.927 seconds to win over the South Korean trio for Japan's first Asian Games gold in the team sprint.

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Nepalese man acquitted of 1997 murder of woman

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kamiyama, lawyer for Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man accused of murdering a woman in Tokyo in 1997, speaks at a news conference April 14 after the Tokyo District Court found the defendant not guilty.

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(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WINTER PARALYMPICS-PARA ALPINE SKIING-WOMEN'S SLALOM STANDING(CN)

(220312) -- BEIJING, March 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kamiyama Noriko of Japan competes during the Para Alpine Skiing Women's Slalom Standing of Beijing 2022 Winter Paraympic Games at National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)

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Kamiyama moves into lead at ABC Championship

TOJO, Japan - Takashi Kamiyama opened up a one-stroke lead after shooting a 6-under-par 66 at the midway point of the ABC Championship at ABC Golf Course on Oct. 29. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition arrives at Showa Base

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Hiroshi Miyaoka (L), leader of Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition, shakes hands with Kokichi Kamiyama (R), who heads the 47th expedition, on the group's arrival at the base on Dec. 19. The 47th team has been conducting observations since December last year. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs on a road lined with old houses built during Japan's Showa period in Kamiyama in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 15, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs on a road lined with old houses built during Japan's Showa period in Kamiyama in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 15, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs on a road lined with old houses built during Japan's Showa period in Kamiyama in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 15, 2021.

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Museum in west Japan tells of villagers' forced relocation in WWII

Hisako Kamiyama (R), a survivor of the Japanese government's forced relocation of villagers from what is now the city of Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, during World War II to Manchuria (northeastern China), and Yoshiaki Sagawa, a former member of the local education board, look at exhibits about the tragedy at a refurbished local museum in the western Japan city on Aug. 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum in west Japan tells of villagers' forced relocation in WWII

Hisako Kamiyama, an 81-year-old survivor of the Japanese government's forced relocation of villagers from Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, during World War II to Manchuria (northeastern China), points to a photo at a refurbished local museum as she recalls her ordeal during an interview in Shimanto on Aug. 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lake Ashi

Viewing northwest from Mt. Kurakake. This photo was taken after 1886, as Hakone Imperial Villa is visible on top of the mountain of Dogashima Island. It appears the date of the photo is later than mid-Meiji, as more houses are seen in Hakone than in catalogue #2972. The mountains at the back right are Momagadake and Kamiyama. The peninsula on the left is Mt. Hatabiki.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐26‐0]

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Lake Ashi

This photo depicts the Dogashima area of Hakone post town in the north of Mt. Kurakake. Since Hakone Imperial Villa is visible on top of the mountain of Dogashima, this photo was taken after 1886. Buildings, such as honjins, still remain. The post town keeps the same atmosphere as at the end of the Edo Peiod. The mountain on the right is Komagadake, and Mt. Kamiyama, the highest mountain in Hakone, is behind it.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐59‐0]

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Lake Ashi

Viewing northwest from Mt. Kurakake. This photo was taken after 1886, as Hakone Imperial Villa is visible on top of the mountain of Dogashima Island. It appears the date of the photo is later than mid-Meiji, as more houses are seen in Hakone than in catalogue #2972. The mountains at the back right are Momagadake and Kamiyama. The peninsula on the left is Mt. Hatabiki.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐10‐2]

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Owaku-dani Valley

Owakudani used to be called Ojigoku (meaning great hell), but on the occasion of the visit of the Emperor Meiji in 1874, it was renamed Owakudani to avoid the name of hell. So, this photo was taken after 1874. The mountain to the left is the highest mountain in Hakone, Kamiyama.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐13‐0]

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Disaster-hit Kesennuma in April and June

KESENNUMA, Japan - Combined photo shows the Kamiyama River in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on April 28, 2011 (top frame), with vehicles caught up in the March 11 tsunami floating on the surface and cherry blossoms in full bloom on riverbank, and the same river on June 6, 2011 (bottom frame). (Kyodo)

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School principal overpowers intruder

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroshi Igushi, principal of Kamiyama Elementary School in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, poses with a fighting tool called a ''sasumata'' in the central Japan city on June 20, 2011. Three people including the principal armed with the tool overpowered a knife-carrying intruder at the school the same day. (Kyodo)

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko visit leprosy santoriums

GOTEMBA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit a leprosy sanatorium at Kamiyama Fukusei Hospital in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 24, 2010. The imperial couple also visited Suruga Sanatorium, a national sanatorium for leprosy, in the city. (Kyodo)

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(3)Hamilton heads British Open

TROON, Scotland - Takashi Kamiyama of Japan reads the course at the 3rd hole during the third round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Troon Golf Club on July 17. (Kyodo)

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(5)Japanese players in British Open

TROON, Scotland - Takashi Kamiyama of Japan watches his tee shot at the start of British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club on July 15. (Kyodo)