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Four Continents figure skating championships

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kanako Murakami performs in the women's free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium in Osaka on Feb. 10, 2013. Murakami took the bronze medal with a total of 181.03 points.

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Ono wins Akutagawa literary award, Nishi wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kanako Nishi (L) and Masatsugu Ono smile while posing for photos at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, after winning the Naoki Prize for popular fiction and the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, respectively. Nishi was awarded the prize for her work "Saraba!" (Farewell!) while Ono won the prize for his work "9 Nen Mae no Inori" (A Prayer Nine Years Ago).

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Ono wins Akutagawa literary award, Nishi wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kanako Nishi (L) and Masatsugu Ono pose for photos at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, after winning the Naoki Prize for popular fiction and the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, respectively. Nishi was awarded the prize for her work "Saraba!" (Farewell!) while Ono won the prize for his work "9 Nen Mae no Inori" (A Prayer Nine Years Ago).

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Japan's Murakami performs at NHK Trophy skating gala

OSAKA, Japan - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs in the gala exhibition of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 30, 2014.

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Murakami 4th in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Kanako Murakami of Japan is pictured after performing in the women's free skate at the NHK Trophy figure skating event on Nov. 29, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. She finished in fourth place.

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Murakami 4th in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs in the women's free skate at the NHK Trophy figure skating event on Nov. 29, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. She finished in fourth place.

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Murakami 3rd in NHK Trophy after women's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kanako Murakami gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, Japan. She was third in the women's short program, trailing leader Gracie Gold of the United States by 3.78 points.

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Murakami 3rd in NHK Trophy after women's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kanako Murakami gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, Japan. She was third in the women's short program, trailing leader Gracie Gold of the United States by 3.78 points.

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Japan's Murakami wins bronze at Cup of China

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Kanako Murakami smiles with the bronze medal she won at the Cup of China ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 8, 2014.

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Murakami 3rd after Cup of China women's short program

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Kanako Murakami smiles after performing in the women's short program of the Cup of China, the second stop on the 2014 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, in Shanghai on Nov. 7, 2014. Murakami scored 60.44 points and came third, well behind Russians Julia Lipnitskaia (69.56) in first place and Elizaveta Tuktamsheva (67.99).

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Japan swimmers gear up for Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Kanako Watanabe trains on Sept. 17, 2014, prior to the start of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

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Japanese figure skaters join Sochi Games Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters (from L to R) Kanako Murakami, Akiko Suzuki and Mao Asada smile after the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Japanese skaters at Sochi Games closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters Kanako Murakami (L), Mao Asada (C) and Akiko Suzuki march in the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Japanese athletes at Sochi closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters - (from lower L to R) Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki, Daisuke Takahashi, Kanako Murakami and Tatsuki Machida - snap a commemorative photo during the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Japanese athletes at Sochi closing ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters - (from lower L to R) Mao Asada, Daisuke Takahashi, Akiko Suzuki, Tatsuki Machida and Kanako Murakami (behind Machida) - march during the closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Japan's skater Murakami smiles after free program at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami (R) and her coach Machiko Yamada smile after her performance in the women's free program on Feb. 20, 2014, at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

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Japan's Murakami in women's free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs in the free program of the women's figure skating competition during the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Murakami finished in 12th place in the competition.

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Japan's Murakami in women's free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs a spin during the free program of the women's figure skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Japan's Murakami in women's free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan jumps in the free program of the women's figure skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Japan's Murakami in women's free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami (R) of Japan smiles with her coach Machiko Yamada after her performance in the free program of the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Murakami finished 12th in the competition.

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Japan's Murakami in women's free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during the free program of the women's figure skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Japan's Murakami in women's free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during the free program of the women's figure skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Japan's Murakami in women's free skating

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan responds to the crowd after her performance in the free program of the women's figure skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Murakami performs in women's free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs in the free program of the women's figure skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Murakami performs in women's free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs in the free program of the women's figure skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Univ. students gather to watch women's free skating

TOYOTA, Japan - On Feb. 21, 2014, students of Chukyo University gather at the Toyota Campus in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, to watch the free program of the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Japanese skaters Mao Asada and Kanako Murakami, also students of the university, competed in the event.

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Murakami practices before free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan warms up just before the free program of the women's figure skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Asada, Murakami before free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Mao Asada (R) and Kanako Murakami of Japan are about to practice just before the free program of the women's figure skating event at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014.

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Murakami practices for women's free skating

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan on Feb. 20, 2014, practices in front of coach Machiko Yamada (R) for the free program of the women's figure skating event scheduled later in the day at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.

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Murakami practices for Sochi free skating program

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Kanako Murakami practices on Feb. 20, 2014, for the women's figure skating free program later the same day at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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Murakami practices for Sochi free skating program

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Kanako Murakami practices on Feb. 20, 2014, for the women's figure skating free program later the same day at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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Japan's Murakami in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Murakami is in 15th place going into the free program.

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Japan's Murakami in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Japan's Murakami in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs a spin during the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Japan's Murakami in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan competes in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Japan's Murakami in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan looks down the ice after performing in the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014. Murakami is in 15th place going into the free program.

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Japan's Murakami in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Japan's Murakami in women's short program in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs a spin during the women's short program of the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Japan's Murakami prepares for women's short program

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami practices her routine during an official training session at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014, prior to the women's short program on Feb. 19.

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Japan's Suzuki, Murakami prepare for women's short program

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters Akiko Suzuki (L) and Kanako Murakami practice during an official training session at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014, prior to the women's short program on Feb. 19.

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Japan's Murakami prepares for women's short program

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami practices her routine during an official training session at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014, prior to the women's short program on Feb. 19.

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Japan's Murakami prepares for women's short program

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami practices during an official training session at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014, prior to the women's short program on Feb. 19.

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Japan's Murakami prepares for women's short program

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami practices during an official training session at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014, prior to the women's short program on Feb. 19.

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Japan's Murakami prepares for women's short program

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami practices her routine during an official training session at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014, prior to the women's short program on Feb. 19.

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Japan's Murakami prepares for women's short program

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami practices her routine during an official training session at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014, prior to the women's short program on Feb. 19.

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Japan's Murakami prepares for women's short program

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami practices her jump during an official training session at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014, prior to the women's short program on Feb. 19.

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Japanese figure skaters meet press in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters Akiko Suzuki (L), Mao Asada (C) and Kanako Murakami vow to deliver good performances in the women's figure skating competition, during a press conference at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014, prior to the women's short program on Feb. 19.

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Japanese figure skaters meet press in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters Akiko Suzuki (L), Kanako Murakami (C) and Mao Asada smile during a press conference at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014, ahead of the start of the women's singles competition.

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Japanese figure skaters meet press in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skaters Akiko Suzuki (L), Mao Asada(C) and Kanako Murakami pose for photos during a press conference at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014, ahead of the women's short program on Feb. 19.

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Japanese figure skaters meet press in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Combination photo shows Japanese figure skaters Akiko Suzuki (L), Mao Asada (C) and Kanako Murakami at a press conference during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.