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Japanese emperor, empress in Mie Prefecture

Japanese emperor, empress in Mie Prefecture

A rainbow forms over a vehicle carrying Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako following their arrival at Kashikojima Station in Shima in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 9, 2025, to attend a national event for the conservation of fishery resources and promotion of the fishing industry. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress in Mie Prefecture

Emperor, empress in Mie Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Kashikojima Station in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2025. The imperial couple are visiting the central Japan prefecture to attend a fishery industry promotional event ceremony. (Pool photo)

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S. Korea's Lee wins Mizuno Classic golf tournament

S. Korea's Lee wins Mizuno Classic golf tournament

SHIMA, Japan - South Korea's Lee Mi Hyang holds up the winner's cup after her victory in the Mizuno Classic golf tournament, an event jointly sanctioned by the U.S. and Japan LPGA tours, at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2014. Lee won her first U.S. title in a playoff.

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Lu wins Mizuno Classic

Lu wins Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Taiwan's Teresa Lu holds the victor's trophy after winning the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 10, 2013. Lu finished with a 14-under 202 total, capturing her first title on the Japan LPGA tour.

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Lewis wins Mizuno Classic

Lewis wins Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Stacy Lewis of the United States plays in the final round of the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2012. Lewis carded an 11-under 205 for her first victory at the event.

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Lewis wins Mizuno Classic

Lewis wins Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Stacy Lewis of the United States holds the victor's trophy after the final round of the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2012. Lewis carded an 11-under 205 for her first victory at the event.

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Lewis wins Mizuno Classic

Lewis wins Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Stacy Lewis of the United States kisses the victor's trophy after the final round of the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2012. Lewis carded an 11-under 205 for her first victory at the event.

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Ueda wins Mizuno Classic

Ueda wins Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Japanese golfer Momoko Ueda holds the victor's trophy at Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 6, 2011, after winning the Mizuno Classic title. The 2007 Mizuno champion edged China's Feng Shanshan in a playoff.

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Shin wins Mizuno Classic for 2nd U.S. LPGA title

Shin wins Mizuno Classic for 2nd U.S. LPGA title

SHIMA, Japan - World No. 1 Shin Ji Yai holds the winner's trophy after claiming her second U.S. LPGA title of the season in the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 7, 2010.

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Song wins Mizuno Classic by 3 strokes, Ochoa ties for 2nd

Song wins Mizuno Classic by 3 strokes, Ochoa ties for 2nd

SHIMA, Japan - Song Bo Bae of South Korea reacts after winning the Mizuno Classic golf tournament at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 8, 2009. The Japan-based South Korean won her third career Japan LPGA title and second of the season following the Japan Women's Open in October.

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Song wins Mizuno Classic by 3 strokes, Ochoa ties for 2nd

Song wins Mizuno Classic by 3 strokes, Ochoa ties for 2nd

SHIMA, Japan - Song Bo Bae of South Korea poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Mizuno Classic golf tournament at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 8, 2009. The Japan-based South Korean won her third career Japan LPGA title and second of the season following the Japan Women's Open in October.

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Shin wins 2nd title in Japan at Mizuno Classic

Shin wins 2nd title in Japan at Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Women's British Open champion Shin Ji Yai of South Korea reacts after winning the Mizuno Classic golf tournament at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 9.

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Albatross helps Ueda win Mizuno Classic

Albatross helps Ueda win Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Japan LPGA Money rankings leader Momoko Ueda is all smiles with her trophy in hands after winning the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club on Nov. 4. Ueda made an albatross on the seventh hole in shooting a final-round 66 that gave her a two-shot victory over Sweden's Maria Hjorth and Reilley Rankin of the United States who shared second place.

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Laura Davies ties for lead with Ueda at Mizuno Classic

Laura Davies ties for lead with Ueda at Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - England's Laura Davies shares the lead with Japan's money rankings leader Momoko Ueda at 7-under 137 after the second round of the Mizuno Classic on Nov. 3 at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture.

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Australia'a Webb wins Mizuno Classic golf

Australia'a Webb wins Mizuno Classic golf

SHIMA, Japan - Australia's Karrie Webb smiles with the trophy she captured in Mizuno Classic golf at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 5

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Japan's Miyazato finishes 7th at Mizuno Classic golf

Japan's Miyazato finishes 7th at Mizuno Classic golf

SHIMA, Japan - Japan's Ai Miyazato shoots from a pond in the 17th hole in Mizuno Classic golf at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 5. She came seventh in a tie with Shinobu Moromizato at 8-under.

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Unheralded Ueda leads LPGA stars at Mizuno Classic

Unheralded Ueda leads LPGA stars at Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Winless Japanese player Momoko Ueda shot a career-best 64 on Nov. 4 to climb to the top of a star-studded field after two rounds of the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture. She moved one shot clear of Karrie Webb and two ahead of seven players including Annika Sorenstam, Ai Miyazato and first-round leader Rachel Hetherington.

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Unheralded Ueda leads LPGA stars at Mizuno Classic

Unheralded Ueda leads LPGA stars at Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Winless Japanese player Momoko Ueda shot a career-best 64 on Nov. 4 to climb to the top of a star-studded field after two rounds of the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture. She moved one shot clear of Karrie Webb and two ahead of seven players including Annika Sorenstam, Ai Miyazato and first-round leader Rachel Hetherington. (Kyodo)

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Australia'a Webb wins Mizuno Classic golf

Australia'a Webb wins Mizuno Classic golf

SHIMA, Japan - Australia's Karrie Webb smiles with the trophy she captured in Mizuno Classic golf at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 5 (Kyodo)

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Japan's Miyazato finishes 7th at Mizuno Classic golf

Japan's Miyazato finishes 7th at Mizuno Classic golf

SHIMA, Japan - Japan's Ai Miyazato shoots from a pond in the 17th hole in Mizuno Classic golf at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 5. She came seventh in a tie with Shinobu Moromizato at 8-under. (Kyodo)

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Laura Davies ties for lead with Ueda at Mizuno Classic

Laura Davies ties for lead with Ueda at Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - England's Laura Davies shares the lead with Japan's money rankings leader Momoko Ueda at 7-under 137 after the second round of the Mizuno Classic on Nov. 3 at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Albatross helps Ueda win Mizuno Classic

Albatross helps Ueda win Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Japan LPGA Money rankings leader Momoko Ueda is all smiles with her trophy in hands after winning the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club on Nov. 4. Ueda made an albatross on the seventh hole in shooting a final-round 66 that gave her a two-shot victory over Sweden's Maria Hjorth and Reilley Rankin of the United States who shared second place. (Kyodo)

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Shin wins 2nd title in Japan at Mizuno Classic

Shin wins 2nd title in Japan at Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Women's British Open champion Shin Ji Yai of South Korea reacts after winning the Mizuno Classic golf tournament at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 9. (Kyodo)

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Host of G-7 summit has a lot to offer

Host of G-7 summit has a lot to offer

Tourists take a selfie in front of a sign at Kashikojima Station in central Japan on March 9, 2016, which is counting down the days until the opening of the Group of Seven summit to be held in the area in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asahi beer to advertise G-7 Summit in label

Asahi beer to advertise G-7 Summit in label

Asahi Breweries Ltd. executive Minoru Hosaka (L) and Mie Gov. Eikei Suzuki hold a can of the brewer's megahit product Asahi Super Dry on Nov. 24, 2015, at the prefectural government offices in Tsu in western Japan, to unveil a new label on the product, featuring the word "Iseshima Summit," its scheduled dates and an illustration of Kashikojima Island, where the Group of Seven Summit will take place in May 2016. The products carrying the label will go on sale the following month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea's Ahn Sun Ju wins Toto Japan Classic golf tournament

S. Korea's Ahn Sun Ju wins Toto Japan Classic golf tournament

South Korea's Ahn Sun Ju poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the LPGA tour Toto Japan Classic golf tournament at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in the city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2015. Ahn beat fellow South Korean Lee Ji Hee and American Angela Stanford with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Stanford, O'Toole tied for lead in Japan LPGA event

Stanford, O'Toole tied for lead in Japan LPGA event

Angela Stanford plays a shot during the first round of the TOTO Japan Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Shima, Mie Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2015. Stanford carded a 7-under 65 to share the lead with American compatriot Ryann O'Toole. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Six-month countdown to Ise-Shima Summit

Six-month countdown to Ise-Shima Summit

File photo taken June 24, 2015, shows Shima Kanko Hotel Classic in Mie Prefecture, western Japan. The hotel on Kashikojima Island is expected to be the main venue for the Group of Seven summit in May 2016, while the adjoining Shima Kanko Hotel Bay Suites is likely to provide accommodation for the G-7 leaders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Six-month countdown to Ise-Shima Summit

Six-month countdown to Ise-Shima Summit

Taro Kono (L), chairman of the National Public Safety Commission, inspects Shima Kanko Hotel Bay Suites in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 21, 2015, ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Japan in May 2016. The hotel on Kashikojima Island is expected to provide accommodation for the G-7 leaders while the adjoining Shima Kanko Hotel Classic is likely to be the main venue for the summit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Six-month countdown to Ise-Shima Summit

Six-month countdown to Ise-Shima Summit

Photo taken in June 2015 shows Kashikojima Island on the southern extremity of the Shima Peninsula, western Japan, the stage envisioned for the main venue of the Ise-Shima Summit in Japan in May 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Six-month countdown to Ise-Shima Summit

Six-month countdown to Ise-Shima Summit

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows Kashikojima Island (C) on the southern extremity of the Shima Peninsula, western Japan, the stage envisioned for the main venue of the Ise-Shima Summit in Japan in May 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shin wins Mizuno Classic for 2nd U.S. LPGA title

Shin wins Mizuno Classic for 2nd U.S. LPGA title

SHIMA, Japan - World No. 1 Shin Ji Yai holds the winner's trophy after claiming her second U.S. LPGA title of the season in the Mizuno Classic at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 7, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Ueda wins Mizuno Classic

Ueda wins Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Japanese golfer Momoko Ueda holds the victor's trophy at Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 6, 2011, after winning the Mizuno Classic title. The 2007 Mizuno champion edged China's Feng Shanshan in a playoff. (Kyodo)

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Song wins Mizuno Classic by 3 strokes, Ochoa ties for 2nd

Song wins Mizuno Classic by 3 strokes, Ochoa ties for 2nd

SHIMA, Japan - Song Bo Bae of South Korea reacts after winning the Mizuno Classic golf tournament at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 8, 2009. The Japan-based South Korean won her third career Japan LPGA title and second of the season following the Japan Women's Open in October. (Kyodo)

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Song wins Mizuno Classic by 3 strokes, Ochoa ties for 2nd

Song wins Mizuno Classic by 3 strokes, Ochoa ties for 2nd

SHIMA, Japan - Song Bo Bae of South Korea poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Mizuno Classic golf tournament at Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 8, 2009. The Japan-based South Korean won her third career Japan LPGA title and second of the season following the Japan Women's Open in October. (Kyodo)

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