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Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (L), patron of the Agricultural Society of Japan, takes interest in pansies during his visit to a flower farm in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2023.

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Ishikawa goes wire to wire to win national junior title

KAWAGOE, Japan - Teenage golfing sensation Ryo Ishikawa reacts after sinking an eagle putt during the final round of the boys' division in the 15 to 17 age bracket at the national junior golf championships at the par-71 Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 17. Ishikawa shot a third straight 3-under 68 to complete a wire-to-wire victory.

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Ishikawa goes wire to wire to win national junior title

KAWAGOE, Japan - Teenage golfing sensation Ryo Ishikawa poses for a photo after winning the national junior golf championships in the boys' division in the 15 to 17 age bracket at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 17.

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Fire lit at National Stadium before final game

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuki Kawagoe, a member of the rugby team at Ishinomaki Technical High School in Miyagi Prefecture, lights the Olympic cauldron at the National Stadium in Tokyo on May 25, 2014, before the 2014 Asian Five Nations rugby match between Japan and Hong Kong, the last official sports event at the iconic stadium prior to its upcoming dismantlement. (Pool photo)

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Suspected robber holes up in car, dies after shooting himself

KAWAGOE, Japan - Police officers swarm a Honda sedan in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on June 3 in which a man armed with a gun had holed up for eight hours. The man later shot himself in the head and died in hospital, police said. The police suspect that the man may have been involved in a robbery at a pachinko parlor in the city of Konosu around midnight the previous day.

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Swedish king and queen visit Kawagoe

KAWAGOE, Japan - Swedish King Gustav (3rd from L in middle) and Queen Silvia (2nd from L) visit Kawagoe, northwest of Tokyo, with Japanese Emperor Akihito (4th from L in middle) and Empress Michiko (L) on March 28. (Pool Photo)

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Truck, mini-vehicle on fire after collision

TOKYO, Japan - A badly burned mini-vehicle is being removed from the scene after it was rear-ended by a truck and caught fire on Kan-Etsu Expressway in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on the morning of Dec. 12. Two people in the mini-vehicle were killed, and the truck driver was arrested.

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Australia's Sheehan wins Japan Open golf

KAWAGOE, Japan - Australia's Paul Sheehan clinches the Japan Open golf at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 15.

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Chubu Electric to produce methanol from driftwood at dams

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken May 13 shows a plant in the town of Kawagoe, Mie Prefecture, where Chubu Electric Power Co. will conduct Japan's first experiment to produce methanol from driftwood at dams and other wood wastes. The experiment, due to contine till November is part of Japan's efforts to develop biomass energy technology, which converts wood wastes, manure and other agricultural byproducts into energy.

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(4)Political leaders canvass for votes

KAWAGOE, Japan - People crowd the main streets of Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 12 to listen to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's election campaign speech.

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(1)Political leaders canvass for votes

KAWAGOE, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) delivers a street speech in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 12 in support of his Liberal Democratic Party's candidate in the Oct. 26 House of Councillors by-election in the prefecture, which is considered a litmus test for the Nov. 9 general election. LDP Secretary General Shinzo Abe (L) addresses voters in Osaka on the same day.

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Lions' Cabrera hits 3-run homer against Bluewave

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions infielder Alex Cabrera his hits a three-run homer over the left-center wall off Orix Bluewave starter Hidetaka Kawagoe in the bottom of the second inning at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa on May 12. The Lions won 9-0.

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Hatsushiba hits two-run homer

KOBE, Japan - Chiba Lotte Marines infielder Kiyoshi Hatsushiba watches the ball after hitting a two-run homer off Orix Bluewave starter Hidetaka Kawagoe with one out in the top of the fourth inning at Kobe Stadium on April 14. Lotte beat Orix 4-1 for its first victory of the season.

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Japanese pair wins bronze in table tennis world championships

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Akiko Takeda (L) and Mayu Kawagoe bite into their bronze medals of the women's doubles event in the table tennis world championships in Osaka on May 6. The pair fell to Olympic silver medalists Yang Ying and Sun Jin of China in the semifinals. They won Japan's first medal in the women's doubles in 26 years.

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Takeda, Kawagoe secure medal at table tennis world c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Akiko Takeda (front) and Mayu Kawagoe smile to spectators at a gymnasium in Osaka on May 2 after edging Croatians Tamara Boros and Eldijana Aganovic in the women's doubles quarterfinals of the table tennis world meet to secure Japan's first medal in the event in 26 years. The Japanese pair assured themselves of at least a bronze medal by advancing to the semifinals with a 23-21, 16-21, 21-19, 24-22 win over the Croatian duo who also tumbled out in the quarterfinals in last fall's Sydney Olympic Games.

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Man nabbed after taking woman hostage in internet cafe near Tokyo

Photo taken in the early hours of June 22, 2022, shows an internet cafe in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, where a 42-year-old man took a female worker hostage. He was later arrested when police stormed the premises and rescued the 22-year-old.

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Man nabbed after taking woman hostage in internet cafe near Tokyo

Police officers gather in the early hours of June 22, 2022, at an internet cafe in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, where a 42-year-old man took a female worker hostage. He was later arrested when police stormed the premises and rescued the 22-year-old.

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JAPAN-SAITAMA-DAILY LIFE

(220211) -- KAWAGOE, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Girls "fish" for good wishes in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-SAITAMA-DAILY LIFE

(220211) -- KAWAGOE, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man hangs his "ema", a wooden plaque with people's wishes or prayers, in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-SAITAMA-DAILY LIFE

(220211) -- KAWAGOE, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop in a commercial street in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-SAITAMA-DAILY LIFE

(220211) -- KAWAGOE, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop in a commercial street in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-SAITAMA-DAILY LIFE

(220211) -- KAWAGOE, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit a corridor of "ema", wooden plaques with people's wishes or prayers, in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-SAITAMA-DAILY LIFE

(220211) -- KAWAGOE, Feb. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop in a commercial street in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Aluminum tubes coated on the inner surface with Akebono's anodizing technology

Akebono Kinzoku Industry has succeeded in anodizing the inner surface of a long, thin aluminum tube. By developing a special manufacturing method, the company has made it possible to coat the inner surface of thin tubes, which was previously difficult. The length of the tube is about two meters, and the diameter is three millimeters, and the wall thickness can be as thin as one millimeter. It was confirmed that the film could be deposited even when bent into a spiral shape. (May 24, 2019, Akebono Kinzoku Kogyo, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

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Saitama Resona Bank, Kawagoe Branch

Tangible cultural property completed in 1918 and registered as a national tangible cultural property in 1996, 4-1 Saiwai-cho, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, March 9, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Saitama Resona Bank, Kawagoe Branch

Tangible cultural property completed in 1918 and registered as a national tangible cultural property in 1996, 4-1 Saiwai-cho, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, March 9, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Saitama Resona Bank, Kawagoe Branch

Tangible cultural property completed in 1918 and registered as a national tangible cultural property in 1996, 4-1 Saiwai-cho, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, March 9, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Saitama Resona Bank, Kawagoe Branch

Tangible cultural property completed in 1918 and registered as a national tangible cultural property in 1996, 4-1 Saiwai-cho, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, March 9, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Mone Inami of Japan hits off the 16th tee during the final round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 7, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Nelly Korda of the United States plays a shot during the final round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 7, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

(From L) Silver medalist Mone Inami of Japan, gold medalist Nelly Korda of the United States and bronze medalist Lydia Ko of New Zealand pose with their medals for the women's golf at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 7, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Nelly Korda of the United States celebrates after winning the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 7, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Mone Inami of Japan hits off the first tee during the final round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 7, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Mone Inami of Japan hits off the 10th tee during the final round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 7, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Mone Inami of Japan hits off the second tee during the final round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 7, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Mone Inami of Japan hits off the 16th tee during the final round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 7, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Hannah Green of Australia plays the third round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament while wearing an ice vest amid scorching heat on Aug. 6, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Aditi Ashok of India plays a shot during the third round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 6, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Nasa Hataoka of Japan makes a birdie putt on the 17th hole during the third round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 6, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Yuka Saso of the Philippines hits off the 10th tee during the third round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 6, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Yuka Saso of the Philippines hits off the 11th tee during the third round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 6, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Nasa Hataoka of Japan hits out of a bunker on the 18th hole during the third round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 6, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Japan's Mone Inami (R) hands her putter to her caddie on the ninth hole during the third round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 6, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Mone Inami of Japan hits off the fifth tee during the third round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 6, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Mone Inami of Japan lines up a putt on the third hole during the third round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 6, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Nelly Korda of the United States hits off the ninth tee during the third round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 6, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Nelly Korda of the United States hits off the fourth tee during the second round of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament on Aug. 5, 2021, at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Yuka Saso of the Philippines speaks at a press conference on Aug. 3, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament starting the next day at Kasumigasaki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Yuka Saso of the Philippines speaks at a press conference on Aug. 3, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympic women's golf tournament starting the next day at Kasumigasaki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Tokyo Olympics: Golf

Japanese golfers Mone Inami (L) and Nasa Hataoka pose for a photo at Kasumigaseki Country Club, the sport's Tokyo Olympic venue, in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 3, 2021.