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Kyoto gubernatorial election

KYOTO, Japan, April 9 Kyodo - Kazuhito Fukuyama, a 57-year-old lawyer, speaks in front of his supporters in Kyoto city after losing the gubernatorial election in Kyoto Prefecture on April 8, 2018. Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki won the election, fought between newcomers.

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Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho is lifted by team director Kazuhito Sakae (R) and coach Shota Shidochi (L) on their shoulders after winning the women's 69-kilogram gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016.

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Olympic wrestling champ Yoshida speaks about father's death

TSU, Japan - Three-time Olympic wresting gold medalist Saori Yoshida (R) and Kazuhito Sakae, head coach of the Japanese women's national wrestling team, speak to reporters at a wake for Yoshida's father Eikatsu in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on March 13, 2014, two days after his death from an illness.

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Japan Olympic medalists parade in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (L) and Kazuhito Tanaka wave during a parade by Olympic athletes in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 20, 2012. Some 500,000 people filled the streets of the district in central Tokyo for the parade celebrating Japan's London 2012 Olympians, whose 38-medal haul was the country's largest total from a single Olympic Games. (Pool photo)

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Japan men's gymnastics medalists return home

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura, Yusuke Tanaka and Ryohei Kato (from L) pose for photographs during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2012. The Japanese team won the silver medal in the 2012 London Olympic men's gymnastics team event.

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Japan men's gymnastics medalists return home

NARITA, Japan - Members of the Japan men's gymnastics team Ryohei Kato, Yusuke Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura and Kazuhito Tanaka (from L to R) arrive at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 10, 2012. The Japanese team won the silver medal for the 2012 London Olympics men's gymnastics team event.

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Japan men take silver in gymnastics

LONDON, Britain - Members of the Japanese team (From L) Yusuke Tanaka, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura and Ryohei Kato wave to the crowd after winning the silver medal in the Olympics men's gymnastics team final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 30, 2012.

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Japan men take silver in gymnastics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka loses his balance during his pommel horse performance in the Olympics men's gymnastics team final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 30, 2012.

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Japan men take silver in gymnastics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka performs on the horizontal bar during the Olympics men's gymnastics team final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 30, 2012.

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Japan men take silver in gymnastics

LONDON, Britain - Members of the Japanese team (From L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura and Ryohei Kato wave to the crowd after winning the silver medal in the Olympics men's gymnastics team final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 30, 2012.

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Japan men make gymnastics team final, Uchimura in all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka performs on the parallel bars in the Olympics men's gymnastics qualifying stage at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 28, 2012.

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Japan men make gymnastics team final, Uchimura in all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka reacts after his shaky performance during the Olympics men's gymnastics qualifying stage at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 28, 2012.

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Tanaka siblings win London Olympic berths

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Rie Tanaka (C) and her elder brother Kazuhito (R) and younger brother Yusuke celebrate at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 5, 2012, after the three gymnast siblings were ensured berths for the London Olympics at the NHK Cup.

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Japanese men take silver at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team -- (from L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Makoto Okiguchi, Kazuhito Tanaka and Kenya Kobayashi -- show their silver medals after finishing second in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession.

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Japan's Tanaka at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka performs on the parallel bars during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

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Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka competes on the parallel bars during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games.

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'Loach' aphorism mentioned by Noda

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhito Aida, the son of popular aphorist Mitsuo Aida and director of the Mitsuo Aida Museum, holds a copy of his late father's book ''Okagesan'' in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2011. Aida shows a page on which is written the aphorism ''A loach does not have to emulate a goldfish,'' cited by Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Noda compared himself to the loach, an unspectacular bottom-dwelling fish.

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Tanaka wins bronze in parallel bars at world championships

LONDON, England - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka acknowledges the crowd during the awards ceremony for the men's parallel bars final at the Gymnastics World Championships in London on Oct. 18, 2009. Tanaka won bronze in the event.

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Tanaka wins bronze in parallel bars at world championships

LONDON, England - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka performs during the men's parallel bars final at the Gymnastics World Championships in London on Oct. 18, 2009. Tanaka won bronze in the event.

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China's Wang wins parallel bars at world championships

LONDON, England - (From L to R) China's Feng Zhe, the silver medalist, China's Wang Guanyin, the gold medalist, and Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka, the bronze medalist, pose during the awards ceremony for the men's parallel bars final at the Gymnastics World Championships in London on Oct. 18, 2009.

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Tanaka wins bronze in parallel bars at world championships

LONDON, England - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka holds up his bronze medal during the awards ceremony for the men's parallel bars final at the Gymnastics World Championships in London on Oct. 18, 2009.

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BOJ board nominee Ikeo intends to focus on health of banks

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhito Ikeo, a Keio University professor and a government nominee for the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, speaks at the House of Representatives steering committee on June 3 about his opinions on monetary policy and managing the central bank. (Pool photo)

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Matsui calls for more Japanese tourists to visit U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui speaks to reporters at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 9 during a tourism promotion event there. Three other Japanese major league baseball players -- Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Tomokazu Ohka, Cleveland Indians right-hander Kazuhito Tadano and New York Mets right-hander Yusaki Iriki -- also attended the event.

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(6)K. Icho clinches gold in women's 63kg freestyle wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Kaori Icho of Japan and her coach Kazuhito Sakae celebrate Icho's victory over Sara McMann of the United States in the final match of the women's 63kg freestyle wrestling in the 2004 Olympic Games at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens on Aug. 23.

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Sasaki picks 10th save

BOSTON, United States - Mariners closer Kazuhito Sasaki gets the job done in a perfect ninth to collect his 10th save of the season, as Seattle beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 at Fenway Park on May 17. (MLB)

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NASA engineer flies his Japanese rescuers to L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Leonard Efron (R), a senior NASA engineer, poses with Keiko Asano (C) and Kazuhito Hachiya (L) both from Chiba Prefecture, at a television station on a Los Angeles suburb July 6. He has paid the flight expenses to bring the two Japanese mountain climbers to Los Angeles. Efron fell about 100 meters while descending Mt. Fuji last year and sustained serious injuries before Asano and Hachiya came to his rescue.

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Matsui calls for more Japanese tourists to visit U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui speaks to reporters at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 9 during a tourism promotion event there. Three other Japanese major league baseball players -- Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Tomokazu Ohka, Cleveland Indians right-hander Kazuhito Tadano and New York Mets right-hander Yusaki Iriki -- also attended the event. (Kyodo)

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BOJ board nominee Ikeo intends to focus on health of banks

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhito Ikeo, a Keio University professor and a government nominee for the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, speaks at the House of Representatives steering committee on June 3 about his opinions on monetary policy and managing the central bank. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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NASA engineer flies his Japanese rescuers to L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Leonard Efron (R), a senior NASA engineer, poses with Keiko Asano (C) and Kazuhito Hachiya (L) both from Chiba Prefecture, at a television station on a Los Angeles suburb July 6. He has paid the flight expenses to bring the two Japanese mountain climbers to Los Angeles. Efron fell about 100 meters while descending Mt. Fuji last year and sustained serious injuries before Asano and Hachiya came to his rescue.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Kazuhito Tanaka, a silver medalist in the men's gymnastics team event at the 2012 London Olympics, runs during the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Wakayama, western Japan, on April 10, 2021, with Wakayama Castle seen in the background.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Kazuhito Tanaka, a silver medalist in the men's gymnastics team event at the 2012 London Olympics, runs during the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Wakayama, western Japan, on April 10, 2021, with Wakayama Castle seen in the background.

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Kyoto gubernatorial election

Kazuhito Fukuyama, a 57-year-old lawyer, speaks in front of his supporters in Kyoto city after losing the gubernatorial election in Kyoto Prefecture on April 8, 2018. Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki won the election, fought between newcomers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(6)K. Icho clinches gold in women's 63kg freestyle wrestling

ATHENS, Greece - Kaori Icho of Japan and her coach Kazuhito Sakae celebrate Icho's victory over Sara McMann of the United States in the final match of the women's 63kg freestyle wrestling in the 2004 Olympic Games at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Tanaka at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka performs on the parallel bars during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second. (Kyodo)

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Japanese men take silver at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team -- (from L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Makoto Okiguchi, Kazuhito Tanaka and Kenya Kobayashi -- show their silver medals after finishing second in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING SECOND SENTENCE Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka competes on the parallel bars during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games. (Kyodo)

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'Loach' aphorism mentioned by Noda

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhito Aida, the son of popular aphorist Mitsuo Aida and director of the Mitsuo Aida Museum, holds a copy of his late father's book ''Okagesan'' in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2011. Aida shows a page on which is written the aphorism ''A loach does not have to emulate a goldfish,'' cited by Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Noda compared himself to the loach, an unspectacular bottom-dwelling fish. (Kyodo)

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Tanaka siblings win London Olympic berths

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Rie Tanaka (C) and her elder brother Kazuhito (R) and younger brother Yusuke celebrate at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 5, 2012, after the three gymnast siblings were ensured berths for the London Olympics at the NHK Cup. (Kyodo)

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Wrestling: Ex-JWF director Sakae

Former Japan Wrestling Federation development director Kazuhito Sakae (L), who resigned in April 2018 for power-harassing four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho, holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wrestling: Ex-JWF director Sakae

Former Japan Wrestling Federation development director Kazuhito Sakae, who resigned in April 2018 for power-harassing four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho, holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic champ Icho allegedly harassed by wrestling director

Four-time Olympic wrestling champion Kaori Icho is pictured in a photo taken in Tokyo on May 18, 2017. Icho was allegedly subjected to repeated harassment by the Japan Wrestling Federation's development director Kazuhito Sakae since winning her second gold medal in Beijing in 2008, a lawyers' office said on March 1, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Depopulated Kochi village exploring direct democracy

Kazuhito Wada (standing), the mayor of Okawa, a mountainous village in the western Japan prefecture of Kochi, speaks in the assembly of the depopulated village on June 12, 2017. Wada said he will consider setting up a "general council" in which voters would directly deliberate on budgets and other proposals, amid a lack of new assembly members. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Depopulated Kochi village exploring direct democracy

Kazuhito Wada (standing), the mayor of Okawa, a mountainous village in the western Japan prefecture of Kochi, speaks in the assembly of the depopulated village on June 12, 2017. Wada said he will consider setting up a "general council" in which voters would directly deliberate on budgets and other proposals, amid a lack of new assembly members. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic scenes: Jubilant Japan wrestling team director

Japanese women's wrestling team director Kazuhito Sakae (front) explodes in joy as Eri Tosaka (L) wins the freestyle 48-kilogram final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Celebration for Kawai's victory

Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai (bottom) carries team director Kazuhito Sakae on her shoulders after winning the gold medal in the women's freestyle 63-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Celebration for Kawai's victory

Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai (bottom) carries team director Kazuhito Sakae on her shoulders after winning the gold medal in the women's freestyle 63-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Celebration for Kawai's victory

Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai (bottom) carries team director Kazuhito Sakae on her shoulders after winning the gold medal in the women's freestyle 63-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Celebration for Kawai's victory

Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai (bottom) tackles team director Kazuhito Sakae after winning the gold medal in the women's freestyle 63-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Celebration for Kawai's victory

Japanese wrestler Risako Kawai (front) tackles team director Kazuhito Sakae after winning the gold medal in the women's freestyle 63-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dosho celebrates her gold in women's wrestling

Japanese wrestler Sara Dosho (bottom) celebrates her victory as she carries team director Kazuhito Sakae on her shoulders after winning gold in the women's 69-kilogram class at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 17, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo