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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan team members Hiroki Yanagita, Yuki Koike, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa acknowledge the crowd after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (foreground) runs the third leg in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (R) receives the baton from Hiroki Yanagita in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yoshihide Kiryu (R) of Japan receives the baton from Hiroki Yanagita in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

Yoshihide Kiryu (R) of Japan receives the baton from Hiroki Yanagita in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan's Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa hold national flags after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan's Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa hold national flags after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025

(from L) Japan's Yuki Koike, Hiroki Yanagita, Yoshihide Kiryu and Towa Uzawa hold national flags after finishing sixth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2025.

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World Athletics Championships

Japanese sprinters Yoshihide Kiryu (R) and Yuhi Mori practice a relay handover at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2025, ahead of the World Athletics Championships, set to open on Sept. 13. (Pool photo)

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Kiryu Shinkin Bank head office exterior, logo and signage

Kiryu Shinkin Bank head office exterior, logo and signage=February 3,2025,Gunma

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Logo and signage for the head office of Kiryu Shinkin Bank

Logo and signage for the head office of Kiryu Shinkin Bank=February 3,2025,Gunma

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Kiryu Shinkin Bank head office exterior, logo and signage

Kiryu Shinkin Bank head office exterior, logo and signage=February 3,2025,Gunma

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Kiryu Shinkin Bank head office exterior, logo and signage

Kiryu Shinkin Bank head office exterior, logo and signage=February 3,2025,Gunma

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Paris Olympics: Athletics

Japan sprinters -- (from L) Yoshihide Kiryu, Koki Ueyama, Ryuichiro Sakai and Abdul Hakim Sani Brown -- are pictured after finishing fifth in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris on Aug. 9, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Athletics

Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu competes in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 9, 2024, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(231002) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Koike Yuki (L)/Kiryu Yoshihide of Japan compete during the Men's 4 x 100m Relay Heat of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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Olympics: Japan relay quartet gets silver medals

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - (From L) Ryota Yamagata, Shota Iizuka, Yoshihide Kiryu and Asuka Cambridge of Japan pose with their silver medals during the award ceremony for the men's 4x100-meter relay at the athletics competitions of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 20, 2016.

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Japan's Kiryu clocks wind-assisted 9.87 in men's 100 meters

AUSTIN, United States, March 29 Kyodo - Yoshihide Kiryu of Japan speaks to reporters after clocking 9.87 seconds in the men's 100 meter dash invitational at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, on March 28, 2015. His time was deemed invalid for official purposes as the wind at his back (3.3 meters per second) exceeded the allowable limit of 2.0 m/s.

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Japan's Kiryu grabs bronze in men's 100m at world meet

EUGENE, United States - Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (L) finishes third in the men's 100-meter final by clocking 10.34 seconds at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 23, 2014. On the right is Ojie Edoburun of Britain, sixth.

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Japan's Kiryu claims bronze in 100-meter final

EUGENE, United States - Photo taken on July 23, 2014, in Eugene, the United States, shows Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (C). The 18-year-old Toyo University student won bronze in the 100-meter final of the IAAF World Junior Championships in 10.34 seconds.

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Japan's Kiryu claims bronze in 100-meter final

EUGENE, United States - Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu smiles after taking bronze in the 100-meter final of the IAAF World Junior Championships in 10.34 seconds on July 23, 2014, in Eugene, the United States.

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Mountain fire

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on the morning of April 16, 2014, shows a Self-Defense Forces' helicopter spraying water to put out a mountain fire which broke out the previous night.

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Mountain fire

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mountain fire giving off smoke in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on the morning of April 16, 2014, which broke out the previous night.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese high school sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (far R) practices in Moscow on Aug. 8, 2013, two days before the opening of the world athletics championships. Jamaica's Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt (L back) practiced at the same venue.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese high school sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (front) practices in Moscow on Aug. 8, 2013, two days before the opening of the world athletics championships. Jamaica's Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt (L back) practiced at the same venue.

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Turtle breeder sees zoos' greater role to protect wild animals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken July 9, 2013, at Nogeyama Zoo in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, shows an angonoka tortoise, a critically endangered species endemic to Madagascar, which zookeeper Daisuke Kiryu is trying to breed at the zoo.

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Turtle breeder sees zoos' greater role to protect wild animals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - File Photo taken in December 2010 shows a radiated tortoise raised by Daisuke Kiryu, a zookeeper at Nogeyama Zoo in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Turtle breeder sees zoos' greater role to protect wild animals

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Daisuke Kiryu, a zookeeper at Nogeyama Zoo, shows a chart of temperature changes designed to keep seasonal conditions inside the boxes similar to those of original habitats for resident creatures, on July 9, 2013, at the zoo in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Japan sprinter Kiryu

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan's sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu. The 17-year-old Kiryu's time of 10.01 seconds in the men's 100 meters at the Oda Memorial International on April 29, 2013, may not be recognized as a world junior record by the International Association of Athletics Federations because a device that measures wind speed was not used during the race, informed sources said on May 14.

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Men's 100 meters in Golden Grand Prix

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a men's 100-meter race at the Golden Grand Prix at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 5, 2013. Mike Rodgers (R) of the United States won in 10.19, while Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (C) finished third and Masashi Eriguchi (L) came sixth.

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Men's 100 meters in Golden Grand Prix

TOKYO, Japan - Mike Rodgers (L) of the United States and Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu are pictured together after competing in a men's 100-meter race at the Golden Grand Prix at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 5, 2013. Rodgers won in 10.19 and Kiryu finished third in 10.40.

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Men's 100 meters in Golden Grand Prix

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a men's 100-meter race at the Golden Grand Prix at National Stadium in Tokyo on May 5, 2013. Mike Rodgers (far R) of the United States won in 10.19 while Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (far L) finished third in 10.40.

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Japan's Wakabayashi wins Sankyo Ladies golf

KIRYU, Japan - Japan's Maiko Wakabayashi shows off the winner's plate after her victory in the Sankyo Ladies at Akagi Country Club in Gunma Prefecture on Oct. 12.

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Moromizato hangs on to win Sankyo Ladies for career 1st

KIRYU, Japan - Shinobu Moromizato is moved to tears after winning her first career title with a one-stroke victory at the Sankyo Ladies Open at Akagi Country Club on Oct. 8.

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Moromizato hangs on to win Sankyo Ladies for career 1st

KIRYU, Japan - Shinobu Moromizato smiles with her trophy in hands after winning her first career title with a one-stroke victory at the Sankyo Ladies Open at Akagi Country Club on Oct. 8.

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Crown prince releases butterflies at insect facility

GUNMA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) releases butterflies at Gunma Insect World in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, on July 12. He visited the site ahead of a blood donation campaign meeting he will attend the next day.

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Lee claims come-from-behind win at Sangyo Ladies Open

KIRYU, Japan - South Korea's Lee Ji Hee poses after winning the Sankyo Ladies Open golf tournament at Akagi Country Club in Gunma Prefecture on Oct. 9.

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Kiryu Daiichi takes home high school baseball flag

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Kiryu Daiichi captain Tomohisa Sekiguchi holds the championship flag for the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament on Aug. 21 after the Gunma Prefecture had defeated Okayama Ridai Fuzoka 14-1 in the final at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture.

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Shoda triumphant as Kiryu Daiichi wins high school baseball crow

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Ace southpaw Itsuki Shoda rejoices after the final out of the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament on Aug. 21. Shoda led Kiryu Daiichi of Gunma Prefecture to a 14-1 triumph over Okayama Ridai Fuzoku at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture.

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Kiryu Daiichi wins high school baseball title

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Kiryu Daiichi players celebrate their victory after defeating Okayama Ridai Fuzoku 14-1 in the championship game of the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament. Ace southpaw Itsuki Shoda (center) pitched a six-hitter at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture to give Gunma its first high school baseball national championship team.

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Kiryu Daiichi advances to final at Koshien

KOSHIEN, Japan - Shoji Ohiro crosses the plate and Tomohisa Sekiguchi rounds third in the top of the ninth inning Aug. 20 in the semifinal of the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament at Koshien Stadium. Both runners scored as Kiryu Daiichi of Gunma Prefecture downed Shonan of Kagoshima Prefecture 2-0 to advance to the final.

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Okayama Ridai to go to finals at Koshien

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Team members of Okayama Ridai Fuzoku, from Okayama Prefecture, celebrate after winning a semifinal game against Chiben Wakayama of Wakayama Prefecture on the 13th day of the 81st National High School Baseball Tournament at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 20. Okayama Ridai defeated Chiben Wakayama 5-4 and will play in the finals against Kiryu Daiichi, from Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 21. Ridai's Masao Baba got the game-winning hit.

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Trampoline: world championships

(From L) Japan's Risa Kiryu, Hikaru Mori, Megu Uyama and Narumi Tamura pose after winning bronze in the women's team final during the trampoline world championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Nov. 18, 2022.

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Sumo: Fall regional tour

Sumo fans watch wrestlers perform in the ring during a jungyo (regional tour) event in Kiryu in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2022. Jungyo tours allow people living in areas without official tournaments to experience live sumo.

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Sumo: Fall regional tour

High-ranking sumo wrestlers Takakeisho (L) and Shodai grapple each other in the ring during a jungyo (regional tour) event in Kiryu in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2022. Jungyo tours allow people living in areas without official tournaments to experience live sumo.

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Summer heat in Japan

Children rest under mist shower in the Gunma Prefecture city of Kiryu, eastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2022, with the mercury exceeding 35C in many parts of Japan.

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Summer heat in Japan

Children play with water at a park in the Gunma Prefecture city of Kiryu, eastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2022, with the mercury exceeding 35C in many parts of Japan.

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Copper fiber sheet commercialized by Good Eye

Good Eye (Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture) will release GUD Sheet, a copper fiber sheet with antibacterial and antiviral effects, in June. The company commercialized four types of masks, including one priced at 4,980 yen (excluding consumption tax). The GUD sheet is a polymer fiber covered with copper foil and coated with a visible light responsive photocatalyst. In an experiment on bacteriophage, a virus that infects bacteria, it was confirmed that rubbing a finger covered with the virus on the sheet for 30 seconds reduced the number of the virus to less than 1/1000.Professor Hideyuki Itabashi of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Gunma University, who also serves as the company's chairman, said, "We hope to start experiments in July. The photo shows copper fiber sheets commercialized as masks and chiefs. (Photo taken on May 19, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Uyenotecnica's visual inspection system for food products

Ueno Technica (Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture) has developed a device (photo) that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automate the visual inspection of food products. A horizontally articulated (SCARA) robot equipped with a camera can identify and remove defective products from randomly placed products. We plan to launch the product by next summer and propose its introduction to food manufacturers. The AI will store a large number of image data in advance and determine good and bad products based on wrinkles and burrs in the packaging material. It is expected to reduce the burden on workers by automating the judgment of defective food products, which relies on manual labor. It is expected to be useful in solving the labor shortage at production sites, and is being marketed to food manufacturers. Photo taken on November 28, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

Japanese sprinters (from R) Ryota Yamagata, Shuhei Tada, Yoshihide Kiryu and Yuki Koike look dejected after failing to make a baton handover in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 6, 2021, at the National Stadium.