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Nobel laureate Tanaka in Fukushima probe panel

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel chemistry laureate Koichi Tanaka speaks in the Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2011, after assuming a post as a member of a panel probing the causes of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Aso encourages 2 GSDF officers set to join U.N. Sudan mission

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (R) talks with Maj. Hironobu Tanaka of the Defense Ministry's Ground Staff Office (C) and Maj. Koichi Yamada of the GSDF's Ground Research and Development Command, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21. Aso encouraged the officers to do their best to help create peace in Sudan during their assignment to a U.N. mission in the war-torn African country.

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Baseball: Rakuten dominate All-star fan voting

SENDAI, Japan - Seven Rakuten Eagles players named July 2 to the upcoming All-Star series pose for photographers at Fullcast Stadium in Sendai. (Back row, from L to R) rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, slugger Takeshi Yamasaki, outfielder Teppei, catcher Motohiro Shima. (Front row, from L to R) outfielder Koichi Isobe, infielder Yosuke Takasu, pitcher Kazuo Fukumori. Yamasaki, who has hit 28 home runs and 61 RBIs this season -- both Pacific League highs -- was the top vote-getter overall with 1,094,803 as Rakuten, with eight players named to the All-Stars, dominated the 12 sections in the PL for the July 20-21 series at Tokyo Dome and Fullcast Stadium.

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Shimadzu to sell Tanaka's detection kit for cancer, diabetes

KYOTO, Japan - Shimadzu Corp. said July 29 it will start selling around October a kit that uses a finding by Shimadzu employee and Nobel laureate Koichi Tanaka (file photo) and his colleagues to detect cancer and diabetes.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka lectures at Kyoto University

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry, gives a lecture at Kyoto University on July 3 for the first time as a visiting professor.

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(2)Emperor hosts garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko speak at Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry, and his wife Yuko during an annual spring garden party they hosted at the Akasaka Garden in Tokyo on April 17. Standing to the left are Masatoshi Koshiba, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in physics, and his wife Keiko.

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(1)Emperor hosts garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko speak at Masatoshi Koshiba, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in physics, and his wife Keiko (R) during an annual spring garden party he hosted at the Akasaka Garden in Tokyo on April 17. Standing to the right are Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry, and his wife Yuko.

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Nobel winner Tanaka speaks at medical gathering

FUKUOKA, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in chemistry, gives a presentation at a general meeting of the Japan Medical Congress in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, on April 4.

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Nobel winner Tanaka to develop new mass spectroscopy device

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shows off his card at a news conference in Kyoto on March 28. Tanaka, who formally launched his research institute, said he hopes to develop a new mass spectroscopy device that can contribute to swift analysis of illnesses and development of new drugs.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka shows royal couple equipment at work

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in chemistry, explains to Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Princess Masako a piece of equipment that uses his award-winning technology at Shimadzu Corp. in Kyoto on March 15. The royal couple are in Kyoto to attend the opening ceremony of the third World Water Forum on March 16.

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Toyama City makes Nobel laureate Tanaka honorary citizen

TOYAMA, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, speaks in his hometown of Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture on March 2 after being made an honorary citizen of the city.

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Liver donor in critical condition, needs transplant

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), head of Kyoto University Hospital, tells reporters in Kyoto on Jan. 27 that a woman in her late 40s who donated part of her liver to her daughter last summer at the hospital has suffered liver failure and needs to receive a transplant from another donor.

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Kyoto city awards medal of honor to Nobel laureate Tanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto Mayor Yorikane Masumoto (R) awards a citizen's medal of honor to Koichi Tanaka (L), the co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, at the Kyoto municipal office on Jan. 20. Tanaka, 43, is a fellow at Kyoto-based precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp. and has lived in the city for nearly 20 years.

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Tanakas return to Japan after Nobel ceremonies

NARITA, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and his wife Yuko return to Narita airport Dec. 15 from Stockholm after attending Nobel prize ceremonies.

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Tanakas leaving Stockholm after Nobel ceremonies

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel laureate Koichi Tanaka and his wife Yuko answer questions from reporters at a Stockholm hotel Dec. 14 before leaving for Japan after attending Nobel prize ceremonies.

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Nobel laureate raps media over excessive coverage

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Nobel chemistry prize laureate Koichi Tanaka (R) speaks as Masatoshi Koshiba, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics, listens at a news conference in Stockholm on Dec. 12. Tanaka rapped the Japanese media for being inconsiderate and said the media frenzy has caused great inconvenience to the Nobel Foundation and the Royal Swedish Academy of Science.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka claims prize money

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Koichi Tanaka, cowinner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in chemistry, visits the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm on Dec. 12 to claim his award money.

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(2)Koshiba, Tanaka attend banquet hosted by Sweden's king

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel laureate Koichi Tanaka and his wife Yuko arrive at the royal palace in Stockholm on Dec. 11 to attended a banquet hosted by King Carl XVI Gustaf.

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(4)Koshiba, Tanaka receive Nobel prizes at awards ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Koichi Tanaka (L), co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and his wife Yuko look at the Nobel prize medal at the Stockholm Concerthall on Dec. 10 after an awards ceremony there. Tanaka and Masatoshi Koshiba, co-winner of this year's physics award received their medals and citations from King Carl XVI Gustaf. (Pool photo)

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(2) Koshiba, Tanaka receive Nobel prizes at awards ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japan's Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, receives his Nobel medal from King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10. Tanaka, 43, senior engineer at Kyoto-based precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp., was recognized for his development of a method to analyze life-forming proteins that has paved the way for the development of new medicines and early diagnosis of cancer.

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(3)Koshiba, Tanaka receive Nobel prizes at awards ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Masatoshi Koshiba (L), co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics, and Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the year's chemistry award, show off their Nobel medals at the Stockholm Concerthall on Dec. 10. (Pool photo)

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Tanaka dismisses complaints, defends his Nobel prize+

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Masatoshi Koshiba (L), co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics, and Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, speak at a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Stockholm on Dec. 9 prior to receiving their awards Dec. 10. Tanaka dismissed complaints from European researchers who said other researchers better deserve the prize, noting he and his team were the first to develop soft desorption ionization methods for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka speaks at Stockholm Univ.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, speaks Dec. 8 at Stockholm University ahead of the awards ceremony Dec. 10. Tanaka, 43, a senior engineer at Kyoto-based precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp., explained the origin of macromolecule ionization through lasers.

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Nobel laureates Tanaka, Koshiba speak of life's best moment

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese Nobel prize winners Koichi Tanaka (L), co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and Masatoshi Koshiba (R), co-winner of the year's physics award, join other laureates at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to meet international news media prior on Dec. 7 to an awards ceremony Dec. 10.

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Tanaka's boss meets professor who told world of his work

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Hidetoshi Yajima (L), president of Shimadzu Corp., hands souvenirs to Robert Cotter (C), professor of Johns Hopkins University's School of Medicine, and his wife at a Stockholm hotel Dec. 7. Cotter is credited with drawing worldwide attention to the research by Koichi Tanaka, one of the two Japanese recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize. Tanaka works with Shimadzu.

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Nobel winners Koshiba, Tanaka arrive in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Masatoshi Koshiba (L) and Koichi Tanaka attend a news conference in Stockholm on Dec. 5 after arriving in the Swedish capital to receive their 2002 Nobel prizes at an awards ceremony.

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Nobel winners Koshiba, Tanaka leave for ceremony in Stockholm

NARITA, Japan - Masatoshi Koshiba (L) and Koichi Tanaka meet the press at Narita airport on Dec. 5 before leaving for Stockholm to receive their 2002 Nobel prizes at an awards ceremony.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka leaves Kyoto for ceremony in Stockholm

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and his wife Yuko arrive at JR Kyoto Station on Dec. 4 in preparation for his trip to attend the Nobel awards ceremony in Stockholm.

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Hagoita reflect 2002

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo dollmaker began its annual display Dec. 4 of specially crafted Hagoita, or battledores, featuring world images from 2002. Newly designed Hagoita depict Nobel prize laureates Koichi Tanaka and Masatoshi Koshiba (L), Japanese maestro Seiji Ozawa, who became musical director of the Vienna State Opera in September (R) and free agent Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui who seeks to play in the major leagues next season.

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Takashi Yoshimoto, new president of Tohoku University

SENDAI, Japan - Takashi Yoshimoto has become new president of Tohoku University, where 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Koichi Tanaka studied.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka calls for nurturing technical ideas

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, delivers a speech to an audience of more than 1,200 corporate executives and academics at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 18. Tanaka appealed for the need to seek out promising ideas for technological innovation.

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Tanaka honored at imperial tea party

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko speaks to Nobel laureate Koichi Tanaka (R), who was honored at an imperial tea party Nov. 5 with 15 other recipients of this year's Persons of Cultural Merit awards. (Pool photo)

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Ceremony held to honor 16 as Persons of Cultural Merit

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), one of 16 recipients of this year's Persons of Cultural Merit awards, receives a citation from Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Atsuko Toyama at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 5. Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, was also awarded this year's Order of Culture on Nov. 3.

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6 receive Order of Culture award

TOKYO, Japan - Six recipients of this year's Order of Culture pose for photos at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3 after being decorated by Emperor Akihito. (From L to R) are economist Ryutaro Komiya, glass-work artist Kyohei Fujita, film director Kaneto Shindo, aerospace engineer Jiro Kondo, novelist Sonoko Sugimoto and Nobel chemistry prize laureate Koichi Tanaka.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka gets doctorate from alma mater.

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Prize laureate Koichi Tanaka (L) receives his honorary doctorate from Hiroyuki Abe, president of Tohoku University, his alma mater, at the Keidanren Kaikan in Tokyo on Oct. 31.

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Nobel Prize winners call for open society for scientists

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), winner for Nobel Prize in Chemistry, answers a question as Masatoshi Koshiba, winner for Nobel Prize in Physics, bursts into laughter at a working luncheon at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 31. Both voiced the need for further encouragement of scientists at work and a better verification and evaluation system.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka visits alma mater

SENDAI, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is welcomed by Hiroyuki Abe (R), president of Tohoku University, his alma mater, as well as university staff and students in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 30. The university has asked Tanaka to become a visiting professor.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka to become visiting prof. at Kyoto Univ.

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (R), winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, speaks at a press conference at Kyoto University in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on Oct. 28 about his acceptance of an offer to become a visiting professor at the university's International Innovation Center. At left is Kyoto University President Makoto Nagao.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka meets science minister

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (R), who shared the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with an American and Swiss, meets science minister Atsuko Toyama in Tokyo on Oct. 21.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka emphasizes learning from mistakes

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka, winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, stresses the importance of learning from one's mistakes in a lecture he gave in Kyoto on Oct. 15. On his research achievements, Tanaka told the audience of more than 1,000, ''I have always repeated to myself, 'Every failure is a stepping stone to success'.''

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Shimadzu to set up institute in Nobel laureate Tanaka's name

KYOTO, Japan - Hidetoshi Yajima (L), president of Shimadzu Corp., shakes hands Oct. 15 with company engineer Koichi Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, at the company's head office in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward. Yajima said Shimadzu will set up a research institute to commemorate Tanaka's winning the prize.

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Shimadzu to promote Nobel laureate Tanaka to executive post

OSAKA, Japan - Shimadzu Corp. plans to promote Koichi Tanaka (file photo) to an executive post as early as next week to reward him as a winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, company officials said Oct. 12. Tanaka is currently an assistant manager of Shimadzu's Life Science Laboratory, a post below the level of section chief.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka receives congrats from Swedish envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Engineer Koichi Tanaka (R), the winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, receives flowers from Swedish Ambassador Krister Kumlin at a congratulatory reception at the diplomat's residence in Tokyo on Oct. 11.

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(3)Koizumi has lunch with 2 Japanese Nobel laureates

TOKYO, Japan - Two Japanese 2002 Nobel Prize laureates -- Koichi Tanaka (L), a joint winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Masatoshi Koshiba (R), who shared the Nobel Prize in physics -- walk out of the prime minister's office after a special congratulatory lunch with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Oct. 11.

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(1)Koizumi has lunch with 2 Japanese Nobel laureates

TOKYO, Japan - Two Japanese 2002 Nobel Prize laureates -- Masatoshi Koshiba (L) and Koichi Tanaka (R) -- talk with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the prime minister's official office in Tokyo on Oct. 11 before a special congratulatory lunch. Koshiba, 76, shared the Nobel Prize in Physics and Tanaka, 43, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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(2)Koizumi has lunch with 2 Japanese Nobel laureates

TOKYO, Japan - Two Japanese 2002 Nobel Prize laureates -- Masatoshi Koshiba (L), who shared the Nobel Prize in physics, and Koichi Tanaka (R), a joint winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry -- with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 11 before a special congratulatory lunch there.

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Two Nobel laureates congratulate each other

TOKYO, Japan - Two Japanese Nobel laureates, Koichi Tanaka (L) and Masatoshi Koshiba (R), congratulate each other in a telephone conversation Oct. 10.

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(2)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese engineer Koichi Tanaka, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is surrounded by reporters in front of the head office of his employer Shimadzu Corp., a major comprehensive precision equipment maker, in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on Oct. 10.

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(3)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

TOYAMA, Japan - Yuko Tanaka looks at newspapers reporting that her husband Koichi Tanaka won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry at her parents' home in Toyama City on Oct. 10.

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(1)Tanaka overjoyed at winning 2002 Nobel Prize for chemistry

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese engineer Koichi Tanaka (R) is congratulated by his coworkers at Shimadzu Corp., a major comprehensive precision equipment maker, as he arrives at the company in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward on Oct. 10, a day after he was named one of three recipients of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.