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Ebizo, comedy duo win Yahoo Japan's search awards

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L), Koyuki Hashimoto (C) and Soko Nakano of comedy duo Nippon Elekiteru Rengo receive Yahoo Japan Corp.'s 2014 search awards in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, as they observed big jumps in the number of searches for their names on the Internet in 2014 from the previous year.

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Entertainers who saw jumps in Yahoo searches in 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Yahoo Japan Corp.'s search awards winners who saw jumps in the number of searches for their names on the Internet in 2014 from the previous year attend a ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014. They are beatboxer HIKAKIN, idol group member Kanna Hashimoto, kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo, comedy duo Koyuki Hashimoto and Soko Nakano of Nippon Elekiteru Rengo and model Miwako Kakei (from L).

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Tokyo International Film Festival to begin for 9-day run

TOKO, Japan - Japanese film director Yoshimitu Morita, flanked by actresses Tomoka Kurotani (L) and Koyuki, poses as he arrives for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2009.

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Matsushita to launch new plasma TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Koyuki stands beside one of four new Viera plasma flat-screen televisions to be launched by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. on Sept. 10 and Nov. 1 at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 25. The product in the photo is the world's first 65-inch version.

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(1)Beaujolais Nouveau imports hit record high in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Actress Yuko Ito, actor Takuro Tatsumi, actresses Koyuki and Megumi Yokoyama and TV personality Kotaro Koizumi, son of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, toast to each other at a Tokyo hotel the moment Beaujolais Nouveau was officially released for consumption Nov. 21. Japanese imports of Beaujolais Nouveau are hitting a record high this year due to importers' aggressive marketing campaigns.

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Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

Koyuki Characters: Onigen Film: Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Director: Chris Nahon 02 April 2009 Date: 02 April 2009

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Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

Koyuki Characters: Onigen Film: Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Director: Chris Nahon 02 April 2009 Date: 02 April 2009

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Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

Koyuki Characters: Onigen Film: Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Director: Chris Nahon 02 April 2009 Date: 02 April 2009

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Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

Koyuki Characters: Onigen Film: Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Director: Chris Nahon 02 April 2009 Date: 02 April 2009

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Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

Gianna Jun & Koyuki Characters: Saya, Onigen Film: Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) Director: Chris Nahon 02 April 2009 Date: 02 April 2009

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Tokyo ward issues certificate for same sex couples

Hiroko Masuhara (L) and Koyuki Higashi hold a certificate, issued by Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 5, 2015, recognizing their same-sex partnership as equivalent to marriage. The first such move among Japanese municipalities aims to combat discrimination against sexual minorities and secure social diversity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward issues certificate for same sex couples

Hiroko Masuhara (L) and Koyuki Higashi hold a certificate, issued by Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 5, 2015, recognizing their same-sex partnership as equivalent to marriage. The first such move among Japanese municipalities aims to combat discrimination against sexual minorities and secure social diversity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward issues certificate for same sex couples

Hiroko Masuhara (L) and Koyuki Higashi hold a certificate, issued by Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 5, 2015, recognizing their same-sex partnership as equivalent to marriage. The first such move among Japanese municipalities aims to combat discrimination against sexual minorities and secure social diversity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward issues certificate for same sex couples

Ken Hasebe (L), mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, congratulates Hiroko Masuhara (C) and Koyuki Higashi as they received a certificate at the ward office on Nov. 5, 2015, recognizing their same-sex partnership as equivalent to marriage. The first such move among Japanese municipalities, it aims to combat discrimination against sexual minorities and secure social diversity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Same-sex couple applies for partnership paper

Hiroko Masuhara (L) and Koyuki Higashi leave Tokyo's Shibuya Ward office on Oct. 28, 2015, after applying for a certificate recognizing their same-sex partnership as equivalent to marriage. The ward will issue the document on Nov. 5 as Japan's first municipality to officially recognize same-sex couples. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Same-sex couple applies for partnership paper

Hiroko Masuhara (L) and Koyuki Higashi hold paperwork acknowledging their application for recognition of their same-sex partnership at Tokyo's Shibuya Ward office on Oct. 28, 2015. The ward will issue a certificate recognizing their partnership as equivalent to marriage on Nov. 5, after becoming Japan's first municipality to officially recognize same-sex couples. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Same-sex couple applies for partnership paper

Hiroko Masuhara (L) and Koyuki Higashi hold paperwork acknowledging their application for recognition of their same-sex partnership at Tokyo's Shibuya Ward office on Oct. 28, 2015. The ward will issue a certificate recognizing their partnership as equivalent to marriage on Nov. 5, after becoming Japan's first municipality to officially recognize same-sex couples. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Same-sex couple joins LGBT parade in NY

Koyuki Higashi (R on front row) and her partner Hiroko Masuhara from Japan join a parade in New York on June 28, 2015, to appeal for the furthering of the rights of sexual minorities. Such parades were held all over the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision that recognizes same-sex marriage as legal and deems state-level bans on it unconstitutional. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Election outcome may hinder same-sex partnerships ordinance in Tokyo

Koyuki Higashi (C), a 30-year-old lesbian who lives in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward with her partner, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 23, 2015. On March 31, Shibuya became the first municipality in Japan to enact the ordinance that enables the issuance of certificates for same-sex couples. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward assembly passes ordinance recognizing same-sex couples

Hiroko Masuhara (L) and her partner Koyuki Higashi (2nd from R) hold a banner celebrating the adoption of an ordinance by Tokyo's Shibuya Ward assembly on March 31, 2015, recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo ward OKs ordinance on same-sex partnerships

Koyuki Higashi (R), 30, and her partner Hiroko Masuhara (L), 37, celebrate in front of the Shibuya Ward government office in Tokyo on March 31, 2015, after the ward became Japan's first municipality to adopt an ordinance enabling it to issue certificates recognizing same-sex partnerships as being equivalent to marriage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Matsushita to launch new plasma TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Koyuki stands beside one of four new Viera plasma flat-screen televisions to be launched by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. on Sept. 10 and Nov. 1 at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 25. The product in the photo is the world's first 65-inch version. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo International Film Festival to begin for 9-day run

TOKO, Japan - Japanese film director Yoshimitu Morita, flanked by actresses Tomoka Kurotani (L) and Koyuki, poses as he arrives for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2009. (Kyodo)

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55,555,555th visitor to Osaka aquarium

OSAKA, Japan - Koyuki Suemitsu (L), a 6-year-old primary school student from Ehime Prefecture, receives flowers as the 55,555,555th visitor to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka City on July 27, 2010. The aquarium, opened in 1990, is popular for its whale sharks. (Kyodo)

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Ebizo, comedy duo win Yahoo Japan's search awards

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (L), Koyuki Hashimoto (C) and Soko Nakano of comedy duo Nippon Elekiteru Rengo receive Yahoo Japan Corp.'s 2014 search awards in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, as they observed big jumps in the number of searches for their names on the Internet in 2014 from the previous year. (Kyodo)

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(1)Beaujolais Nouveau imports hit record high in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Actress Yuko Ito, actor Takuro Tatsumi, actresses Koyuki and Megumi Yokoyama and TV personality Kotaro Koizumi, son of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, toast to each other at a Tokyo hotel the moment Beaujolais Nouveau was officially released for consumption Nov. 21. Japanese imports of Beaujolais Nouveau are hitting a record high this year due to importers' aggressive marketing campaigns. (Kyodo)