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Asahi Kasei Corporation Management Briefing

Asahi Kasei Corporation Management Briefing. Photo shows Asahi Kasei’s President Koshiro Kudo. ＝May 20, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Asahi Kasei Corporation management briefing

Asahi Kasei Corporation management briefing. Photo shows Asahi Kasei’s President Koshiro Kudo. ＝May 20, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Asahi Kasei Corporation management meeting

Asahi Kasei Corporation management briefing. Photo shows Asahi Kasei’s President Koshiro Kudo. ＝May 20, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Asahi Kasei Separator Business Briefing

Asahi Kasei Separator business briefing. Photo: Koshiro Kudo, President of Asahi Kasei Corporation. ＝April 25, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Asahi Kasei Separator Business Briefing

Asahi Kasei Separator business briefing. Photo shows Asahi Kasei President Koshiro Kudo. ＝April 25, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Asahi Kasei Separator Business Briefing

Asahi Kasei Separator business briefing. Photo shows Asahi Kasei President Koshiro Kudo. ＝April 25, 2024, in Tokyo.

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Asahi Kasei Separator Business Briefing

Asahi Kasei Separator business briefing. Photo shows Asahi Kasei President Koshiro Kudo. ＝ April 25, 2024, in Tokyo,

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New teamLab Borderless museum opens in central Tokyo

STORY: New teamLab Borderless museum opens in central Tokyo SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 1, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the museum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAKASHI KUDO, Communications director at teamLab 3. various of the museum STORYLINE: A museum showcasing the works of the Japanese digital art collective teamLab opened Friday in Tokyo's new landmark Azabudai Hills complex. TeamLab Borderless: Mori Building Digital Art Museum, located in Japan's newly-opened Azabudai Hills, houses around 50 works that make full use of projectors and various lights, featuring a "world of artworks without boundaries." At a recent sneak peek event showcasing the new works, Takashi Kudo, communications director at teamLab, told Xinhua that teamLab tried to make this new home even more borderless and interactive where visitors will become part of the exhibition as their presence will affect the artworks. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAKASHI KUDO, Communi

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-WOMEN'S HALFPIPE

(240201) -- HOENGSEONG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kudo Rise of Japan competes during the women's halfpipe qualification of snowboard event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-WOMEN'S HALFPIPE

(240201) -- HOENGSEONG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kudo Rise of Japan competes during the Women's Halfpipe Final of snowboard event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-WOMEN'S HALFPIPE

(240201) -- HOENGSEONG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Kudo Rise(C) of Japan, silver medalist Shimizu Sara (L) of Japan and bronze medalist Lura Wick of Switzerland pose for photos during the victory ceremony of the Women's Halfpipe Final of snowboard event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-HOENGSEONG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-SNOWBOARD-WOMEN'S HALFPIPE

(240201) -- HOENGSEONG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kudo Rise of Japan competes during the Women's Halfpipe Final of snowboard event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Hoengseong, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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33rd anniversary of JAL crash

UENO, Japan, Aug. 13 Kyodo - Yasuhiro Kudo and his wife Rikako pray in front of a cenotaph set up in memory of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash on Osutaka Ridge in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2018, the 33rd anniversary of the accident. The deadliest single-aircraft accident in history claimed the lives of 520 people, including Kudo's previous wife Yumi, who was 24.

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Softbank Hawks unveil new manager Kudo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 1, 2014, after signing a three-year contract to manage the Softbank Hawks. Kudo succeeds Koji Akiyama, who stepped down after leading the club to its sixth Japan Series title this year.

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Softbank Hawks unveil new manager Kudo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo (L) shakes hands with Sadaharu Oh, the all-time home run king and chairman of the Softbank Hawks, at a press conference at a hotel in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 1, 2014, after signing a three-year contract as the new manager of the Pacific League champions. The Hawks won their sixth Japan Series title this year.

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Prize winners in contest for Japan's best Swiss roll

TOKYO, Japan - Prize winners in the "ROLL-1 Grand Prix" contest for Japan's best Swiss roll pose with their award-winning cakes in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2014. (From L): runner-up Kentaro Ichihara from Osaka, winner Kensuke Kitagawa from Takamatsu, and third-placed Shoko Kudo from Morioka.

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Kudo gets penalty kick, helps Kashiwa win Suruga Bank title

KASHIWA, Japan - Masato Kudo of Kashiwa Reysol is toppled to win a penalty kick for the Japanese club in a Suruga Bank Championship game against Club Atletico Lanus of Argentina in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 6, 2014. The Japanese Nabisco Cup winners beat the Copa Sudamericana champions 2-1.

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Kashiwa Reysol ready for Suruga Bank C'ship

TOKYO, Japan - Manager Nelsinho (R) and player Masato Kudo (L) of J-League first-division side Kashiwa Reysol pose by the trophy of the Suruga Bank Championship in Tokyo on July 29, 2014. The Nabisco Cup champions of the last season will meet CA Lanus of Argentina at Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014.

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Shimizu overwhelms Kashiwa 3-0 in J-League

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Masato Kudo (L) of Kashiwa Reysol and Takuya Honda of Shimizu S-Pulse vie for the ball in the second half of a J-League first-division match as Shimizu overwhelmed visiting Kashiwa 3-0 at IAI Stadium Nihondaira on July 27, 2014.

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Japanese NPO explains poll findings on Tokyo-Seoul ties

SEOUL, South Korea - Yasushi Kudo (R), head of Japan's Genron NPO, explains the findings of its joint opinion poll with South Korea's East Asia Institute on the two countries' relationship in Seoul on July 10, 2014.

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Renesas to sell display chip unit to Synaptics for 48.5 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Ikuo Kudo (L), president of display chip maker Renesas SP Drivers Inc., and Rick Bergman, president and chief executive officer of U.S. IT company Synaptics Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on June 11, 2014. Struggling electronics maker Renesas Electronics Corp. said it will sell its subsidiary Renesas SP Drivers to Synaptics.

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160th anniv. of U.S. naval fleet to Hakodate held

HAKODATE, Japan - Hakodate Mayor Toshiki Kudo and Henry Winthrop, mayor of Newport in Rhode Island, jointly pay floral tribute at Perry's Square in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on May 20, 2014 in a ceremony marking the 160th anniversary of the arrival of a U.S. naval fleet led by Commodore Matthew Perry.

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Hakodate city suit over MOX reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiki Kudo (front), mayor of the city of Hakodate in Hokkaido, heads to the Tokyo District Court on April 3, 2014. The city filed a lawsuit against the Japanese state government and Electric Power Development Co. seeking suspension of construction of a plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel reactor at the Oma nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture due to safety concerns.

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Yubari int'l film festival begins in northern Japan

YUBARI, Japan - Japanese screenwriter Kankuro Kudo (2nd from L), actor Masahiro Higashide (2nd from R) and actress Rina Takeda (R) stand with trophies on the stage at an opening ceremony of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival 2014 in Yubari, Hokkaido, on Feb. 27, 2014. The three were honored for their contribution to the film industry.

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2 Japan cities "marry" to combine specialties

MATSUE, Japan - The mayor of Izumo (C), Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, acts as a go-between in the "marriage" of two cities - Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture, known for dried bonito flakes, and Wakkanai, Hokkaido, known for dried kelp - as "man-and-wife cities" on Feb. 19, 2014, in an effort to promote each other's specialties and revitalize local economic activity. A signing ceremony involving Izumo Mayor Hideto Nagaoka, Makurazaki Mayor Tadashi Kamisono (L) and Wakkanai Mayor Hiroshi Kudo (R) was held at the city hall in Izumo, home to Izumo Taisha, a Shinto shrine which many visit in hopes of making a good match.

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Kudo No. 2 tomb in Nara Pref.

KASHIHARA, Japan - The Kudo No. 2 tomb, dating back to the mid-seventh century during Japan's Asuka period, in the town of Kanmaki, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, is pictured on Feb. 5, 2014. The town's education board said on Feb. 12 that a horizontal stone chamber has been discovered at the tomb.

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Tile fragments found at tomb in Nara Pref.

KASHIHARA, Japan - Fragments of tiles unearthed at an ancient tomb in the town of Kanmaki, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, are pictured on Feb. 12, 2014. The town's education board said the fragments were found both inside and outside a recently-discovered stone chamber at the Kudo No. 2 tomb, dating back to the mid-seventh century during Japan's Asuka period.

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Ancient stone chamber discovered in Nara Pref.

KASHIHARA, Japan - A horizontal stone chamber, recently discovered at an ancient tomb, is pictured on Feb. 5, 2014, in the town of Kanmaki, Nara Prefecture, western Japan. It was discovered at the Kudo No. 2 tomb dating back to the mid-seventh century during Japan's Asuka period.

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Model for "Amachan" grandma

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 8, 2013 shows Kunie Kudo holding a sea urchin boxed lunch at the Sanriku Rias-Tei restaurant on the premises of Sanriku Railway Kuji Station in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture. Kudo is said to be one of the models for Natsu Amano, the charismatic grandmother of the main character Aki Amano in the NHK drama titled "Amachan."

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Ex-bear hunter working to preserve ecosystem of Shirakami-Sanchi

AOMORI, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 29, 2013, shows the tools used for bear hunting by Mitsuharu Kudo, who now serves as a guide in the Shirakami-Sanchi. The mountain area is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. (Photo by Yohei Kanasashi)

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Ex-bear hunter working to preserve ecosystem of Shirakami-Sanchi

AOMORI, Japan - Mitsuharu Kudo (R), serving as a guide at the Shirakami-Sanchi, takes local junior high school students around the mountain area, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the village of Nishimeya, Aomori Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2013. (Photo by Yohei Kanasashi)

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Reysol reaches ACL semis

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Naoya Kondo (R) of Kashiwa Reysol celebrates with teammate Masato Kudo (9) after scoring the second goal for the Japanese team in an Asian Champions League game against Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab in Riyadh on Sept. 18, 2013. Reysol defeated Al Shabab on away goals to become the first Japanese club in four years to reach the semifinals of the ACL.

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Japan beat Guatemala in soccer friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Masato Kudo (C) scores on the team's second goal in the 69th minute of a Kirin Challenge Cup soccer friendly game against Guatemala in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 6, 2013. Japan won 3-0.

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Yen-loan specialist becomes aid adviser to Myanmar

TOKYO, Japan - Tsutomu Kudo, a yen-loan specialist of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on April 17, 2013 in Tokyo before assuming the post of the Myanmar government's aid coordinating adviser to help implement aid programs from Japan.

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"Karakara" starring Yuki Kudo wins Montreal film awards

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Yuki Kudo smiles in front of a poster for the Montreal World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 3, 2012. Japanese-Canadian movie "Karakara," starring Kudo, won the Openness to the World Award and the Public Award for the most popular Canadian Feature Film at the festival the same day.

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Kudo retires after longest career in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo is pictured at a hotel in Osaka on Dec. 9, 2011, after announcing he's retiring at age 48, bringing an end to the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history. Kudo won 224 games in his 29-year career.

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Japanese pitcher Kudo retires at 48

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo celebrates in Hiroshima in October 1986 after he was selected as the most valuable player in the Japan Series. Kudo, who won 224 games in his 29-year career -- the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history, announced his retirement on Dec. 9, 2011, at the age of 48.

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Japanese pitcher Kudo retires at 48

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo (L) puts on a Golden Players Club jacket with the assistance of Masaichi Kaneda, then executive member of the club, in August 2004 at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital after winning his 200th game, a requirement for pitchers to become members of the Japanese professional baseball players' club. Kudo, who won 224 games in his 29-year career -- the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history, announced his retirement on Dec. 9, 2011, at the age of 48.

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Police raid gang

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Police officers line up in front of the home of the boss of the Kudo-kai crime syndicate in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2011. About 90 police officers searched the home, with some 20 riot squad members standing guard outside, in an investigation into a suspected attempted murder involving a shooting at a local construction site two days earlier.

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Actress Kudo promotes firefighting

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Ayano Kudo salutes while serving as a mock fire station chief during a firefighting drill in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2010. The 14-year-old actress is a national beauty girl contest winner who played the main part in the 2010 movie ''Thriller Restaurant.''

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Veteran pitcher Kudo starts 29th season

TATEYAMA, Japan - Veteran pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo of the Seibu Lions plays catch during a workout to prepare for his 29th season in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2010. Kudo who will turn 47 in May pledged to contribute to the club's success.

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46-yr-old Kudo out of work with BayStars for next season

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kimiyasu Kudo, a pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars and the oldest active player in Japanese baseball, speaks to reporters in Yokohama on Sept. 15, 2009 after the Central League baseball club announced it would release the 46-year-old veteran.

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Kudo out of work with BayStars for next season

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kimiyasu Kudo, a pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars and the oldest active player in Japanese baseball, speaks to reporters in Yokohama on Sept. 15 after the Central League baseball club announced it would release him.

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46-yr-old pitcher Kudo earns 1st win in 2 yrs

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars veteran pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo greets fans after his club's 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Rakuten Eagles at Yokohama Stadium on May 25. The 46-year-old lefty took his first win since September 2007 retiring three batters in the last and ninth inning of the game.

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46-yr-old pitcher Kudo earns 1st win in 2 yrs

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars veteran pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo throws against the Rakuten Eagles at Yokohama Stadium on May 25. The 46-year-old lefty, who pitched in the last and ninth inning, took his first win since September 2007 retiring three batters in his club's 6-5 come-from-behind victory.

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46-yr-old pitcher Kudo earns 1st win in 2 yrs

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars veteran pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo shakes hands with the club's acting manager Tomio Tashiro at Yokohama Stadium on May 25. The 46-year-old lefty took his first win since September 2007 retiring three batters in the last and ninth inning of a game against the Rakuten Eagles in his club's 6-5 come-from-behind victory.

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Activities to help delinquents turn lives around spreading

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ryo Kudo (C), head of Tagawa Fureaigijyuku or TFG in Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, advises juvenile delinquents on cooking on Feb. 6.

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Yokohama lefty Kudo to have elbow surgery

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars veteran left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo said Oct. 10 he will undergo endoscopic surgery on his pitching elbow at a Yokohama hospital next week.

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Father and daughter keeping pure-rice sake tradition alive

YOKOTE, Japan - Hanako Kudo (R), 42, and her father, Mikio, 71, work at a big storehouse of Maizuru Shuzo Co. in Yokote city, Akita Prefecture.

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Veteran lefty Kudo signs reduced salary deal with Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on Jan. 19 after signing a contract with the Yokohama BayStars for an estimated annual salary of 90 million yen, plus performance escalators.