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A-bomb survivor Thurlow's lecture in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow smiles while delivering a commemorative lecture at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023, upon receiving an honorary doctorate from the university.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow receives honorary doctorate in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow receives an honorary doctorate at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023. Thurlow, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, was among those who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow's lecture in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow delivers a commemorative lecture at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023, upon receiving an honorary doctorate from the university.

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A-bomb survivor Thurlow receives honorary doctorate in Japan

Atomic bomb survivor and peace advocate Setsuko Thurlow receives an honorary doctorate at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 10, 2023. Thurlow, who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, was among those who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017 on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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Obic wins Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Defensive back Masashi Fujimoto (L) of the Obic Seagulls competes for the ball with wide receiver Shunsuke Wada (16) of Kwansei Gakuin University during the first quarter of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Obic of the corporate league won the game 38-28 for their second straight victory in the Rice Bowl, the Japanese championship of American football.

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Obic wins Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Wide receiver Ken Shimizu (C) of the Obic Seagulls is tackled by defensive backs Nobuhiro Shigeta (12) and Takehiro Ko (R) of Kwansei Gakuin University during the third quarter of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Obic of the corporate league won the game 38-28 for their second straight victory in the Rice Bowl, the Japanese championship of American football.

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Fujitsu wins first national title

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu running back Gino Gordon scores a touchdown in the second quarter of the Rice Bowl against collegiate champion Kwansei Gakuin University on Jan. 3, 2015, in Tokyo. The corporate champion won its first national championship in American football, and Gordon was named the game's MVP.

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Fujitsu wins first national title

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu running back Gino Gordon scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Rice Bowl against collegiate champion Kwansei Gakuin University on Jan. 3, 2015, in Tokyo. The corporate champion won its first national championship in American football, and Gordon was named the game's MVP.

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Obic captures 3rd straight Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Takuya Furutani (C) of Obic Seagulls scores a touchdown against Kwansei Gakuin University toward the end of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2013. The Japan X-League's Obic defeated Kwansei 21-15, triumphing for the third straight year in the annual American Football national championship game between Japan's corporate and university champions.

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Powell delivers lecture at Kwansei Gakuin Univ.

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell gives a lecture at Kwansei Gakuin University in Hyogo Prefecture on July 15. (Pool photo)

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Rescuers airlift students stuck on peak

MATSUOKA, Japan - One of 14 Kwansei Gakuin University students who were stranded since Feb. 7 on a mountain between Fukui and Ishikawa prefectures is taken to Fukui University Hospital after a helicopter rescue Feb. 9.

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More than 1.2 mil. paper cranes sent to replace burned ones

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Volunteers arrange 1.2 million paper cranes Aug. 27 which have been sent to Kwansei Gakuin University from around the country to replace paper cranes burned earlier this month, allegedly by a student of the university, at a monument to the victims of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. A university student group delivered a batch of some 300,000 of the paper cranes Aug. 28 to the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, where the monument stands.

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Kwansei downs Hosei at Koshien Bowl

KOSHIEN, Japan - Quarterback Yosuke Ozaki fends off a tackler and scores a touchdown to lead Kwansei Gakuin to a landslide 24-6 victory over defending champion Hosei University in the Koshien Bowl collegiate football championship at Koshien Stadium on Dec. 16. It was Kwansei Gakuin's first championship in two years.

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Mock U.N. conference of students ends in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Students attend the final day of a four-day mock meeting Aug. 13 at the United Nations in New York that brought together about 350 students from around the world. The students, including 25 from Japan's Kwansei Gakuin University, discussed a range of issues, including the maintenance of international peace and security. The U.N. International Model United Nations conference was part of official U.N. Millennium Summit-related activities.

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American football: Koshien Bowl

The Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters celebrate after winning the Koshien Bowl collegiate American football championship against Hosei University, for the fourth consecutive year, at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2021.

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American football: Koshien Bowl

The Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters celebrate after winning the Koshien Bowl collegiate American football championship against Hosei University, for the fourth consecutive year, at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2021.

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Kwansei downs Hosei at Koshien Bowl

KOSHIEN, Japan - Quarterback Yosuke Ozaki fends off a tackler and scores a touchdown to lead Kwansei Gakuin to a landslide 24-6 victory over defending champion Hosei University in the Koshien Bowl collegiate football championship at Koshien Stadium on Dec. 16. It was Kwansei Gakuin's first championship in two years.

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Powell delivers lecture at Kwansei Gakuin Univ.

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell gives a lecture at Kwansei Gakuin University in Hyogo Prefecture on July 15. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Mock U.N. conference of students ends in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Students attend the final day of a four-day mock meeting Aug. 13 at the United Nations in New York that brought together about 350 students from around the world. The students, including 25 from Japan's Kwansei Gakuin University, discussed a range of issues, including the maintenance of international peace and security. The U.N. International Model United Nations conference was part of official U.N. Millennium Summit-related activities.

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American football: Koshien Bowl

Koki Miyake (C) of Kwansei Gakuin University runs en route to scoring a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the Koshien Bowl collegiate American football championship against Nihon University at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on Dec. 13, 2020.

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Housewives seek re-education to find jobs again

Photo taken Jan. 6, 2016 shows housewives and other women taking a course designed to help them rejoin the workforce, at a campus in Osaka of Kwansei Gakuin University. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kwansei Gakuin Univ. teacher held over stimulant possession

KOBE, Japan - Undated file photo shows Kevin Lucas, a British teacher at Kwansei Gakuin University, who has been arrested on suspicion of possessing stimulants. Police said Lucas is suspected of carrying 0.8 gram of amphetamines on the night of Dec. 14. (Kyodo)

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Kwansei Gakuin Univ. teacher held over stimulant possession

KOBE, Japan - Undated file photo shows Kevin Lucas, a British teacher at Kwansei Gakuin University, who has been arrested on suspicion of possessing stimulants. Police said Lucas is suspected of carrying 0.8 gram of amphetamines on the night of Dec. 14. (Kyodo)

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Fujitsu wins first national title

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu running back Gino Gordon scores a touchdown in the second quarter of the Rice Bowl against collegiate champion Kwansei Gakuin University on Jan. 3, 2015, in Tokyo. The corporate champion won its first national championship in American football, and Gordon was named the game's MVP. (Kyodo)

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Fujitsu wins first national title

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu running back Gino Gordon scores a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Rice Bowl against collegiate champion Kwansei Gakuin University on Jan. 3, 2015, in Tokyo. The corporate champion won its first national championship in American football, and Gordon was named the game's MVP. (Kyodo)

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Obic wins Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Wide receiver Ken Shimizu (C) of the Obic Seagulls is tackled by defensive backs Nobuhiro Shigeta (12) and Takehiro Ko (R) of Kwansei Gakuin University during the third quarter of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Obic of the corporate league won the game 38-28 for their second straight victory in the Rice Bowl, the Japanese championship of American football. (Kyodo)

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Obic wins Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Defensive back Masashi Fujimoto (L) of the Obic Seagulls competes for the ball with wide receiver Shunsuke Wada (16) of Kwansei Gakuin University during the first quarter of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Obic of the corporate league won the game 38-28 for their second straight victory in the Rice Bowl, the Japanese championship of American football. (Kyodo)

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Start of Japan's new university entrance exams

Students take entrance exams at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2021. Japan's new unified university entrance exams started the same day across the country with organizers taking anti-coronavirus measures.

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American football: Rice Bowl in Japan

Takahiro Nozaki of the Obic Seagulls holds up the Rice Bowl MVP trophy after the American football championship against the Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2021.

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American football: Rice Bowl in Japan

The Obic Seagulls celebrate after a 35-18 victory over the Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters in the Rice Bowl American football championship at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2021.

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American football: Rice Bowl in Japan

Takahiro Nozaki (L) of the Obic Seagulls runs with the ball during the third quarter of the Rice Bowl American football championship against the Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2021.

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American football: Rice Bowl in Japan

The Obic Seagulls celebrate after a 35-18 victory over the Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters in the Rice Bowl American football championship at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2021.

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American football: Rice Bowl in Japan

Kosei Okuno of the Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters looks to throw a pass during the first quarter of the Rice Bowl American football championship against the Obic Seagulls at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2021.

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American football: Koshien Bowl

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Koshien Bowl collegiate American football championship between Kwansei Gakuin University and Nihon University being played at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on Dec. 13, 2020.

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American football: Koshien Bowl

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Koshien Bowl collegiate American football championship between Kwansei Gakuin University and Nihon University being played at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on Dec. 13, 2020.

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American football: Koshien Bowl

Kwansei Gakuin University quarterback Kosei Okuno (3) throws a pass during the second quarter of the Koshien Bowl collegiate American football championship against Nihon University at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on Dec. 13, 2020.

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American football: Koshien Bowl

Kwansei Gakuin University quarterback Kosei Okuno (3) throws a pass during the first quarter of the Koshien Bowl collegiate American football championship against Nihon University at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on Dec. 13, 2020.

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American football: Koshien Bowl

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Koshien Bowl collegiate American football championship between Kwansei Gakuin University and Nihon University being played at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on Dec. 13, 2020.

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American football: Koshien Bowl

The Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters celebrate after winning the Koshien Bowl collegiate American football championship against Nihon University at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Japan, on Dec. 13, 2020.

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American football: Kwansei Gakuin wins Koshien Bowl

Kwansei Gakuin quarterback Kosei Okuno (3), who was hospitalized by an illegal hit that sparked a national college American football scandal, plays during his team's 37-20 victory over Waseda University in the Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Kwansei Gakuin wins Koshien Bowl

Kwansei Gakuin quarterback Kosei Okuno (3), who was hospitalized by an illegal hit that sparked a national college American football scandal, plays during his team's 37-20 victory over Waseda University in the Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Kwansei Gakuin wins Koshien Bowl

Kwansei Gakuin college American football players celebrate after winning the Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Illegal hit victim wins double MVPs

Kwansei Gakuin quarterback Kosei Okuno, who was hospitalized by an illegal hit that sparked a national college American football scandal, celebrates after his team's victory in the Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2018. He was named Japan's most valuable college football player and the MVP of the college championship game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Kwansei Gakuin wins Koshien Bowl

Kwansei Gakuin college American football players celebrate after winning the Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Illegal hit victim wins double MVPs

Kwansei Gakuin quarterback Kosei Okuno, who was hospitalized by an illegal hit that sparked a national college American football scandal, celebrates after his team's victory in the Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2018. He was named Japan's most valuable college football player and the MVP of the college championship game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Illegal hit victim wins double MVPs

Kwansei Gakuin quarterback Kosei Okuno, who was hospitalized by an illegal hit that sparked a national college American football scandal, celebrates after his team's victory in the Koshien Bowl in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2018. He was named Japan's most valuable college football player and the MVP of the college championship game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Injured university player returns to competition

Kwansei Gakuin University quarterback Kosei Okuno (R) plays in a game against Kansai University in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on May 27, 2018, his first since suffering injuries in a dangerous late tackle during an intercollegiate game against Nihon University on May 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Kwansei Gakuin press conference

Kwansei Gakuin University American football team director Hiromu Ono (L) and head coach Hideaki Toriuchi meet the press in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya on May 26, 2018 over a dangerous tackle carried out by a Nihon University football team member in an exhibition match on May 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Kwansei Gakuin press conference

Kwansei Gakuin University American football team head coach Hideaki Toriuchi (R) meets the press in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya on May 26, 2018 over a dangerous tackle carried out by a Nihon University football team member in an exhibition match on May 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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American football: Kwansei Gakuin press conference

Kwansei Gakuin University American football team head coach Hideaki Toriuchi meets the press in the western Japan city of Nishinomiya on May 26, 2018 over a dangerous tackle carried out by a Nihon University football team member in an exhibition match on May 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo