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Woman promotes award-winning Ryugasaki croquettes

TSUKUBA, Japan - Kyoko Yoshida from Ryugasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, shows Ryugasaki croquettes, a local dish she has been promoting for years. The croquettes won Yahoo Japan Corp.'s local food popularity contest in 2014.

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Japanese wrestling team leaves for Athens

NARITA, Japan - Four women wrestlers -- (L to R) Chiharu Icho, Kaori Icho, Kyoko Hamaguchi and Saori Yoshida -- pose at Narita airport prior to leaving for Athens on Aug. 11 to take part in the Olympic Games.

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Female Japanese wrestlers undergo extreme training

TOKYO, Japan - Tomiaki Fukuda (C), chairman of the Japan Wrestling Association, sits under a waterfall for training together with Kyoko Hamaguchi (R) and Saori Yoshida (L) at Nisseki Temple on Mt. Nisseki, in the town of Kamiichi, Toyoma Prefecture on July 3.

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Hamaguchi, Icho, Yoshida book Athens wrestling spots

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kyoko Hamaguchi, Kaori Icho and Saori Yoshida booked spots in women's wrestling at this summer's Athens Olympics after claiming titles in the 72-kg, 63-kg and 55-kg categories respectively at the Japan Queens Cup tournament in Tokyo Feb. 24.

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(2)Hamaguchi, 4 others capture gold at World C'ships

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's five gold medalists at the World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling -- Chiarau Icho (L), Seiko Yamamoato (2nd from L), Kaoru Icho (C), Kyoko Hamaguchi (2nd from R) and Saori Yoshida -- pose for photos at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 14.

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700 quake victims attend Kobe concert to support recovery

KOBE, Japan - Seven hundred victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake are invited to a New Year's concert on Jan. 5 at Kobe's Chuo Ward aimed at supporting cultural recovery efforts following the quake that killed over 6,400 people. The New Year's concert has been held annually in Kobe since 1998. The performers, including violinist Kyoko Yoshida and countertenor Yoshikazu Mera, volunteered for the event in response to a call from composer Shigeaki Saegusa, a member of one of the groups organizing the concert.

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Japanese female wrestling medalists celebrate victories

JEJU, South Korea - Japanese female wrestlers including Saori Yoshida (R) and Kyoko Hamaguchi (C) celebrate their victories at the Asian wrestling championships in Jeju, South Korea, on March 20. Yoshida won the women's 55-kilogram title while Hamaguchi won the women's 72-kilogram title. (Kyodo)

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Japanese wrestling team leaves for Athens

NARITA, Japan - Four women wrestlers -- (L to R) Chiharu Icho, Kaori Icho, Kyoko Hamaguchi and Saori Yoshida -- pose at Narita airport prior to leaving for Athens on Aug. 11 to take part in the Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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Female Japanese wrestlers undergo extreme training

TOKYO, Japan - Tomiaki Fukuda (C), chairman of the Japan Wrestling Association, sits under a waterfall for training together with Kyoko Hamaguchi (R) and Saori Yoshida (L) at Nisseki Temple on Mt. Nisseki, in the town of Kamiichi, Toyoma Prefecture on July 3. (Kyodo)

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700 quake victims attend Kobe concert to support recovery

KOBE, Japan - Seven hundred victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake are invited to a New Year's concert on Jan. 5 at Kobe's Chuo Ward aimed at supporting cultural recovery efforts following the quake that killed over 6,400 people. The New Year's concert has been held annually in Kobe since 1998. The performers, including violinist Kyoko Yoshida and countertenor Yoshikazu Mera, volunteered for the event in response to a call from composer Shigeaki Saegusa, a member of one of the groups organizing the concert.

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Woman promotes award-winning Ryugasaki croquettes

TSUKUBA, Japan - Kyoko Yoshida from Ryugasaki, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, shows Ryugasaki croquettes, a local dish she has been promoting for years. The croquettes won Yahoo Japan Corp.'s local food popularity contest in 2014. (Kyodo)

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Hamaguchi, Icho, Yoshida book Athens wrestling spots

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kyoko Hamaguchi, Kaori Icho and Saori Yoshida booked spots in women's wrestling at this summer's Athens Olympics after claiming titles in the 72-kg, 63-kg and 55-kg categories respectively at the Japan Queens Cup tournament in Tokyo Feb. 24. (Kyodo)

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(2)Hamaguchi, 4 others capture gold at World C'ships

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's five gold medalists at the World Championships of Freestyle Wrestling -- Chiarau Icho (L), Seiko Yamamoato (2nd from L), Kaoru Icho (C), Kyoko Hamaguchi (2nd from R) and Saori Yoshida -- pose for photos at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 14. (Kyodo)