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Japan's skater Murakami smiles after free program at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami (R) and her coach Machiko Yamada smile after her performance in the women's free program on Feb. 20, 2014, at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.

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Japan's Murakami in women's free skating in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami (R) of Japan smiles with her coach Machiko Yamada after her performance in the free program of the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2014. Murakami finished 12th in the competition.

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Murakami practices for women's free skating

SOCHI, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan on Feb. 20, 2014, practices in front of coach Machiko Yamada (R) for the free program of the women's figure skating event scheduled later in the day at the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.

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Murakami wins Four Continents, Miyahara 2nd

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Kanako Murakami of Japan (R) celebrates after scoring 132.18 points in the Ladies Short Program event at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014, with her coach Machiko Yamada smiling. Murakami won the championships with a total score of 196.91 points.

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Figure skating c'ships postponed

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami (R) and her figure skating coach Machiko Yamada give a press conference in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011, in the wake of the decision by the International Skating Union to postpone the world figure skating championships scheduled for later in March in Tokyo as Japan continues to deal with the aftermath of the March 11 devastating earthquake. The 16-year-old Murakami was hoping to make her debut at the worlds.

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Unusual star-shaped persimmon found in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Toshiharu Yamada and his wife Machiko hold a star-shaped persimmon he found in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2010.

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Murakami wins at Skate America

PORTLAND, United States - Japanese teenager Kanako Murakami (back), who won the women's figure skating singles at Skate America in Portland, Oregon, smiles with her coach Machiko Yamada during an official practice for the competition on Nov. 12, 2010.

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Figure skating c'ships postponed

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami (R) and her figure skating coach Machiko Yamada give a press conference in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011, in the wake of the decision by the International Skating Union to postpone the world figure skating championships scheduled for later in March in Tokyo as Japan continues to deal with the aftermath of the March 11 devastating earthquake. The 16-year-old Murakami was hoping to make her debut at the worlds. (Kyodo)

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Unusual star-shaped persimmon found in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Toshiharu Yamada and his wife Machiko hold a star-shaped persimmon he found in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Murakami wins at Skate America

PORTLAND, United States - Japanese teenager Kanako Murakami (back), who won the women's figure skating singles at Skate America in Portland, Oregon, smiles with her coach Machiko Yamada during an official practice for the competition on Nov. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Figure skating: Uno to look for new coaching staff

Pyeongchang Olympic figure skating silver medalist Shoma Uno, seen in this file photo, said on his official website on June 3, 2019, that he will part ways with Machiko Yamada and Mihoko Higuchi, who have coached him since he was 5 years old. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo