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Famed Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto

Photo taken on March 31, 2016, shows world-renowned musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto giving an interview in Tokyo. Sakamoto, the keyboardist of the legendary electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, known as YMO, died in late March 2023 at 71 after battling cancer.

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New J-League chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuru Murai holds a press conference in Tokyo after becoming J-League chairman on Jan. 31, 2014. His term as head of Japanese pro soccer league lasts until March 2016.

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Rubber Duck floating in Sayama Pond in Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, March 31 Kyodo - The 9.5-meter-high Rubber Duck, a giant floating sculpture designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, appears at Sayama Pond in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, on March 31, 2016, to mark the 1,400th anniversary of the pond's construction for irrigation. The pond is known as a place of scenic beauty with 1,300 cherry trees around it.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - The Olympic cauldron at Tokyo's National Stadium blazes after being lit by Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic women's wrestling champion at 55 kilograms, during a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Demolition is to start in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic women's wrestling champion at 55 kilograms, waves to the crowd after lighting the Olympic cauldron at Tokyo's National Stadium during a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Demolition is to start in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - Jet planes of the Blue Impulse, the precision flying demonstration team of Japan's Air-Self Defense Force, fly over Tokyo's National Stadium on May 31, 2014, during a farewell event. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The demolition work will begin in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - People pack Tokyo's National Stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, for a farewell event on May 31, 2014. The stadium is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The demolition work will begin in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.

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People bid farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - People form the five-ring Olympic emblem on the field of Tokyo's National Stadium on May 31, 2014, during a farewell event. The stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, is to be demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The demolition work will begin in July and the new National Stadium is to be completed by March 2016.