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Japan defense chief visits GIGO headquarters

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (R) is briefed by Masami Oka, inaugural head of the newly formed Global Combat Air Program International Government Organization (GIGO), a trilateral body between Japan, Britain and Italy that administers their joint development of next-generation fighter jets, during a visit to its headquarters in Reading, southern England, on Jan. 15, 2025.

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12-yr-old boy returns home alone from tsunami disaster

NAGOYA, Japan - Ryohei Sugimoto, 12, the only survivor of a Japanese family lost during the tsunami disaster on the Thai resort island of Phi Phi, returns to Nagoya airport on Dec. 7. His father Takayuki, 41, and brother Tomoki, 8, were confirmed dead, and his 41-year-old mother, Masami, is missing.

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Fujitsu taps exec Tanaka as next president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tatsuya Tanaka, 58, a corporate executive officer and senior vice president of Fujitsu Ltd. The company said on Jan. 19, 2015, that it has nominated Tanaka as its new president, replacing Masami Yamamoto, 61, who will become chairman. Both will assume the new positions after gaining approval from the company's board following a shareholder meeting on June 22.

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Citizens against nuclear facilities in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Livestock farmer Masami Yoshizawa speaks at a citizens' meeting on Oct. 18, 2014, in Aomori to protest against the construction of the Electric Power Development Company's Oma nuclear power plant in Oma, and against putting into operation the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, both in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Fukushima cattle farmer brings cow for protest at farm ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Yoshizawa (2nd from R), 60, a cattle farmer from near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is stopped by a police officer as he attempts to get a cow off a truck in front of the farm ministry in Tokyo on June 20, 2014. Yoshizawa brought one of his cows to the ministry to protest against the government's policy of culling cattle exposed to radiation in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the power plant.

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Fukushima cattle farmer brings cow for protest at farm ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Yoshizawa (R), 60, a cattle farmer from near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, protests against the government's policy of culling cattle exposed to radiation in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the plant, in front of the farm ministry in Tokyo on June 20, 2014. Defying a government ban on taking livestock outside a 20-kilometer radius of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. plant, Yoshizawa, whose farm is located within the radius, transported one of his cows by truck to the farm ministry for the protest. The cow can be seen on the truck in the background.

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Fukushima cattle farmer brings cow for protest at farm ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Yoshizawa (R), 60, a cattle farmer from near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, protests against the government's policy of culling cattle exposed to radiation in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the plant, in front of the farm ministry in Tokyo on June 20, 2014. Defying a government ban on taking livestock outside a 20-kilometer radius of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. plant, Yoshizawa, whose farm is located within the radius, transported one of his cows by truck to the farm ministry for the protest.

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Fukushima cattle farmer brings cow for protest at farm ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Yoshizawa (2nd from R), 60, a cattle farmer from near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is stopped by a police officer as he attempts to get a cow off a truck in front of the farm ministry in Tokyo on June 20, 2014. Yoshizawa brought one of his cows to the ministry to protest against the government's policy of culling cattle exposed to radiation in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the power plant.

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Cattle farmer braves nuclear scare in Fukushima

SENDAI, Japan - Masami Yoshizawa stands by beef cattle on April 2, 2014, in his "Farm of Hope" in a nuclear fallout-contaminated area in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. He says his "pride as a cattleman" makes him keep feeding them even though they are of no use for commercial sale.

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Taiwan, Japan sign exhibit deal

TAIPEI, Taiwan - (from L) Masami Zeniya, executive director of the Tokyo National Museum, Feng Ming-chu, director of Taiwan's National Palace Museum, and Karoku Miwa, director of the Kyushu National Museum, hold documents in Taipei on Oct. 16, 2013, as Taiwan and Japan signed a contract to allow exhibits in Japan of ancient Chinese artifacts from Taiwan's National Palace Museum in 2014.

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"Wolf Children" model home

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo on Oct. 4, 2012, shows Masami Yamazaki and his wife Yoriko Yamazaki, who own an old house in the town of Kamiichi, Toyama Prefecture, which is the model for the home of the heroine and her children in the hit animation film "Okami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki" (The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki).

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Mitsui opens office in Myanmar capital

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Masami Iijima, president of Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co., speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the opening of its office in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on June 7, 2012.

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Fujitsu promotes vice president Yamamoto to president

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Yamamoto (file photo), corporate senior vice president of Fujitsu Ltd., will become president on April 1, the major Japanese technology company said on Jan. 22, 2010. Yamamoto, 56, joined the firm in 1976 and has experience in personal systems business including mobile computing.

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Tokyo International Film Festival to begin for 9-day run

TOKO, Japan - Japanese actress Masami Nagasawa waves as she arrives for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2009.

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Meiner Kitz scores surprise victory at Tenno-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Jockey Masami Matsuoka celebrates after his horse, Meiner Kitz, wins the 139th Tenno-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on May 3.

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Mitsui & Co. to promote senior managing director Iijima as president

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Iijima, senior executive managing officer of Mitsui & Co., will be promoted as president of the Japanese major trading house April 1. Iijima, 58, has been in charge of steel materials and other metals operations during most of his career at the major trading house and now heads the resources and energy division.

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Shochu master brewers eager to hand down techniques

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Master shochu brewer Masami Yoke (L) teaches Daijiro Yagi at Yagi Shuzou Co. in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Actress Nagasawa, actor Fujiki win 'Best Smiles' award

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Masami Nagasawa (C, left) and actor Naohito Fujiki (C, right) won this year's ''Best Smiles of the Year'' awards given to movie stars, sports athletes, politicians and other celebrities. The awards, sponsored by the Japan Dental Association, are given to candidates with the best teeth and the most attractive smiles. The photo shows Nagasawa and Fujiki posing with the winners of other categories at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 8.

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Toymakers Takara, Tomy to merge next March

TOKYO, Japan - (From R to L) Takara Co. Chairman Keita Sato, Tomy Co. President Kantaro Tomiyama and Index Corp. Chairman Masami Ochiai pose for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on May 13. Takara, Japan's No. 2 toymaker, and Tomy, the third largest, agreed to merge March 1 next year. Index Corp. is Takara's largest shareholder.

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9 Filipino children sue to acquire Japanese nationality

TOKYO, Japan - Rossana (L) and her 7-year-old daughter Masami (R) gives a press conference in Tokyo on April, after Masami and eight other Filipino children who were born in Japan to Japanese fathers and Filipino mothers filed a class lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court to obtain Japanese nationality. Rossana said she cannot understand the rationale behind giving Filipino nationality to Masami while Masami's 3-year-old sister, who was recognized by the father while she was in the womb, can have Japanese nationality.

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(2)Japanese men, women advance to relay finals at Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Noriko Inada relays to second swimmer Masami Tanaka in the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay at the Olympic Aquatic Center on Aug. 20. The Japanese team finished sixth among teams competing in two heats with a time of 4:05.99 to advance to the final.

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(1)Australian town marks 60th anniversary of Japanese POW breakout

COWRA, Australia - (From L to R) Marekuni Takahara, Masami Yamada and Teruo Murakami, Japanese World War II prisoners of war now in their 80s, pose for photos during the 60th anniversary celebrations marking the POW breakout in the New South Wales town of Cowra on Aug. 4.

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(1)Japanese swimmers arrive in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese Olympic swimmer Masami Tanaka waves at well-wishers on arriving at Athens airport on July 30.

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Kobe serial murderer released on parole from reformatory

KOBE, Japan - Masami Hori, a lawyer for the parents of Ayaka Yamashita, a child victim of a serial murder case in Kobe in 1997, reads out the parents' statement to reporters in Kobe on March 10 after the murderer was released on parole. The man killed 10-year-old Ayaka and 11-year-old Jun Hase, and injured three others at the age of 14.

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Ex-Japan skipper Ihara looking to new career

SAITAMA, Japan - Former Japan World Cup soccer captain Masami Ihara wipes away a tear during a news conference at a Saitama hotel Dec. 27. Ihara said he will pursue a coaching job after deciding to end an illustrious playing career.

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Nakamura holds talks with Mets

NEW YORK, United States - Free agent slugger Norihiro Nakamura (C), flanked by his agent Masami Shigeta (L) and New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips, speaks to reporters at the Mets' home field Shea Stadium in New York on Dec. 10 after his talks with Mets officials about possibly joining the National League club. (MLB)

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Japan's Yusa wins beach flags in World Games life saving

AKITA, Japan - Japan's Masami Yusa (front) wins the women's beach flags event in the World Games life saving competition at Iwaki Island Park in Akita Prefecture on Aug. 26. The sixth World Games, held in and around the northern Japanese city of Akita, conclude on Aug. 26.

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Kids pray for attack victims

HIROO, Japan - Nursery school children pray at a funeral held in Hiroo, southern Hokkaido on Aug. 11 for 5-year-old girl Masami Kikuchi and her 2-year-old brother Tetsuya who were allegedly stabbed to death by a neighbor in their house during a burglary attempt.

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Funeral held for 2 slain Hokkaido children

HIROO, Japan - Town residents, nursery school children and teachers walk into a Buddhist temple in Hiroo, southern Hokkaido, where a funeral and memorial service were held Aug. 11 for 5-year-old girl Masami Kikuchi and her 2-year-old brother Tetsuya who were allegedly stabbed to death by a neighbor during a burglary attempt.

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Komura becomes new head of Development Bank of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Komura, a former vice finance minister, speaks at a news conference following his appointment as governor of the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) on Jan. 19. Seated to his left is outgoing Governor Masami Kogayu.

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Animal rights activists make antifur protest

WASHINGTON, United States - Two animal rights activists stage a protest in front of the White House on Nov. 15, saying they would rather go naked than wear fur. With the temperature at 7 C, Masami Katori (R), a Japanese intern at the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and her fellow activist marched for about 1 hour.

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Japan's 4x100-meter medley relay team all smiles with bronze med

SYDNEY, Australia - The four members of the Japanese women's 4x100-meter medley relay team are all smiles as they pose and show off their bronze medals, after setting a national record of 4:04.16 at the Sydney Olympic Games on Sept. 23. Picture shows from left: Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, Junko Onishi and Sumika Minamoto.

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Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100-meter medley relay

SYDNEY, Australia - Masami Tanaka (C) welcomes home anchor Sumika Minamoto after the Japanese women's 4x100-meter medley relay wins the bronze medal with a national record of 4:04.16 at the Sydney Olympic Games on Sept. 23. Junko Onishi (L) and Mai Nakamura (R) check the clock behind Tanaka.

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Japan's Tanaka finishes sixth in women's 100-meter breaststroke

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's triple world short course champion Masami Tanaka shakes hands with Megan Quann after finishing sixth in the women's 100-meter breaststroke final Sept. 18. The American won gold in 1 minute, 07.05 seconds. Tanaka, the world No. 2, touched the wall in 1:08.37, well outside the Japanese record of 1:07.27 she set at the national championships in April.

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Miyabiyama promoted to ozeki

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Miyabiyama beams his pleasure May 24 as he is congratulated by his mother Masami Takeuchi on his promotion to sumo's second highest rank of ozeki. He posted a solid 11-4 record at the just-ended Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Japan's Olympic team swimmers meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese Olympic swimming team meet the press in Tokyo on April 24 following the formal announcement of the 21-member team by the Japan Amateur Swimming Federation. L to R are Masami Tanaka, Mai Nakamura, Tomoko Hagiwara, Yasuko Tajima and Takashi Yamamoto.

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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Umehara, 4 others receive cultural award

TOKYO, Japan - Anthropologist Takeshi Umehara and four others receive this year's Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Culture Day on Nov. 3. The photo shows the five recipients and their wives. From L to R, novelist Hiroyuki Agawa, 78, organic chemist Saburo Tamura, 82, painter Fuku Akino, 91, law expert Masami Ito, 80, and Takeshi Umehara, 74.

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Japanese medley relay team wins bronze medal

SYDNEY, Australia - The members of the Japanese women's 4x100-meter medley relay team wave from the podium after winning the bronze medal at the Pan Pacific championships in Sydney on Aug. 29. Mai Nakamura, Masami Tanaka, Ayari Aoyama, Suzu Chiba (from L to R) clocked 4 minutes, 7.14 seconds in the final to finish behind the United States and Australia.

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Japanese squad braces up

Members of Japan's World Cup squad wind up their training session in the French Alps resort of Aix-les-Bains on Thursday June 11 prior to departure for Toulouse, where they are to meet Argentina in their first match of the tournament on Sunday June 14. (L-R) Masashi Nakayama, Shoji Jo, Masami Ihara and Hidetoshi Nakata.

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COOL Mom MASAMI. As the number ofworking mother has increased, many of them have more interested in fashion. Most of them are interested in unique fashion. As for the fashion of moms, the meanings such as "self-expression" and "hobby" are superior to the motive of "to be popular", so many free and fun styles are born.September 14, 2009 , Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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COOL Mom MASAMI. As the number ofworking mother has increased, many of them have more interested in fashion. Most of them are interested in unique fashion. As for the fashion of moms, the meanings such as "self-expression" and "hobby" are superior to the motive of "to be popular", so many free and fun styles are born.September 14, 2009 , Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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COOL Mom MASAMI. As the number ofworking mother has increased, many of them have more interested in fashion. Most of them are interested in unique fashion. As for the fashion of moms, the meanings such as "self-expression" and "hobby" are superior to the motive of "to be popular", so many free and fun styles are born.September 14, 2009 , Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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COOL Mom MASAMI. As the number ofworking mother has increased, many of them have more interested in fashion. Most of them are interested in unique fashion. As for the fashion of moms, the meanings such as "self-expression" and "hobby" are superior to the motive of "to be popular", so many free and fun styles are born.September 14, 2009 , Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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COOL Mom MASAMI. As the number ofworking mother has increased, many of them have more interested in fashion. Most of them are interested in unique fashion. As for the fashion of moms, the meanings such as "self-expression" and "hobby" are superior to the motive of "to be popular", so many free and fun styles are born.September 14, 2009 , Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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COOL Mom MASAMI. As the number ofworking mother has increased, many of them have more interested in fashion. Most of them are interested in unique fashion. As for the fashion of moms, the meanings such as "self-expression" and "hobby" are superior to the motive of "to be popular", so many free and fun styles are born.September 14, 2009 , Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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COOL Mom MASAMI. As the number of working mother has increased, many of them have more interested in fashion. Most of them are interested in unique fashion. As for the fashion of moms, the meanings such as "self-expression" and "hobby" are superior to the motive of "to be popular", so many free and fun styles are born.September 14, 2009 , Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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COOL Mom MASAMI. As the number of working mother has increased, many of them have more interested in fashion. Most of them are interested in unique fashion. As for the fashion of moms, the meanings such as "self-expression" and "hobby" are superior to the motive of "to be popular", so many free and fun styles are born.September 14, 2009 , Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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COOL Mom MASAMI. As the number ofworking mother has increased, many of them have more interested in fashion. Most of them are interested in unique fashion. As for the fashion of moms, the meanings such as "self-expression" and "hobby" are superior to the motive of "to be popular", so many free and fun styles are born.September 14, 2009 , Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

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COOL Mom MASAMI. As the number of working mother has increased, many of them have more interested in fashion. Most of them are interested in unique fashion. As for the fashion of moms, the meanings such as "self-expression" and "hobby" are superior to the motive of "to be popular", so many free and fun styles are born.September 14, 2009 , Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Japan defense chief visits GIGO headquarters

12-yr-old boy returns home alone from tsunami disaster

Fujitsu taps exec Tanaka as next president

Citizens against nuclear facilities in Aomori Pref.

Fukushima cattle farmer brings cow for protest at farm ministry

Fukushima cattle farmer brings cow for protest at farm ministry

Fukushima cattle farmer brings cow for protest at farm ministry

Fukushima cattle farmer brings cow for protest at farm ministry

Cattle farmer braves nuclear scare in Fukushima

Taiwan, Japan sign exhibit deal

"Wolf Children" model home

Mitsui opens office in Myanmar capital

Fujitsu promotes vice president Yamamoto to president

Tokyo International Film Festival to begin for 9-day run

Meiner Kitz scores surprise victory at Tenno-sho

Mitsui &amp; Co. to promote senior managing director Iijima as president

Shochu master brewers eager to hand down techniques

Actress Nagasawa, actor Fujiki win 'Best Smiles' award

Toymakers Takara, Tomy to merge next March

9 Filipino children sue to acquire Japanese nationality

(2)Japanese men, women advance to relay finals at Athens

(1)Australian town marks 60th anniversary of Japanese POW breakout

(1)Japanese swimmers arrive in Athens

Kobe serial murderer released on parole from reformatory

Ex-Japan skipper Ihara looking to new career

Nakamura holds talks with Mets

Japan's Yusa wins beach flags in World Games life saving

Kids pray for attack victims

Funeral held for 2 slain Hokkaido children

Komura becomes new head of Development Bank of Japan

Animal rights activists make antifur protest

Japan's 4x100-meter medley relay team all smiles with bronze med

Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100-meter medley relay

Japan's Tanaka finishes sixth in women's 100-meter breaststroke

Miyabiyama promoted to ozeki

Japan's Olympic team swimmers meets the press

Tanaka rewrites day-old record

Umehara, 4 others receive cultural award

Japanese medley relay team wins bronze medal

Japanese squad braces up

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Mitsui & Co. to promote senior managing director Iijima as president