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Japanese restaurant owner in Russia spreads friendship

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia - Photo taken Aug. 7, 2013 shows Yutaka Miyanishi, honorary citizen of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, who worked for the lighting-up of the Sakhalin Regional Museum in the Far Eastern city, formerly known as the Karafuto-cho (Karafuto Government Office) Museum, which the Japanese government built in 1937 when it controlled the south part of Sakhalin island.

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College student from Kyoto wins Miss Nippon beauty contest

Miss Nippon 2017 beauty contest winner Shiho Takada (C), a 20-year-old university student from Kyoto, poses for photos with runner-up Kana Miyanishi (12) and the other finalists -- Yu Mikami (1), Azusa Miyazaki (5) and Aoi Nonaka (13) -- in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters cut magic number to one for PL title

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Naoki Miyanishi (C), catcher Shota Ono (L) and first baseman Sho Nakata celebrate their 4-3 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Sept. 26, 2016. The win, coupled with the second-place SoftBank Hawks' 3-2 loss to the Lotte Marines, cut the Fighters' magic number to one for their first Pacific League title in four years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo