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Baseball: Japan vs. Netherlands

Japan's Shun Mizutani rounds the bases after hitting a leadoff solo home run in the first inning of the opener of a two-game baseball exhibition series against the Netherlands at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Baseball: Japan vs. Netherlands

Japan's Shun Mizutani hits a leadoff solo home run in the first inning of the opener of a two-game baseball exhibition series against the Netherlands at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Baseball: Japan vs. Netherlands

Japan's Shun Mizutani reacts after hitting a leadoff solo home run in the first inning of the opener of a two-game baseball exhibition series against the Netherlands at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Baseball: Japan vs. Netherlands

Japan's Shun Mizutani hits a leadoff solo home run in the first inning of the opener of a two-game baseball exhibition series against the Netherlands at Kyocera Dome Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 5, 2025.

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Baseball: Fighters vs. Carp

Shun Mizutani of the Nippon Ham Fighters hits a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning of an interleague baseball game against the Hiroshima Carp on June 6, 2024, at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan

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CHINA-BEIJING-XINHUA-KYODO NEWS-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

(231201) -- BEIJING, Dec. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua meets with Toru Mizutani, president and editor-in-chief of Kyodo News, in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

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(3) IRCJ decides to bail out Daiei, Misawa Homes

TOKYO, Japan - Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Mizutani speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28 after the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan decided to help rehabilitate the ailing home builder and struggling retailer Daiei Inc.

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Olympics: Japan reaches table tennis men's team final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 16 Kyodo - Japan's Jun Mizutani reacts after gaining a point against Timo Boll of Germany in a table tennis men's team event semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 15, 2016. Japan won 3-1 to advance to the final.

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Olympics: Japan headed to men's table tennis final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 15 Kyodo - (From L) Jun Mizutani, head coach Yosuke Kurashima, Maharu Yoshimura and Koki Niwa celebrate after defeating Germany 3-1 in the table tennis men's team semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 15, 2016.

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Olympics: Japan reaches table tennis men's team final

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Jun Mizutani celebrates a winning point against Germany's Bastian Steger as Japan beat Germany in the table tennis men's team event semifinals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games on Aug. 15, 2016.==Kyodo

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Umbrellas with kids' smiles mark 20th anniv. of Kobe quake

KOBE, Japan - Umbrellas printed with photos of smiling children are displayed at the "Merry in Kobe" event in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2015, the 20th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. In the background is the statue of Gigantor, the "Ironman No.28" featured in a comic series. The smiling photos were taken in Kobe in 2001 and 2002 by Tokyo-based art director Koji Mizutani to document the city's reconstruction after the disaster.

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JETRO official supports Japan firms in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Toshihiro Mizutani, an official at the Japan External Trade Organization's Yangon office, speaks on March 12, 2013, at the office about his job. Since 2011, Mizutani has provided information and support to Japanese companies considering advancing into Myanmar.

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Yoshimura wins men's singles title at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Eighteen-year-old Maharu Yoshimura celebrates after beating Jun Mizutani in the men's singles final at the table tennis national championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2012.

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Mizutani 1st man to win 5 consecutive nat'l titles

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani plays at the national table tennis championships in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2011. Mizutani became the first man to win the men's national singles title five times in a row by defeating Chinese-born Kazuhiro Chan four games to none in the final.

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Smiles on umbrellas

KOBE, Japan - Participants hold umbrellas with photos of smiling children printed on them in an art event in Kobe on Jan. 9, 2011. Art director Koji Mizutani organized the ''Merry Umbrella Project,'' mainly using photos of children he has taken in quake-stricken areas around the world including Kobe, which was hit by the Jan. 17, 1995, Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Smiles on umbrellas

KOBE, Japan - Participants hold umbrellas with photos of smiling children printed on them in an art event in Kobe on Jan. 9, 2011. Art director Koji Mizutani organized the ''Merry Umbrella Project,'' mainly using photos of children he has taken in quake-stricken areas around the world including Kobe, which was hit by the Jan. 17, 1995, Great Hanshin Earthquake.

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Fukuhara, Mizutani return from table tennis championships

NARITA, Japan - Ai Fukuhara (R) and Jun Mizutani hold bronze medals that Japan's men and women won upon arrival from the world table team tennis championships in Moscow at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 1, 2010.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kaii Yoshida during the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani beat Yosida 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, winning his fourth straight singles title.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani celebrates after winning the men's singles final of the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani won his fourth straight singles title by beating Kaii Yoshida.

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Xinjiang riot stems from harsh repression of Uyghurs: expert

BEIJING, China - Naoko Mizutani, in this file photo, is a lecturer at Tokyo's Chuo University who has conducted hearings on Uyghur exiles abroad.

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Mizutani and Kishikawa beat Habesohn and Kosowski in Ogimura Cup

WAKAYAMA, Japan - World bronze medalist duo Jun Mizutani (L) and Seiya Kishikawa of Japan saw off Daniel Habesohn of Austria and Jakub Kosowski of Poland in the men's first-round doubles at the Ogimura Cup Japan Open at Wakayama Big Whale on June 12.

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Japan's Mizutani-Kishikawa pair win bronze

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese pair Jun Mizutani (R) and Seiya Kishikawa (L) show off the bronze medals they captured in the men's doubles at the table tennis world championships in Yokohama on May 4.

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Japan's Mizutani-Kishikawa pair fall, settle for bronze

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese third-seeded pair Jun Mizutani (R) and Seiya Kishikawa (L) are in action in the semifinals of men's doubles at the tennis table world championships in Yokohama on May 4. They were defeated in straight sets by Chinese second-seed duo Ma Long and Xu Xin, settling for the bronze medal as there was no playoff for third place.

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Mizutani, Kishikawa advance to semifinals in men's doubles

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Jun Mizutani (L) and Seiya Kishikawa celebrate after beating Singapore's Gao Ning and Yang Zi in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3.

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Mizutani, Kishikawa advance to semifinals in men's doubles

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Jun Mizutani (R) and Seiya Kishikawa wave to fans after beating Singapore's Gao Ning and Yang Zi in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3.

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Mizutani, Kishikawa advance to semifinals in men's doubles

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Seiya Kishikawa (R) returns the ball to Singapore's Gao Ning and Yang Zi in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama on May 3. At left is Jun Mizutani. The Japanese pair won the match to advance to the semifinals.

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Olympics: Japan men's team beaten in table tennis semis

BEIJING, China - Members of Japan's table tennis team -- (L to R) Seiya Kishikawa, Jun Mizutani and Yo Kan -- look disappointed after losing to European champions Germany 3-2 in the men's team semifinals of the Beijing Olympics at Peking University Gymnasium in Beijing on Aug. 16.

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Japan denied spot in table tennis team world final

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's reigning national champion Jun Mizutani looks frustrated after losing a point to South Korea's Lee Jung Woo in the semifinals at the table tennis team world championships in Guangzhou, China, on March 1. Lee prevailed 3-2 as South Korea beat Japan 3-1 to advance to the finals against three-time defending champions China.

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Mizutani becomes youngest national champion

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani beat defending champion Kaii Yoshida four sets to one in the men's singles final at the national championships on Jan. 21, making him the youngest player to win the title at 17 years and seven months.

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Misawa Homes to correct earnings reports

TOKYO, Japan - Misawa Homes Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Mizutani (C) apologizes in Tokyo on Dec. 18 after the company admitted that a regional sales subsidiary engaged in improper accounting practices when booking sales.

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Prosecutors raid home of Wakayama gov't cashier over bid-rigging

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Satoaki Mizutani, chief treasurer of the Wakayama prefectural government, is escorted Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office on Oct. 12 in connection with a bid-rigging scandal involving tunnel projects in the western Japan prefecture.

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Toyota-led group to invest 25.8 bil. yen in Misawa Homes

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Mizutani (L), president of Misawa Homes Holdings Inc., and Mitsuo Kinoshita, senior managing director of Toyota Motor Corp., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on March 31. They announced that an alliance of Toyota, Nomura Principal Finance Co. and Aioi Insurance Co. will invest 25.8 billion yen in Misawa Homes Holdings Inc.

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Mizutani to become Misawa Homes president Dec. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Chiyoji Misawa (L), president of homebuilder Misawa Homes Holdings Inc., and Vice President Kazuo Mizutani speak to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 21 about Misawa's resignation from the presidency. Mizutani will replace Misawa, founder of the company, on Dec. 1.

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Doi briefed on beef-labeling scandal

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Social Democratic Party leader Takako Doi (2nd from R) is briefed Jan. 28 by Yoichi Mizutani (R), president of storage contractor Nishinomiya Reizo in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, where Snow Brand Food Co. falsified data on imported Australian beef.

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(2)Nuke plant pipe ruptured under enormous pressure

NAGOYA, Japan - Ryosuke Mizutani, of Chubu Electric Power Co. explains how a radioactive steam leak took place in November at the company's Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture at a media briefing in Nagoya on Dec. 6, 2001.

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Shizuoka nuclear plant leaking radioactive water

NAGOYA, Japan - Ryosuke Mizutani, chief of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s nuclear management department, speaks at a press conference at the company's head office in Nagoya's Higashi Ward on Nov. 10 about the accidental leakage of radioactive water at the company's nuclear power plant in Hamaoka, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Consul general buys furniture for ambassador

DENVER, United States - File photo shows the Japanese consulate general in Denver, Colorado. Consul General Makoto Mizutani, 52, has been dismissed for mishandling about $81,600 in public funds. Sources close to the Foreign Ministry said in Tokyo on July 28 Mizutani spent about $5,800 in public funds for purchasing furniture in a bid to win a favor of Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai in December 1999.

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Denver consul general dismissed over embezzlement scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Vice Foreign Minister Yutaka Kawashima (C) speaks at a press conference in the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 26 about the dismissal of Makoto Mizutani, the Japanese consul general in Denver, Colorado suspected of embezzling about $90,000 in government funds.

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Table tennis: Retirement ceremony for Mizutani

Table tennis player Jun Mizutani, who won the mixed doubles gold with Mima Ito at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, speaks during his retirement ceremony in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 27, 2022.

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Table tennis: Retirement ceremony for Mizutani

Table tennis player Jun Mizutani, who won the mixed doubles gold with Mima Ito at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, waves during his retirement ceremony in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 27, 2022.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani (L) and South Korea's Jang Woo Jin play in the fourth match of the men's table tennis team event's bronze medal contest on Aug. 6, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani (facing camera) plays against South Korea's Jang Woo Jin in the fourth match of the men's table tennis team event's bronze medal contest on Aug. 6, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japanese table tennis players Jun Mizutani (C, L) and Mima Ito (C, R) pose after winning the Tokyo Olympic mixed doubles gold on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani (R) and Mima Ito react after winning the table tennis mixed doubles final against China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. (Kyodo)(TOPPAGE) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani (R) and Mima Ito react after winning the table tennis mixed doubles final against China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen at the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. (Kyodo)(SELECTION) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito (front) play against China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen during the table tennis mixed doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Japan's Jun Mizutani (R) and Mima Ito react after winning a point against China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen during the table tennis mixed doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

China's Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen (L) play against Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito in the table tennis mixed doubles final of the Tokyo Olympics on July 26, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

(Clockwise from bottom L) Japan's Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito play against Germany's Petrissa Solja and Patrick Franziska in the table tennis mixed doubles quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics on July 25, 2021, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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Tokyo Olympics: Table Tennis

Jun Mizutani (L) and Mima Ito of Japan react after winning a point against Stefan Fegerl and Sofia Polcanova of Austria in the table tennis mixed doubles round of 16 of the Tokyo Olympics at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the capital on July 24, 2021.