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Murakawa beats Iyama to win 'Oza' title in 'go' game

TOBA, Japan - Challenger Daisuke Murakawa reacts after dethroning Yuta Iyama in a professional "go" board game to grab the "Oza" title, one of the game's seven major crowns, by 3-2 in Toba, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. It was 24-year-old Murakawa's first major title.

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Iyama upset by Murakawa, loses 'Oza' title in 'go' game

TOBA, Japan - Yuta Iyama (R) loses his "Oza" title to challenger Daisuke Murakawa in a professional "go" board game in Toba, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. The defeat reduced Iyama's holdings of major titles to five.

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Film promotion

FUKUOKA, Japan - Actor Kenichi Matsuyama and actress Eri Murakawa promote their new movie ''Bokutachi Kyuko A Ressha de Iko'' at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 10, 2012.

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Iwate assembly rejects motion against mask-wearing

MORIOKA, Japan - ''The Great Sasuke,'' whose real name is Masanori Murakawa, smiles at a news conference June 25 after the Iwate prefectural assembly voted down a motion that would have prevented him attending the assembly sessions in his wrestling mask. The 33-year-old wrestler was elected an assembly member in April and has insisted on attending assembly meetings in a mask, saying that is how the voters know him.

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Masked wrestler attends Iwate assembly for 1st time since election

MORIOKA, Japan - Masked professional wrestler ''The Great Sasuke,'' whose real name is Masanori Murakawa, speaks to reporters at the Iwate Prefectural government office in Iwate on May 6 after attending the prefectural assembly for the first time since being elected to the assembly late in April.

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Masked wrestler takes seat in Iwate assembly

MORIOKA, Japan - Professional wrestler ''the Great Sasuke'' has a lawmaker's badge pinned to his lapel before attending the Iwate prefectural assembly May 6 for the first time since being elected to the assembly late last month. The 33-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Masanori Murakawa, is wearing a modified mask with the prefectural emblem emblazoned on it, instead of the colorful mask he usually wears in the ring, to show respect for the assembly.

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Iwate assembly rejects motion against mask-wearing

MORIOKA, Japan - ''The Great Sasuke,'' whose real name is Masanori Murakawa, smiles at a news conference June 25 after the Iwate prefectural assembly voted down a motion that would have prevented him attending the assembly sessions in his wrestling mask. The 33-year-old wrestler was elected an assembly member in April and has insisted on attending assembly meetings in a mask, saying that is how the voters know him. (Kyodo)

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Masked wrestler takes seat in Iwate assembly

MORIOKA, Japan - Professional wrestler ''the Great Sasuke'' has a lawmaker's badge pinned to his lapel before attending the Iwate prefectural assembly May 6 for the first time since being elected to the assembly late last month. The 33-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Masanori Murakawa, is wearing a modified mask with the prefectural emblem emblazoned on it, instead of the colorful mask he usually wears in the ring, to show respect for the assembly. (Kyodo)

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Masked pro wrestler elected to Iwate prefectural assembly 1

SENDAI, Japan - The masked pro wrestler Masanori Murakawa (C) celebrates after winning a seat in the Iwate prefectural assembly in local elections held April 13. (Kyodo)

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Masked pro wrestler elected to Iwate prefectural assembly 2

MORIOKA, Japan - The masked pro wrestler Masanori Murakawa (second from left) celebrates after winning a seat in the Iwate prefectural assembly in local elections held April 13. (Kyodo)

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Masked pro wrestler elected to Iwate prefectural assembly 3

MORIOKA, Japan - The masked pro-wrestler Masanori Murakawa announces his candidacy on March 30 in the Iwate prefectural assembly election at a hotel in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japan, India, U.S. join naval drill in Indian Ocean

Vice Adm. Yutaka Murakawa (R), vice chief of staff of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, joins hands with Indian and U.S. naval officers in Chennai, southern India, on Oct. 15, 2015, for the Malabar tripartite joint naval exercise in the Indian Ocean where China's presence has increasingly been felt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Film promotion

FUKUOKA, Japan - Actor Kenichi Matsuyama and actress Eri Murakawa promote their new movie ''Bokutachi Kyuko A Ressha de Iko'' at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 10, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Murakawa beats Iyama to win 'Oza' title in 'go' game

TOBA, Japan - Challenger Daisuke Murakawa reacts after dethroning Yuta Iyama in a professional "go" board game to grab the "Oza" title, one of the game's seven major crowns, by 3-2 in Toba, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. It was 24-year-old Murakawa's first major title. (Kyodo)

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Masked wrestler attends Iwate assembly for 1st time since electi

MORIOKA, Japan - Masked professional wrestler ''The Great Sasuke,'' whose real name is Masanori Murakawa, speaks to reporters at the Iwate Prefectural government office in Iwate on May 6 after attending the prefectural assembly for the first time since being elected to the assembly late in April. (Kyodo)