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Money title rivals practice before Daikin Orchid tournament

NANJO, Japan - Rikako Morita (R), winner of Japan's 2013 LPGA money title, and runner-up Sakura Yokomine practice before the start on March 7, 2014, of the three-day Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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12,000-year-old human bones, tools found in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Shinji Yamasaki, senior researcher of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum, speaks on Oct. 19, 2012, near the site in the Sakitari Cave in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, where the museum discovered human and animal bones as well as stone tools made of quartz, which are estimated to be about 12,000 years old.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NANJO, Japan - A member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces stands guard on April 11, 2012, by a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NANJO, Japan - Photo taken on April 11, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 10, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 10, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 10, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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Yellow card for golf

NANJO, Japan - Yoko Ema, Japan LPGA Tour official in charge of rules and scoring, holds a soccer-like yellow card during a press conference in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 1, 2012. The tour has decided to use the cards for slow play to avoid confusion caused by verbal warnings.

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Rookie Ahn wins JLPGA season opener

NANJO, Japan - South Korean rookie Ahn Sun Ju shows off the winner's trophy after her victory in the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 7, 2010. Ahn made a triumphant debut on the Japan LPGA Tour, coasting to a five-shot victory at Ryukyu Golf Club.

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Miyazato ties for 6th at Daikin Orchid Ladies

NANJO, Japan - Ai Miyazato plays a putt in the second round of the season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies in Ryukyu Golf Club in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 6, 2010. Miyazato, fresh off winning the first two events of the U.S. LPGA Tour, shot a 71 for a 3-under 141 total, two strokes behind the leaders in a tie for sixth.

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Theater promotes rare Ryukyu dancing

NAHA, Japan - Noriko Taira (L) of the ''Ryukyu Dancing Theater Udoi'' in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, talks about dancing costumes on Aug. 16, 2009.

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Theater promotes rare Ryukyu dancing

NAHA, Japan - Members of the ''Ryukyu Dancing Theater Udoi'' in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, perform on Oct. 13, 2009, along with high school students on a school excursion.