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Japan's sake industry seeks to expand exports

SAITAMA, Japan - Naotaka Miyasaka, president of Miyasaka Brewing Co. in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, speaks about his company's overseas business strategy at a symposium aimed at promoting exports of sake and other made-in-Japan alcoholic beverages on Dec. 10, 2014, in Saitama north of Tokyo. The brewery is known for its "Masumi" brand of sake.

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Marines score on squeeze play

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki lays down a squeeze bunt (top) to bring in teammate Naotaka Takehara from third to score (bottom) against the Hanshin Tigers in the eighth inning of a game at Chiba Marine Stadium on June 14. The Marines won 4-1.

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Makino stepping down as high school baseball chief

OSAKA, Japan - Naotaka Makino, president of the Japan High School Baseball Federation, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 6 about his retirement from the post after 21 years of service.

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Joppy TKO's Hozumi to retain WBA middleweight title

TOKYO, Japan - American William Joppy celebrates after defeating 14th-ranked challenger Naotaka Hozumi of Japan with a TKO in the 10th round to retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight championship at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 10.

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PL Gakuen denied entry into Osaka tourney over assaults

OSAKA, Japan - Naotaka Makino (L), chairman of the Japan High School Baseball Federation, speaks at a press conference June 29 on a decision to kick Osaka's PL Gakuen out of this summer's high school baseball championship following revelations that members of the school's team regularly bullied and assaulted younger teammates.

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Sanwa Bank, Toyo Trust to form partnership

Sanwa Bank President Naotaka Saeki (L) shakes hands with Toyo Trust President Nobuyoshi Takeuchi at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 20 prior to a press conference to announce an agreement to expand their business collaboration, including pension services and sharing of their automatic teller machines.

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Marines score on squeeze play

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines catcher Tomoya Satozaki lays down a squeeze bunt (top) to bring in teammate Naotaka Takehara from third to score (bottom) against the Hanshin Tigers in the eighth inning of a game at Chiba Marine Stadium on June 14. The Marines won 4-1. (Kyodo)

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PL Gakuen denied entry into Osaka tourney over assaults

OSAKA, Japan - Naotaka Makino (L), chairman of the Japan High School Baseball Federation, speaks at a press conference June 29 on a decision to kick Osaka's PL Gakuen out of this summer's high school baseball championship following revelations that members of the school's team regularly bullied and assaulted younger teammates.

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Makino stepping down as high school baseball chief

OSAKA, Japan - Naotaka Makino, president of the Japan High School Baseball Federation, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 6 about his retirement from the post after 21 years of service. (Kyodo)

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Joppy TKO's Hozumi to retain WBA middleweight title

TOKYO, Japan - American William Joppy celebrates after defeating 14th-ranked challenger Naotaka Hozumi of Japan with a TKO in the 10th round to retained his World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight championship at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 10. (Kyodo)

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Sanwa Bank, Toyo Trust to form partnership

Sanwa Bank President Naotaka Saeki (L) shakes hands with Toyo Trust President Nobuyoshi Takeuchi at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 20 prior to a press conference to announce an agreement to expand their business collaboration, including pension services and sharing of their automatic teller machines. ==Kyodo