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Works of literary giant Ogai Mori's son to be exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsutaro Mori (R), a son of the late essayist Rui Mori, hands a list of some 6,000 works Rui wrote on the life of his father Ogai Mori, a literary great in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, to Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward Mayor Hironobu Narisawa on Dec. 22, 2014, ahead of their exhibition in March 2015 in the ward.

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Renowned chef creates desserts for sightseeing train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Renowned chef Yoshihiro Narisawa shows off a sample plate of desserts created for a Kyushu Railway Co. sightseeing train in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2014.

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Japanese restaurants rank 12th, 20th in world

LONDON, Britain - Yoshihiro Narisawa (L), owner and chef of the French restaurant ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama district, and Seiji Yamamoto (R), chef of ''RyuGin,'' Japanese cuisine in Tokyo's Roppongi, pose for photos in London on April 18, 2011. ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' and ''RyuGin'' were ranked 12th, the best rank for a restaurant in Asia, and 20th, respectively, in the world's 50 best restaurant list released the same day. ''Noma,'' a Scandinavian restaurant in Copenhagen, topped the list for two consecutive years.

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Mayor of Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward to take paternity leave

TOKYO, Japan - Hironobu Narisawa, mayor of Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, speaks about his plan to take paternity leave of around two weeks in April at a news conference at the ward office in Tokyo on March 11, 2010. Narisawa said, ''As a mayor who has to exercise leadership, I want to support male employees'' taking paternity leave.

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2 Japanese restaurants on world's top 50 list led by Italian

Japanese chefs Yoshihiro Narisawa (R) and Seiji Yamamoto, whose Tokyo-based restaurants Narisawa and RyuGin ranked eighth and 31st, respectively, attend a ceremony recognizing the world's 50 best restaurants in New York on June 13, 2016. Italian restaurant Osteria Francescana in Modena topped the list, determined by the votes of some 1,000 chefs, critics and industry insiders, followed by Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca in Girona. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gaggan, Narisawa named Asia's best restaurants

Chefs and restaurateurs attend an award ceremony for Asia's 50 best restaurants in Bangkok on Feb. 29, 2016. Indian restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok earned the top spot for the second year in a row, while French restaurant Narisawa in Tokyo was second for the third consecutive year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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French restaurant Narisawa in Tokyo keeps 2nd spot in Asian ranking

Yoshihiro Narisawa (R), owner-chef of Tokyo-based French restaurant Narisawa, receives a second-place award at Asia's 50 best restaurants ceremony in Bangkok on Feb. 29, 2016. Narisawa was runner-up for the third consecutive year, while Indian restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok earned the top spot for the second year in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Narisawa makes top 10 in world's best restaurants list

Japanese chefs Yoshihiro Narisawa (R) and Seiji Yamamoto shake hands in a ceremony in London on June 1, 2015, as their Tokyo-based restaurants made the list of the world's 50 best restaurants topped by El Celler de Can Rosa in Girona, Spain. Narisawa and RyuGin were eighth and 29th, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Narisawa ranked 2nd in Asian list of 50 best restaurants

Chefs Gaggan Anand (R) and Yoshihiro Narisawa attend an award ceremony in Singapore on March 9, 2015. Gaggan, which serves Indian cuisine in Bangkok, topped the 2015 list of Asia's 50 best restaurants, while Narisawa, a Tokyo restaurant specializing in French cuisine, ranked second. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mayor of Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward to take paternity leave

TOKYO, Japan - Hironobu Narisawa, mayor of Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, speaks about his plan to take paternity leave of around two weeks in April at a news conference at the ward office in Tokyo on March 11, 2010. Narisawa said, ''As a mayor who has to exercise leadership, I want to support male employees'' taking paternity leave. (Kyodo)

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Japanese restaurants rank 12th, 20th in world

LONDON, Britain - Yoshihiro Narisawa (L), owner and chef of the French restaurant ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama district, and Seiji Yamamoto (R), chef of ''RyuGin,'' Japanese cuisine in Tokyo's Roppongi, pose for photos in London on April 18, 2011. ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' and ''RyuGin'' were ranked 12th, the best rank for a restaurant in Asia, and 20th, respectively, in the world's 50 best restaurant list released the same day. ''Noma,'' a Scandinavian restaurant in Copenhagen, topped the list for two consecutive years. (Kyodo)

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Renowned chef creates desserts for sightseeing train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Renowned chef Yoshihiro Narisawa shows off a sample plate of desserts created for a Kyushu Railway Co. sightseeing train in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2014. (Kyodo)