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Japanese film director Mikio Naruse

Photo taken in September 1962 shows Japanese film director Mikio Naruse.

'Dangerous drugs' become major agent of drug abuse in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Saitama prefectural psychiatric hospital treated more outpatients and inpatients for usage of what the government terms "dangerous drugs" -- drugs that are not banned by law in Japan but produce similar effects to illegal drugs -- than for usage of stimulant drugs in fiscal 2013, according to Nobuya Naruse, deputy director of the hospital seen in this photo.

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Japan 16th in men's cross country 40km relay

SOCHI, Russia - Nobu Naruse of Japan competes during the third leg of the men's cross country 4x10km relay event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Japan, which was lapped on the third leg, came in 16th place on the tail end.

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Japan 16th in men's cross country 40km relay

SOCHI, Russia - Nobu Naruse (L) of Japan takes over the race from compatriot Keishin Yoshida for the third leg of the men's cross country 4x10km relay event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Japan, which was lapped on the third leg, came in 16th place on the tail end.

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Japan 16th in men's cross country 40km relay

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Lenting (R) of Japan, the final skier, leaves the venue as compatriot Nobu Naruse sits on the snow after failing to finish the third leg of the men's cross country 4x10km relay event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Japan, which was lapped on the third leg, came in 16th place on the tail end.

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Japan 16th in men's crosss country 40km relay

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Lenting (rear) of Japan leaves the venue while compatriot Nobu Naruse holds onto the poles after failing to finish in the men's cross country 4x10km relay event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Japan, which was lapped on the third leg, came in 16th place on the tail end.

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Japan 16th in men's cross country 40km relay

SOCHI, Russia - Akira Lenting (R) of Japan and compatriot Nobu Naruse look disappointed after the men's cross country 4x10km relay event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Japan, which was lapped on the third leg, came in 16th place on the tail end.

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Japan 16th in men's cross country 40km relay

SOCHI, Russia - Nobu Naruse of Japan skies during the third leg of the men's cross country 4x10km relay event at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 16, 2014. Japan, which was lapped on the third leg, came in 16th place on the tail end.

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Nordic World Ski C'ships

OSLO, Norway - Members of the Japanese team (from L) -- Kohei Shimizu, Keishin Yoshida, Masaya Kimura and Nobu Naruse -- pose after finishing 6th in the men's 40-kilometer cross-country relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo on March 4, 2011.

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Baseball Japan Series Game 1

NAGOYA, Japan - Lotte Marines ace Yoshihisa Naruse starts against the Chunichi Dragons in Game 1 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 30, 2010.

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Lotte Marines clinch Japan Series berth

FUKUOKA, Japan - Lotte Marines ace Yoshihisa Naruse reacts after pitching a shutout against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 19, 2010, steering the Pacific League club to the Japan Series.

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Nagasaki youth on petition drive for nuclear-free world in U.S.

LOS ANGELES, United States - An American student (R) at a high school near Santa Barbara, California, signs a petition for creating a nuclear-free world given to her by 18-year-old peace worker Anmi Naruse from Nagasaki on Feb. 8, 2010.

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Lotte pitcher Naruse shines in victory over Hanshin

KOSHIEN, Japan - Lotte Marines lefty Yoshihisa Naruse pitches against the Hanshin Tigers during a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on May 26. Naruse threw two scoreless innings from the sixth inning before his club scored a go-ahead run in the ninth and final inning in a 3-2 victory.

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Naruse mows down Canada, Inaba homers in Japan's baseball win

BEIJING, China - Japanese baseball players celebrate after beating Canada 1-0 in a preliminary game in the Beijing Olympic Games at Wukesong Sports Center Baseball Field in Beijing on Aug. 18.

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(1)Cleanup work begins in quake-hit Miyagi

SENDAI, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel clear a collapsed wall in the town of Naruse, Miyazaki Prefecture, on July 27, a day after the prefecture was hit hard by three strong earthquakes.

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Lotte pitcher Naruse shines in victory over Hanshin

KOSHIEN, Japan - Lotte Marines lefty Yoshihisa Naruse pitches against the Hanshin Tigers during a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on May 26. Naruse threw two scoreless innings from the sixth inning before his club scored a go-ahead run in the ninth and final inning in a 3-2 victory. (Kyodo)

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Swallows bats back Naruse in win over Tigers

Yoshihisa Naruse pitches in the Yakult Swallows' 6-4 win over the Hanshin Tigers at Jingu Stadium on July 1, 2015. Naruse picked up his third win of the season after allowing three runs over six innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese film industry mourns acting legend Setsuko Hara

Photo taken in February 1959 shows legendary actress Setsuko Hara who died of pneumonia on Sept. 5, 2015, at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture at age 95. She was the heroine in golden-age Japanese movies including the Yasujiro Ozu works "Tokyo Story" in 1953 and "Late Spring" in 1949, as well as in "The Green Mountains" directed by Tadashi Imai in 1949, "El Idiota" by Akira Kurosawa in 1951 and "Repast" by Naruse Mikio in 1951. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Naruse mows down Canada, Inaba homers in Japan's baseball win

BEIJING, China - Japanese baseball players celebrate after beating Canada 1-0 in a preliminary game in the Beijing Olympic Games at Wukesong Sports Center Baseball Field in Beijing on Aug. 18. (Kyodo)

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Lotte Marines clinch Japan Series berth

FUKUOKA, Japan - Lotte Marines ace Yoshihisa Naruse reacts after pitching a shutout against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 19, 2010, steering the Pacific League club to the Japan Series. (Kyodo)

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Matsushima

This is Koiwamine (Small Rock Peak), also called Furosan, located at Nobiru Beach in Naruse-cho, next to Matsushima. The entire island is now land-locked, due to sand drifts and land slides, and these rocks stand in a pine forest.==Date:unknown, Place:Matsushima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐25‐0]

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Nordic World Ski C'ships

OSLO, Norway - Members of the Japanese team (from L) -- Kohei Shimizu, Keishin Yoshida, Masaya Kimura and Nobu Naruse -- pose after finishing 6th in the men's 40-kilometer cross-country relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo on March 4, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki youth on petition drive for nuclear-free world in U.S.

LOS ANGELES, United States - An American student (R) at a high school near Santa Barbara, California, signs a petition for creating a nuclear-free world given to her by 18-year-old peace worker Anmi Naruse from Nagasaki on Feb. 8, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Baseball Japan Series Game 1

NAGOYA, Japan - Lotte Marines ace Yoshihisa Naruse starts against the Chunichi Dragons in Game 1 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 30, 2010. (Kyodo)

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(1)Cleanup work begins in quake-hit Miyagi

SENDAI, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel clear a collapsed wall in the town of Naruse, Miyazaki Prefecture, on July 27, a day after the prefecture was hit hard by three strong earthquakes. (Kyodo)