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Popular pheasant dish at Hiroshima restaurant

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shigeto Nishitani, owner and chef of Italian restaurant Libero in Hiroshima City, shows a popular char-broiled wild pheasant dish on March 7, 2014.

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'Rakugo' storyteller to entertain Iraqi children

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese ''rakugo'' storyteller Shofukutei Kakusho (R) poses with Fumikazu Nishitani, who heads an organization to support Iraqi children, during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2010. The sit-down comedian said he will perform traditional Japanese comedic routines for children in northern Iraq in the hopes of bringing them laughter.

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Terao wins Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Skating Federation said Dec. 19 that (from L to R) Yoshiharu Arino, Takahiro Fujimoto, Satoru Terao, Takafumi Nishitani, and Hayato Sueyoshi will represent Japan in the men's short-track races in the Turin Olympics in February 2006.

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Terao dominates at short track nationals

NAGOYA, Japan - Satoru Terao (L) outpaces Nagano Olympic gold medalist Takafumi Nishitani and storms to victory in the men's 500 meters on the first day of the short track speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagoya Sports Complex on Feb. 15.

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China's Li wins men's 500 short track speed staking

MISAWA, Japan - Takafumi Nishitani (C) of Japan, silver medalist in the short track speed skating men's 500 meters at the Winter Asian Games, chases gold medalist Li Jiajun of China at Misawa Ice Arena in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 6.

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Olympic short track champ Nishitani on road to recovery

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese Olympic short-track speed skating gold medalist Takafumi Nishitani poses with his physician in Osaka on Jan. 8. Nishitani said he has not given up hope of competing in the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in February, despite breaking his left ankle in December.

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Remains of ancient Korean settlement found

The remains of an ancient site believed to have been used by early settlers in Japan from the Korean Peninsula during the early Kofun period have been found in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu. The site, found in the Nishijin Machi Ruins on the grounds of a high school, is believed to have been built between the early 3rd century and the late 4th century. The arrow indicates a kitchen oven that Tadashi Nishitani, a professor of archeology at Kyushu University, says might have been very common in the Korean Peninsula, but not in Japan.

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Olympic short track champ Nishitani on road to recovery

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese Olympic short-track speed skating gold medalist Takafumi Nishitani poses with his physician in Osaka on Jan. 8. Nishitani said he has not given up hope of competing in the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in February, despite breaking his left ankle in December.

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Terao wins Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Skating Federation said Dec. 19 that (from L to R) Yoshiharu Arino, Takahiro Fujimoto, Satoru Terao, Takafumi Nishitani, and Hayato Sueyoshi will represent Japan in the men's short-track races in the Turin Olympics in February 2006. (Kyodo)

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Remains of ancient Korean settlement found

The remains of an ancient site believed to have been used by early settlers in Japan from the Korean Peninsula during the early Kofun period have been found in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu. The site, found in the Nishijin Machi Ruins on the grounds of a high school, is believed to have been built between the early 3rd century and the late 4th century. The arrow indicates a kitchen oven that Tadashi Nishitani, a professor of archeology at Kyushu University, says might have been very common in the Korean Peninsula, but not in Japan. ==Kyodo

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China's Li wins men's 500 short track speed staking

MISAWA, Japan - Takafumi Nishitani (C) of Japan, silver medalist in the short track speed skating men's 500 meters at the Winter Asian Games, chases gold medalist Li Jiajun of China at Misawa Ice Arena in Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 6.

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Japan manager speaks prior to Under-18 Baseball World Cup

Koichi Nishitani (far R), manager of a Japanese team comprising high school players, speaks of his determination ahead of the Under-18 Baseball World Cup in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2015, on the eve of the opening of the competition. Sitting far back on the right is Japanese team captain Ryo Shinohara. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Rakugo' storyteller to entertain Iraqi children

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese ''rakugo'' storyteller Shofukutei Kakusho (R) poses with Fumikazu Nishitani, who heads an organization to support Iraqi children, during a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2010. The sit-down comedian said he will perform traditional Japanese comedic routines for children in northern Iraq in the hopes of bringing them laughter. (Kyodo)

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Terao dominates at short track nationals

NAGOYA, Japan - Satoru Terao (L) outpaces Nagano Olympic gold medalist Takafumi Nishitani and storms to victory in the men's 500 meters on the first day of the short track speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagoya Sports Complex on Feb. 15. (Kyodo)