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Late Japanese scientist Nishiwaki

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in February 2010 shows Japanese biophysicist Yasushi Nishiwaki, a professor emeritus at the University of Vienna, who died in March 2011 at the age of 94.

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Japanese scientist letter displayed at atomic museum in Nevada

LAS VEGAS, United States - Photo shows parts of a letter by Japanese biophysicist Yasushi Nishiwaki dated March 17, 1954, with his signature, which has been on display at the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. The late scientist wrote to the chief of the then U.S. Atomic Energy Commission asking for information on how to help Japanese fishermen exposed to high-level radiation due to a U.S. nuclear test at Bikini Atoll on March 1.

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Kyoto gubernatorial election

KYOTO, Japan, April 9 Kyodo - Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki (C) celebrates after winning the gubernatorial election in Kyoto Prefecture on April 8, 2018.

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Kyoto gubernatorial election

KYOTO, Japan, April 9 Kyodo - Kazuhito Fukuyama, a 57-year-old lawyer, speaks in front of his supporters in Kyoto city after losing the gubernatorial election in Kyoto Prefecture on April 8, 2018. Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki won the election, fought between newcomers.

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Japan golfer Oda in action on final day of PGA tour

NISHIWAKI, Japan - Japan's Komei Oda fires his second shot on the 14th hole on the final day of the PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup 2014 at the Golden Valley golf course in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 8, 2014. Oda finished one stroke behind winner Taichi Teshima in a second-place tie at 8-under 280.

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Japan's Teshima wins Japan PGA Championship

NISHIWAKI, Japan - Japan's Taichi Teshima celebrates after making a birdie putt on the No. 14 hole at the Golden Valley Golf Club in Nishiwaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 8, 2014. Teshima won the Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup, finishing with an overall score of 9-under-par 279.

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Kyoto gubernatorial election

Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki (C) celebrates after winning the gubernatorial election in Kyoto Prefecture on April 8, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto gubernatorial election

Kazuhito Fukuyama, a 57-year-old lawyer, speaks in front of his supporters in Kyoto city after losing the gubernatorial election in Kyoto Prefecture on April 8, 2018. Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki won the election, fought between newcomers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Biophysicist Nishiwaki dies at 94

OSAKA, Japan - A 2005 file photo shows Yasushi Nishiwaki, a biophysicist and a professor emeritus at the University of Vienna, who died at the age of 94 on March 27, 2011. Nishiwaki detected and examined nuclear fallout from the Japanese fishing vessel Fukuryu Maru No. 5 following a U.S. hydrogen bomb test in the Bikini Atoll in 1954, which contributed to a mounting antinuclear movement in Europe and elsewhere. (Kyodo)

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Late Japanese scientist Nishiwaki

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in February 2010 shows Japanese biophysicist Yasushi Nishiwaki, a professor emeritus at the University of Vienna, who died in March 2011 at the age of 94. (Kyodo)

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Japanese scientist letter displayed at atomic museum in Nevada

LAS VEGAS, United States - Photo shows parts of a letter by Japanese biophysicist Yasushi Nishiwaki dated March 17, 1954, with his signature, which has been on display at the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada. The late scientist wrote to the chief of the then U.S. Atomic Energy Commission asking for information on how to help Japanese fishermen exposed to high-level radiation due to a U.S. nuclear test at Bikini Atoll on March 1. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto's request to be part of state of emergency areas

A street in Kyoto is deserted amid concerns over the new coronavirus on April 10, 2020. Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa announced plans the same day to ask the central government to add Kyoto to regions placed under a state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's request to be part of state of emergency areas

A street in Kyoto is deserted amid concerns over the new coronavirus on April 10, 2020. Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa announced plans the same day to ask the central government to add Kyoto to regions placed under a state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's request to be part of state of emergency areas

People walk in Kyoto on April 10, 2020, wearing masks amid the spread of the new coronavirus. Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa announced plans the same day to ask the central government to add Kyoto to regions placed under a state of emergency amid the coronavirus epidemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's request to be part of state of emergency areas

Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki (R) and Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa tell a press conference in Kyoto on April 10, 2020 that Kyoto will request the central government to add it to regions placed under a state of emergency amid the coronavirus epidemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's request to be part of state of emergency areas

Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki tells a press conference in Kyoto on April 10, 2020 that the western Japan prefecture will request the central government to add it to regions placed under a state of emergency amid the coronavirus epidemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto's request to be part of state of emergency areas

Kyoto Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki tells a press conference in Kyoto on April 10, 2020 that the western Japan prefecture will request the central government to add it to regions placed under a state of emergency amid the coronavirus epidemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto gubernatorial election

Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki (R) is congratulated after winning the gubernatorial election in Kyoto Prefecture on April 8, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Kyoto Governor Nishiwaki

Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki speaks to reporters in Kyoto on April 9, 2018, after winning the previous day's gubernatorial election in the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo