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Aussie Scott practices for Japan Open Golf Championship

CHIBA, Japan - Adam Scott, an Australian professional golfer, practices on Oct. 15, 2014, for the Oct. 16-19 Japan Open Golf Championship on the Umenosato Course of the Chiba Country Club in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, outside Tokyo.

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Japan general election

INAZAWA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, waves at voters ahead of giving a stump speech in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012, ahead of the Dec. 16 general election. Opinion polls by major Japanese media outlets predict that the major opposition Liberal Democratic Party is on course to win a majority in the election, which would see it return to power after three years in opposition.

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Japan general election

INAZAWA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, gives a stump speech in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2012, ahead of the Dec. 16 general election. Opinion polls by major Japanese media outlets predict that the major opposition Liberal Democratic Party is on course to win a majority in the election, which would see it return to power after three years in opposition.

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Three Tours team competition begins

NODA, Japan - Ai Miyazato, fresh from winning the U.S. LPGA final qualifying tournament, joins the first day of the Hitachi Three Tours Championship on Dec. 9 at Chiba Country Club's Umesato Course. The championship is participated in by senor golfers and top players from the Japanese men's and women's tours.

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Hattori wins Japan Women's Open

NODA, Japan - Japan's Michiko Hattori raises the trophy after winning the Japan Women's Open for the second time by beating South Korean Lee Ji Hee in a playoff at Chiba Country Club's Noda Course in Chiba Prefecture on Oct. 5.

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Hattori reclaims lead at Japan Women's Open

NODA, Japan - Michiko Hattori shot a steady 1-under-par 71 on Oct. 4 to reclaim the lead heading into the final round of the Japan Women's Open on the Chiba Country Club's Noda Course.

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Oyama jumps into lead at Japan Open

NODA, Japan - Shiho Oyama watches her bunker shot during the second round of the Japan Women's Open at Chiba Golf Club's Noda Course on Oct. 3. Oyama shot a 1-under-par 71 to take a slender lead over Ayako Uehara.

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Three Tours team competition begins

NODA, Japan - Ai Miyazato, fresh from winning the U.S. LPGA final qualifying tournament, joins the first day of the Hitachi Three Tours Championship on Dec. 9 at Chiba Country Club's Umesato Course. The championship is participated in by senor golfers and top players from the Japanese men's and women's tours. (Kyodo)

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Released white stork spotted in northeastern Japan

An Oriental white stork is seen at a golf course in Kawasaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 27, 2020. It was identified as a 4-year-old male named Kizuna, released from a rearing facility in Noda in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Released white stork spotted in northeastern Japan

An Oriental white stork is seen at a golf course in Kawasaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 27, 2020. It was identified as a 4-year-old male named Kizuna, released from a rearing facility in Noda in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Released white stork spotted in northeastern Japan

An Oriental white stork is seen at a golf course in Kawasaki in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 27, 2020. It was identified as a 4-year-old male named Kizuna, released from a rearing facility in Noda in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hattori wins Japan Women's Open

NODA, Japan - Japan's Michiko Hattori raises the trophy after winning the Japan Women's Open for the second time by beating South Korean Lee Ji Hee in a playoff at Chiba Country Club's Noda Course in Chiba Prefecture on Oct. 5. (Kyodo)

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Hattori reclaims lead at Japan Women's Open

NODA, Japan - Michiko Hattori shot a steady 1-under-par 71 on Oct. 4 to reclaim the lead heading into the final round of the Japan Women's Open on the Chiba Country Club's Noda Course. (Kyodo)

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Oyama jumps into lead at Japan Open

NODA, Japan - Shiho Oyama watches her bunker shot during the second round of the Japan Women's Open at Chiba Golf Club's Noda Course on Oct. 3. Oyama shot a 1-under-par 71 to take a slender lead over Ayako Uehara. (Kyodo)