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[Breaking News]Cypress fans at western Japan shrine

SHINGU, Japan, July 4 Kyodo - Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2025, ahead of the annual July 14 Ogi-tate Matsuri ritual. (Kyodo)

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Cypress fans at western Japan shrine

Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2025, ahead of the annual July 14 Ogi-tate Matsuri ritual.

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Cypress fans at western Japan shrine

Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2025, ahead of the annual July 14 Ogi-tate Matsuri ritual.

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Cypress fans at western Japan shrine

Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2025, ahead of the annual July 14 Ogi-tate Matsuri ritual.

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[Breaking News]Cypress fans at western Japan shrine

SHINGU, Japan, July 3 Kyodo - Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 3, 2024, ahead of the annual July 14 Ogi-tate Matsuri ritual. (Kyodo)

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Cypress fans at western Japan shrine

Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 3, 2024, ahead of the annual July 14 Ogi-tate Matsuri ritual.

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Cypress fans at western Japan shrine

Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 3, 2024, ahead of the annual July 14 Ogi-tate Matsuri ritual.

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Byodo-in Ogi-no-Shiba (Lawn of Fan)

Byodo-in, Byodo-in Temple, Ogi-no-Shiba (Lawn of Fan), Minamoto no Yorimasa=22 December 2023, Place:Kyoto

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Byodo-in Ogi-no-Shiba (Lawn of Fan)

Byodo-in, Byodo-in Temple, Ogi-no-Shiba (Lawn of Fan), Minamoto no Yorimasa=22 December 2023, Place:Kyoto

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Cypress fans at western Japan shrine

Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2023, ahead of the annual Ogi-tate Matsuri ritual.

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Cypress fans at western Japan shrine

Hiogi fans, whose blades are made from cypress wood, are aired out at the World Heritage-listed Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2023, ahead of the annual Ogi-tate Matsuri ritual.

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Japan's ex-House of Councillors President Ogi dies at 89

Japan's former House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi (background) presides at the upper house plenary session in the Diet Building in Tokyo in August 2004 as then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses the upper house. The actress-turned-lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, whose real name was Hiroko Hayashi, died of cancer on March 9, 2023, at age 89.

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Japan's ex-House of Councillors President Ogi dies at 89

Photo taken in November 2010 in Tokyo shows Japan's former House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi. The actress-turned-lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, whose real name was Hiroko Hayashi, died of cancer on March 9, 2023, at age 89.

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(6)Funeral for Princess Takamatsu held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono and House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi attend the funeral for Princess Takamatsu, an aunt of Emperor Akihito who died at age 92 earlier this month, held at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 26.

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Mud hoppers on increase

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows mud hoppers in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, in June 2012. The population of mud hoppers in the Ariake Sea in southwestern Japan has shown an eight-fold increase in the first survey in 16 years, as they have been able to easily survive winters amid a temperature rise, a research institute said on May 29, 2013.

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Mud hoppers on increase

OGI, Japan - Photo shows a mud hopper in the Ariake Sea in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, on May 29, 2013. The population of mud hoppers in the Ariake Sea in southwestern Japan has shown an eight-fold increase in the first survey in 16 years, as they have been able to easily survive winters amid a temperature rise, a research institute said the same day.

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Mud hoppers on increase

OGI, Japan - Photo shows mud hoppers in the Ariake Sea in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, on May 29, 2013. The population of mud hoppers in the Ariake Sea in southwestern Japan has shown an eight-fold increase in the first survey in 16 years, as they have been able to easily survive winters amid a temperature rise, a research institute said the same day.

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Ogi at autumn decoration ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Former House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2010, to attend an award ceremony for autumn decorations. Ogi became the first woman to receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers, one of the highest awards.

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Upper house president ends 30-year career in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi is seen off by upper house staff in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 27 as she ends her 30-year career as a parliamentarian. Ogi had served as president of the upper chamber of the Diet since 2004 and was the country's first female head of the upper house.

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Upper house president ends 30-year career in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi is seen off by upper house staff in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 27 as she ends her 30-year career as a parliamentarian. Ogi had served as president of the upper chamber of the Diet since 2004 and was the country's first female head of the upper house.

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House of Councillors celebrates 60th founding anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi (on the rostrum) addresses a celebration commemorating the 60th founding anniversary of the upper house.

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House of Councillors celebrates 60th founding anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi (2nd from R) plants a tree near the Diet building in Tokyo on May 18 in commemoration of the 60th founding anniversary of the upper house.

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Upper house head Ogi to retire from politics

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 11. She said she will not run in July's upper house election and retire from politics after occupying a seat there for 30 years.

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Wen urges Japan to face up to history for better ties with China

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (fore) makes a speech in the House of Representatives chamber on April 12 as Speaker Yohei Kono (back left) and House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi listen. Wen urged Japan to take ''concrete action'' to face up to wartime history and outlined China's vision for building a strategic relationship with Japan through building mutual trust and working on common interests.

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Imaizumi picked as House of Councillors vice president

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Imaizumi of the Democratic Party of Japan addresses the plenary session of the House of Councillors in the Diet on Jan. 30 after being elected vice president of the upper chamber with upper house President Chikage Ogi listening behind him.

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Japan's 166th regular Diet session opens

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi, House of Representatives Vice Speaker Takahiro Yokomichi and House of Councillors Vice President Giichi Tsunoda (from L to R) await the arrival of Emperor Akihito at the House of Councillors during the opening ceremony of the 166th regular Diet session.

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Hu says N. Korea needs to realize global reaction to N-test

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) talks with Chikage Ogi, president of Japan's House of Councillors at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 17.

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Upper house president visits China

BEIJING, China - Japan's House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi (L) talks with Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 16.

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Upper house president visits China

BEIJING, China - Japanese House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi (L) is in talks with Lu Yongxiang, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in Beijing on Oct. 15. Ogi arrived in Beijing earlier in the day for a three-day visit to China.

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Baseball players begin training for the 2006 season

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Orix Buffaloes players offer their silent prayer for late former club manager Akira Ogi before they begin the official training for the 2006 season in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 1.

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Kanebo names ex-Ascii chief Komori as president

TOKYO, Japan - Struggling Kanebo Ltd. said Jan. 20 it has decided to cede its presidency to Tetsuo Komori, the 47-year-old former president of computer information magazine publisher Ascii Corp., succeeding Takehiko Ogi. Photo shows Komori speaking during news conference in Tokyo the same day.

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Former Kintetsu, Orix manager Ogi dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - Former baseball manager and Hall of Famer Akira Ogi, seen in this photo with Seattle Mariners' Ichiro at Safeco Field in October 2001, died of respiratory failure at a Fukuoka hospital on Dec. 15. He was 70. Ogi is known as the man who was most influential in the early professional career of Ichiro Suzuki, changing his registered name with the Pacific League to simply 'Ichiro' from his full name to give him more appeal.

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Lawmakers enjoy first rock concert in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran guitarist Takeshi Terauchi (R) is all smiles as he shows off a letter of appreciation he received from House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi after giving a rock concert for the first time in the Diet auditorium on June 29.

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Kanebo sees group net balance back to black under rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Kanebo Ltd. Chairman Akiyoshi Nakajima (L) and President Takehiko Ogi give a press conference in Tokyo on May 31. The struggling textile and household product maker said its group net balance returned to the black in the business year ended in March under rehabilitation efforts with the support of the state-backed corporate bailout agency.

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Orix rehires former major leaguer Yoshii

KOCHI, Japan - The Orix Buffaloes said Feb. 21 they have rehired veteran right-hander Masato Yoshii (L), just months after releasing the former major-league player. Yoshii shakes hands with team manager Akira Ogi (R) in a news conference in Kochi, southwestern Japan, the same day.

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(1)Ichiro visits Orix camp, takes batting practice

HIRARA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) chats with Akira Ogi (R), his mentor and manager of the Orix Buffaloes, a new team created through the merger of the Orix BlueWave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes, on the Okinawa Prefecture island of Miyako on Feb. 6. Ichiro returned to his old spring training stomping grounds for the first time in five years since leaving the Orix BlueWave for a career in the major leagues.

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(2)Ichiro sings praises of Ogi's Hall of Fame induction

OSAKA, Japan - Orix Buffaloes player Yoshitomo Tani (2nd from L) and wife Ryoko (L), a six-time world champion judoka, offer congratulations to former Orix BlueWave manager Akira Ogi at the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony held for the 69-year-old newly appointed manager of the Orix Buffaloes at an Osaka hotel on Dec. 7.

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(1)Ichiro sings praises of Ogi's Hall of Fame induction

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki (L) poses with former Orix BlueWave manager Akira Ogi at the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony held for the 69-year-old newly appointed manager of the Orix Buffaloes at an Osaka hotel on Dec. 7. ''This is the one and only man I can call my mentor. I would not be here if it weren't for manager Ogi,'' said Suzuki, who won seven straight Pacific League batting titles from 1994 while playing for the BlueWave. (MLB)

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Corporate revival entity director Ogi heads Kanebo

TOKYO, Japan - Struggling textile maker Kanebo Ltd. on Nov. 1 named Takehiko Ogi (shown), managing director of the government-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, as its president. Ogi, 43, also an outside board director of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., a firm spun off from Kanebo in May, replaced Akiyoshi Nakajima, 54, who became Kanebo Ltd.'s chairman with the right to represent the company.

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Ogi keen on helping 'Orix Buffaloes' build history

OSAKA, Japan - Akira Ogi, who has been named manager of the new team created by the merger between the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes, smiles at a press conference at an Osaka hotel on Oct. 12. Ogi said he will help build the foundation and history of the ''Orix Buffaloes.''

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(2)Koizumi stresses reform drive as extra Diet session begins

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivers his policy speech in the House of Councillors on Oct. 12 as Diet (parliament) begins a 53-day extraordinary session, The premier put top priority on his postal privatization drive. Seated behind is upper house President Chikage Ogi.

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Ogi to skipper Orix Buffaloes in 2005 season

KOBE, Japan - Akira Ogi (in file photo), former manager of the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes, will serve as the manager of the new team to be created after the Orix-Kintetsu merger in the off-season, Orix officials said on Sept. 30.

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Ogi elected first female president of upper chamber

TOKYO, Japan - Chikage Ogi (R) speaks at a press conference, accompanied by Giichi Tsunoda (L), following their election as president and vice president of the House of Councillors on July 30. Ogi is the first woman to assume the top upper chamber post.

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Ogi becomes 1st female upper house president

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Chikage Ogi speaks in the Diet during a House of Councillors plenary session July 30 after being elected upper house president. Ogi is the first woman to serve in the post.

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Abductees' kin call on gov't to be rigid on Mangyongbong-92

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (C), the father of Megumi Yokota who was abducted in 1977 at age 13 to North Korea, hands a petition to transport minister Chikage Ogi (L) on Aug. 22, calling for strict port state checks on north Korean passenger-cargo ship Mangyongbong-92, scheduled to call at Niigata port on Aug. 25.

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(2)Ogi in China to pitch Japan's Shinkansen rail system

BEIJING, China - Japanese transport minister Chikage Ogi (L) and Chinese Vice Railways Minister Wang Zhaocheng are in talks at the Ministry of Railways in Beijing on Aug. 5. Ogi is in China to pitch Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system for China's planned high-speed railway between Shanghai and Beijing.

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(1)Ogi in China to pitch Japan's Shinkansen rail system

BEIJING, China - Japanese transport minister Chikage Ogi (L) and Chinese Vice Railways Minister Wang Zhaocheng pose for a photograph prior to their meeting at the Ministry of Railways in Beijing on Aug. 5. Ogi is in China to pitch Japan's Shinkansen bullet train system for China's planned high-speed railway between Shanghai and Beijing.

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(2)Ogi in China to pitch Japan's high-speed rail system

BEIJING, China - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (C) is briefed by Chinese officials on transport plans in Beijing while taking a train in the Chinese capital on Aug. 4. Ogi arrived in China on Aug. 3 to pitch Japan's Shinkansen high-speed rail system for a new Beijing-Shanghai route.

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Ogi in China to pitch Japan's high-speed railway system

BEIJING, China - Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi (R) and China National Tourism Administration Director General He Guangwei pose for a photograph prior to their talks at a Beijing hotel on Aug. 3. Ogi arrived in China on Aug. 3 to pitch Japan's Shinkansen high-speed rail system for a new Beijing-Shanghai route.

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Chikage Ogi featured in 'Visit Japan' promotion video

TOKYO, Japan - Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Chikage Ogi is featured in a tourist promotion video produced by her ministry as part of a government-led campaign to draw more overseas travelers to Japan. The ''Visit Japan'' video, which lasts 1 minute and 40 seconds, will debut on Aug. 3 during the opening ceremony of the preseason U.S. National Football League game at Tokyo Dome, where many spectators are expected to come from overseas.