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Water lilies at Ohara museum in western Japan

Water lilies at Ohara museum in western Japan

Water lilies, grown from those at painter Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France, bloom at Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 13, 2024.

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-ROUND OF 16-SWE VS USA

(SP)AUSTRALIA-MELBOURNE-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-ROUND OF 16-SWE VS USA

(230806) -- MELBOURNE, Aug. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kelley Ohara of the United States fails to score a kick during the penalty shoot-out of the round of 16 match between Sweden and the United States at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

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Couple in Fukushima

Couple in Fukushima

TOMIOKA, Japan - Natsumi Yokota (R), 25, and her fiance, Nobuhisa Ohara, 25, pose for photos in wedding outfits in an area well known for cherry trees in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 16, 2014. The couple, who met after evacuating their homes in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, are scheduled to tie the knot in June.

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Couple in Fukushima

Couple in Fukushima

TOMIOKA, Japan - Natsumi Yokota (3rd from R), 25, and her fiance, Nobuhisa Ohara (2nd from L), 25, pose for photos in wedding outfits with their family members in an area well known for cherry trees in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 16, 2014. The couple, who met after evacuating their homes in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, are scheduled to tie the knot in June.

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Farewell gathering held for actress Ohara

Farewell gathering held for actress Ohara

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Mitsuko Mori speaks during a farewell gathering to commemorate actress Reiko Ohara, who died earlier this month, at a funeral hall in Tokyo's Aoyama area on Aug. 23. Ohara, who had been suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome, was found dead at her home in Tokyo on Aug. 6. (Pool photo)

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Fire guts home for disabled people in Kanagawa, killing 3

Fire guts home for disabled people in Kanagawa, killing 3

AYASE, Japan - Tsutomu Ohara (2nd L), head of Seionkai, a social welfare group that owns the Heim Himawari home in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, for people with intellectual disabilities, bows in apology during a news conference in Ayase on June 2, after a fire occurred at the two-story facility earlier in the day, killing three inmates.

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Robot plays museum guide at Okayama's Ohara Museum of Art

Robot plays museum guide at Okayama's Ohara Museum of Art

OKAYAMA, Japan - A museum guide robot explains Gauguin's ''Te Nave Nave Fenua'' oil painting to visitors in a demonstration at the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 17. The one-day event, arranged by Tsukuba University and Saitama University, is aimed at exploring better means of communications between humans and robots, organizers say. In this photo, the 1.2-meter robot tries to imitate a museum tour guide's hand gestures in introducing the Gauguin painting.

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Traditional timber-framed houses to survive with locals' efforts

Traditional timber-framed houses to survive with locals' efforts

KATSUYAMA, Japan - Sho Fukasawa (far right), a then fourth-year student at Fukui University of Technology, reports restoration work on a traditional timber-framed house in the Ohara settlement in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, at a little party held in the restored house on the night of April 23.

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EA-ECA, Chinese organ tie up for e-commerce standardization

EA-ECA, Chinese organ tie up for e-commerce standardization

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Ohara, executive director of the Tokyo-based East Asia Electronic Commerce Association (EA-ECA), said in Tokyo on April 19 that the nonprofit body has signed an agreement with the state-run China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) for joint research and development activities. EA-ECA is looking to create a standardized base for electronic commerce transactions in East Asia.

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Scandal-hit Jichiro discusses measures to rebuild

Scandal-hit Jichiro discusses measures to rebuild

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiyuki Ohara, chairman of the All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union (Jichiro), addresses the union's extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 31. The union convened the two-day meeting to discuss how to rebuild in the wake of a tax-evasion scandal involving former executives and the revelation of massive off-the-books debts.

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Unit 731 survivors tell Chinese team about experiments

Unit 731 survivors tell Chinese team about experiments

KOCHI, Japan - Takeyoshi Ohara (C), a former member of Unit 731, Japan's infamous wartime military section accused of developing biological weapons, tells members of a Chinese investigative team of his experiences during World War II in a Kochi hotel Oct. 31. Ohara testified to the Chinese team on how the unit carried out experiments for biological weapons.

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Labor union chief Sasamori meets the media

Labor union chief Sasamori meets the media

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Sasamori (C), new president of Japan's largest labor organization, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5, flanked by acting President Yoshiyuki Ohara (L) and General Secretary Tadayoshi Kusano (R). Rengo provides a major support base for the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan.

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1.2 meter salamander found in Kyoto

1.2 meter salamander found in Kyoto

This 1.2-meter-long salamander is found on the bank of the Kamogawa River in Kyoto on May 16. A walker found the amphibious animal and informed the police. In Japan, the salamander is registered as a protected species. It was released later in the day upstream near Ohara in the northern part of Kyoto City.

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Japanese surfers ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Japanese surfers ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Japanese surfer Hiroto Ohara practices at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in the Chiba Prefecture town of Ichinomiya on July 20, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics starting later in the week.

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Japanese surfers ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Japanese surfers ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Japanese surfer Hiroto Ohara practices at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach in the Chiba Prefecture town of Ichinomiya on July 20, 2021, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics starting later in the week.

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Robot plays museum guide at Okayama's Ohara Museum of Art

Robot plays museum guide at Okayama's Ohara Museum of Art

OKAYAMA, Japan - A museum guide robot explains Gauguin's ''Te Nave Nave Fenua'' oil painting to visitors in a demonstration at the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 17. The one-day event, arranged by Tsukuba University and Saitama University, is aimed at exploring better means of communications between humans and robots, organizers say. In this photo, the 1.2-meter robot tries to imitate a museum tour guide's hand gestures in introducing the Gauguin painting. (Kyodo)

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Labor union chief Sasamori meets the media

Labor union chief Sasamori meets the media

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Sasamori (C), new president of Japan's largest labor organization, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5, flanked by acting President Yoshiyuki Ohara (L) and General Secretary Tadayoshi Kusano (R). Rengo provides a major support base for the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan.

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THE BATTLE OF THE VILLA FIORITA

THE BATTLE OF THE VILLA FIORITA

THE BATTLE OF THE VILLA FIORITA MARTIN STEPHENS, MAUREEN OHARA Date: 1965

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THE TALL T

THE TALL T

THE TALL T MAUREEN OHARA, RANDOLPH SCOTT, RICHARD BOONE Date: 1957

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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET L-R,MAUREEN OHARA, JOHN PAYNE, EDMUND GWENN

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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET

MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET L-R, JOHN PAYNE, EDMUND GWENN, NATALIE WOOD, MAUREEN OHARA

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LADY GODIVA OF COVENTRY

LADY GODIVA OF COVENTRY

LADY GODIVA OF COVENTRY MAUREEN OHARA Date: 1955

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Japan's Tanaka finishes 2nd at Nagoya Women's Marathon

Japan's Tanaka finishes 2nd at Nagoya Women's Marathon

Japan's Tomomi Tanaka (R) crosses the finish line at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, on March 13, 2016, to come in second at the Nagoya Women's Marathon while Japan's Rei Ohara comes in third. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bahrain's Kirwa defends Nagoya Women's Marathon title

Bahrain's Kirwa defends Nagoya Women's Marathon title

(From L) Runner-up Tomomi Tanaka of Japan, winner Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa of Bahrain and third-placed Rei Ohara of Japan pose with their medals for the Nagoya Women's Marathon, at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, on March 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Takashima, Ohara compete in women's 10,000 meters at worlds

Japan's Takashima, Ohara compete in women's 10,000 meters at worlds

Japan's Rei Ohara (extreme R) and Yuka Takashima (4th from L) compete in the women's 10,000 meters at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 24, 2015. Takashima and Ohara finished 20th and 22nd, respectively. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Art train in western Japan

Art train in western Japan

Photo taken at a station in Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, March 21, 2021, shows a train with designs of over 30 paintings owned by the locally based Ohara Museum of Art, known as the first collection of Western art in Japan. The train operated by the public-private Ibara Railway Co. will run between Soja in Okayama Prefecture and Fukuyama in Hiroshima Prefecture from March 22.

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Farewell gathering held for actress Ohara

Farewell gathering held for actress Ohara

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Mitsuko Mori speaks during a farewell gathering to commemorate actress Reiko Ohara, who died earlier this month, at a funeral hall in Tokyo's Aoyama area on Aug. 23. Ohara, who had been suffering from Guillain-Barre syndrome, was found dead at her home in Tokyo on Aug. 6. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Fire guts home for disabled people in Kanagawa, killing 3

Fire guts home for disabled people in Kanagawa, killing 3

AYASE, Japan - Tsutomu Ohara (2nd L), head of Seionkai, a social welfare group that owns the Heim Himawari home in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, for people with intellectual disabilities, bows in apology during a news conference in Ayase on June 2, after a fire occurred at the two-story facility earlier in the day, killing three inmates. (Kyodo)

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Scandal-hit Jichiro discusses measures to rebuild

Scandal-hit Jichiro discusses measures to rebuild

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiyuki Ohara, chairman of the All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union (Jichiro), addresses the union's extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 31. The union convened the two-day meeting to discuss how to rebuild in the wake of a tax-evasion scandal involving former executives and the revelation of massive off-the-books debts.

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Japan opens fine arts show in N.Y. to give thanks for quake aid

Japan opens fine arts show in N.Y. to give thanks for quake aid

NEW YORK, United States - Hiroki Ohara, fifth headmaster of the Ohara School of Ikebana based in Tokyo, gives a demonstration of flower arrangement at the ''Japan Next Exhibition of Fine Arts'' on its opening day, March 23, 2012, at the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan. (Kyodo)

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Surfing: Japan Open winners Ohara, Maeda

Surfing: Japan Open winners Ohara, Maeda

Hiroto Ohara (L) and Mahina Maeda celebrate after winning the men's and women's titles, respectively, at the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 3, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Hiroto Ohara reacts after winning the men's final of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 3, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Hiroto Ohara reacts after winning the men's final of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 3, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Hiroto Ohara competes in the men's final of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 3, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Hiroto Ohara competes in the men's final of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 3, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Hiroto Ohara competes in the men's final of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 3, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Hiroto Ohara competes in the men's final of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 3, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Hiroto Ohara competes in the men's final of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 3, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Hiroto Ohara competes in the men's third round of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 2, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Surfing: Hiroto Ohara at Japan Open

Hiroto Ohara competes in the men's third round of the Japan Open of Surfing on Nov. 2, 2020, on Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, the surfing venue of the postponed Tokyo Olympics.

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Osaka Women's Marathon

Osaka Women's Marathon

Rei Ohara of Japan finishes second in the Osaka Women's Marathon in western Japan on Jan. 27, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka Women's Marathon

Osaka Women's Marathon

Rei Ohara of Japan finishes second in the Osaka Women's Marathon in western Japan on Jan. 27, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FamilyMart Uny to make discount operator Don Quijote its affiliate

FamilyMart Uny to make discount operator Don Quijote its affiliate

FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co. President Koji Takayanagi (R) and Don Quijote Holdings Co. President Koji Ohara shake hands in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2018, after a press conference announcing that major Japanese retailer FamilyMart Uny will make discount store operator Don Quijote its affiliate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Surfing Games in Aichi

World Surfing Games in Aichi

Hiroto Ohara of Japan competes during the World Surfing Games in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Don Quijote to acquire 40 percent stake in Uny

Don Quijote to acquire 40 percent stake in Uny

Don Quijote Holdings Co. President Koji Ohara (C) and FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co. President Koji Takayanagi (L) attend a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2017. Discount chain store Don Quijote will acquire a 40 percent stake in Uny Co. under a capital tie-up with the parent of the struggling supermarket chain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Don Quijote to acquire 40 percent stake in Uny

Don Quijote to acquire 40 percent stake in Uny

Don Quijote Holdings Co. President Koji Ohara (R) and FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co. President Koji Takayanagi shake hands in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2017, after announcing an alliance. Discount chain store Don Quijote will acquire a 40 percent stake in Uny Co. under a capital tie-up with the parent of the struggling supermarket chain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Don Quijote to have 500 stores by 2020

Don Quijote to have 500 stores by 2020

Don Quijote Holdings Co. President Koji Ohara announces plans in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2017, to increase the number of Don Quijote discount stores to 500 by 2020 from about 370 at present. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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EA-ECA, Chinese organ tie up for e-commerce standardization

EA-ECA, Chinese organ tie up for e-commerce standardization

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Ohara, executive director of the Tokyo-based East Asia Electronic Commerce Association (EA-ECA), said in Tokyo on April 19 that the nonprofit body has signed an agreement with the state-run China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) for joint research and development activities. EA-ECA is looking to create a standardized base for electronic commerce transactions in East Asia. (Kyodo)

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Unit 731 survivors tell Chinese team about experiments

Unit 731 survivors tell Chinese team about experiments

KOCHI, Japan - Takeyoshi Ohara (C), a former member of Unit 731, Japan's infamous wartime military section accused of developing biological weapons, tells members of a Chinese investigative team of his experiences during World War II in a Kochi hotel Oct. 31. Ohara testified to the Chinese team on how the unit carried out experiments for biological weapons.

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Award-winning author Tomie Ohara dies at 87

Award-winning author Tomie Ohara dies at 87

TOKYO, Japan - Award-winning author Tomie Ohara, who died of heart failure Jan. 27 at a Tokyo hospital, is shown in this file photo. Ohara, who was 87, gained greatest recognition for her novel describing the anguished life of a woman during the Edo period. In 1960, Ohara won the Noma Literary Award for her novel ''En to iu Onna'' (A Woman Named En). The novel depicted the life of En Nonaka, who spent about 40 years in confinement after her father was charged with rebelling against the ruling Tokugawa shogunate.

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