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Statue of Oguri Cap unveiled in Hokkaido

Statue of Oguri Cap unveiled in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A life-size statue of Oguri Cap is unveiled in the town of Niikappu, Hokkaido, on July 3, 2011, the first anniversary of the death of the legendary race horse. Oguri Cap, which lived in the town after retiring from racing, won 12 graded races and helped boost the popularity of horse racing in Japan in the late 1980s.

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Legendary racehorse Oguri Cap dies

Legendary racehorse Oguri Cap dies

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows legendary racehorse Oguri Cap running with jockey Yutaka Take during a retirement ceremony at Tokyo Racecourse in January 1991. The dapple-grey horse died at 25 on July 3, 2010.

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Legendary racehorse Oguri Cap dies

Legendary racehorse Oguri Cap dies

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows legendary racehorse Oguri Cap (8) winning the Arima Memorial on Dec. 23, 1990, at Nakayama Racecourse, east of Tokyo. The dapple-grey horse died at 25 on July 3, 2010.

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Post offices start acceptance of New Year's greeting cards

Post offices start acceptance of New Year's greeting cards

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Shun Oguri poses for photographers as he drops a New Year's greetings card in a purpose-built mail box at a kickoff event at Kyobashi Post Office in Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2009. The same day, post offices nationwide began accepting New Year's greetings cards, or ''nengajo,'' for delivery on Jan. 1, with the deadline for timely delivery set on Dec. 25.

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Dead soldier's photos returned to brother after 58 years

Dead soldier's photos returned to brother after 58 years

KOCHI, Japan - Shojiro Oguri and his wife look at photos in Kochi on Jan. 17 that belonged to his brother Toshio, a soldier killed in the Mariana Islands in 1944. The photos were kept by late U.S. Marine Jack M. Fluitt of Louisiana and returned to Oguri by Fluitt's son Michael.

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(SP)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-WINTER PARALYMPICS-PARA SNOWBOARD-MEN'S CROSS LL1(CN)

(SP)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-WINTER PARALYMPICS-PARA SNOWBOARD-MEN'S CROSS LL1(CN)

(220307) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Noah Elliott (L) of the United States, Kosuda Junta (top) of Japan, Liu Yiyang (C) of China and Oguri Daichi of Japan compete during the Para Snowboard Men's Cross LL1 event of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, March 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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(SP)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-WINTER PARALYMPICS-PARA SNOWBOARD-MEN'S CROSS QUALIFICATION(CN)

(SP)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-WINTER PARALYMPICS-PARA SNOWBOARD-MEN'S CROSS QUALIFICATION(CN)

(220306) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, March 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Oguri Daichi of Japan competes during the Para Snowboard Men's Cross LL1 Qualification of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, March 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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Tokyo International Film Festival opens

Tokyo International Film Festival opens

(From L) Director Kohei Oguri, actor Jo Odagiri and actress Miki Nakatani of the Japanese film "FOUJITA" attend the opening ceremony of the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 22, 2015. The film is one of three Japanese pictures competing for the Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix awarded for best film, marking the most Japanese films chosen for competition entry in 11 years. The winner will be announced on the last day of the festival on Oct. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st roadside Uniqlo shop to open in Southeast Asia

1st roadside Uniqlo shop to open in Southeast Asia

Tomoyoshi Oguri, chief operating officer of Uniqlo Thailand Co., a subsidiary of Japan's leading casual wear chain operator Fast Retailing Co., says at a press conference in Bangkok on Jan. 23, 2018, that it will open Southeast Asia's first Uniqlo brand roadside shop in the capital in March. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Legendary racehorse Oguri Cap dies

Legendary racehorse Oguri Cap dies

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows legendary racehorse Oguri Cap running with jockey Yutaka Take during a retirement ceremony at Tokyo Racecourse in January 1991. The dapple-grey horse died at 25 on July 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Legendary racehorse Oguri Cap dies

Legendary racehorse Oguri Cap dies

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows legendary racehorse Oguri Cap (8) winning the Arima Memorial on Dec. 23, 1990, at Nakayama Racecourse, east of Tokyo. The dapple-grey horse died at 25 on July 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Statue of Oguri Cap unveiled in Hokkaido

Statue of Oguri Cap unveiled in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A life-size statue of Oguri Cap is unveiled in the town of Niikappu, Hokkaido, on July 3, 2011, the first anniversary of the death of the legendary race horse. Oguri Cap, which lived in the town after retiring from racing, won 12 graded races and helped boost the popularity of horse racing in Japan in the late 1980s. (Kyodo)

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Post offices start acceptance of New Year's greeting cards

Post offices start acceptance of New Year's greeting cards

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Shun Oguri poses for photographers as he drops a New Year's greetings card in a purpose-built mail box at a kickoff event at Kyobashi Post Office in Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2009. The same day, post offices nationwide began accepting New Year's greetings cards, or ''nengajo,'' for delivery on Jan. 1, with the deadline for timely delivery set on Dec. 25. (Kyodo)

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Dead soldier's photos returned to brother after 58 years

Dead soldier's photos returned to brother after 58 years

KOCHI, Japan - Shojiro Oguri and his wife look at photos in Kochi on Jan. 17 that belonged to his brother Toshio, a soldier killed in the Mariana Islands in 1944. The photos were kept by late U.S. Marine Jack M. Fluitt of Louisiana and returned to Oguri by Fluitt's son Michael. (Kyodo)

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