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Former Brazil goalkeeper Dida (1) blocks a goal attempt by former Japan forward Yoshito Okubo (13) in "Diamond Cup of Legend," an exhibition match between football legends from around the world and former players of Japan's top-tier J-League on Nov. 27, 2024, at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

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Japan: Major Flooding After Severe Thunderstorm With Torrential Rain Hits Central Tokyo 2

A severe thunderstorm hit central Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday evening, July 20. The storm brought lightning strikes and torrential rains, prompting warnings for heavy rain and flash flooding. In the Okubo area, Shinjuku Ward, a taxi was stranded under a flooded overpass.

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Japan: Major Flooding After Severe Thunderstorm With Torrential Rain Hits Central Tokyo

A severe thunderstorm hit central Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday evening, July 20. The storm brought lightning strikes and torrential rains, prompting warnings for heavy rain and flash flooding. In the Okubo area, Shinjuku Ward, a taxi was stranded under a flooded overpass.

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(SP)JAPAN-SAITAMA-FOOTBALL-AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-FINAL-URAWA REDS VS AL HILAL

(230506) -- SAITAMA, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Iwao Ken, Ogiwara Takuya and Okubo Tomoaki (from L to R) of Urawa Reds celebrate after the final 2nd leg of 2022 AFC Champions League against Al Hilal at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan on May 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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(SP)JAPAN-SAITAMA-FOOTBALL-AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-FINAL-URAWA REDS VS AL HILAL

(230506) -- SAITAMA, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hamad Al-Yami (L) of Al Hilal competes against Okubo Tomoaki of Urawa Reds during the final 2nd leg of 2022 AFC Champions League at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan on May 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Football: Asian Champions League

Shinzo Koroki (R) of J-League side Urawa Reds celebrates with teammate Tomoaki Okubo after scoring the equalizer in the second half of the opening leg of the Asian Champions League football final against Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 29, 2023.

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(SP)JAPAN-SAITAMA-FOOTBALL-AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-FINAL-URAWA REDS VS AL HILAL

(230506) -- SAITAMA, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Iwao Ken, Ogiwara Takuya and Okubo Tomoaki (from L to R) of Urawa Reds celebrate after the final 2nd leg of 2022 AFC Champions League against Al Hilal at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan on May 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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(SP)JAPAN-SAITAMA-FOOTBALL-AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE-FINAL-URAWA REDS VS AL HILAL

(230506) -- SAITAMA, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hamad Al-Yami (L) of Al Hilal competes against Okubo Tomoaki of Urawa Reds during the final 2nd leg of 2022 AFC Champions League at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama, Japan on May 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Football: Asian Champions League

Shinzo Koroki (R) of J-League side Urawa Reds celebrates with teammate Tomoaki Okubo after scoring the equalizer in the second half of the opening leg of the Asian Champions League football final against Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 29, 2023.

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J-league unveils 'Best XI' for 2014

YOKOHAMA, Japan - J-league announces an annual team of its best 11 players chosen in Yokohama on Dec. 9, 2014. From L: (front row) Albirex Niigata's Leo Silva, FC Tokyo's Yoshinori Muto, Gamba Osaka's Yasuhito Endo and Kashima Antlers' Gaku Shibasaki; (center) Gamba's Patric, Kawasaki Frontale's Yoshito Okubo and Gamba's Takashi Usami; (back) Urawa Reds' Shusaku Nishikawa, Tokyo's Masato Morishige, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Tsukasa Shiotani and Tokyo's Kosuke Ota.

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Japan defeat Thailand 4-1 in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Striker Yoshito Okubo (L) scores in the 54th minute in an Asian qualifying round match against Thailand for the 2010 World Cup at Saitama Stadium on Feb. 6, giving Japan a 2-1 lead. Japan won the match 4-1.

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Lebanese president on Ghosn's escape

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Lebanese President Michel Aoun (L) meets with Japanese Ambassador to Lebanon Takeshi Okubo at the presidential office in a suburb of Beirut on Jan. 7, 2020, over former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to the country in December 2019. (Pool photo)

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Lebanese president on Ghosn's escape

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Lebanese President Michel Aoun meets with Japanese Ambassador to Lebanon Takeshi Okubo at the presidential office in a suburb of Beirut on Jan. 7, 2020, over former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to the country in December 2019. (Pool photo)

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Snowboarding World Cup

SNOWMASS, United States, Jan. 13 Kyodo - Japanese snowboarder Yuri Okubo takes to the air in the men's qualification round of a World Cup slopestyle event in Snowmass, Colorado, on Jan. 10, 2018.

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Kin sue TEPCO over suicide of 102-yr-old man amid nuclear crisis

FUKUSHIMA, Japan, July 29 Kyodo - Relatives of Fumio Okubo, who committed suicide at the age of 102 in Fukushima in 2011, head to the Fukushima District Court on July 29, 2015. The relatives filed a damages suit against the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex for the mental anguish the man suffered when ordered to evacuate amid the nuclear crisis. (Editorial use only)

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Rakuten wins negotiation right to 1st-round draft pick

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Eagles President Yozo Tachibana (L) shakes hands with the Pacific League professional baseball team's new manager Hiromoto Okubo in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2013, after successfully winning the negotiation right to Saibi High School pitcher Tomohiro Anraku.

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Rakuten Eagles unveils new manager Okubo

SENDAI, Japan - Hiromoto Okubo (L), the new manager of the Japanese professional baseball team Tohoku Rakugen Golden Eagles, speaks at a press conference in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014, as the club's president Yozo Tachibana looks on.

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Rakuten appoints Okubo as new Eagles manager

SENDAI, Japan - Hiromoto Okubo, who was appointed as the new Rakuten Eagles manager, attends a press conference in the northeastern Japanese city of Sendai on Oct. 14, 2014. The 47-year-old Okubo, who had served as farm team manager, succeeds Senichi Hoshino, who last month announced that he will resign at the end of this season.

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Osaka, Kawasaki players compete in Nabisco Cup match

OSAKA, Japan - Striker Yoshito Okubo of Kawasaki Frontale (rear) and his counterpart Takashi Usami of Gamba Osaka compete for the ball in the first half of a Nabisco Cup match in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 9, 2014. Osaka won 3-1.

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China, Japan universities co-found school in Dalian

DALIAN, China - Ritsumeikan University professor Eiji Okubo, the Japanese dean of DUT-RU International School of Information Science and Engineering co-founded by China's Dalian University of Technology and Ritsumeikan, speaks to new students in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China, on Sept. 9, 2014. This is the first such joint school by a Japanese university and an overseas university, according to Ritsumeikan.

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FC Tokyo down Matsumoto Yamaga in Emperor's Cup

CHOFU, Japan - Defender Yuki Okubo (L) of J-League Division 2 side Matsumoto Yamaga and Sota Hirayama (C) of J-1 club FC Tokyo clash for the ball during a third-round Emperor's Cup match in the Tokyo suburb of Chofu on Aug. 20, 2014. Tokyo won 2-0.

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Okubo, Ugajin compete for ball

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale's Yoshito Okubo (L) and Tomoya Ugajin of Urawa Reds compete for the ball during the first half of a J-League game at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2014. Kawasaki won 2-1.

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Kawasaki, Tosu J-League players compete for ball

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Yoshito Okubo (R) of Kawasaki Frontale and midfielder Ryota Hayasaka of Sagan Tosu compete for the ball in a J-League first-division game at Best Amenity Stadium in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 23, 2014. Kawasaki won 1-0.

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Kawasaki's Okubo competes with Cerezo's Ando

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshito Okubo of Kawasaki Frontale (R) competes for the ball with Jun Ando of Cerezo Osaka during the first half of a J-League match at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. Kawasaki won 2-1.

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World Cup players of Cerezo, Frontale receive flowers

OSAKA, Japan - Four members of Cerezo Osaka and Kasawaki Frontale who played in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil -- (from L) Yoshito Okubo (Frontale), Hotaru Yamaguchi (Cerezo), Yoichiro Kakitani (Cerezo) and Diego Forlan (Cerezo) -- receive bouquets of flowers before their J-League match at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on July 15, 2014. Kakitani left for Switzerland the following day to play for Basel.

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Japan crash out of World Cup after 4-1 hammering by Colombia

CUIABA, Brazil - Japan's Yoshito Okubo collapses on the ground after Japan's 4-1 defeat to Colombia in a World Cup Group C match at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, on June 24, 2014.

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Japan crash out of World Cup after 4-1 hammering by Colombia

CUIABA, Brazil - Colombia's keeper David Ospina prevents the strike by Japan's Yoshito Okubo in the second half of a World Cup Group C match at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, on June 24, 2014. Colombia beat Japan 4-1.

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Japan, Greece draw 0-0

NATAL, Brazil - Japan's Yoshito Okubo (L) lies on his back after missing a shot during the second half of a World Cup Group C match against Greece at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, on June 19, 2014. Japan and Greece drew 0-0.

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Japan, Greece draw 0-0

NATAL, Brazil - Japan's Yoshito Okubo (13) rises above Greece player Konstantinos Manolas (4) to head the ball during the first half of a World Cup Group C match at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, on June 19, 2014. Japan and Greece drew 0-0.

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Japan vs Ivory Coast in 2014 World Cup

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan's Yoshito Okubo (C) and Ivory Coast's Konan Ya (L) compete for the ball during the second half of a World Cup Group C match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan vs. Ivory Coast

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan's Yoshito Okubo (R) takes on Ivory Coast's Serge Aurier during the second half of a World Cup Group C match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 14, 2014. Ivory Coast won 2-1.

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Japan national team trains ahead of World Cup opener

RECIFE, Brazil - Japan national team midfielder Yoshito Okubo goes through a warm-up on June 13, 2014, ahead of the World Cup opener against Ivory Coast the next day in Recife, Brazil.

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Japan at practice

ITU, Brazil - Yoshito Okubo (L) and Hotaru Yamaguchi practice during a Japan's training session in Itu, Brazil, on June 11, 2014, before their opening Group C game against Ivory Coast in the World Cup finals on June 14.

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Japan World Cup squad in 1st practice in Brazil

ITU, Brazil - Yoshito Okubo (R) and Yasuhito Endo train as Japan's national soccer team hold their first practice session in Sorocaba near Itu, Brazil, on June 8, 2014, after the squad arrived in the country for the World Cup finals.

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Japan World Cup squad welcomed in Brazil

ITU, Brazil - (From L) Shinji Kagawa, Yoshito Okubo and Yoichiro Kakitani walk past local children during a ceremony welcoming Japan's national soccer team in Itu, Brazil, on June 8, 2014, ahead of the World Cup finals. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan World Cup squad welcomed in Brazil

ITU, Brazil - Members of the Japanese national soccer team including Yoshito Okubo (13) and Keisuke Honda (Okubo's left) pose for photos with local people during a ceremony welcoming the squad in Itu, Brazil, on June 8, 2014, ahead of the World Cup finals. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Okubo in action in World Cup warm-up game against Zambia

TAMPA, United States - Striker Yoshito Okubo (L) of the Japanese national football team moves on the attack during the Blue Samurai's 4-3 win over Zambia in Tampa, Florida, on June 7, 2014, in a final warm-up game for the World Cup finals opening in Brazil on June 12.

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Japan vs Zambia in World Cup warm-up

TAMPA, United States - Japan's Yoshito Okubo (L) scores the winning goal in the 91st minute of a World Cup soccer warm-up against Zambia at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on June 6, 2014. Japan won 4-3.

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Japan vs Zambia in World Cup warm-up

TAMPA, United States - Japan's Yoshito Okubo (L) scores the winning goal in the 91st minute of a World Cup soccer warm-up against Zambia at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on June 6, 2014. Japan won 4-3.

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Photos from Japan's 23-member squad for World Cup

CLEARWATER, United States - Japan striker Yoshito Okubo uses an exercise ball during a training session of the Japanese World Cup squad in Clearwater, Florida, on June 3, 2014, a day after they beat Costa Rica 3-1 in a friendly.

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Japan World Cup squad training camp in Florida

CLEARWATER, United States - Yoshito Okubo (L) and Hiroki Sakai take part in a training session at the Japanese national team's camp in Clearwater, Florida, on May 31, 2014, for the 2014 World Cup.

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Japan arrive in Tampa for World Cup camp

TAMPA, United States - The Japanese men's national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni (2nd from L) and some of its members -- Eiji Kawashima (far L), Masato Morishige (2nd from R) and Yoshito Okubo (far R) -- are pictured as the team arrives at Tampa international airport in Florida on May 29, 2014, for a training camp ahead of the World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Kagawa, Okubo leaving for Florida for World Cup training

NARITA, Japan - Shinji Kagawa (front) and Yoshito Okubo leave for Florida, the United States, from Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on May 29, 2014, along with other members of Alberto Zaccheroni's 23-man squad for the World Cup finals, which will start in Brazil on June 12. Japan will hold a training camp in Tampa before traveling to Brazil.

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Japan World Cup squad leaves for Florida for training camp

NARITA, Japan - Members of the Japanese national football team walk at Narita airport on May 29, 2014, to board their aircraft bound for a training camp in the southern U.S. state of Florida in preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup competition in Brazil. From L: midfielder Keisuke Honda, striker Yoshito Okubo, defender Yuto Nagatomo and forward Manabu Saito.

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Hasebe gives address to supporters after World Cup warm-up

SAITAMA, Japan - Makoto Hasebe, captain of the Japan national football team, speaks to supporters after a 1-0 win over Cyprus in a World Cup warm-up in Saitama on May 27, 2014. Standing behind him are coach Alberto Zaccheroni (L), Keisuke Honda (C) and Yoshito Okubo.

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Okubo in Word Cup warm-up against Cyprus

SAITAMA, Japan - Yoshito Okubo of the Japan national football team shoots during a 1-0 win over Cyprus in a World Cup warm-up match in Saitama on May 27, 2014.

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HICARE designated as IAEA's collaborating center

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rethy Chhem (L), director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s human health division, hands over a certificate to Toshiteru Okubo, president of the Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the Radiation-Exposed (HICARE) in Hiroshima City on May 26, 2014, after HICARE was designated as a collaborating center for the IAEA.

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Kawasaki Frontale out of ACL

SEOUL, South Korea - Yoshito Okubo (C) and other players of Kawasaki Frontale leave the field dejected after they were eliminated from the Asian Champions League in the round of 16 on May 14, 2014, in Seoul.

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Kawasaki's Okubo in action against Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Yoshito Okubo (R) of Kawasaki Frontale tries to shake off FC Seoul's Choi Hyuntae during an Asian Champions League match in Seoul on May 14, 2014. Kawasaki won 2-1.

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Japan name World Cup squad

TOKYO, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale striker Yoshito Okubo holds a press conference at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 12, 2014, after being named in the national squad for the soccer World Cup finals in Brazil.