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Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

ONOJO, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai of the Arashio stable smiles during a news conference in Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. After posting a 5-2 mark in the third-tier makushita division of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the 25-year-old became the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s.

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PM Aso inspects landslide on Kyushu Expressway

ONOJO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (3rd from R) inspects the site of a landslide on the Kyushu Expressway in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 29.

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Heavy rain continues in western Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - A landslide blocks the Kyushu Expressway in the city of Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 26 as heavy rains continue in western Japan.

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Police arrest car dealer staff over N. Korea exports

FUKUOKA, Japan - Police officers enter an office of Zipangu, a used car dealer, in the city of Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 13 in connection with illegal exports to North Korea of a truck trailer that could possibly be converted into a missile launcher. Police arrested Takayuki Morita, 39, who runs Zipangu, and four others on suspicion of violating the customs law.

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Police arrest car dealer staff over N. Korea exports

FUKUOKA, Japan - Police officers enter an office of Zipangu, a used car dealer, in the city of Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 13 in connection with illegal exports to North Korea of a truck trailer that could possibly be converted into a missile launcher. Police arrested Takayuki Morita, 39, who runs Zipangu, and four others on suspicion of violating the customs law. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Kisenosato's withdrawal

Sumo stablemaster Tagonoura speaks to reporters in Onojo, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 15, 2018. Injury-hit grand champion Kisenosato, a Tagonoura wrestler, withdrew from the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament after falling to an 0-4 record the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato's withdrawal

Sumo stablemaster Tagonoura speaks to reporters in Onojo, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 15, 2018. Injury-hit grand champion Kisenosato, a Tagonoura wrestler, withdrew from the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament after falling to an 0-4 record the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato's withdrawal

Injury-hit sumo grand champion Kisenosato speaks to reporters in Onojo, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 15, 2018, about his withdrawal from the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato's withdrawal

Injury-hit sumo grand champion Kisenosato speaks to reporters in Onojo, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 15, 2018, about his withdrawal from the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato's withdrawal

Injury-hit sumo grand champion Kisenosato speaks to reporters in Onojo, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 15, 2018, about his withdrawal from the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato's withdrawal

Injury-hit sumo grand champion Kisenosato speaks to reporters in Onojo, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 15, 2018, about his withdrawal from the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo grand champion Kisenosato

Grand champion Kisenosato is pictured during training in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 9, 2018, two days before the start of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo grand champion Kisenosato

Grand champion Kisenosato trains in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 9, 2018, two days before the start of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man snatches gun from police officer, fires shots in shopping mall

Reporters and camera crew gather in front of an Aeon shopping mall in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2017, where a 44-year-old man arrested for alleged shoplifting snatched a gun from a police officer during questioning at an office and fired two shots in a rare shooting incident in Japan. No one was injured in the incident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Goeido promising ahead of yokozuna promotion bid in Kyushu

Ozeki Goeido trains in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2016, ahead of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament starting Nov. 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Goeido in yokozuna promotion hunt, Hakuho back in Kyushu

Ozeki Goeido attends a press conference in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture on Oct. 31, 2016, after the Japan Sumo Association released the makuuchi division rankings for the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(CORRECTED) Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

ONOJO, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai smiles during a news conference at the Arashio stable in Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 2, 2009. After posting a 5-2 mark in the third-tier makushita division of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the 25-year old became the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s. (Kyodo)