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Japanese singer and actress Yoshiko Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Yoshiko Yamaguchi, a China-born Japanese singer and actress, sings the song "Fragrance of the Night" with piano accompaniment by composer Ryoichi Hattori as she reunites with Li Jinguang, composer of the song, for the first time in 37 years at a hotel in Tokyo on July 29, 1981. Born in Manchuria in northeast China in 1920, Yamaguchi made her debut under the name of Li Xianglan, hiding her Japanese nationality, and became popular both in China and Japan. Her real name was Yoshiko Otaka. (Kyodo) =Kyodo

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Japanese skier, engineer eyeing Olympic medal with Japan-made skis

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroaki Otaka, who heads a group of engineers for production of skis at Japana Co. belonging to Alpen Co., holds a pair of Hart-brand skis designed for alpine skier Naoki Yuasa at a plant in the town of Mitake in Gifu Prefecture on Oct. 22, 2013.

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Mt. Fuji World Heritage Center

Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre Vice Director Toru Ochiai (L) and Yasumasa Otaka, an associate professor at the center, pose for photos in front of the facility in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo