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disappontment Ritto Mattero (Campobasso) during Italian Coppa Italia Serie C, match Ternana Calcio vs Campobasso, 28 October 2025 at the Liberati stadium in Terni Italy (Photo by Luca Marchetti/LiveMedia) during Ternana vs Campobasso, Italian football Coppa Italia Serie C match in Terni, Italy, October 28 2025

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JRA cancels weekend races due to increase of horse flu cases

RITTO, Japan - The Japan Racing Association said Aug. 17 racehorses at its training center in Ritto (shown in photo), Shiga Prefecture, along with the training center in Miho, Ibaraki Prefecture, had caught horse flu. JRA said it decided to cancel horse races on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19 to prevent equine influenza from further spreading among racehorses.

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JRA cancels weekend races due to increase of horse flu cases

RITTO, Japan - Disinfection work is carried out at the Japan Racing Association training center in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 17 after racehorses there were found to have come down with horse flu.

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Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Japan women's open golf

RITTO, Japan - Teresa Lu of Taiwan poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Japan Open golf tournament with an 8-under 280 at Biwako Country Club in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014.

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Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Japan women's open golf

RITTO, Japan - Teresa Lu of Taiwan plays during the final round of the Japan Open golf tournament at Biwako Country Club in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014. She won the tournament with an 8-under 280.

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Panasonic's home rain gutters

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp.'s residential rain gutters are shown in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on June 19, 2014. The company announced a plan to expand the sales of rain gutter products to 30 billion yen in fiscal 2018, 1.5 times of fiscal 2013.

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Top jockey Ando retires

RITTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Katsumi Ando speaks at a press conference at Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on Jan. 30, 2013. Ando, third on the all-time list with 22 Grade One victories, said he is returning his license and calling time on his career.

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Project to build new Shinkansen station in Shiga canceled

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada (standing at center) speaks at a meeting of officials from Ritto city, Shiga Prefecture, and neighboring municipalities in Otsu on Oct. 28. Local governments agreed to formally cancel a project to build a new station in Ritto, between Kyoto and Maibara stations on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Since taking office in 2006, Kada has pushed a campaign to cancel the project due to the heavy financial burden.

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Deep Impact to compete in Arc in France

RITTO, Japan - Trainer Yasuo Ikee poses with Deep Impact at Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on May 8. Ikee said that Deep Impact, last year's Triple Crown winner who made an impressive comeback by winning the 133rd running of the Tenno-sho on April 30, will compete in the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France in October.

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Jockey Take returns to track after injury

RITTO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take smiles during a training exercise at the Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on April 10. Take returned to the track for the first time since suffering a broken pelvis over a month ago when he fell off his horse.

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Swan sanctuary in Niigata

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022, which is ritto, or beginning of winter in the lunar calendar, shows swans spreading their wings and creating a splash at Lake Hyo in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The lake is now home to more than 6,000 migrating swans that started arriving from Siberia in early October.

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Swan sanctuary in Niigata

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022, which is ritto, or beginning of winter in the lunar calendar, shows swans flying over Lake Hyo in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The lake is now home to more than 6,000 migrating swans that started arriving from Siberia in early October.

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Swan sanctuary in Niigata

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022, which is ritto, or beginning of winter in the lunar calendar, shows swans spreading their wings and creating a splash at Lake Hyo in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The lake is now home to more than 6,000 migrating swans that started arriving from Siberia in early October.

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Swan sanctuary in Niigata

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022, which is ritto, or beginning of winter in the lunar calendar, shows swans flying over Lake Hyo in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The lake is now home to more than 6,000 migrating swans that started arriving from Siberia in early October.

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Golf: Japan Open

Shaun Norris of South Africa lines up a putt on the seventh hole during the third round of the Japan Open Golf Championship at Biwako Country Club in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2021.

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Golf: Japan Open

Shaun Norris of South Africa hits off the 16th tee during the third round of the Japan Open Golf Championship at Biwako Country Club in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2021.

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Jockey Take returns to track after injury

RITTO, Japan - Star jockey Yutaka Take smiles during a training exercise at the Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on April 10. Take returned to the track for the first time since suffering a broken pelvis over a month ago when he fell off his horse.

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Deep Impact to compete in Arc in France

RITTO, Japan - Trainer Yasuo Ikee poses with Deep Impact at Ritto Training Center in Shiga Prefecture on May 8. Ikee said that Deep Impact, last year's Triple Crown winner who made an impressive comeback by winning the 133rd running of the Tenno-sho on April 30, will compete in the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in France in October. (Kyodo)

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JRA cancels weekend races due to increase of horse flu cases

RITTO, Japan - Disinfection work is carried out at the Japan Racing Association training center in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 17 after racehorses there were found to have come down with horse flu. (Kyodo)

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JRA cancels weekend races due to increase of horse flu cases

RITTO, Japan - The Japan Racing Association said Aug. 17 racehorses at its training center in Ritto (shown in photo), Shiga Prefecture, along with the training center in Miho, Ibaraki Prefecture, had caught horse flu. JRA said it decided to cancel horse races on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19 to prevent equine influenza from further spreading among racehorses. (Kyodo)

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Project to build new Shinkansen station in Shiga canceled

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada (standing at center) speaks at a meeting of officials from Ritto city, Shiga Prefecture, and neighboring municipalities in Otsu on Oct. 28. Local governments agreed to formally cancel a project to build a new station in Ritto, between Kyoto and Maibara stations on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Since taking office in 2006, Kada has pushed a campaign to cancel the project due to the heavy financial burden. (Kyodo)

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Demuro, Lemaire 1st foreigners to ride full-time in Japan

Christophe Lemaire of France speaks at a press conference in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Feb. 5, 2015, after a Japan Racing Association announcement that he and Mirco Demuro of Italy have passed its exam to qualify for a full-time riding license. The two jockeys are the first foreigners to qualify for JRA licenses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan's Teresa Lu wins Japan women's open golf

RITTO, Japan - Teresa Lu of Taiwan poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Japan Open golf tournament with an 8-under 280 at Biwako Country Club in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Panasonic's home rain gutters

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp.'s residential rain gutters are shown in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on June 19, 2014. The company announced a plan to expand the sales of rain gutter products to 30 billion yen in fiscal 2018, 1.5 times of fiscal 2013. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Jockey Yutaka Take waves during the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Shiga Prefecture city of Ritto in western Japan on May 27, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Jockey Yutaka Take waves during the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in the Shiga Prefecture city of Ritto in western Japan on May 27, 2021.

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Horse racing: Jockey Take on euthanized Deep Impact

Jockey Yutaka Take speaks at a press conference at the Japan Racing Association's training center in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on July 31, 2019, a day after seven-time Grade One-winning racehorse Deep Impact, on which Take rode all 14 races, was put down at the age of 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bronze ring during Yayoi period

Photo taken on May 16, 2019, shows a bronze ring (R) discovered at an archaeological site in Ritto in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. The ring, excavated from ruins dating back to Japan's Yayoi period between 300 BC and 300 AD, is believed to have been used as a balance weight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bronze ring during Yayoi period

Photo taken on May 16, 2019, shows a bronze ring (front) discovered at an archaeological site in Ritto in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. The ring, excavated from ruins dating back to Japan's Yayoi period between 300 BC and 300 AD, is believed to have been used as a balance weight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bronze ring during Yayoi period

Photo taken on May 16, 2019, shows a bronze ring (R) discovered at an archaeological site in Ritto in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. The ring, excavated from ruins dating back to Japan's Yayoi period between 300 BC and 300 AD, is believed to have been used as a balance weight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Horse racing: Female jockey Nanako Fujita

Nanako Fujita rides Copano Kicking at Ritto training center in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2019. Fujita will be the first female Japan Racing Association jockey to compete in a Grade One race when Copano Kicking starts in the February Stakes on Feb. 17 in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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J-pop group Arashi's announcement of planned hiatus

Ohno Shrine priest Satoshi Omiya poses with "ema" votive tablets bearing messages for the members of pop group Arashi in Ritto in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 29, 2019, following the group's announcement that it will go on hiatus at the end of 2020. The shrine and its priest share the name of Arashi's leader, Satoshi Ohno, making the establishment popular among fans. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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J-pop group Arashi's announcement of planned hiatus

"Ema" votive tablets bearing messages for the members of pop group Arashi are displayed at Ohno Shrine in Ritto in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 29, 2019, following the group's announcement that it will go on hiatus at the end of 2020. Ohno Shrine and its priest Satoshi Omiya share the name of Arashi's leader, Satoshi Ohno, making the establishment popular among fans. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo