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Empress Michiko presents Florence Nightingale award

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (R), honorary president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, awards a Florence Nightingale badge to Tokiko Saita, former board member of the Japan Nursing Association, for her contribution to nursing activities at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 12. The badge is awarded by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

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(1)Miyazato wins Elleair Ladies, race for money title heats up

SAITA, Japan - Ai Miyazato shows happiness after winning the Elleair Ladies Open golf with a tournament record at Elleair Golf Club in Kagawa Prefecture on Nov. 21. She closed the gap on Japanese No. 1 Yuri Fudo in the hunt for the coveted money title on the Japan LPGA tour.

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(2)Miyazato wins Elleair Ladies, race for money title heats up

SAITA, Japan - Ai Miyazato smiles with the winning trophy at the Elleair Ladies Open golf with a tournament record at Elleair Golf Club in Kagawa Prefecture on Nov. 21. She closed the gap on Japanese No. 1 Yuri Fudo in the hunt for the coveted money title on the Japan LPGA tour.

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Oyama moves in front at Elleair Ladies

SAITA, Japan - Shiho Oyama cards a bogey-free 7-under 65 and establishes a one-shot lead over money title chaser Ai Miyazato after the first round of the Elleair Ladies Open at Elleair Golf Club in Kagawa Prefecture on Nov. 19.

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(1)Lewis powers Sonics past Clippers

SAITAMA, Japan - Rashard Lewis (R) gets congratulations from teammate Reggie Evans after scoring a career-high 50 points as the Seattle SuperSonics beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-105 at the Japan Games at Saita Super Arena on Nov. 1.

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Kyodo News appoints Yamanouchi as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Kyodo News appointed Toyohiko Yamanouchi as its new president Dec. 12 to replace Ichiro Saita. Yamanouchi, 62, has served as general manager since June 2000, and concurrently became acting president this October after Saita went on sick leave.

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Kobayashi wins Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open golf

SAITA, Japan - Japan's Hiromi Kobayashi holds a trophy after winning the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open golf competition Nov. 24 in Kagawa Prefecture for her first title in four years.

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Lithuanian president eyes full EU membership by 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus, who met Kyodo News President Ichiro Saita at Kyodo's head office in Tokyo on April 10. Adamkus expressed hope that his country will become a full member of the European Union (EU) by 2005 and also join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the near future. He is on a five-day official visit to Japan from April 2.

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Vietnam premier asks for special help from aid donors

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (R) urges aid donor countries such as Japan on Dec. 8 to pay ''special'' attention to poor recipients such as Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, even though donors may reduce their official development assistance (ODA) due to slow economic growth at home. In an exclusive interview with Kyodo News President Ichiro Saita, Khai said Japan's ODA to Vietnam has made ''substantial'' contributions to Vietnam's development over the past several years.

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Kyodo News starts construction of new headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Saita, president of Kyodo News, breaks ground Oct. 24 in a ceremony marking the start of construction of the agency's new 34-story headquarters in the Shiodome area of Tokyo's Minato Ward. The building, Shiodome Media Tower, is being built on a 9,323 square-meter plot that was once part of the now-defunct Japanese National Railways Shiodome freight train station. The building is due for completion by June 2003.

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Kyodo president meets S. Korean leader

SEOUL, South Korea - Kyodo News President Ichiro Saita (L) shakes hands with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung prior to their meeting at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 12. Kim said he would welcome a normalization of Japan-North Korea diplomatic relations.

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Oyama moves in front at Elleair Ladies

SAITA, Japan - Shiho Oyama cards a bogey-free 7-under 65 and establishes a one-shot lead over money title chaser Ai Miyazato after the first round of the Elleair Ladies Open at Elleair Golf Club in Kagawa Prefecture on Nov. 19. (Kyodo)

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(2)Miyazato wins Elleair Ladies, race for money title heats up

SAITA, Japan - Ai Miyazato smiles with the winning trophy at the Elleair Ladies Open golf with a tournament record at Elleair Golf Club in Kagawa Prefecture on Nov. 21. She closed the gap on Japanese No. 1 Yuri Fudo in the hunt for the coveted money title on the Japan LPGA tour. (Kyodo)

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(1)Miyazato wins Elleair Ladies, race for money title heats up

SAITA, Japan - Ai Miyazato shows happiness after winning the Elleair Ladies Open golf with a tournament record at Elleair Golf Club in Kagawa Prefecture on Nov. 21. She closed the gap on Japanese No. 1 Yuri Fudo in the hunt for the coveted money title on the Japan LPGA tour. (Kyodo)

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Kobayashi wins Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open golf

SAITA, Japan - Japan's Hiromi Kobayashi holds a trophy after winning the Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open golf competition Nov. 24 in Kagawa Prefecture for her first title in four years. (Kyodo)

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(1)Lewis powers Sonics past Clippers

SAITAMA, Japan - Rashard Lewis (R) gets congratulations from teammate Reggie Evans after scoring a career-high 50 points as the Seattle SuperSonics beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-105 at the Japan Games at Saita Super Arena on Nov. 1. (Kyodo)

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Kyodo News appoints Yamanouchi as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Kyodo News appointed Toyohiko Yamanouchi as its new president Dec. 12 to replace Ichiro Saita. Yamanouchi, 62, has served as general manager since June 2000, and concurrently became acting president this October after Saita went on sick leave. (Kyodo)

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(2) N. Korea's Kim wants to normalize relations with Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a copy of a written response by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il sent Sept. 14 in answer to questions by Kyodo News President Ichiro Saita. The official (North) Korean Central News Agency carried the copy, which was written in Korean. (Kyodo)

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Vietnam premier asks for special help from aid donors

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (R) urges aid donor countries such as Japan on Dec. 8 to pay ''special'' attention to poor recipients such as Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, even though donors may reduce their official development assistance (ODA) due to slow economic growth at home. In an exclusive interview with Kyodo News President Ichiro Saita, Khai said Japan's ODA to Vietnam has made ''substantial'' contributions to Vietnam's development over the past several years.

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Kyodo News starts construction of new headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Saita, president of Kyodo News, breaks ground Oct. 24 in a ceremony marking the start of construction of the agency's new 34-story headquarters in the Shiodome area of Tokyo's Minato Ward. The building, Shiodome Media Tower, is being built on a 9,323 square-meter plot that was once part of the now-defunct Japanese National Railways Shiodome freight train station. The building is due for completion by June 2003.

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Kyodo president meets S. Korean leader

SEOUL, South Korea - Kyodo News President Ichiro Saita (L) shakes hands with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung prior to their meeting at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 12. Kim said he would welcome a normalization of Japan-North Korea diplomatic relations.