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Pyeongchang Olympics

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Feb. 25 Kyodo - Satoko Miyahara of Japan performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 25, 2018.

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Pyeongchang Olympics

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 12 Kyodo - Satoko Miyahara of Japan performs in the women's short program for the figure skating team event at Gangneung Ice Area for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 11, 2018.

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Figure skating: Miyahara 3rd after SP at Grand Prix Final

MARSEILLE, France, Dec. 10 Kyodo - Japanese figure skater Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Marseille, France on Dec. 9, 2016. Miyahara placed third with a personal-best score.

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Figure skating: Evgenia Medvedeva

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 7 Kyodo - Evgenia Medvedeva (C) of Russia poses for photos on the podium after winning the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Marseille, France, on Dec. 10, 2016, alongside runner-up Satoko Miyahara of Japan (L) and third-place finisher Anna Pogorilaya of Russia.

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Miyahara 3rd after women's short program at World Championships

SHANGHAI, March 26 Kyodo - Japanese national champion Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's short program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai on March 26, 2015, her 17th birthday. Miyahara placed third with a personal best score of 67.02 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara poses with her trophy won in the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara took her first national title with a total 195.60 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara acknowledges the crowd after her performance in the women's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara won the title for the first time with a total 195.60 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - (From L) Rika Hongo, Satoko Miyahara and Wakaba Higuchi pose with their medals won in the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. Miyahara won her first national title, while Hongo came in second, followed by Higuchi.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara won the title for the first time with a total 195.60 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara won the title for the first time with a total 195.60 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara won the title for the first time with a total 195.60 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara won the title for the first time with a total 195.60 points.

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Woman offers English info on local life via YouTube

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Satoko Kamada works on her "Sanuk-English" program, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2014, to provide information in English on life in Kagawa Prefecture, a western Japan region known as Sanuki, via the YouTube video-sharing website. Information includes the meaning of local dialects and how to ride trains with electronic cards.

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Miyahara 3rd in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Satoko Miyahara of Japan performs in the women's free skate at the NHK Trophy figure skating event on Nov. 29, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Miyahara made a podium finish in third.

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Gracie Gold of U.S. wins NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - (From L) Silver medalist Alena Leonova of Russia, gold medalist Gracie Gold of the United States and bronze medalist Satoko Miyahara of Japan pose for photos during the award ceremony for the women's skating event of the NHK Trophy figure skating at Namihaya Dome in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2014.

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Miyahara 3rd in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Satoko Miyahara of Japan holds the bronze medal she won in the women's singles at the NHK Trophy figure skating event on Nov. 29, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka.

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Miyahara 3rd in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Satoko Miyahara of Japan performs in the women's free skate at the NHK Trophy figure skating event on Nov. 29, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Miyahara made a podium finish in third.

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Miyahara 3rd in NHK Trophy figure skating

OSAKA, Japan - Satoko Miyahara of Japan performs in the women's free skate at the NHK Trophy figure skating event on Nov. 29, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka. Miyahara made a podium finish in third.

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Miyahara 4th in NHK Trophy after women's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Satoko Miyahara gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, Japan. She finished fourth in the women's short program with 60.69.

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Miyahara 4th in NHK Trophy after women's short program

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Satoko Miyahara gives a performance at the NHK Trophy on Nov. 28, 2014, at Osaka Namihaya Dome in Osaka, Japan. She finished fourth in the women's short program with 60.69.

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Rocks hit climbers' backs in Mt. Ontake

NAGANO, Japan - Nagano Red Cross Hospital doctor Kaneyuki Furihata (L) and nurse Satoko Tokutake, who treated patients injured in the Mt. Ontake's eruption, speak at a press conference in Nagano City on Sept. 30, 2014. Furihata said rocks shot out of the volcano hit the victims from behind.

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Woman hunter runs guesthouse serving game meat

TOKYO, Japan - Satoko Umeno poses at her guesthouse where she hunts for and serves game to visitors in the suburbs of Tottori in western Japan in this file photo taken on Aug. 17, 2014. She moved to Tottori four years ago to become the region's first woman hunter.

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Japan co-op official to oversee unions in Asia

TOKYO, Japan - Satoko Horiuchi, an official of the Japanese Consumers' Cooperative Union, gives an interview in Tokyo on March 24, 2014 before being dispatched to the Switzerland-headquartered International Labor Organization next month to support the operation of cooperative unions in Asia for the next two years.

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Japan's Miyahara in Four Continents exhibition

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Satoko Miyahara of Japan performs during an exhibition gala at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014. Miyahara came in second while her compatriot Kanako Murakami won the gold medal.

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Japan's Murakami wins Four Continents

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs during an exhibition gala at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014. Murakami won the championships. Her compatriot Satoko Miyahara was second.

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Murakami wins Four Continents, Miyahara 2nd

TAIPEI, Taiwan - (from L to R) Japan's Satoko Miyahara and Kanako Murakami, and China's Li Zijun pose with their medals during an award ceremony for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014. Murakami won the championships and Miyahara came in second, followed by Li.

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Murakami wins Four Continents, Miyahara 2nd

TAIPEI, Taiwan - (from L to R) Japan's Satoko Miyahara, Kanako Murakami and China's Li Zijun pose with their medals during an award ceremony for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014. Murakami won the championships and Miyahara came in second, followed by Li.

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Murakami wins Four Continents, Miyahara 2nd

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Kanako Murakami of Japan (R), the gold medalist at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, and compatriot Satoko Miyahara, the silver medalist, wave to spectators in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014.

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Murakami wins Four Continents, Miyahara 2nd

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Satoko Miyahara of Japan performs in the Ladies Short Program event at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014. Miyahara came in second while her compatriot Kanako Murakami won the gold medal.

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Murakami wins Four Continents, Miyahara 2nd

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Kanako Murakami (back) and Satoko Miyahara, both from Japan, hug each other during an award ceremony for the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014. Murakami won the championships, followed by Miyahara.

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Murakami wins Four Continents, Miyahara 2nd

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Satoko Miyahara of Japan performs in the Ladies Short Program event at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei on Jan. 25, 2014. Miyahara came in second while her compatriot Kanako Murakami won the gold medal.

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Japan Figure Skating Championships

SAPPORO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's free skate in the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 23, 2012. Miyahara won the bronze medal.

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Japan Figure Skating Championships

SAPPORO, Japan - (From L) Kanako Murakami, Mao Asada and Satoko Miyahara hold their silver, gold and bronze medals after their performances at the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 23, 2012.

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Japan Figure Skating Championships

SAPPORO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's free skate in the Japan Figure Skating Championships at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 23, 2012. Miyahara won the bronze medal.

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Japan makes winning start in women's badminton doubles

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Satoko Suetsugu (L) and Miyuki Maeda (R) won their Group D match over Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen of Denmark 18-21, 21-14, 21-17 at Wembley Arena in women's doubles badminton action at the London Olympics in London on July 28, 2012.

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Japan makes winning start in women's badminton doubles

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Satoko Suetsugu and Miyuki Maeda (foreground) won their Group D match over Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen of Denmark 18-21, 21-14, 21-17 at Wembley Arena in women's doubles badminton action at the London Olympics in London on July 28, 2012.

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UNESCO honors children's newspaper

PARIS, France - Francesco Bandarin (rear C), assistant director general for culture at the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, poses for photos with Japanese children at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris on April 2, 2012, as the U.N. body honors the Fight Shimbun wall newspaper written by children in a northeastern Japanese city hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. In the front (from R) are first editor Risa Yoshida, 8, and her sister Mahiro, 4. In the center is second editor Satoko Oyama, 10, with her sister Kanako, 13, (rear L). To the right of Bandarin is coordinator and musician Misa Jonouchi.

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Japanese animation festival in China

BEIJING, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) chats with Satoko Yamano (far L), Japanese singer of animation songs, during the opening ceremony on Nov. 23, 2011, at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Beijing for the Japan Animation Festival. The festival, a series of events to promote Japanese animation in China, will run through December in Beijing and Shanghai.

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Fukushima woman honored as model farmer by U.N.

BANGKOK, Thailand - Satoko Anzai (L), a farmer from the city of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, is honored as a model farmer in the Asia-Pacific region by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Bangkok on Oct. 17, 2011, for her agricultural innovation and efforts to help nuclear disaster evacuees.

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Fukushima woman honored as model farmer by U.N.

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2011, in Bangkok shows Satoko Anzai, a farmer from the city of Fukushima, northeastern Japan. She was honored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations the following day in the capital of Thailand as a model farmer in the Asia-Pacific region for her agricultural innovation and efforts to help nuclear disaster evacuees.

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Japanese Badminton pair secure medal at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Satoko Suetsuna (L) and Miyuki Maeda play against Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii of Indonesia in their women's doubles quarterfinal match at the world badminton championships in London on Aug. 12, 2011. The Japanese pair defeated the Indonesian pair 21-15, 21-17 to become the first Japanese medalists at the worlds since 2007.

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Suetsuna, Maeda advance to top 16

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Satoko Suetsuna (front) and Miyuki Maeda play in the second round of the women's doubles at the World Badminton Championships in London on Aug. 9, 2011. The pair beat the Indonesian pair of Andini Suci Rizky and Della Destiara Haris 21-14, 21-15 to advance to the third round.

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Suetsuna, Maeda advance to top 16

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Miyuki Maeda (R) and Satoko Suetsuna play in the second round of the women's doubles at the World Badminton Championships in London on Aug. 9, 2011. The pair beat the Indonesian pair of Andini Suci Rizky and Della Destiara Haris 21-14, 21-15 to advance to the third round.

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Japan-Australia softball preliminary in Olympics

BEIJING, China - Japan's Satoko Mabuchi hits a three-run home run in the first inning of a softball preliminary of the Beijing Olympics against Australia on Aug. 12. Japan beat Australia 4-3.

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Japan's Suetsuna, Maeda advance to badminton doubles semis

BEIJING, China - Japanese badminton pair Satoko Suetsuna (L) and Miyuki Maeda celebrate after beating No. 1 seeds Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China on Aug. 11 to advance to the women's doubles semifinals at the Beijing Olympic Games.

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Suetsuna, Maeda beat Australia in Olympics badminton doubles

BEIJING, China - Satoko Suetsuna (front), teaming with Miyuki Maeda, returns a shot during a round-of-16 women's doubles badminton match of the 2008 Beijing Olympics against Tania Luiz and Eugenia Tanaka of Australia at Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium on Aug. 10. The Japanese pair won 21-4, 21-8.

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Japan beats Italy in women's world tour beach volleyball

LODOSS, Greece - Japan's Mika Saiki (R) and Satoko Urata celebrate after coming from behind to beat an Italian pair 2-1 in Greece on June 11, the first day of the opener of the beach volleyball women's world tour.

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People gather for tickets to trial of AUM's Hayakawa

TOKYO, Japan - People gather outside the Tokyo District Court on July 28 to get tickets for the trial of Kiyohide Hayakawa, a former senior AUM Shinrikyo cult member. Hayakawa was on trial over his role in two separate murder cases, including the killing of lawyer Tsutsumi Sakamoto, 33, his wife Satoko, 29, and their 1-year-old son Tatsuhiko at their home in Yokohama in 1989, and for building a plant to mass-produce nerve gas.

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Japanese schoolgirl wins int'l peace poster contest

HONOLULU, United States - Satoko Nakadate, a 14-year-old junior high school student from Tokyo, poses in front of her work that won the grand prize in an international poster design contest sponsored by Lions Clubs International on June 21. She received a cash prize of $2,500 and a plaque recognizing her achievement from the civic association for winning its 12th annual Peace Poster Contest at a ceremony held in Honolulu.

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Figure skating: Miyahara to retire at end of season

File photo taken in December 2017 shows figure skater Satoko Miyahara acknowledging the crowd after winning the women's title at the national championships at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, western Tokyo. The fourth-place finisher at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics said on March 26, 2022 that she will retire at the end of the season.