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Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga and film director Junji Sakamoto appear on the red carpet during the opening day at the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

Sayuri Yoshinaga (C), the lead actress in the film "Climbing for Life," which was screened at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital, poses after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award on Oct. 27, 2025, alongside her co-star Non (far R), director Junji Sakamoto (far L), festival chairman Hiroyasu Ando (2nd from L), and film critic and jury member Carlo Chatrian.

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Tokyo International Film Festival

(From L) film director Junji Sakamoto and actresses Sayuri Yoshinaga and Non appear on the red carpet at the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital on Oct. 27, 2025.

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(SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER-INDONESIA VS THE PHILIPPINES

(240612) -- JAKARTA, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yakob Sayuri (L) of Indonesia vies with Scott Woods of the Philippines during the Group F match of 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers between Indonesia and the Philippines in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 11, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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(SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER-INDONESIA VS THE PHILIPPINES

(240612) -- JAKARTA, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yakob Sayuri (L) of Indonesia vies with Scott Woods of the Philippines during the Group F match of 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers between Indonesia and the Philippines in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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(SP)QATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-AFC ASIAN CUP-GROUP D

(240116) -- DOHA, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yakob Sayuri of Indonesia shoots during the Group D match between Iraq and Indonesia at AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 in Doha, Qatar, Jan. 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Congress Discusses The 2024 Federation Expenditure - Mexico

Federal representative, Sayuri Nuñez Meneses, in the discussion session of the 2024 Federation Expenditure Budget in the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico City, Mexico, November 8, 2023. Photo by Luis Barron/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)INDONESIA-JAKARTA-FOOTBALL-AFF CUP 2022-SEMIFINAL

(230106) -- JAKARTA, Jan. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yakob Sayuri (L, front) of Indonesia shoots during the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022 semifinal 1st leg match between Indonesia and Vietnam at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)

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(1)Yoshii, Kobayashi 1st-time winners at sprint c'ships

CHINO, Japan - Up-and-coming 20-year-old Sayuri Yoshii waves at audiences after winning the first title of her speed skating career at the national sprint championships at Chino sports park skate center in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 29.

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DPJ lawmaker Kamata submits resignation letter to speaker

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Sayuri Kamata (R) submitted a letter of resignation Dec. 24 to House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono following the Supreme Court's dismissal of her campaigners' appeal of their convictions for breaking the election law.

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Actress Yoshinaga receives Tsubouchi Shoyo Award

GIFU, Japan - Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga makes a speech after receiving the Tsubouchi Shoyo Award in Minokamo, hometown of the renowned author (1859-1935) in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. She said she wants to keep going strong in her acting career and in the peace movement.

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Actress Yoshinaga gets Tsubouchi Shoyo Award

GIFU, Japan - Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga receives the Tsubouchi Shoyo Award in Minokamo, hometown of the renowned author (1859-1935) in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015, for her long acting career and poetry readings against nuclear weapons.

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Actor Takakura poses with actress at press event

TOKYO, Japan - Famed Japanese actor Ken Takakura (L) and actress Sayuri Yoshinaga pose at a press conference in Tokyo in March 1979 to announce the production of the 1980 Japanese film "Doran" (tumult) depicting a young army officer and his wife during the turbulent days before World War II. Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Japan's Yoshinaga and O in Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and director Mipo O pose for photos in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014. "Cape Nostalgia" starring Yoshinaga won the Special Grand Prix and O, a third-generation South Korean living in Japan, won the Best Director award for "The Light Shines Only There" at the Montreal World Film Festival.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga makes a speech at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which she stars, wins the Special Grand Prix.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe meet with reporters in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which they co-star, wins the Special Grand Prix at the Montreal World Film Festival.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe pose for photos at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which they co-star, wins the Special Grand Prix.

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Actress Yoshinaga, actor Abe in Montreal film festival

MONTREAL, Canada - Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe make their red carpet appearance at the Montreal World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, prior to the showing of their movie "Cape Nostalgia" on Aug. 29, 2014. The film won the Special Grand Prix at the festival.

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LDP Diet member admits sexist heckling at committee meeting

OSAKA, Japan - Sayuri Uenishi, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Restoration Party, speaks to reporters in Osaka on July 4, 2014. Uenishi said Hideo Onishi, a lower house member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, admitted earlier in the day to having heckled her by telling her to "get married and have children," during a Diet committee meeting in April, and apologized to her on the phone.

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LDP Diet member admits sexist heckling at committee meeting

OSAKA, Japan - Sayuri Uenishi, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Restoration Party, speaks to reporters in Osaka on July 4, 2014. Uenishi said Hideo Onishi, a lower house member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, admitted earlier in the day to having heckled her by telling her to "get married and have children," during a Diet committee meeting in April, and apologized to her on the phone.

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Sexist heckling at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sayuri Uenishi, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Restoration Party. Uenishi, 31, said July 3, 2014, she was subjected to sexist heckling during a Diet committee meeting in April, in an incident similar to one that rocked the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in June.

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Younger Japanese-Brazilians in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 11, 2014 shows Linda Sansei, a five-member Japanese-Brazilian girls pop group: (clockwise from upper left) Shiori, Mutsumi, Sayuri, Sakura and Naomi in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Japanese athletes join Closing Ceremony for Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi (2nd from R) poses with members of Japanese women's short track skating team Sayuri Shimizu (L), Biba Sakurai (2nd from L) and Moemi Kikuchi during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Japan 5th in women's 3,000m short track relay

SOCHI, Russia - Team Japan (from L to R) Yui Sakai, Sayuri Shimizu, Biba Sakurai and Ayuko Ito finish their consolation run for fifth to seventh places in the women's 3,000-meter short track speed skating relay at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan 5th in women's 3,000m short track relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese skaters (from L) Ayuko Ito, Sayuri Shimizu and Biba Sakurai look disappointed after their consolation run for fifth to seventh places in the women's 3,000-meter speed skating relay at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18, 2014. Japan finished in fifth place.

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Japan's Sakai, Shimizu in women's 3,000m short track relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Yui Sakai (2nd from L) pushes her teammate Sayuri Shimizu (L) during the Winter Olympics women's 3,000-meter short track relay semifinals in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Japan misses final in women's short track 3,000m relay

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese women's 3,000-meter short track relay team -- (from R to L in back) Ayuko Ito, Yui Sakai, Biba Sakurai and Sayuri Shimizu -- show their disappointment after finishing third in the second group in the semifinals at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Japan's Sakai, Shimizu in women's 3,000m short track relay

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Yui Sakai (back) and Sayuri Shimizu race in the Winter Olympics women's 3,000-meter short track relay semifinals in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 10, 2014.

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Japan women's short track team practices at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Members of Japan's Winter Olympics women's short track skating team -- (from L) Yui Sakai, Ayuko Ito, Sayuri Shimizu and Moemi Kikuchi -- engage in conversation during an official practice session in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 9, 2014.

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New BOJ board member Shirai

TOKYO, Japan - Sayuri Shirai, a new member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, speaks during a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on April 1, 2011. Shirai is a former Keio University professor.

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Yoshii 15th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii reacts after finishing the race in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Yoshii placed 15th with a time of 1 minute, 17.81 seconds.

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Yoshii 15th in women's 1,000m speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada on Feb. 18, 2010. Yoshii placed 15th with a time of 1 minute, 17.81 seconds.

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Yoshii finishes 5th in women's 500-meter speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in her second and final race in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 16, 2010. Yoshii came in fifth place with an overall time of 76.99 seconds.

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Yoshii finishes 5th in women's 500-meter speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in the first of her two runs in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 16, 2010. Yoshii came in fifth place with an overall time of 76.99 seconds.

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Yoshii finishes 5th in women's 500-meter speed skating

RICHMOND, Canada - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in the first of her two runs in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada, on Feb. 16, 2010. Yoshii came in fifth place with an overall time of 76.99 seconds.

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Japan Olympic speed skaters leave for Canada

NARITA, Japan - Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Sayuri Yoshii wave as they leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Canada along with other skaters on Jan. 20, 2010. The Japanese team plans to arrive in Vancouver on Feb. 4.

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Yoshii 2nd overall at world sprint championships

OBIHIRO, Japan - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in the women's 1,000 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 17, 2010. Yoshii won the 1,000 meters for the second day in a row, finishing second in the overall standings.

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Yoshii wins women's 1000 meters at world sprint speed skating

OBIHIRO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii of Japan skates during the women's 1000 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 16, 2010. Yoshii won the race in 1:17.26 in the absence of top skaters in the distance.

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Yoshii 2nd at season-ending World Cup

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Anni Friesinger of Germany (R), the gold medalist in the women's 1,000 meters at the ISU World Cup Speed Skating, and Sayuri Yoshii of Japan, the silver medalist, wave on the podium at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City on March 6.

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Speed skating: Yoshii 2nd at season-ending World Cup

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Sayuri Yoshii of Japan competes during the women's 1,000 meters at the season-ending ISU World Cup Speed Skating at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City on March 6. Yoshii took second place with a time of 1 minute, 14.05 seconds.

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Speed skating: Yoshii 2nd at season-ending World Cup

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Sayuri Yoshii of Japan competes during the women's 1,000 meters at the season-ending ISU World Cup Speed Skating at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City on March 6. Yoshii took second place with a time of 1 minute, 14.05 seconds.

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Yoshii secures double for second straight year

NAGANO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii defends her women's 1,000-meter crown at the speed skating single-distance championships at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Oct. 26 after claiming the 500-meter title the previous day. Yoshii clocked a time of 1 minute, 17.52 seconds in the 1,000-meter event.

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Yoshii defends women's 500 national title

NAGANO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii set a new meet record of 38.25 seconds to successfully defend her women's 500-meter crown at the speed skating national single-distance championships at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Oct. 25.

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Kato, Yoshii win national sprint titles

KUSHIRO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii held onto her opening-day lead to complete victory at the speed skating national sprint championships at Yanagimachi speed skating track in Kushiro on Dec. 23.

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Yoshii bags 2nd title at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Sayuri Yoshii cruises to victory in the women's 1,000 meters on the final day of the speed skating national single-distance championships at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Oct. 28.

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Netherlands' Timmer wins women's 1,000m speed skating race

TURIN, Italy - The Netherlands' Marianne Timmer (R) is congratulated by Japan's Tomoni Okazaki (L) and Sayuri Yoshii after winning the women's 1,000-meter speed skating race at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games at the Oval Lingotto rink in Turin, Italy, on Feb. 19.

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Japanese speed skaters arrive in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Japanese speed skaters Jogi Kato (L), Sayuri Osuga (C) and Sayuri Yoshii (L), who will participate in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, arrive at Milan airport en route to Turin on Feb. 1.

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Yoshii 2nd as Kato loses it at World Cup meet

MILWAUKEE, United States - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii smiles on the podium after grabbing the silver medal in the women's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Nov. 26.

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Yoshii 2nd as Kato loses it at World Cup meet

MILWAUKEE, United States - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii grabs second place in the women's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Nov. 26.

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Osuga wins women's 500 meters at World Cup

NAGANO, Japan - Japan's Sayuri Osuga waves at spectators after sharing the top honors with China's Wang Manli in the women's 500 meters at a World Cup meet at the M-Wave ice arena in Nagano on Dec. 5.