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Kyoto Kabuki theater gears up for year-end performance

KYOTO, Japan - Master calligrapher Seiho Kawakatsu writes the name of a Kabuki actor during the annual ''manekigaki'' ceremony at Myodenji, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2010. About 60 such name boards will be displayed at the Minamiza theater during the year-end performance.

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Kyoto Kabuki calligrapher busy creating name boards

KYOTO, Japan - Master calligrapher Seiho Kawakatsu, using a traditional thick brush and black ink, writes the names of star Kabuki actors on 1.8-meter-tall wooden boards during the seasonal ''maneki-gaki'' ceremony at Myodenji Temple in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2009. The name-bearing ''hinoki'' cypress boards will be displayed at the front of the Minamiza theater in the hope for a packed hall during a nearly monthlong year-end performance starting Nov. 30.

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Imamura picked by Hiroshima

NAGASAKI, Japan - Takeru Imamura, a right-handed pitcher for Seiho High School, shows off a sea bream that is a popular congratulatory fish in Japan in Saza, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009, after being taken by the professional club Hiroshima Carp as their first-round choice in the draft the same day.

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Imamura picked by Hiroshima

NAGASAKI, Japan - Takeru Imamura, a right-handed pitcher for Seiho High School, celebrates with his teammates in Saza, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009 after being taken by the Hiroshima Carp as their first-round choice in the draft the same day.

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Seiho wins high school invitational baseball tournament

KOSHIEN, Japan - Players of Seiho High School of Nagasaki Prefecture celebrate after beating Hanamaki Higashi High School of Iwate Prefecture in the final of the national high school invitational baseball tournament at Koshien Stadium in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 2.

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Yokohama outclasses Seiho to win high school tourney

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yokohama players celebrate after pounding Nagasaki's Seiho 21-0 in the final of the national high school baseball invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium on April 4.

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Yokohama outclasses Seiho to win high school tourney

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yokohama players celebrate after pounding Nagasaki's Seiho 21-0 in the final of the national high school baseball invitational tournament at Koshien Stadium on April 4. (Kyodo)

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Seiho wins high school invitational baseball tournament

KOSHIEN, Japan - Players of Seiho High School of Nagasaki Prefecture celebrate after beating Hanamaki Higashi High School of Iwate Prefecture in the final of the national high school invitational baseball tournament at Koshien Stadium in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 2. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto Kabuki theater gears up for year-end performance

KYOTO, Japan - Master calligrapher Seiho Kawakatsu writes the name of a Kabuki actor during the annual ''manekigaki'' ceremony at Myodenji, a Buddhist temple, in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2010. About 60 such name boards will be displayed at the Minamiza theater during the year-end performance. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto Kabuki calligrapher busy creating name boards

KYOTO, Japan - Master calligrapher Seiho Kawakatsu, using a traditional thick brush and black ink, writes the names of star Kabuki actors on 1.8-meter-tall wooden boards during the seasonal ''maneki-gaki'' ceremony at Myodenji Temple in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2009. The name-bearing ''hinoki'' cypress boards will be displayed at the front of the Minamiza theater in the hope for a packed hall during a nearly monthlong year-end performance starting Nov. 30. (Kyodo)

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Imamura picked by Hiroshima

NAGASAKI, Japan - Takeru Imamura, a right-handed pitcher for Seiho High School, celebrates with his teammates in Saza, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009 after being taken by the Hiroshima Carp as their first-round choice in the draft the same day. (Kyodo)

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Imamura picked by Hiroshima

NAGASAKI, Japan - Takeru Imamura, a right-handed pitcher for Seiho High School, shows off a sea bream that is a popular congratulatory fish in Japan in Saza, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009, after being taken by the professional club Hiroshima Carp as their first-round choice in the draft the same day. (Kyodo)