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Kumamoto signs memorandum with halal certifying body

TOKYO, Japan -KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Kumamoto Mayor Seishi Koyama (R) of Japan shakes hands with Dato Seri Jamil Bidin, chief executive officer of Halal Industry Development Corp. of Malaysia, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on April 9, 2014. The mayor signed a memorandum of cooperation with the corporation, the Malaysian government's halal certifying body, the same day.

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Mayor promotes Kumamoto products at H.K. food expo

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Kumamoto Mayor Seishi Koyama (R) gives a fan to a visitor at the Food Expo in Hong Kong to promote the city's food products and sightseeing spots on Aug. 13, the opening day of the event.

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Kumamoto hospital allowed to set up Japan's first 'baby hatch'

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kumamoto Mayor Seishi Koyama speaks at a news conference in Kumamoto on April 5 about the city government's decision to allow Jikei Hospital to set up Japan's first ''baby hatch'' where infants whose parents cannot care for them can be dropped off anonymously.

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Ryoei Saito, the former Chairman of Daishowa Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Daishowa Seishi) (Date Unknown)

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Ryoei Saito : the former Chairman of Daishowa Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Daishowa Seishi) (Date Unknown)

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Gokaicho event starts at Zenko-ji Temple in Nagano

Replicas of the Amida-Nyorai, Kannon-Bosatsu and Seishi-Bosatsu statues, which are kept in absolute secrecy, are shown to the public at the main hall of Zenko-ji Temple in Nagano, central Japan, on April 5, the start of the temple's Maedachi Honzon Gokaicho event. The statues were brought into Japan when Buddhism was first introduced in the 6th century. The event, which is held only once in seven years, will run through May 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gokaicho event starts at Zenko-ji Temple in Nagano

Worshippers touch the sacred pillar called Eko-bashira, in front of the main hall of Zenko-ji Temple, one of the most magnificent Buddhist temples in Japan, in Nagano, central Japan, on April 5, 2015, the start of the temple's Maedachi Honzon Gokaicho event. During the event held only once every seven years, replicas of the Amida-Nyorai, Kannon-Bosatsu and Seishi-Bosatsu statues, which are normally kept in absolute secrecy, are shown to the public. The statues were brought into Japan when Buddhism was first introduced in the 6th century. The event will run through May 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gokaicho event starts at Zenko-ji Temple in Nagano

Worshippers touch the sacred pillar called Eko-bashira, in front of the main hall of Zenko-ji Temple, one of the most magnificent Buddhist temples in Japan, in Nagano, central Japan, on April 5, 2015, the start of the temple's Maedachi Honzon Gokaicho event. During the event held only once every seven years, replicas of the Amida-Nyorai, Kannon-Bosatsu and Seishi-Bosatsu statues, which are normally kept in absolute secrecy, are shown to the public. The statues were brought into Japan when Buddhism was first introduced in the 6th century. The event will run through May 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Detective Kosuke Kindaichi tour held in Okayama Pref.

Participants who dress like popular fictional Japanese detective Kosuke Kindaichi or other characters from the novel, TV and movie series pose for photos in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2015. The event was held to tour locations of the series in the western Japan city where author Seishi Yokomizo (1902-1981) lived for a while. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mayor promotes Kumamoto products at H.K. food expo

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Kumamoto Mayor Seishi Koyama (R) gives a fan to a visitor at the Food Expo in Hong Kong to promote the city's food products and sightseeing spots on Aug. 13, the opening day of the event. (Kyodo)

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Kumamoto hospital allowed to set up Japan's first 'baby hatch'

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kumamoto Mayor Seishi Koyama speaks at a news conference in Kumamoto on April 5 about the city government's decision to allow Jikei Hospital to set up Japan's first ''baby hatch'' where infants whose parents cannot care for them can be dropped off anonymously. (Kyodo)