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Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows, from left to right: Minoru Yagi, President and CEO of Shizuoka Bank; Hisashi Shibata, President and CEO of Shizuoka Financial Group; and Ichiro Fujiwara, President and CEO of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

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Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows, from left to right, Hisashi Shibata, President and Representative Director of Shizuoka Financial Group, and Ichiro Fujiwara, President and Representative Director of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

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Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows, from left to right: Minoru Yagi, President and CEO of Shizuoka Bank; Hisashi Shibata, President and CEO of Shizuoka Financial Group; and Ichiro Fujiwara, President and CEO of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

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Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows, from left to right: Minoru Yagi, President and CEO of Shizuoka Bank; Hisashi Shibata, President and CEO of Shizuoka Financial Group; and Ichiro Fujiwara, President and CEO of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

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Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows Hisashi Shibata, President and CEO of Shizuoka Financial Group.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

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Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank to Merge; Press Conference

Press conference on the management integration of Shizuoka FG and Nagoya Bank. The photo shows, from left to right: Minoru Yagi, President and CEO of Shizuoka Bank; Hisashi Shibata, President and CEO of Shizuoka Financial Group; and Ichiro Fujiwara, President and CEO of Nagoya Bank.=March 27,2026,Tokyo

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Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank: Press Conference on Final Agreement for Management Integration

Press conference announcing the final agreement on the management integration between Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Bank. The photo shows, from left to right: Takeo Uchibori, Senior Managing Director of Gunma Bank; Akihiko Fukai, President of Gunma Bank; Michiro Ueguri, President of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group; and Ken Shibata, Managing Director of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group.=March 26,2026,Tokyo

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Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Business Integration Conference

Gunma Bank and Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group Business Integration Conference

Gunma Bank and Dai-ichi Hokuetsu Financial Group management integration press conference. Photo shows, from right, Takeo Uchibori, Senior Managing Director of Gunma Bank, Akihiko Fukai, President of Gunma Bank, Michirou Ueguri, President of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, and Ken Shibata, Senior Managing Director of Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group.=April 24,2025,Japan

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82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

Riko Shibata and Nicolas Cage arrive at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 5, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

Riko Shibata and Nicolas Cage arrive at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 5, 2025 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN-JAPAN VS INDIA

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN-JAPAN VS INDIA

(240216) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Koga Akira/Shibata Kazuki (R) of Japan compete against M. R. Arjun/Dhruv Kapila of India during the men's team quarterfinal between Japan and India at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN-JAPAN VS INDIA

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN-JAPAN VS INDIA

(240216) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Koga Akira(L) /Shibata Kazuki of Japan compete against M. R. Arjun/Dhruv Kapila of India during the men's team quarterfinal between Japan and India at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN-JAPAN VS INDIA

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN-JAPAN VS INDIA

(240216) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Koga Akira/Shibata Kazuki (R) of Japan celebrate for scoring while competing against M. R. Arjun/Dhruv Kapila of India during the men's team quarterfinal between Japan and India at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN-JAPAN VS INDIA

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN-JAPAN VS INDIA

(240216) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Koga Akira(R) /Shibata Kazuki of Japan compete against M. R. Arjun/Dhruv Kapila of India during the men's team quarterfinal between Japan and India at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240213) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shibata Kazuki (L)/Yamada Naoki of Japan compete against Zaw Lin Htoo/Min Htet Kaung of Myanmar during the men's team group stage between Japan and Myanmar at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240213) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shibata Kazuki (L)/Yamada Naoki of Japan compete against Zaw Lin Htoo/Min Htet Kaung of Myanmar during the men's team group stage between Japan and Myanmar at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(SP)MALAYSIA-SHAH ALAM-BADMINTON-ASIA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

(240213) -- SHAH ALAM, Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shibata Kazuki/Yamada Naoki (L) of Japan compete against Zaw Lin Htoo/Min Htet Kaung of Myanmar during the men's team group stage between Japan and Myanmar at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Feb. 13, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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81st Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

81st Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

Riko Shibata and Nicolas Cage arrive at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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81st Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

81st Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

Riko Shibata and Nicolas Cage arrive at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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81st Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

81st Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

Riko Shibata and Nicolas Cage arrive at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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81st Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

81st Annual Golden Globe Awards - LA

Riko Shibata and Nicolas Cage arrive at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ANA Holdings President Shibata

ANA Holdings President Shibata

ANA Holdings Inc. President Koji Shibata speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2023.

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ANA Holdings President Shibata

ANA Holdings President Shibata

ANA Holdings Inc. President Koji Shibata speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2023.

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Salon Du Chocolat 2023 - Chocolate Fair - Paris

Salon Du Chocolat 2023 - Chocolate Fair - Paris

Takeshi Shibata during "Salon Du Chocolat 2023 - Chocolate Fair" 28th Edition to benefit to Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque at Parc des Expositions De La Porte de Versailles on October 27, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salon Du Chocolat 2023 - Chocolate Fair - Paris

Salon Du Chocolat 2023 - Chocolate Fair - Paris

Takeshi Shibata during "Salon Du Chocolat 2023 - Chocolate Fair" 28th Edition to benefit to Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque at Parc des Expositions De La Porte de Versailles on October 27, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Asian Games: Modern pentathlon

Asian Games: Modern pentathlon

Japan's Hana Shibata competes in the women's individual modern pentathlon final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-MODERN PENTATHLON (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-MODERN PENTATHLON (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Umemura Kanae (R) comforts Shibata Hana of Japan after the Women's Individual Laser-Run of Modern Pentathlon at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-MODERN PENTATHLON (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-MODERN PENTATHLON (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Umemura Kanae (C) and Shibata Hana of Japan shed tears after the Women's Individual Laser-Run of Modern Pentathlon at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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Asian Games: Modern pentathlon

Asian Games: Modern pentathlon

Japan's modern pentathlon team members -- (from L) Misaki Uchida, Kanae Umemura and Hana Shibata -- celebrate after winning silver in the women's team event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-MODERN PENTATHLON-WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL FENCING RANKING ROUND (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-MODERN PENTATHLON-WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL FENCING RANKING ROUND (CN)

(230920) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's Bian Yufei (R) competes against Japan's Shibata Hana during the women's individual fencing ranking round of Modern Pentathlon at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

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ANA Holdings President Shibata

ANA Holdings President Shibata

ANA Holdings Inc. President Koji Shibata speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2023.

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Komazawa wins 4th straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

Komazawa wins 4th straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Komazawa University anchor man Naoki Shibata smiles after hitting the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi district Jan. 3 to win his team's fourth straight overall title in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Athens champion Shibata romps to 800 freestyle gold

Athens champion Shibata romps to 800 freestyle gold

NARASHINO, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Ai Shibata swims on her way to winning the gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the International Swim Meet 2007 at Chiba International Swimming Center in Narashino, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 24. Shibata won the race in a time of 8 minutes, 23.76 seconds.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen

Hokuriku Shinkansen

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. President Tetsuro Tomita (R) and West Japan Railway Co. executive Makoto Shibata hold a signboard showing the four names for the bullet trains that will run on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2013. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line is scheduled to start service between Tokyo and Kanazawa via Nagano in the spring of 2015.

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Murata gets TKO win in pro debut

Murata gets TKO win in pro debut

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata raises his trophy after winning his pro debut nontitle match with a second-round stoppage of Akio Shibata, the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation middleweight champion, at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2013.

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Murata gets TKO win in pro debut

Murata gets TKO win in pro debut

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata holds his plaque after winning his pro debut nontitle match with a second-round stoppage of Akio Shibata, the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation middleweight champion, at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2013.

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Murata gets TKO win in pro debut

Murata gets TKO win in pro debut

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata (R) lands a blow on Akio Shibata, the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation middleweight champion, sending his opponent down in the first round of his pro debut nontitle match at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2013. Murata won the match with a second-round stoppage of Shibata.

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Murata gets TKO win in pro debut

Murata gets TKO win in pro debut

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic gold medalist Ryota Murata (R) connects with a punch on Akio Shibata, the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation middleweight champion, in his pro debut nontitle match at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2013. Murata won the match with a second-round stoppage of Shibata.

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Rainbow Dahlia captures Queen Elizabeth Cup

Rainbow Dahlia captures Queen Elizabeth Cup

CHONAN, Japan - Rainbow Dahlia (15), ridden by Yoshitomi Shibata, gallops to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 11, 2012. Rainbow Dahlia, the seventh favorite, won in 2 minutes, 16.3 seconds over 2,200 meters for her first G1 victory. Favorite Verxina (back L) finished second.

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Rainbow Dahlia captures Queen Elizabeth Cup

Rainbow Dahlia captures Queen Elizabeth Cup

CHONAN, Japan - Rainbow Dahlia (C), ridden by Yoshitomi Shibata, gallops to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 11, 2012. Rainbow Dahlia, the seventh favorite, won in 2 minutes, 16.3 seconds over 2,200 meters for her first G1 victory. Favorite Verxina (back) and fifth favorite Pixie Princess (R) finished second and third, respectively.

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Japan defeat Mexico in Under-20 Women's World Cup

Japan defeat Mexico in Under-20 Women's World Cup

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Hanae Shibata (R front) scores the team's opening goal against Mexico during the first half of the Under-20 Women's World Cup at Miyagi Stadium in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 19, 2012. Japan won 4-1.

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Japan defeat Mexico in Under-20 Women's World Cup

Japan defeat Mexico in Under-20 Women's World Cup

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Hanae Shibata scores the team's opening goal against Mexico during the first half of the Under-20 Women's World Cup at Miyagi Stadium in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 19, 2012. Japan won 4-1.

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Sendai man to serve as Olympic torch runner

Sendai man to serve as Olympic torch runner

SENDAI, Japan - Sadaharu Mishina (L), 31, an employee at ANA Holiday Inn Sendai, shakes hands with his supervisor Kimifusa Shibata, 47, in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on June 1, 2012. Mishina, who lost his 2-year-old daughter and saw his home damaged in the March 2011 disaster that struck the region, will be a torch runner in the upcoming London Olympics, running with the sacred flame in a suburb of Leeds, a city in the north of England, on June 25.

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Helper robot for putting on clothes

Helper robot for putting on clothes

NARA, Japan - Tomohiro Shibata (L), associate professor at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, demonstrates a robot putting a T-shirt on a mannequin in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2011.

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Nakayama Knight wins Kyodo News Cup

Nakayama Knight wins Kyodo News Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Nakayama Knight (leading) with jockey Yoshitomi Shibata beats Universal Bank to win the Kyodo News Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 13, 2011.

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Nakayama Festa wins Takarazuka Kinen

Nakayama Festa wins Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Yoshitomi Shibata celebrates near his mount Nakayama Festa after winning the Takarazuka Kinen race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 27, 2010.

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Singer Shibata dies at 57

Singer Shibata dies at 57

TOKYO, Japan - Hatsumi Shibata, pictured in a January 1981 file photo, died from a heart attack, at age 57, on March 27, 2010. She released numerous hit songs including ''My Luxury Night.''

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Swimming: Athens gold medalist Shibata announces retirement

Swimming: Athens gold medalist Shibata announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic women's 800-meter freestyle gold medalist Ai Shibata wipes away tears during a news conference announcing her retirement in Tokyo on Dec. 11.

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Athens Olympic champion Shibata set to retire

Athens Olympic champion Shibata set to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese swimmer Ai Shibata acknowledging cheers from fans after finishing first to capture the gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Swimming sources said Dec. 8 Shibata, 26, will retire from competition.

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Lee Ji Hee wins Japan Women's Open title with final-hole birdie

Lee Ji Hee wins Japan Women's Open title with final-hole birdie

SHIBATA, Japan - Lee Ji Hee of South Korea poses with the winner's trophy after her victory in the Japan Women's Open golf tournament at Shiun Golf Club in Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 5.

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