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PM Noda meets GSDF members

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) meets with Ground Self-Defense Force captains Takuhiko Hosokawa (L) and Shinji Nakamura at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011, prior to their departure to South Sudan on Nov. 28 to join a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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GSDF members to be dispatched to South Sudan

TOKYO, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Capt. Shinji Nakamura (C front) and Takuhiko Hosokawa (R front) take part in a ceremony at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011, before their dispatch to South Sudan to join a U.N. peacekeeping operation. On the left is Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Katsuyuki Ishida.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Shinji Kagawa (R) celebrates with midfielder Kengo Nakamura after the latter scored Japan's sixth goal in the second half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Shinji Kagawa (R) celebrates with midfielder Kengo Nakamura after Kagawa scored Japan's fourth goal, with Nakamura's assist, in the first half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Shinji Kagawa (L) celebrates with midfielder Kengo Nakamura after Kagawa scored Japan's fourth goal, with Nakamura's assist, in the first half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0.

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

RUSTENBURG, South Africa - Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui (C,8), striker Shinji Okazaki (R) and their teammates celebrate after beating Denmark 3-1 in a World Cup Group E match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 24, 2010, to advance to the knockout round of the tournament. Looking is midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (top), whose participation in the tournament has been minimal.

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Japan's World Cup squad arrives in S. Africa

GEORGE, South Africa - Members of Japan's squad for the World Cup finals -- (from L to R) Yasuhito Endo, Shinji Okazaki and Shunsuke Nakamura -- jog during their first practice session in George, South Africa, on June 6, 2010, after arriving at their base camp on a chartered flight from Geneva.

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Japan's World Cup squad arrives in S. Africa

GEORGE, South Africa - Three members of Japan's squad for the World Cup finals -- (from L to R) Yasuhito Endo, Shinji Okazaki and Shunsuke Nakamura -- jog during their first practice session in George, South Africa, on June 6, 2010, after arriving at their base camp on a chartered flight from Geneva.

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Businesses, academia launch campaign to heighten Japan's brand image

TOKYO, Japan - Leading businesses, universities and designers launched a three-year campaign on Jan. 28 to heighten Japan's brand image based on its traditional culture. Shinji Fukukawa, who serves as advisor to a council to promote the ''Japanesque modern''campaign, Kunio Nakamura, president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. who heads the council, and Hirotsugu Kashiba, who serves as secretary general of the council, pose for photos in Tokyo after inauguration of the council.

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(6)Japan beat India 7-0 in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (R) and Shinji Ono celebrate Japan's third goal, scored by Nakamura, during the first half of a World Cup qualifier against India at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on June 9. Japan won 7-0.

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Ono, Nakamura train for World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan midfielders Shinji Ono (2nd from R) and Shunsuke Nakamura (T) listen to coach Zico during their practice in Saitama on June 6 ahead of a World Cup qualifier home to India on June 9.

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Expert creates Japan's 1st corbiculae institute

MATSUE, Japan - Mikio Nakamura, a retired marine scientist, has established the Japan Corbiculae Research Institute, the first of its kind in the country, in Shimane Prefecture, to restore the catch of shijimi, a small clam known in English as corbiculae. Shijimi, often found in ''miso'' bean-paste soup, are dying off in Lake Shinji in the prefecture.

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Japan defeat UAE 3-1 in friendly match

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (L) gets congratulations from his colleague Shinji Ono after scoring a second goal from a free kick in the Kirin Challenge international friendly against the United Arab Emirates at Hiroshima's Big Arch Stadium on Aug. 16. Japan won the match 3-1.

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Businesses, academia launch campaign to heighten Japan's brand i

TOKYO, Japan - Leading businesses, universities and designers launched a three-year campaign on Jan. 28 to heighten Japan's brand image based on its traditional culture. Shinji Fukukawa, who serves as advisor to a council to promote the ''Japanesque modern''campaign, Kunio Nakamura, president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. who heads the council, and Hirotsugu Kashiba, who serves as secretary general of the council, pose for photos in Tokyo after inauguration of the council. (Kyodo)

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(6)Japan beat India 7-0 in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (R) and Shinji Ono celebrate Japan's third goal, scored by Nakamura, during the first half of a World Cup qualifier against India at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on June 9. Japan won 7-0. (Kyodo)

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Ono, Nakamura train for World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan midfielders Shinji Ono (2nd from R) and Shunsuke Nakamura (T) listen to coach Zico during their practice in Saitama on June 6 ahead of a World Cup qualifier home to India on June 9. (Kyodo)

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Japan's World Cup squad arrives in S. Africa

GEORGE, South Africa - Three members of Japan's squad for the World Cup finals -- (from L to R) Yasuhito Endo, Shinji Okazaki and Shunsuke Nakamura -- jog during their first practice session in George, South Africa, on June 6, 2010, after arriving at their base camp on a chartered flight from Geneva. (Kyodo)

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Japan's World Cup squad arrives in S. Africa

GEORGE, South Africa - Members of Japan's squad for the World Cup finals -- (from L to R) Yasuhito Endo, Shinji Okazaki and Shunsuke Nakamura -- jog during their first practice session in George, South Africa, on June 6, 2010, after arriving at their base camp on a chartered flight from Geneva. (Kyodo)

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Japan overpower Denmark to cruise into last 16

RUSTENBURG, South Africa - Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui (C,8), striker Shinji Okazaki (R) and their teammates celebrate after beating Denmark 3-1 in a World Cup Group E match at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 24, 2010, to advance to the knockout round of the tournament. Looking is midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (top), whose participation in the tournament has been minimal. (Kyodo)

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Shinji Kagawa (R) celebrates with midfielder Kengo Nakamura after Kagawa scored Japan's fourth goal, with Nakamura's assist, in the first half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0. (Kyodo)

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Shinji Kagawa (L) celebrates with midfielder Kengo Nakamura after Kagawa scored Japan's fourth goal, with Nakamura's assist, in the first half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0. (Kyodo)

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Shinji Kagawa (R) celebrates with midfielder Kengo Nakamura after the latter scored Japan's sixth goal in the second half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0. (Kyodo)

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PM Noda meets GSDF members

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) meets with Ground Self-Defense Force captains Takuhiko Hosokawa (L) and Shinji Nakamura at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011, prior to their departure to South Sudan on Nov. 28 to join a U.N. peacekeeping mission. (Kyodo)

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GSDF members to be dispatched to South Sudan

TOKYO, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Capt. Shinji Nakamura (C front) and Takuhiko Hosokawa (R front) take part in a ceremony at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011, before their dispatch to South Sudan to join a U.N. peacekeeping operation. On the left is Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Katsuyuki Ishida. (Kyodo)

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Expert creates Japan's 1st corbiculae institute

MATSUE, Japan - Mikio Nakamura, a retired marine scientist, has established the Japan Corbiculae Research Institute, the first of its kind in the country, in Shimane Prefecture, to restore the catch of shijimi, a small clam known in English as corbiculae. Shijimi, often found in ''miso'' bean-paste soup, are dying off in Lake Shinji in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japan defeat UAE 3-1 in friendly match

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (L) gets congratulations from his colleague Shinji Ono after scoring a second goal from a free kick in the Kirin Challenge international friendly against the United Arab Emirates at Hiroshima's Big Arch Stadium on Aug. 16. Japan won the match 3-1.