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TV personality Shimada retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese TV personality Shinsuke Shimada bows in apology at a news conference in Tokyo on the night of Aug. 23, 2011, announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry due to his close links with a member of a yakuza organized crime group.

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TV personality Shimada retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese TV personality Shinsuke Shimada appears teary-eyed at a news conference in Tokyo on the night of Aug. 23, 2011, announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry due to his close links with a member of the yakuza organized crime group.

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TV personality Shimada retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese TV personality Shinsuke Shimada wipes tears with a handkerchief at a news conference in Tokyo on the night of Aug. 23, 2011, announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry due to his close links with a member of the yakuza organized crime group.

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TV personality Shimada retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese TV personality Shinsuke Shimada bows in apology at a news conference in Tokyo on the night of Aug. 23, 2011, announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry due to his close links with a member of a yakuza organized crime group. (Kyodo)

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TV personality Shimada retires

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsuke Shimada (R) and Ryusuke Matsumoto of the Japanese ''manzai'' standup comedy duo ''Shinsuke Ryusuke'' attend a news conference in Osaka to announce their breakup in May 1985. Shimada announced his retirement from the entertainment industry at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2011, due to his close links with a member of the yakuza organized crime group. Matsumoto died in 2006. (Kyodo)

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TV personality Shimada retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese TV personality Shinsuke Shimada appears teary-eyed at a news conference in Tokyo on the night of Aug. 23, 2011, announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry due to his close links with a member of the yakuza organized crime group. (Kyodo)

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TV personality Shimada retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese TV personality Shinsuke Shimada wipes tears with a handkerchief at a news conference in Tokyo on the night of Aug. 23, 2011, announcing his retirement from the entertainment industry due to his close links with a member of the yakuza organized crime group. (Kyodo)