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Sumo wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

Sumo wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese sumo wrestler Wakakirin (file photo taken Sept. 16, 2008) was arrested Jan. 30 on suspicion of possessing marijuana in Tokyo. The second-tier juryo division wrestler, whose real name is Shinichi Suzukawa, became the first Japanese wrestler to be arrested in a marijuana scandal.

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Sumo wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

Sumo wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese sumo wrestler Wakakirin (file photo) was arrested Jan. 30 on suspicion of possessing marijuana in Tokyo. The second-tier juryo division wrestler, whose real name is Shinichi Suzukawa, became the first Japanese wrestler to be arrested in a marijuana scandal.

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Ex-sumo wrestler avoids prison for marijuana possession

Ex-sumo wrestler avoids prison for marijuana possession

KAWASAKI, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Wakakirin speaks to reporters at the Kawasaki Branch of the Yokohama District Court on April 22. The former wrestler whose real name is Shinichi Suzukawa was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for three years, for possessing marijuana earlier this year. (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

Sumo wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese sumo wrestler Wakakirin (file photo taken Sept. 16, 2008) was arrested Jan. 30 on suspicion of possessing marijuana in Tokyo. The second-tier juryo division wrestler, whose real name is Shinichi Suzukawa, became the first Japanese wrestler to be arrested in a marijuana scandal. (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

Sumo wrestler arrested for marijuana possession

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese sumo wrestler Wakakirin (file photo) was arrested Jan. 30 on suspicion of possessing marijuana in Tokyo. The second-tier juryo division wrestler, whose real name is Shinichi Suzukawa, became the first Japanese wrestler to be arrested in a marijuana scandal. (Kyodo)

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A scene of people taking a rest at Suzukawa,Tokaido Road

A scene of people taking a rest at Suzukawa,Tokaido Road

The Tokaido Highway near Suzukawa in Fuji City, facing west. One man is resting under the pine tree and another leaning on a pole. Pine trees line the highway, and houses with thatched roofs are visible in the background. This photograph was taken by the American stereograph photograph company, Underwood & Underwood, either in 1896 or between 1903 and 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐98‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from a bridge on the Tokaido Road

Mt. Fuji seen from a bridge on the Tokaido Road

Northern view of Mt. Fuji from Kawai Bridge in Suzukawa, Fuji City. The bridge crosses Numa River on the Tokaido Highway. Pine trees are growing on the west side of the bridge. Huts with thatched roofs stand on the east side, which serves as a harbor. The absence of carriage tracks on the bridge indicates that this photograph was taken before 1891.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐1‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from a tea field

Mt. Fuji seen from a tea field

Northern view of Mt. Fuji from the tea field on the sand hill of Suzukawa, Fuji City. The hill ends at the houses with thatched roofs, and the tile-roofed houses of Suzukawa (Motoyoshiwara post town) on the Tokaido Highway are visible in the distance. Ukishimagahara field stretches into the background. The four women in the foreground are picking tea leaves.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐24‐0]

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The Tokaido Road and Mt. Fuji

The Tokaido Road and Mt. Fuji

Northern view of Mt. Fuji from the sand dune of Suzukawa in Fuji City. The pine trees crossing horizontally in the centre of the photograph mark the Tokaido Highway. Kawai Bridge lies between the two tall pine trees on the left and the thatched-roof house. Rice paddies stretch between the dune and the highway. The presence of train tracks indicate that this photograph was taken after the opening of the Tokaido Line in 1890.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐17‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from Suzukawa

Mt. Fuji seen from Suzukawa

Northern view of Mt. Fuji from Jizo-do on the sand dune of Suzukawa in Fuji City. Stone jizo statues line a path in the temple grounds, and the Jizo-do temple is partially visible. The four people are obviously posing for the photograph. The train tracks of Tokaido Line and Kawai Bridge are visible in the background, indicating that the photograph was taken after 1890.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐47‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from Kawai-bashi Bridge,Suzukawa

Mt. Fuji seen from Kawai-bashi Bridge,Suzukawa

Mt. Fuji seen from Kawai-bashi Bridge,Suzukawa==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Mt. FUJI from kawai bridge of suzukawa river

Mt. FUJI from kawai bridge of suzukawa river

Suzu River was formerly called Moto Yoshiwara. Yoshiwara station was moved to avoid floods in 1639, and Suzukawa station was later built on the spot. The railroad station is the nearest station to Mt. Fuji, and the coast opens on Tagonoura Bay.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number5‐30‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from Kawai-bashi Bridge,Suzukawa

Mt. Fuji seen from Kawai-bashi Bridge,Suzukawa

The former shogunate territory located on the left bank of the River Usui, with the Suzu River facing Suruga Bay. The photo is beautifully structured with Mt.Fuji and a pine boulevard, wooden bridge, thatch-roofed house, boat in the river and boatsman. Another picture of Mt.Fuji with the same features and angle, is introduced on p.69 in the Shashin De Miru Bakumatsu Meiji (The End of the Tokugawa Era and Dawn of Meiji Era in Pictures) edited by Ozawa Kenji, as a photo entitled Mt.Fuji and Fasari Company from the Street .==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:Mizuno Hanbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number4‐20‐0]

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