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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses for a photo during a ceremony for a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, alongside Kotaro Takamura (C), the president of Huis Ten Bosch Co., on Sept. 10, 2025, ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses for a photo during a ceremony for a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, alongside Kotaro Takamura (C), the president of Huis Ten Bosch Co., on Sept. 10, 2025, ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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New Miffy attraction in southwestern Japan theme park

Miffy poses for a photo during a ceremony for a new attraction, featuring the Dutch rabbit character made famous by author Dick Bruna, at Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed seaside resort in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, alongside Kotaro Takamura (C), the president of Huis Ten Bosch Co., on Sept. 10, 2025, ahead of its official opening on Sept. 12.

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Press Conference by Sumitomo Mitsui FG, SBI Holdings and others

Press conference by Sumitomo Mitsui FG, SBI Holdings, and others. Photo shows (from left) Shuji Yoshioka, President and CEO of SMBC Nikko Securities; Yukihiko Onishi, President and CEO of SMCC; Toru Nakajima, President and Group CEO of SMFG; Yoshitaka Kitao, Chairman and CEO of SBI Holdings; and Masato Takamura, President of SBI Securities.=June 16,2025,Tokyo

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Press conference on the change of president of Toagosei

Press conference on the change of president of Toagosei. Photo shows Hidenori Kobuchi (right), president-elect, and Mikishi Takamura, president, shaking hands. 次期社長（右）と高村美己志社長。=October 28,2024,Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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SBI Holdings establishes a preparatory company for the semiconductor field.

SBI Holdings establishes a preparatory company for the semiconductor field. Photo from left to right: Wu Yuan Xiong, President and Representative Director of PSMC Japan; Huang Chong Ren, Chairman and Representative Director of Powerchip Group and Chairman of PSMC; Yoshitaka Kitao, Chairman and Representative Director and President of SBI Holdings; Masato Takamura, Vice President and Representative Director of SBI Holdings and President of SBI Securities. =Date:July 5, 2023,Place:Tokyo

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(1)South Korean TV drama sparks social phenomenon in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tachiyana Takamura (R), a 70-year-old handcraft maker, talks with visitors in front of her works, which feature ''Winter Sonata,'' at a gallery in Tokyo's Ginza.

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Higo takes share of 1-shot lead at Saishunkan Ladies

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kaori Higo fails to make her birdie putt in the 18th hole during the second round of the Saishunkan Ladies at the Kumamoto Kuko Country Club course on April 19. But Higo shot the day's best score of a 1-under-par 71 to take a share of a one-stroke lead with three others going into the final round. South Korean Lee Ji Hee, winner of last week's Promise Ladies, carded a 73, while Kozue Azuma and Sae Takamura shot a 74 and a 75, respectively, to join the lead.

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Nakamura hits solo homer

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Norihiro Nakamura (R) is greeted by starter Hiroshi Takamura (L) after hitting a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks at Osaka Dome on April 19.

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Takamura rallies for Resort Trust Ladies golf win

NARUTO, Japan - Aki Takamura poses with a trophy after winning the Resort Trust Ladies golf tournament by three strokes at Grandee Naruto Golf Club in Tokushima Prefecture on June 3. Takamura's three-stroke victory over overnight co-leader Chihiro Nakajima was her second straight on the Japan LPGA tour after taking last week's Kosaido Ladies title.

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Takamura wins Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup in playoff

ICHIHARA, Japan - Aki Takamura touches her trophy after defeating South Korea's Kim Ae Sook with a birdie on the first playoff hole to win the Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup tournament at the Chiba Kosaido Country Club on May 27.

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Statue of General Saigo - Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan

Statue of General Saigo Takamori (Takanaga) (1828-1877). Saigo was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. He has been dubbed the 'last true samurai'. The famous bronze statue shown here (of Saigo in hunting attire with his dog) stands in Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan. Made by Takamura Koun, it was unveiled on 18 December 1898. Date: circa 1910s

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Higo takes share of 1-shot lead at Saishunkan Ladies

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Kaori Higo fails to make her birdie putt in the 18th hole during the second round of the Saishunkan Ladies at the Kumamoto Kuko Country Club course on April 19. But Higo shot the day's best score of a 1-under-par 71 to take a share of a one-stroke lead with three others going into the final round. South Korean Lee Ji Hee, winner of last week's Promise Ladies, carded a 73, while Kozue Azuma and Sae Takamura shot a 74 and a 75, respectively, to join the lead. (Kyodo)

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Takamura rallies for Resort Trust Ladies golf win

NARUTO, Japan - Aki Takamura poses with a trophy after winning the Resort Trust Ladies golf tournament by three strokes at Grandee Naruto Golf Club in Tokushima Prefecture on June 3. Takamura's three-stroke victory over overnight co-leader Chihiro Nakajima was her second straight on the Japan LPGA tour after taking last week's Kosaido Ladies title.

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Opening of Kawauchi village reconstruction support base

Nagasaki University professor Noboru Takamura (C) holds a document on the establishment of a reconstruction promotion support center in the village of Kawauchi in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on July 9, 2015, together with Yuko Endo (R), village mayor, during an opening ceremony. The facilities' activities will include radioactivity measurement and health consultations for residents. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The entrance to Ueno Park

The stairs on the right lead to Ueno Park from Ueno Square. The hill above the stairs was called Sakuragaoka. A Confucian Shrine (later moved to Yushima) was built there in 1630 by Hayashi Razan. The famous statue of Saigo Takamori by Takamura Koun was erected here in 1897. The roof to the left of the stairs is Ueno Kiyomizu-do, built by the priest Tenkai. The Kuromon (Black Gate) was stood formerly on the site at the left edge of the photograph. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐68‐0]

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Path to Zenkoji Temple

The city at the foot of the temple leading to the Nio Gate of Zenkoji. The present Nio Gate was reconstructed in 1918, with the statue of Nio by Takamura Koun etc. placed in the gate.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number37‐84‐0]

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Takamura wins Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup in playoff

ICHIHARA, Japan - Aki Takamura touches her trophy after defeating South Korea's Kim Ae Sook with a birdie on the first playoff hole to win the Kosaido Ladies Golf Cup tournament at the Chiba Kosaido Country Club on May 27.