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[Breaking News]Panel reports on Fuji TV scandal

TOKYO, Japan, April 1 Kyodo - Lawyer Akira Takeuchi, head of the third-party panel probing Fuji Television Network Inc. and its handling of a scandal involving famous former TV host Masahiro Nakai, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 31, 2025, to announce the panel's investigation. (Kyodo)

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Panel reports on Fuji TV scandal

Lawyer Akira Takeuchi (2nd from R, front row), head of the third-party panel probing Fuji Television Network Inc. and its handling of a scandal involving famous former TV host Masahiro Nakai, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 31, 2025, to announce the panel's investigation.

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Panel reports on Fuji TV scandal

Lawyer Akira Takeuchi, head of the third-party panel probing Fuji Television Network Inc. and its handling of a scandal involving famous former TV host Masahiro Nakai, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 31, 2025, to announce the panel's investigation.

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES-SPORT CLIMBING-WOMEN'S SPEED-QUALIFICATION

(240622) -- BUDAPEST, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gautron Lison (L) of France and Takeuchi Ai of Japan compete during the qualification of the women's speed of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest in Budapest, Hungary, June 21, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES-SPORT CLIMBING-WOMEN'S SPEED-QUALIFICATION

(240622) -- BUDAPEST, June 22, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gautron Lison (L) of France and Takeuchi Ai of Japan compete during the qualification of the women's speed of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest in Budapest, Hungary, June 21, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lian Yi)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES-SPORT CLIMBING-WOMEN'S SPEED-QUALIFICATION

(240622) -- BUDAPEST, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gautron Lison (L) of France and Takeuchi Ai of Japan compete during the qualification of the women's speed of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest in Budapest, Hungary, June 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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(SP)HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES-SPORT CLIMBING-WOMEN'S SPEED-QUALIFICATION

(240622) -- BUDAPEST, June 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gautron Lison (L) of France and Takeuchi Ai of Japan compete during the qualification of the women's speed of sport climbing at the Olympic Qualifier Series Budapest in Budapest, Hungary, June 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi (L) and Rinchen Cimu, the Tibetan female protagonist, attend an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi attends an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi attends an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi (1st L) and guests attend an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi (1st L) and guests attend an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi attends an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi (1st L) and guests attend an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi (L) and Rinchen Cimu, the Tibetan female protagonist, attend an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi attends an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi attends an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi (1st L) and guests attend an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liangkuai)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RYO TAKEUCHI-DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE YANGTZE RIVER" (CN)

(240605) -- BEIJING, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi attends an event promoting the theatrical release of documentary film "The Yangtze River" in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2024. Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi shared his deep fascination with the Yangtze River at a media event on Wednesday, reflecting on the journey behind his documentary film on the river currently showing at Chinese cinemas. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese director shares fascination with Yangtze as documentary screens" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Jin Liangkuai)

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Japanese snowboarder named honorary consul at Swiss consulate

Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (C, L), a silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, is pictured at the opening ceremony for an honorary consulate in Higashikawa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 10, 2024, after receiving the certificate from Swiss Ambassador to Japan Andreas Baum (C, R) naming her honorary consul. Takeuchi, 40, trained with Swiss national snowboard team members in Switzerland for five years starting in 2007, and is currently based in the Hokkaido town for training.

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Japanese snowboarder named honorary consul at Swiss consulate

Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi, a silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, speaks during the opening ceremony for an honorary consulate in Higashikawa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on May 10, 2024, after being appointed honorary consul. Takeuchi, 40, trained with Swiss national snowboard team members in Switzerland for five years starting in 2007, and is currently based in the Hokkaido town for training.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-DOCUMENTARY-PREMIERE

(240409) -- TOKYO, April 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao (C), Japanese director Ryo Takeuchi (L) and Rinchen Cimu, the Tibetan female protagonist in Takeuchi's documentary "The Yangtze River," pose for a group photo at the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, Japan, April 7, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Japanese director hopes to show real China to more Japanese people" (Xinhua/Guo Dan)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA OPEN

(240111) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Matsui Keiichiro (L)/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan compete during the men's doubles second round match between Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang of China and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the Malaysia Open 2024 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA OPEN

(240111) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liang Weikeng(L)/Wang Chang of China compete during the men's doubles second round match between Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang of China and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the Malaysia Open 2024 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA OPEN

(240111) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Matsui Keiichiro (L)/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan compete during the men's doubles second round match between Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang of China and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the Malaysia Open 2024 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA OPEN

(240111) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liang Weikeng(L)/Wang Chang of China celebrate during the men's doubles second round match between Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang of China and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the Malaysia Open 2024 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA OPEN

(240111) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liang Weikeng(R)/Wang Chang of China compete during the men's doubles second round match between Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang of China and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the Malaysia Open 2024 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA OPEN

(240111) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liang Weikeng(R)/Wang Chang of China react during the men's doubles second round match between Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang of China and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the Malaysia Open 2024 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA OPEN

(240111) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liang Weikeng(R)/Wang Chang of China compete during the men's doubles second round match between Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang of China and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the Malaysia Open 2024 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA OPEN

(240111) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liang Weikeng(R)/Wang Chang of China compete during the men's doubles second round match between Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang of China and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the Malaysia Open 2024 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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Japanese violinists at international competition

Japanese violinists Koshiro Takeuchi (L) and Miyu Kitsuwa pose for a photo in Paris on Nov. 26, 2023, after winning third place and fifth place, respectively, in the Long-Thibaud international competition for up-and-coming artists.

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JAPAN-KITAKYUSHU-SUN YAT-SEN-STATUE

(231113) -- KITAKYUSHU, Nov. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mayor of Kitakyushu Kazuhisa Takeuchi speaks at the unveiling ceremony at the former residence of Keiichiro Yasukawa in Kitakyushu City of Fukuoka, Japan, Nov. 12, 2023. A statue of Sun Yat-sen created by renowned sculptor Wu Weishan, curator of the National Art Museum of China, was erected on Sunday at the former residence of Keiichiro Yasukawa in Kitakyushu City in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka. (Xinhua/Guo Dan)

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(SP)CHINA-CHANGZHOU-BADMINTON-CHINA OPEN 2023-MEN'S DOUBLES(CN)

(230907) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hoki Takuro (L)/Kobayashi Yugo compete during the men's doubles second round match between Hoki Takuro/Kobayashi Yugo of Japan and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the 2023 China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Wenhui)

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(SP)CHINA-CHANGZHOU-BADMINTON-CHINA OPEN 2023-MEN'S DOUBLES(CN)

(230907) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hoki Takuro (R)/Kobayashi Yugo compete during the men's doubles second round match between Hoki Takuro/Kobayashi Yugo of Japan and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the 2023 China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Wenhui)

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(SP)CHINA-CHANGZHOU-BADMINTON-CHINA OPEN 2023-MEN'S DOUBLES(CN)

(230907) -- CHANGZHOU, Sept. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hoki Takuro/Kobayashi Yugo (R) compete during the men's doubles second round match between Hoki Takuro/Kobayashi Yugo of Japan and Matsui Keiichiro/Takeuchi Yoshinori of Japan at the 2023 China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Wenhui)

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Japanese team replicates movement in small muscle grown from rat cells

TOKYO, Japan - University of Tokyo Professor Shoji Takeuchi holds a bottle containing an artificial joint at the university's Institute of Industrial Science in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Oct. 24, 2014. A team led by Takeuchi has succeeded in replicating contraction and stretching in a small muscle grown from rat cells. The team attached two artificial muscle tissues to either side of a 2-centimeter-long artificial joint and was able to contract and stretch them smoothly by applying an electric stimulus.

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Ex-envoy's kin unveils hidden WWII classified telegrams

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuko Ichihara (L), a niece of the wife of a late Japanese diplomat, shows the bounded volume of classified diplomatic telegrams from World War II that she found while sorting out belongings of a deceased relative in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2014. The documents secretly kept by Ryuji Takeuchi, Japan's ambassador to the United States after the war, shows that Japan's wartime foreign minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, in May 1944 considered asking the Soviet Union to broker an agreement to end war with China.

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Snowboarder Takeuchi receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Olympic snowboarding medalist Takeuchi publishes 1st book

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi, a silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, poses in Tokyo on June 17, 2014, with her first book "Watashi, Kachi Ni Ikimasu" (I'll Go for a Win) about lessons in life learned through her competitive sport career.

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Fountain pen inks inspired by colors of Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken May 19, 2014 shows Naoyuki Takeuchi, a product planner at Nagasawa Stationery Center in Kobe's Chuo Ward who developed the "Kobe Ink Story" series of fountain pen inks representing scenes of the western port city.

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Sochi medalist Takeuchi honored in Hokkaido hometown

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Sochi Olympics women's snowboard parallel giant slalom silver medalist Tomoka Takeuchi smiles upon receiving an honorary citizen award from her hometown Asahikawa, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, on March 30, 2014.

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Sochi Olympic medalists attend Tokyo event

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese medalists in snowboarding at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games attend an event in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on March 18, 2014. From left: Ayumu Hirano, Tomoka Takeuchi and Taku Hiraoka.

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Takeuchi shows silver medal to Hiroshima governor

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (L) shows the silver medal she won in the women's parallel giant slalom at the Sochi Olympics to Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki at the Hiroshima prefectural government office in Hiroshima, western Japan, on March 11, 2014.

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Sochi medalist Takeuchi arrives in Hokkaido hometown

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Sochi Olympics women's snowboard parallel giant slalom silver medalist Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan smiles upon arrival at her hometown's Asahikawa airport in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 27, 2014.

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Japanese Sochi Olympic medalists meet press

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Sochi medalists - (from L) Ayana Onozuka, Tomoka Takeuchi, Yuzuru Hanyu, Ayumu Hirano and Taku Hiraoka - pose with their medals after a press conference on Feb. 25, 2014, upon their return to Tokyo from the Games in Russia.

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Japan's snowboarder Takeuchi joins Sochi Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Snowboard parallel giant slalom silver medalist Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan smiles during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Japan's snowboarder Takeuchi marches at Closing Ceremony

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (R), silver medalist in the women's parallel giant slalom, marches during the Closing Ceremony for the Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 23, 2014.

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Snowboarder Takeuchi's supporters in hometown Asahikawa

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Local supporters of Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi gather in Hokkaido's Asahikawa, Takeuchi's hometown, on Feb. 22, 2014, to watch the women's parallel slalom competition of the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia.

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Japan's Takeuchi races in women's snowboard parallel slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan tackles the course in her second run of the women's snowboard parallel slalom 1/8 finals at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Takeuchi did not advance to the quarterfinals.

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Japan's Takeuchi off balance in women's snowboard slalom

SOCHI, Russia - Tomoka Takeuchi of Japan loses balance in her second run in the women's snowboard parallel slalom 1/8 finals at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2014. Takeuchi did not advance to the quarterfinals.