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Sakai mayoral race

SAKAI, Japan - Osami Takeyama, the incumbent mayor of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture, receives flowers from a supporter after securing his reelection in the mayoral race in the city on Sept. 29, 2013. Takeyama won the election by a substantial margin, defeating a candidate backed by Osaka Mayor and Japan Restoration Party co-leader Toru Hashimoto.

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Japan makes 3rd PAC-3 deployment in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Residents opposed to the deployment of PAC-3 missile interceptors hold a rally in front of the main gate of the Air Self-Defense Force's Takeyama Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture as a convoy of PAC-3 launchers rolled into the base early Jan. 30. The Japanese government has deployed similar antimissile systems in Saitama and Chiba prefectures to protect the Tokyo metropolitan area against a missile attack.

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Japan makes 3rd PAC-3 deployment in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A convoy of launchers of PAC-3 missile interceptors moves into the Air Self-Defense Force's Takeyama Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, early Jan. 30. Japan has deployed similar antimissile systems in Saitama and Chiba prefectures to protect the Tokyo metropolitan area against a missile attack.

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(2)Middle school girl, producer strive to preserve Ainu music

OBIHIRO, Japan - Akemi Takeyama (C) and her mother, Miyuki (L), play Ainu traditional instruments ''mukkuri'' in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Oct. 17.

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Takeyama elected head of LDP upper house group

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Takeyama speaks after being elected leader of the assembly of House of Councillors members from the Liberal Democratic Party on Jan. 23. He succeeds Masakuni Murakami who quit last week over his ties with scandal-hit organization KSD. Takeyama, 67, who formerly headed the Science and Technology Agency, will lead the LDP delegation in the 252-seat upper chamber where the ruling party has 106 seats, short of a majority.

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Obuchi talks to Mukai

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L), flanked by Science and Technology Agency chief Yutaka Takeyama, talks to Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai (C in TV frame), now on board the U.S. shuttle Discovery, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 5. ''I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations on the success of the launching of the shuttle,'' Obuchi said during the 20-minute conversation which started shortly before 6 a.m.

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Japan makes 3rd PAC-3 deployment in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Residents opposed to the deployment of PAC-3 missile interceptors hold a rally in front of the main gate of the Air Self-Defense Force's Takeyama Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture as a convoy of PAC-3 launchers rolled into the base early Jan. 30. The Japanese government has deployed similar antimissile systems in Saitama and Chiba prefectures to protect the Tokyo metropolitan area against a missile attack. (Kyodo)

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Japan makes 3rd PAC-3 deployment in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A convoy of launchers of PAC-3 missile interceptors moves into the Air Self-Defense Force's Takeyama Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, early Jan. 30. Japan has deployed similar antimissile systems in Saitama and Chiba prefectures to protect the Tokyo metropolitan area against a missile attack. (Kyodo)

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Ioka reports 3rd title in different weight classes to home city

Sakai Mayor Osami Takeyama (R) presents world boxing champion Kazuto Ioka with a kitchen knife made by local craftsmen at the city hall in Osaka Prefecture on May 26, 2015, as a gift to congratulate Ioka on winning world titles in three different weight classes. Ioka hails from Sakai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Leaves turn to red and yellow along Takeyama Kurobe Alpine Route

TATEYAMA, Japan - Leaves in Midagahara on the Takeyama Kurobe Alpine Route in Toyama Prefecture turn to autumn colors on Oct. 12. (Kyodo)

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Collegiate rugby championship

Teikyo University's Koki Takeyama kicks a conversion in the second half of a 21-20 win over Meiji University in the collegiate rugby championship final at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Teikyo win unprecedented 8th straight university title

Koki Takeyama (R) of Teikyo University scores a try against Tokai University in the second half of the national university championship final at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2017. Teikyo beat Tokai 33-26, winning an unprecedented eighth straight collegiate title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takeyama elected head of LDP upper house group

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Takeyama speaks after being elected leader of the assembly of House of Councillors members from the Liberal Democratic Party on Jan. 23. He succeeds Masakuni Murakami who quit last week over his ties with scandal-hit organization KSD. Takeyama, 67, who formerly headed the Science and Technology Agency, will lead the LDP delegation in the 252-seat upper chamber where the ruling party has 106 seats, short of a majority.

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Obuchi talks to Mukai

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L), flanked by Science and Technology Agency chief Yutaka Takeyama, talks to Japanese astronaut Chiaki Mukai (C in TV frame), now on board the U.S. shuttle Discovery, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 5. ''I would like to offer my heartfelt congratulations on the success of the launching of the shuttle,'' Obuchi said during the 20-minute conversation which started shortly before 6 a.m.