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Tamoto singles home run in Olympic softball

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese outfielder Hiroko Tamoto singles home a run in the second inning of Japan's 3-1 triumph over China in the preliminary round of the Olympic softball tournament on Sept. 18.

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Japan kicks off Olympic softball with win

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Olympic softball teammates celebrate after getting off to an auspicious start on Sept. 17 with a 4-1 win over Cuba on the first day of competition in the sport at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The Japanese team grabbed a quick lead when outfielder Haruka Saito led off the first with a solo homer followed by an RBI single by Hiroko Tamoto in the next frame and a pair of runs in the fourth.

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Japanese katana sword, 1940

Japanese katana sword, 1940. With scabbard. Blade mounted in service, tachi-style mounts of World War Two. Surrendered by Gen Tamoto, Japanese Commander, to Lt Col A K Crookshank, OBE, 6MLI, 20th September, 1945, Bentong, Pahang State, Malaya. Signed blade shows area of filing and scratches. Blade is inscribed in Japanese and translates as: ?OKITSUGU ISSHIN made this blade of Manchurian steel. In springtime in the 17th year of the sexagenary cycle in the Showa period. ?Associated with World War Two, Far East (1941-1945). Date: 1945

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Okinawa families seeking justice for wrongful deaths in Taiwan's 1947 massacre

(From R) Keisho Aoyama, Yoko Tamoto, Hatsuko Tokuda and Michie Gushiken pose for Kyodo News at the Ama Museum in Taipei on Feb. 27, 2017. Aoyama is leading a group of victims' families of the so-called "228 Incident" to visit Taiwan where they will attend a ceremony on Feb. 28 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 1947 massacre. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tamoto singles home run in Olympic softball

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese outfielder Hiroko Tamoto singles home a run in the second inning of Japan's 3-1 triumph over China in the preliminary round of the Olympic softball tournament on Sept. 18.

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Japan kicks off Olympic softball with win

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's Olympic softball teammates celebrate after getting off to an auspicious start on Sept. 17 with a 4-1 win over Cuba on the first day of competition in the sport at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. The Japanese team grabbed a quick lead when outfielder Haruka Saito led off the first with a solo homer followed by an RBI single by Hiroko Tamoto in the next frame and a pair of runs in the fourth.