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John Hersey and Kyoshi Tanimoto in Hiroshima, 1985

John Hersey and Kyoshi Tanimoto in Hiroshima, 1985

Keywords: John Hersey, Kyoshi Tanimoto,Hiroshima, Hiroshima Nagarekawa Methodist Church=Date:1985, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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(SP)CHINA-HONG KONG-TABLE TENNIS-WTT YOUTH CONTENDER

(SP)CHINA-HONG KONG-TABLE TENNIS-WTT YOUTH CONTENDER

(240712) -- HONG KONG, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tanimoto Takumi of Japan hits a return during the U17 boys singles match against Lee Hyeonho of South Korea at WTT Youth Contender Hong Kong 2024 in Hong Kong, China, July 12, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lo Ping Fai)

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(SP)CHINA-HONG KONG-TABLE TENNIS-WTT YOUTH CONTENDER

(SP)CHINA-HONG KONG-TABLE TENNIS-WTT YOUTH CONTENDER

(240712) -- HONG KONG, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tanimoto Takumi of Japan serves during the U17 boys singles match against Lee Hyeonho of South Korea at WTT Youth Contender Hong Kong 2024 in Hong Kong, China, July 12, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lo Ping Fai)

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(SP)CHINA-HONG KONG-TABLE TENNIS-WTT YOUTH CONTENDER

(SP)CHINA-HONG KONG-TABLE TENNIS-WTT YOUTH CONTENDER

(240712) -- HONG KONG, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tanimoto Takumi of Japan hits a return during the U17 boys singles match against Lee Hyeonho of South Korea at WTT Youth Contender Hong Kong 2024 in Hong Kong, China, July 12, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lo Ping Fai)

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(SP)CHINA-DALIAN-FOOTBALL-INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY-CHINA VS MYANMAR (CN)

(SP)CHINA-DALIAN-FOOTBALL-INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY-CHINA VS MYANMAR (CN)

(230616) -- DALIAN, June 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Referee Tanimoto Ryo validates a goal of China after checking the VAR monitor during an international football friendly between China and Myanmar in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, June 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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ASDF official apologizes to Ishikawa gov. over accident

ASDF official apologizes to Ishikawa gov. over accident

KANAZAWA, Japan - Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Shunji Izutsu (L), commander of Komatsu Air Base, offers an apology to Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto in the prefectural government office on Oct. 11, 2011, over an accident Oct. 7 involving an F-15 fighter. In the accident, which caused no injuries, an empty fuel tank fell to the ground from an F-15 fighter stationed at the Komatsu base.

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Judo Olympic champion Tanimoto retires

Judo Olympic champion Tanimoto retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese judoka Ayumi Tanimoto announces her retirement on Sept. 21, 2010, saying her Olympic feats in the women's 63-kilogram class at Athens and Beijing have allowed her to walk away from the sport filled with a deep sense of accomplishment.

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Tanimoto reelected as Ishikawa governor

Tanimoto reelected as Ishikawa governor

KANAZAWA, Japan - Incumbent Masanori Tanimoto (C) celebrates after winning the Ishikawa gubernatorial election on March 14, 2010, in the city of Kanazawa. Tanimoto, backed by the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, defeated by a wide margin three rookie candidates for his fifth four-year term.

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Saito gets record 101st win at national table tennis tournament

Saito gets record 101st win at national table tennis tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Saito returns the ball to Shusei Tanimoto during their first-round match at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 14, 2010. Saito picked up his 101st career singles win, setting a Japanese table tennis record by breaking a tie with 100-match female winner Kazuko Ito.

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Flu scare hits Japan baseball club

Flu scare hits Japan baseball club

SAPPORO, Japan - (From L) Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Yoshio Itoi, pitcher Keisuke Tanimoto and pitcher Masanori Hayashi are seen wearing masks as they leave Asahikawa Starffin Stadium in Hokkaido on Aug. 18. Four players and a coach in the team have tested positive for influenza A, with three of them confirmed as having the H1N1 strain.

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Despite Olympic achievements, female judoka are few, frustrated

Despite Olympic achievements, female judoka are few, frustrated

TOKYO, Japan - Defending Olympic judo champion Ayumi Tanimoto retains her title by beating France's Lucie Decosse in the women's 63-kilogram final at the Beijing Olympic Games in August 2008.

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7 killed in fires in Tokyo, Nara, Osaka

7 killed in fires in Tokyo, Nara, Osaka

NARA, Japan - The photo shows the home of Sakae Tanimoto, 60, which burned down in a fire that broke out around 2:35 a.m. on Jan. 7. The fire killed two people, believed to be Tanimoto's 101-year-old father-in-law and 90-year-old mother-in-law.

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Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japan's judoka Ayumi Tanimoto shows off the gold medal she won in the women's 63-kilogram weight category of the Olympic Games by throwing down Frenchwoman Lucie Decosse with an inner-leg sweep at Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on Aug. 12.

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Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japan's judoka Ayumi Tanimoto acknowledges spectators after winning the gold medal in the women's 63-kilogram weight category at the Olympic Games by throwing down Lucie Decosse of France with an inner-leg sweep at Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on Aug. 12.

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Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japan's judoka Ayumi Tanimoto shows off the gold medal she won in the women's 63-kilogram weight category of the Olympic Games by throwing down Frenchwoman Lucie Decosse with an inner-leg sweep at Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on Aug. 12.

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Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japan's judoka Ayumi Tanimoto wipes away tears during the medal ceremony after winning the gold medal in the women's 63-kilogram weight category at the Olympic Games by beating Lucie Decosse of France at Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on Aug. 12.

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Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Three separate photos (from R to L) show Japan's judoka Ayumi Tanimoto (top) throwing down Frenchwoman Lucie Decosse with an inner-leg sweep to claim the victory in the women's 63-kilogram weight category of the Olympic Games at Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on Aug. 12.

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Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japan's judoka Ayumi Tanimoto shows off the gold medal she won in the women's 63-kilogram weight category of the Olympic Games by throwing down Frenchwoman Lucie Decosse with an inner-leg sweep at Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on Aug. 12.

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Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

Japan's Tanimoto strikes gold to defend judo crown in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japan's judoka Ayumi Tanimoto sheds tears after grabbing the gold medal in the women's 63-kilogram weight category of the Olympic Games by throwing down Frenchwoman Lucie Decosse with an inner-leg sweep at Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on Aug. 12.

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Japan's Tanimoto defends judo title in Beijing

Japan's Tanimoto defends judo title in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese judoka Ayumi Tanimoto (top) defended her Olympic title in the women's 63-kilogram category at the Beijing Games on Aug. 12 by defeating France's Lucie Decosse (below) in the final.

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Japan's Tanimoto defends judo title in Beijing

Japan's Tanimoto defends judo title in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese judoka Ayumi Tanimoto (L) rejoices after capturing the gold medal in the women's 63-kilogram category at the Beijing Games on Aug. 12 by defeating France's Lucie Decosse (R) in the final.

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Japan's Tanimoto beats S. Korea's Kong in women's 63-kg judo

Japan's Tanimoto beats S. Korea's Kong in women's 63-kg judo

BEIJING, China - Japan's Ayumi Tanimoto (top) wins in the women's 63-kilogram weight class judo preliminary of the Olympic Games over South Korea's Kong Ja Young at Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium on Aug. 12.

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Police raid Mie Pref. hospital over intravenous drip death

Police raid Mie Pref. hospital over intravenous drip death

IGA, Japan - Police raid Tanimoto Seikei orthopedic hospital in Iga, Mie Prefecture, on June 12 on suspicion of professional negligence after a woman died and 18 other patients became sick after being administered with intravenous drips at the hospital.

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1 dies, 13 sick after intravenous drips at Mie hospital

1 dies, 13 sick after intravenous drips at Mie hospital

TSU, Japan - Hiromichi Tanimoto, the director of the Tanimoto Seikei orthopedic hospital, speaks to reporters in Iga, Mie Prefecture, on June 11. One woman has died and 13 people have become sick after receiving intravenous drips of painkillers and vitamins at the hospital.

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1 dies, 13 fall sick after having intravenous drips

1 dies, 13 fall sick after having intravenous drips

TSU, Japan - The Tanimoto Seikei orthopedics hospital in Iga, Mie Prefecture is seen cordoned off with two police officers June 11. One woman has died and 13 people have fallen sick after receiving intravenous drips of painkillers and vitamins at the hospital.

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Ueno sisters victorious at Kano Cup

Ueno sisters victorious at Kano Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshie Ueno (L) topples Athens Olympic champion Ayumi Tanimoto with an ''osotogari'' outer-leg sweep in the all-Japanese 63-kg final of the Kano Cup international judo tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Dec. 8.

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Tanimoto defeated to get silver at world judo championships

Tanimoto defeated to get silver at world judo championships

CAIRO, Egypt - Japan's Athens Olympic gold medalist Ayumi Tanimoto won silver in the women's 63-kilogram class after being thrown down for an ippon defeat at the hands of Lucie Decosse of France at the world judo championships at Cairo Stadium in Cairo on Sept. 9.

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(3)Japan' Tanimoto takes 63-kg judo gold

(3)Japan' Tanimoto takes 63-kg judo gold

ATHENS, Greece - Ayumi Tanimoto of Japan (R) and her coach Toshihiko Koga celebrate Tanimoto's victory in the women's judo 63-kilogram class of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens on Aug. 17.

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(4)Japan's Tanimoto takes 63-kg judo gold

(4)Japan's Tanimoto takes 63-kg judo gold

ATHENS, Greece - Silver medalist Claudia Heill of Austria (L), gold medalist Ayumi Tanimoto of Japan (2nd from L) and the two bronze medalists Urska Zolnir of Slovenia (2nd from R) and Driulys Gonzalez of Cuba pose at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens Aug. 17 during an awards ceremony for the women's judo 63-kilogram class event at the 2004 Olympic Games.

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(5)Japan's Tanimoto takes 63-kg judo gold

(5)Japan's Tanimoto takes 63-kg judo gold

ATHENS, Greece - Aymi Tanimoto of Japan holds up her gold medal during an awards ceremony at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall in Athens Aug. 17 for the women's judo 63-kilogram class event at the 2004 Olympic Games.

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(2)Japan's Tanimoto takes 63-kg judo gold

(2)Japan's Tanimoto takes 63-kg judo gold

ATHENS, Greece - Ayumi Tanimoto (standing) rejoices after grabbing Japan's fourth judo gold by beating Austria's Claudia Heill in the women's 63-kilogram class at the Athens Olympics on Aug. 17.

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(1)Japan's Tanimoto takes 63-kg judo gold

(1)Japan's Tanimoto takes 63-kg judo gold

ATHENS, Greece - Ayumi Tanimoto (top) is seen in action against Austria's Claudia Heill before grabbing Japan's fourth judo gold in the women's 63-kilogram class at the Athens Olympics on Aug. 17.

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Tanimoto advances to 63-kg judo semis

Tanimoto advances to 63-kg judo semis

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Ayumi Tanimoto (top) beats Marie Helene Chisholm of Canada in the third round of the women's 63-kg class judo event in the Athens Olympics on Aug. 17, advancing to the semifinals.

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3 power companies scrap joint nuke project in Suzu

3 power companies scrap joint nuke project in Suzu

SUZU, Japan - Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto (2nd from L) receives a notice on Dec. 5 from the presidents of Kansai Electric Power Co., Chubu Electric Power Co. and Hokuriku Electric Power Co. conveying their decision to scrap a joint project to build a nuclear power plant in the city of Suzu.

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Mayor retracts night landing drill offer, quits post

Mayor retracts night landing drill offer, quits post

OKIMI, Japan - Hidekazu Tanimoto, mayor of Okimi in Hiroshima Prefecture, arrives at the town office Feb. 5. He said at a press conference he retracted an offer he made last week to offer uninhabited Okurokamishima Island, owned by the Okimi township in the Seto Inland Sea, for night landing exercises by U.S. warplanes and also resigned from his post to take responsibility for the commotion caused by his proposal.

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Ishikawa Gov. Tanimoto encourages Matsui

Ishikawa Gov. Tanimoto encourages Matsui

TOKYO, Japan - Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto (R) at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 20 encourages Japanese free-agent slugger Hideki Matsui, an Ishikawa Prefecture native who will join the New York Yankees next season. (Pool photo)

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(2)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

(2)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - World champion judoka Noriko Anno of Japan attacks South Korea's Cho Soo Hee in the 78-kilogram final of the Fukuoka women's international meet at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Dec. 7. Anno edged Cho on the judges' decision.

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(1)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

(1)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ayumi Tanimoto (L) and Noriko Anno shows off their gold medals after winning in the 63-kg and 78-kg categories, respectively, on the opening day Dec. 7 of the Fukuoka women's international judo meet at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.

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(3)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

(3)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - World silver medalist Ayumi Tanimoto of Japan wins the 63-kg event with a clean over-the-shoulder throw against compatriot Yoshie Ueno on the opening day Dec. 7 of the Fukuoka women's international judo meet Fukuoka Kokusai Center.

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Tanimoto wins in Asiad judo event

Tanimoto wins in Asiad judo event

PUSAN, South Korea - Ayumi Tanimoto waves at the audience Oct. 1 after winning in the women's 63-kilogram judo event in the Asian Games in Pusan.

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Opposition tables censure motion against Mori

Opposition tables censure motion against Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Three opposition parties submit a nonbinding resolution of censure against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori to the House of Councillors on May 30 over the premier's controversial remark that Japan is a divine country centered on the emperor. The photo shows Takashi Tanimoto (far L) of the Social Democratic Party, Yoshiki Yamashita (2nd from L) of the Japanese Communist Party, and Toshimi Kitazawa (3rd from L) of the Democratic Party of Japan -- all chairmen of the parties' Diet Affairs committees, submitting the resolution of censure to upper house President Juro Saito (R).

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Tanimoto defeated to get silver at world judo championships

Tanimoto defeated to get silver at world judo championships

CAIRO, Egypt - Japan's Athens Olympic gold medalist Ayumi Tanimoto won silver in the women's 63-kilogram class after being thrown down for an ippon defeat at the hands of Lucie Decosse of France at the world judo championships at Cairo Stadium in Cairo on Sept. 9. (Kyodo)

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Ueno sisters victorious at Kano Cup

Ueno sisters victorious at Kano Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshie Ueno (L) topples Athens Olympic champion Ayumi Tanimoto with an ''osotogari'' outer-leg sweep in the all-Japanese 63-kg final of the Kano Cup international judo tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Dec. 8. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa Gov. Tanimoto encourages Matsui

Ishikawa Gov. Tanimoto encourages Matsui

TOKYO, Japan - Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto (R) at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 20 encourages Japanese free-agent slugger Hideki Matsui, an Ishikawa Prefecture native who will join the New York Yankees next season. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Tanimoto wins in Asiad judo event

Tanimoto wins in Asiad judo event

PUSAN, South Korea - Ayumi Tanimoto waves at the audience Oct. 1 after winning in the women's 63-kilogram judo event in the Asian Games in Pusan. (Kyodo)

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(3)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

(3)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - World silver medalist Ayumi Tanimoto of Japan wins the 63-kg event with a clean over-the-shoulder throw against compatriot Yoshie Ueno on the opening day Dec. 7 of the Fukuoka women's international judo meet Fukuoka Kokusai Center. (Kyodo)

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Actress group to perform drama on "Hiroshima Maidens"

Actress group to perform drama on "Hiroshima Maidens"

Members of the "On7" actress group listen as Koko Kondo (foreground) talks at a church in Hiroshima, western Japan, on July 8, 2015, about the experience of the "Hiroshima Maidens," a group of Japanese women who survived the 1945 atomic bombing as schoolgirls but were seriously disfigured by burns and subsequently received reconstructive surgery in the United States a decade later. The actress group plans to perform a stage drama from September about the women whose U.S. treatment was arranged through the efforts of Kondo's late father Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe arrives at Kanazawa Station aboard Hokuriku Shinkansen train

PM Abe arrives at Kanazawa Station aboard Hokuriku Shinkansen train

Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto (R) speaks to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at West Japan Railway Co.'s Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, following the prime minister's arrival aboard a bullet train on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line on April 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Yumin' appointed to promote Ishikawa Pref.

'Yumin' appointed to promote Ishikawa Pref.

Singer-songwriter Yumi Matsutoya (L), known as "Yumin," receives a letter of appointment to promote tourism for Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, from Ishikawa Gov. Masanori Tanimoto in Kanazawa on March 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Murofushi among 6 RWC 2019 "dream supporters"

Rugby: Murofushi among 6 RWC 2019 "dream supporters"

Olympic hammer throw gold medalist Koji Murofushi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 10, 2017. Murofushi and Olympic judo gold medalist Ayumi Tanimoto are among the six "dream supporters" promoting the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, tournament organizers said on June 14, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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