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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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Sapporo Holdings considering buying Pokka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011, shows the head office of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo. Sapporo Holdings is considering purchasing soft drinks maker Pokka Corp.

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4 airlines in cutthroat competition on Tokyo-Sapporo route

TOKYO, Japan - Sales promotion pamphlets circulated by four airlines to promote their Tokyo-Sapporo route.

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(1)SkynetAsia launches Tokyo-Miyazaki flights

MIYAZAKI, Japan - SkynetAsia Airways executives cut the tape in a ceremony at Miyazaki airport Aug. 1 to mark the airline's inaugural flight to Tokyo's Haneda airport. Miyazaki-based SkynetAsia is the first newcomer airline offering domestic flights to and from Tokyo's busy Haneda airport since Skymark Airlines and Hokkaido International Airlines launched Tokyo-Fukuoka and Tokyo-Sapporo services, respectively, in the late 1990s.

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Air Do launches Tokyo-Sapporo flight services

Passengers board the inaugural flight of Hokkaido International Airlines, known as Air Do, at Haneda airport in Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 20. The airline was licensed in October to operate air services between Tokyo and Sapporo, with fares set initially at 16,000 yen one way, 36 percent lower than regular ticket prices offered by existing airlines. Air Do is the second new carrier to break into the domestic air market, which was controlled for more than three decades by All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Air System and the carriers' affiliates until Skymark Airlines launched its Tokyo-Fukuoka route on Sept. 19.

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Air Do launches Tokyo-Sapporo flight services

Passengers board the inaugural flight of Hokkaido International Airlines, known as Air Do, at Haneda airport in Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 20. The airline was licensed in October to operate air services between Tokyo and Sapporo, with fares set initially at 16,000 yen one way, 36 percent lower than regular ticket prices offered by existing airlines. Air Do is the second new carrier to break into the domestic air market, which was controlled for more than three decades by All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Japan Air System and the carriers' affiliates until Skymark Airlines launched its Tokyo-Fukuoka route Sept. 19. ==Kyodo

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Cassiopeia overnight Tokyo-Sapporo train to retire in March

The rear end of East Japan Railway Co.'s Cassiopeia luxury overnight train is seen as it runs through the mountainous area of Toyoura in Hokkaido on Oct. 26, 2015. The operation of the express train connecting Tokyo and Sapporo is set to end in March 2016 in parallel with the launch of a bullet train service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Luxury sleeper train to end Tokyo-Sapporo service

Sadami Takada, a senior mechanic of East Japan Railway Co., stands by a coach of the Hokutosei (Big Dipper) luxury sleeper train at a rolling stock yard in Tokyo on March 4, 2015. The train, operated between Ueno Station in Tokyo and Sapporo Station in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, is due to discontinue its regular service on March 13. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 airlines in cutthroat competition on Tokyo-Sapporo route

TOKYO, Japan - Sales promotion pamphlets circulated by four airlines to promote their Tokyo-Sapporo route. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo Holdings considering buying Pokka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011, shows the head office of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo. Sapporo Holdings is considering purchasing soft drinks maker Pokka Corp. (Kyodo)

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(1)SkynetAsia launches Tokyo-Miyazaki flights

MIYAZAKI, Japan - SkynetAsia Airways executives cut the tape in a ceremony at Miyazaki airport Aug. 1 to mark the airline's inaugural flight to Tokyo's Haneda airport. Miyazaki-based SkynetAsia is the first newcomer airline offering domestic flights to and from Tokyo's busy Haneda airport since Skymark Airlines and Hokkaido International Airlines launched Tokyo-Fukuoka and Tokyo-Sapporo services, respectively, in the late 1990s. (Kyodo)