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Ex-upper house lawmaker Tomobe dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 1995 shows Tatsuo Tomobe, a former House of Councillors member who was convicted of fraud and expelled from parliament in 2001. Tomobe died on Jan. 28, 2012, in Tokyo, police said Feb. 3, 2012. He was 83.

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Smail takes 1st-round lead at Japan Golf Tour C'ship

TOMOBE, Japan - David Smail of New Zealand got off to a 4-under-par 66 start to take a two-stroke lead over the field after the first round of the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup at Shishido Hills Country Club on June 30.

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Kondo holds on to Japan Golf Tour Championship lead

TOMOBE, Japan - Tomohiro Kondo preserved his overnight lead after putting together a 1-under par 70 in the second round of the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup at Shishido Hills Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 2.

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Izawa hangs on to win Japan Golf Tour C'ship

TOMOBE, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa holds up a trophy after wining the Japan Golf Tour Championship at Shishido Hills Country Club in the town of Tomobe, Ibaraki Prefecture, on July 6. Izawa closed out with a four-day total of 14-under 270 for his second Tour Championship title.

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(1)Izawa, Teshima share 2nd-round lead at Japan Golf Tour C'ship

TOMOBE, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa watches his iron shot during the second round of the Japan Golf Tour Championship at Shishido Hills Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 4. Izawa carded an 8-under-par 63 to grab a share of a one-stroke lead midway with Taichi Teshima.

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(2)Izawa, Teshima share 2nd-round lead at Japan Golf Tour C'ship

TOMOBE, Japan - Taichi Teshima fired a no-bogey 65 in the second round of the Japan Golf Tour Championship at Shishido Hills Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 4 to share a one-stroke lead with Toshimitsu Izawa.

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Smail takes 1st-round lead at Japan Golf Tour C'ship

TOMOBE, Japan - David Smail of New Zealand got off to a 4-under-par 66 start to take a two-stroke lead over the field after the first round of the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup at Shishido Hills Country Club on June 30. (Kyodo)

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(2)Izawa, Teshima share 2nd-round lead at Japan Golf Tour C'ship

TOMOBE, Japan - Taichi Teshima fired a no-bogey 65 in the second round of the Japan Golf Tour Championship at Shishido Hills Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 4 to share a one-stroke lead with Toshimitsu Izawa. (Kyodo)

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Tomobe loses Diet seat as top court rejects objection

TOKYO, Japan - An objection by House of Councillors member Tatsuo Tomobe (file photo), sentenced to 10 years in prison on fraud charges, has been rejected by the Supreme Court, court officials say. As the top court dismissed Tomobe's motion, which was the last means to challenge the court decision, the 10-year imprisonment sentence was finalized and he lost his job as a Diet member.

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Kondo holds on to Japan Golf Tour Championship lead

TOMOBE, Japan - Tomohiro Kondo preserved his overnight lead after putting together a 1-under par 70 in the second round of the Japan Golf Tour Championship Shishido Hills Cup at Shishido Hills Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 2. (Kyodo)

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Ex-upper house lawmaker Tomobe dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 1995 shows Tatsuo Tomobe, a former House of Councillors member who was convicted of fraud and expelled from parliament in 2001. Tomobe died on Jan. 28, 2012, in Tokyo, police said Feb. 3, 2012. He was 83. (Kyodo)

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Izawa hangs on to win Japan Golf Tour C'ship

TOMOBE, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa holds up a trophy after wining the Japan Golf Tour Championship at Shishido Hills Country Club in the town of Tomobe, Ibaraki Prefecture, on July 6. Izawa closed out with a four-day total of 14-under 270 for his second Tour Championship title. (Kyodo)

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(1)Izawa, Teshima share 2nd-round lead at Japan Golf Tour C'ship

TOMOBE, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa watches his iron shot during the second round of the Japan Golf Tour Championship at Shishido Hills Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on July 4. Izawa carded an 8-under-par 63 to grab a share of a one-stroke lead midway with Taichi Teshima. (Kyodo)

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Swindler Tomobe gets longest-ever jail term for lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors member Tatsuo Tomobe (file photo) faces 10 years in prison, the heaviest punishment ever imposed on a lawmaker, after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal in a 1994-1996 swindling case. The Tokyo High Court last Dec. 20 ruled that Tomobe swindled 660 million yen, in a conspiracy with relatives, from 35 people in connection with management of a mutual aid society from 1994 to 1996. Tomobe, 72, elected in 1995, will also lose his upper house seat.