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ENEOS Holdings President Dismissal Press Conference

ENEOS Holdings President Dismissal Press Conference. From left: Shingo Nishimura, Director and Audit & Supervisory Board Member; Seiichiro Nishioka, Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Board Member; Tomoo Shiota, Director and Audit & Supervisory Board Member. =Date:December 19, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Tokyo's Kabukicho night-life district to have new skyscraper

The new 225-meter-tall skyscraper in the Japanese capital's popular Kabukicho nightlife district was shown to the media Thursday ahead of its April 14 opening. With 48 floors above ground and five below, Tokyu Kabukicho Tower houses two hotels and entertainment facilities like a theater, a concert hall and a movie house. "We want it to be a facility that specializes in entertainment and motivates people to come to the area," said Tomoo Kimura, an executive officer of Tokyu Corp., which engages in railway and urban development businesses. The theater can seat around 900 people and the concert hall has a maximum capacity of around 1,500, while the movie house has eight screens. The tower includes a gym and spas for members and a food court offering "B-class gourmet foods," or unpretentious but tasty meals, from around the country at affordable prices for the general public.

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Angola beats Japan 87-62 at World Basketball Championships

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Angola's Eduardo Mingas blocks a pass by Japan's Tomoo Amino during their first round game at the World Basketball Championships in Hiroshima on Aug. 20. Angola won 87-62.

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Torii wins 66 kg in Kano Cup judo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoo Torii celebrates after nailing an ippon victory by pinning Kim Hyung Ju of South Korea down to the mat in the 66-kilogram division on the opening day of the Kano Cup international tournament at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Jan. 11 .

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Former Asahi Shimbun president dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoo Hirooka (in file photo), a former president of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, died of prostate cancer Jan. 5 at a hospital in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. He was 94. Joining the Asahi Shimbun in 1923, Hirooka progressed up the ranks from editorialist to managing director, and then served as president of the major daily from 1967 to 1977 and chairman from 1977 to 1980.

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Former Asahi Shimbun president dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoo Hirooka (in file photo), a former president of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, died of prostate cancer Jan. 5 at a hospital in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. He was 94. Joining the Asahi Shimbun in 1923, Hirooka progressed up the ranks from editorialist to managing director, and then served as president of the major daily from 1967 to 1977 and chairman from 1977 to 1980.

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Angola beats Japan 87-62 at World Basketball Championships

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Angola's Eduardo Mingas blocks a pass by Japan's Tomoo Amino during their first round game at the World Basketball Championships in Hiroshima on Aug. 20. Angola won 87-62. (Kyodo)

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Noted potter Hamada's climbing kiln gets initial firing

Tomoo Hamada, head of a pottery house in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, fires a climbing kiln on Feb. 7, 2015, to mark the 120th anniversary of the late potter Shoji Hamada's birth. It was the first such firing in some 40 years there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese craftsman produces "magic clubs" for professional golfers

Tomoo Ito, shown in this photo taken in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 19, 2015, has manufactured irons for professional golf players for more than two decades. His irons are called "magic clubs." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Torii wins 66 kg in Kano Cup judo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoo Torii celebrates after nailing an ippon victory by pinning Kim Hyung Ju of South Korea down to the mat in the 66-kilogram division on the opening day of the Kano Cup international tournament at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on Jan. 11 . (Kyodo)