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Winners of national Japanese card game competition

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Tsubasa Tsubota hold trophies as the winners of the men's and women's divisions respectively at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game competition in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the "Meijin" (Master) title for the third straight year and Tsubota won the "Queen" title for the first time.

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Women compete in national Japanese card game contest

OTSU, Japan - Tsubasa Tsubota (L) and Yuri Yamazoe compete for the "Queen" title at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game tournament in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2015. Tsubota won the title in the women's division for the first time.

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Women compete in national card game contest

OTSU, Japan - Tsubasa Tsubota (L) and Yuri Yamazoe compete for the Queen title at an annual national tournament of the "karuta" Japanese card game in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Tsubota won the title in the women's division for the first time.

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(1)Evacuated children visit Miyakejima home

TOKYO, Japan - Children who were evacuated from the volcanic island of Miyakejima nearly two years ago due to volcanic eruptions gather at Tsubota Junior High School on the island on Aug. 5. They arrived on the island from Tokyo, some 220 kilometers north of the island, for a brief visit. Mt. Oyama is seen spewing smoke in the background.

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Miyakejima residents return home

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - An aged woman thanks a policewoman (L) as she leaves shelter at a school gymnasium June 29 after an evacuation order was lifted for some 1,100 residents living in the Tsubota district in the eastern part of Miyakejima Island.

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Miyakejima residents return home

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - An aged woman thanks a policewoman (L) as she leaves shelter at a school gymnasium June 29 after an evacuation order was lifted for some 1,100 residents living in the Tsubota district in the eastern part of Miyakejima Island.

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Winners of national Japanese card game competition

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Tsubasa Tsubota hold trophies as the winners of the men's and women's divisions respectively at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game competition in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the "Meijin" (Master) title for the third straight year and Tsubota won the "Queen" title for the first time. (Kyodo)

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(1)Evacuated children visit Miyakejima home

TOKYO, Japan - Children who were evacuated from the volcanic island of Miyakejima nearly two years ago due to volcanic eruptions gather at Tsubota Junior High School on the island on Aug. 5. They arrived on the island from Tokyo, some 220 kilometers north of the island, for a brief visit. Mt. Oyama is seen spewing smoke in the background. (Kyodo)

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Playoff for Japanese cards championship held

Tsubasa Tsubota (R) and Sae Tsuruta warm up for their Japanese card championship match in the western Japan city of Otsu on Jan. 7, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo