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Famed Japanese racehorse Haru Urara dies

File photo taken at Kochi Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kochi on May 23, 2004, shows Haru Urara, a thoroughbred that captured the hearts of race fans and the wider public in the 2000s for her remarkable losing streak spanning all 113 appearances. The mare died on Sept. 9, 2025, at age 29.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING (CN)

(230921) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kakishima Urara (R) and Hirouchi Emi of Japan react after the Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Repechage of rowing at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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INDONESIA-ACEH UTARA-FLOOD

(230124) -- ACEH URARA, Jan. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man tries to fix the roof of his house damaged by flood water due to heavy rain in Lubok Pusaka village, Aceh Utara district, Aceh Province, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2023. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-ACEH UTARA-FLOOD

(230124) -- ACEH URARA, Jan. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children stand near houses damaged by flood water due to heavy rain in Lubok Pusaka village, Aceh Utara district, Aceh Province, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2023. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-ACEH UTARA-FLOOD

(230124) -- ACEH URARA, Jan. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People row a wooden canoe through flood water after heavy rain in Buket Linteung village, Aceh Utara district, Aceh Province, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2023. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-ACEH UTARA-FLOOD

(230124) -- ACEH URARA, Jan. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People row a wooden canoe through flood water after heavy rain in Buket Linteung village, Aceh Utara district, Aceh Province, Indonesia, Jan. 23, 2023. (Photo by Fachrul Reza/Xinhua)

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Female racing drivers promote Tottori Pref. EV facilities

TOTTORI, Japan - Race car drivers Nanami Tsukamoto (R) and Urara Tachibana pay a courtesy call on Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai at the prefectural office in Tottori City on July 11, 2014. Their racing team started making a commercial video to publicize the western Japanese prefecture's charging facilities for electric vehicles.

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Artistic gymnastics: world championships

Members of the Japan women's team (from L) Hazuki Watanabe, Ayaka Sakaguchi, Chiharu Yamada, Kokoro Fukasawa, Urara Ashikawa and Shoko Miyata pose for photos after the qualification round at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Liverpool, England, on Oct. 30, 2022.

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Artistic gymnastics: World championships

Urara Ashikawa of Japan competes in the balance beam final on the last day of the artistic gymnastics world championships on Oct. 24, 2021, at Kitakyushu General Gymnasium in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Artistic gymnastics: World championships

Urara Ashikawa of Japan competes in the balance beam final on the last day of the artistic gymnastics world championships on Oct. 24, 2021, at Kitakyushu General Gymnasium in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Artistic gymnastics: World championships

Urara Ashikawa of Japan competes in the balance beam final on the last day of the artistic gymnastics world championships on Oct. 24, 2021, at Kitakyushu General Gymnasium in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Artistic gymnastics: World championships

(From L) Silver medalist Pauline Schaefer-Betz of Germany, gold medalist Urara Ashikawa of Japan and bronze medalist Mai Murakami of Japan pose with their medals for the women's balance beam on the final day of the artistic gymnastics world championships on Oct. 24, 2021, at Kitakyushu General Gymnasium in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Tokyo Olympics: Artistic Gymnastics

Urara Ashikawa of Japan practices for the Tokyo Olympics on July 22, 2021, at Ariake Gymnastics Centre.

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Tokyo Olympics: Artistic Gymnastics

(From R) Japanese gymnasts Mai Murakami, Yuna Hiraiwa, Aiko Sugihara, Hitomi Hatakeda and Urara Ashikawa take part in official practice for the Tokyo Olympics on July 22, 2021, at Ariake Gymnastics Centre.

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Gymnastics: national championships

Urara Ashikawa performs on the balance beam in the women's individual all-round qualification round of the national gymnastics championships at Takasaki Arena in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 15, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Gymnastics: national championships

Urara Ashikawa performs her floor exercise in the women's individual all-round qualification round of the national gymnastics championships at Takasaki Arena in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 15, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Female racing drivers promote Tottori Pref. EV facilities

TOTTORI, Japan - Race car drivers Nanami Tsukamoto (R) and Urara Tachibana pay a courtesy call on Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai at the prefectural office in Tottori City on July 11, 2014. Their racing team started making a commercial video to publicize the western Japanese prefecture's charging facilities for electric vehicles. (Kyodo)