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2 trainer aircraft on lease from Japan delivered to Philippines

2 trainer aircraft on lease from Japan delivered to Philippines

CAVITE, Philippines, March 27 Kyodo - Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (4th from L) and Kenji Wakamiya (3rd from L), Japanese senior vice defense minister, shake hands during a ceremony in front of two TC-90 trainer aircraft at a naval base in Cavite Province, south of Manila, on March 27, 2017. Two of the five aircraft on lease from Japan for use in maritime patrols were formally received by the Philippines, with the planes set to serve under the Southeast Asian country's armed forces over the following five years.

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'Mud Festival' held in Kochi

'Mud Festival' held in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - A young girl puts mud on a man's face during the "Doronko Matsuri" (Mud Festival) at the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shinto shrine in the city of Kochi on April 5, 2014. Participants of the festival wish for good health and a good harvest.

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Fujii, Wakamiya win women's doubles title

Fujii, Wakamiya win women's doubles title

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Fujii returns the ball as her partner Misako Wakamiya looks on during the women's doubles final against Sayaka Hirano and Reiko Hiura at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Fujii and Wakamiya won the title.

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Inauguration of Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet

Inauguration of Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet

Kenji Wakamiya, Japanese minister for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2021, before his attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace. New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet was inaugurated the same day.

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Japan women beaten by China at World Team Table Tennis Championships

Japan women beaten by China at World Team Table Tennis Championships

(From L) Japan's Yui Hamamoto, Kasumi Ishikawa, Ai Fukuhara, Misako Wakamiya and Mima Ito pose with their silver medals after finishing second at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Kuala Lumpur on March 6, 2016. Japan's women were defeated 3-0 by China in the final, missing out on the title they last won in 1971. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't seeks southern island's acceptance of troop deployment

Gov't seeks southern island's acceptance of troop deployment

State Defense Minister Kenji Wakamiya (L) explains to Ishigaki Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama (R) about the central government's plan to deploy some 500 to 600 Ground Self-Defense Force troops to the island city in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during talks at the city hall on Nov. 26, 2015. The deployment is aimed at strengthening the defense of remote islands in southwestern Japan amid China's growing maritime presence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

View of Wakamiya Shrine from the east. The Jogu Romon (upper shrine gate) and cloister are visible above. The roof thatched with bark shingles was rebuilt in 1624. The upper shrine, constructed in the early Edo Period, was destroyed by fire in 1821 and reconstructed with a bronze roof in 1828. Wakamiya Shrine and Jogu Romon are both Important Cultural Assets. The date of the photograph is unknown.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐36‐0]

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The approach to Kasuga Shrine and mideums

The approach to Kasuga Shrine and mideums

A sessha (sub-shrine), Wakamiya Shrine which is famous for its Onmatsuri festival, is located at southeast of Kasuga Taisha. This photo was taken at the shrine approach from the Nanmon Gate (South Gate) of Kasuga Taisha facing the northerly Wakamiya Shrine with Nanmon Gate in the background. Six standing mikos (shrine maidens) and one kneeling are seen in the approach. The photographer is the same person who took catalogue #4333 and the mikos are also the same.==Date:unknown, Place:Nara, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐42‐0]

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Deer on the approach to Kasuga Shrine

Deer on the approach to Kasuga Shrine

This photo depicts a shack called azumaya and some deer. Two people on the far left appear to be foreigners. Although it is difficult to see the condition of the deer hair, judging from the man's attire and the trees, it was probably summer. Otabisho (a resting place for the god) of Wakamiya Shrine is situated three hundred meters east of Ichino-torii Gate and the location of the photo is across from it.==Date:1893, Place:Nara, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐90‐0]

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A shrine in Kamakura

A shrine in Kamakura

Wakamiya Shrine is also depicted in photograph #4744. Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shrine was established at the site of present-day Wakamiya Shrine in 1180. The building in this photograph is the one rebuilt in 1624 and now registered as an Important Cultural Asset. Thatched previously with bark shingles, the roof was covered in bronze after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. This photograph may have been taken by Stillfried.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐45‐0]

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Wakamiya-sha,Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Wakamiya-sha,Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

A fire ladder is leaning against the roof of the Wakamiya Shrine. The Kagura-den roof visible next to the shrine is slightly damaged. A photograph in the September 1st, 1871 issue of The Far East shows the temple in a similar condition immediately following the demolition of buildings. Consequently, this photograph was probably taken around the same time.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐7‐0]

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The precincts of Kasuga Shrine

The precincts of Kasuga Shrine

Two men standing on the approach to the sessha (sub-shrine), Wakamiya Shrine, from Kasuga Taisha Shrine are captured, which is the almost the same location as catalogue #4476. Since they have kyahan (leggings) around their ankles, they may be rickshawmen. This photo is the same as #4476 as the fact that this was taken facing north and making Nanmon Gate of Kasuga Taisha as background. However, the point of the shot is a little northerly.==Date:unknown, Place:Nara, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number54‐47‐0]

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A lotus pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

A lotus pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

The photograph is labeled No.53B. LOTUS FLOWERS AT KAMAKURA. A wooden torii gate is visible on the right. The red building on the left is Wakamiya, indicating that the building above it is the Jogu cloister. The riding trail said to have surrounded the pond during the Meiji Period is not evident in this photograph. This photograph is included in the Tamamura Kozaburo Collection. The date of the photograph is not known.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐106‐0]

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Approach to Kasuga Taisha Shrine

Approach to Kasuga Taisha Shrine

A sessha (sub-shrine), Wakamiya Shrine which is famous for its Onmatsuri festival, is located at southeast of Kasuga Taisha. This photo was taken at the shrine approach from the Nanmon Gate (South Gate) of Kasuga Taisha facing the northerly Wakamiya Shrine with Nanmon Gate in the background.==Date:unknown, Place:Nara, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐32‐0]

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Torii,Suwa Shrine

Torii,Suwa Shrine

Entitled Nagasaki, Stone gate of Suwa Shrine in English. A view of Miyanoshita over the torii, from the side of the hall of worship. In the center of the approach are inlaid stones. To the distance is the Irabayashi where the Wakamiya Inari is located.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐3‐0]

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Fujii, Wakamiya win women's doubles title

Fujii, Wakamiya win women's doubles title

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Fujii returns the ball as her partner Misako Wakamiya looks on during the women's doubles final against Sayaka Hirano and Reiko Hiura at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Fujii and Wakamiya won the title. (Kyodo)

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Approach to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Approach to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

The approach of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu(Wakamiya-oji Street). The road extended to San-no-Torii(The 3rd torii gate) from left side is Dankazura, it is one step highter than other roads. The big structure in the left side of Torii is Ryokan(Inn) Kadosho.==Date:1865, Place:Kamakura, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number123‐53‐0]

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Wakamiya-sha,Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Wakamiya-sha,Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Wakamiya-sha,Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Wakamiya Inari Shrine

Wakamiya Inari Shrine

Wakamiya Inari Shrine==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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82-year old Japanese app developer speaks at U.N.

82-year old Japanese app developer speaks at U.N.

Masako Wakamiya, an 82-year-old Japanese programmer known for creating the Hinadan app, a smartphone game based on Japan's traditional festival Hinamatsuri, or Doll's Day, meets the press after delivering a keynote speech at a U.N. meeting on digital technology in New York on Feb. 2, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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