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'Kanda Yabu Soba' shop to reopen on Oct. 20

TOKYO, Japan - Newly rebuilt "Kanda Yabu Soba" -- a buckwheat noodles shop in Tokyo -- is shown on Oct. 6, 2014. It will open on Oct. 20 at the same location following the completion of the rebuilding of the traditional shop after it was hit by fire in February 2013.

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Vegetables harvested at artificially lit factory

OSAKA, Japan - Workers harvest lettuce and other vegetables on June 17, 2014, at an agricultural factory using artificial light in Yabu, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. The factory was built by remodeling a local elementary school gymnasium in a joint project between Orix Real Estate Corp. and the Yabu city government.

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Orix chairman shows lettuce at artificially lit factory

OSAKA, Japan - Orix Corp. Chairman Yoshihiko Miyauchi (L) shows lettuce on June 17, 2014, grown at an agricultural factory using artificial light in Yabu, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. The factory was built by remodeling an elementary school gymnasium in a joint project between Orix Real Estate Corp., an Orix Corp. unit, and the Yabu city government.

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Japanese major leaguers in exhibition games

TUCSON, United States - Keiichi Yabu takes the mound for the Colorado Rockies in a preseason game against the Chicago White Sox in Tucson, Arizona, on March 2. (MLB)

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Yabu strikes out two

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics reliever Keiichi Yabu gave up a hit while striking out two in a one-inning outing in the seventh of a game against the New York Yankees on Sept. 2. The Athletics pounded the Yankees 12-0. (MLB)

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Yabu picks up second win

OAKLAND, United States - Keiichi Yabu pitches a scoreless 10th inning to pick up his second win this season as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-5 on a ''sayonara'' hit in the bottom of the frame on April 30. (MLB)

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Yabu takes off for U.S. to join Athletics

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese veteran right-hander Keiichi Yabu, who has signed a free-agent deal with the Oakland Athletics, waves at fans as he leaves Kansai International Airport for San Francisco, California, on Feb. 8. ''I'm not nervous at all. I feel happy that I will be able to play baseball in this new place,'' Yabu said of his new adventure in the major leagues.

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(2)Pitcher Yabu strikes deal with Oakland A's

OAKLAND, United States - Japanese right-hander Keiichi Yabu speaks during a news conference in Oakland on Jan. 13 after joining the Oakland Athletics.

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(1)Pitcher Yabu strikes deal with Oakland A's

OAKLAND, United States - Japanese right-hander Keiichi Yabu (R) shows off his uniform during a news conference in Oakland on Jan. 13 after joining the Oakland Athletics.

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Yabu arrives in U.S., set to sign with Oakland A's

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Free agent pitcher Keiichi Yabu arrives at San Francisco International Airport Jan. 11. He is expected to strike a formal deal with the Oakland Athletics shortly, baseball sources said.

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Pitcher Yabu on verge of inking with Oakland A's

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent right-hander Keiichi Yabu (in undated file photo) has reached a basic agreement with the Oakland Athletics and is close to signing a contract, baseball officials said on Jan. 9. Although Yabu's agent Arn Tellem declined comment, the Athletics are expected to announce the acquisition of the 36-year-old former Hanshin Tigers pitcher shortly after he goes to the United States and undergoes a physical.

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Petagine hits game-winning home run

KOSHIEN, Japan - Yakult Swallows slugger Roberto Petagine hits a game-winning solo homer off Hanshin Tigers starter Keiichi Yabu in the top of the ninth inning at Koshien Stadium on May 8. Yakult edged Hanshin 4-3.

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Tigers' Yabu shuts out Dragons

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Keiichi Yabu pitches a complete-game shutout against the Chunichi Dragons for his fourth win of the season at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya on April 30. The Tigers won 4-0.

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Yabu picks second win

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers starter Keiichi Yabu gives manager Senichi Hoshino his winning ball after collecting his second win of the season over Hiroshima Toyo Carp at Koshien Ball Park on April 9. Hanshin trounced Hiroshima 8-1.

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Yabu picks second win

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers starter Keiichi Yabu gives manager Senichi Hoshino his winning ball after collecting his second win of the season over Hiroshima Toyo Carp at Koshien Ball Park on April 9. Hanshin trounced Hiroshima 8-1.

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Pitcher Yabu on verge of inking with Oakland A's

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent right-hander Keiichi Yabu (in undated file photo) has reached a basic agreement with the Oakland Athletics and is close to signing a contract, baseball officials said on Jan. 9. Although Yabu's agent Arn Tellem declined comment, the Athletics are expected to announce the acquisition of the 36-year-old former Hanshin Tigers pitcher shortly after he goes to the United States and undergoes a physical. (Kyodo)

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Yabu takes off for U.S. to join Athletics

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese veteran right-hander Keiichi Yabu, who has signed a free-agent deal with the Oakland Athletics, waves at fans as he leaves Kansai International Airport for San Francisco, California, on Feb. 8. ''I'm not nervous at all. I feel happy that I will be able to play baseball in this new place,'' Yabu said of his new adventure in the major leagues. (Kyodo)

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Yabu strikes out two

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics reliever Keiichi Yabu gave up a hit while striking out two in a one-inning outing in the seventh of a game against the New York Yankees on Sept. 2. The Athletics pounded the Yankees 12-0. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Yabu picks up second win

OAKLAND, United States - Keiichi Yabu pitches a scoreless 10th inning to pick up his second win this season as the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 6-5 on a ''sayonara'' hit in the bottom of the frame on April 30. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Japanese major leaguers in exhibition games

TUCSON, United States - Keiichi Yabu takes the mound for the Colorado Rockies in a preseason game against the Chicago White Sox in Tucson, Arizona, on March 2. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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(1)Pitcher Yabu strikes deal with Oakland A's

OAKLAND, United States - Japanese right-hander Keiichi Yabu (R) shows off his uniform during a news conference in Oakland on Jan. 13 after joining the Oakland Athletics. (Kyodo)

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(2)Pitcher Yabu strikes deal with Oakland A's

OAKLAND, United States - Japanese right-hander Keiichi Yabu speaks during a news conference in Oakland on Jan. 13 after joining the Oakland Athletics. (Kyodo)

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Yabu arrives in U.S., set to sign with Oakland A's

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Free agent pitcher Keiichi Yabu arrives at San Francisco International Airport Jan. 11. He is expected to strike a formal deal with the Oakland Athletics shortly, baseball sources said. (Kyodo)

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'Kanda Yabu Soba' shop to reopen on Oct. 20

TOKYO, Japan - Newly rebuilt "Kanda Yabu Soba" -- a buckwheat noodles shop in Tokyo -- is shown on Oct. 6, 2014. It will open on Oct. 20 at the same location following the completion of the rebuilding of the traditional shop after it was hit by fire in February 2013. (Kyodo)

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Orix chairman shows lettuce at artificially lit factory

OSAKA, Japan - Orix Corp. Chairman Yoshihiko Miyauchi (L) shows lettuce on June 17, 2014, grown at an agricultural factory using artificial light in Yabu, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. The factory was built by remodeling an elementary school gymnasium in a joint project between Orix Real Estate Corp., an Orix Corp. unit, and the Yabu city government. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: A's-Mariners opening series in Japan

Former Oakland Athletics pitcher Keiichi Yabu throws the ceremonial first pitch to former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. before the second game of the season-opening series between the two teams at Tokyo Dome on March 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL test-flies drone to carry relief goods in mountainous area

Photo taken Nov. 18, 2020, in Yabu in Hyogo Prefecture shows a fixed-wing drone that was test-flown by Japan Airlines Co. earlier in the day carrying emergency relief goods. The test flight in the western Japan city in a mountainous area was meant to operationalize logistics services using unmanned aircraft.

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JAL test-flies drone to carry relief goods in mountainous area

Photo taken Nov. 18, 2020, in Yabu in Hyogo Prefecture shows a fixed-wing drone that was test-flown by Japan Airlines Co. earlier in the day carrying emergency relief goods. The test flight in the western Japan city in a mountainous area was meant to operationalize logistics services using unmanned aircraft.

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JAL test-flies drone to carry relief goods in mountainous area

Japan Airlines Co. test-flies a drone carrying emergency relief goods in the Hyogo Prefecture city of Yabu, a mountainous area in western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2020, with the aim of operationalizing logistics services using unmanned aircraft.

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Baseball: A's-Mariners opening series in Japan

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. (C) poses for a photo with former Oakland Athletics pitcher Keiichi Yabu (L) and former Athletics infielder Akinori Iwamura before the second game of the season-opening series between the two teams at Tokyo Dome on March 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tigers' Yabu shuts out Dragons

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Keiichi Yabu pitches a complete-game shutout against the Chunichi Dragons for his fourth win of the season at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya on April 30. The Tigers won 4-0.