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Baseball: Marines vs. Lions

Wu Nien-ting of the Seibu Lions hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2022. Marines pitcher Ayumu Ishikawa surrendered three straight home runs to Tomoya Mori, Hotaka Yamakawa and Wu during the inning.

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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

(from L, front) J-League first-division football club Vissel Kobe defender Tetsushi Yamakawa, manager Takayuki Yoshida, and forward Yoshinori Muto observe a moment of silence at a park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2025, at 5:46 a.m., the exact time when the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck the western Japan city and vicinity 30 years ago. The disaster killed more than 6,400 people.

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Japan's H3 rocket launch

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa speaks during a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 1, 2024, after the successful launch of Japan's H3 rocket No. 3 from the center.

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Baseball: SoftBank Hawks slugger Hotaka Yamakawa

Hotaka Yamakawa of the SoftBank Hawks hits a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Seibu Lions at Mizuho PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on May 17, 2024.

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[Breaking News] Japan probe lands on Moon

SAGAMIHARA, Japan Kyodo - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa and other officials pose for a photo at a press conference in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Jan. 20, 2024, after JAXA's SLIM spacecraft landed on the Moon successfully, marking Japan's first lunar landing. (Kyodo)

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa (R) and other officials attend a press conference in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Jan. 20, 2024, after JAXA's SLIM spacecraft landed on the Moon successfully, marking Japan's first lunar landing

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa (R) and other officials pose for a photo at a press conference in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Jan. 20, 2024, after JAXA's SLIM spacecraft landed on the Moon successfully, marking Japan's first lunar landing.

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Japan probe lands on Moon

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa (R) and other officials pose for a photo at a press conference in Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Jan. 20, 2024, after JAXA's SLIM spacecraft landed on the Moon successfully, marking Japan's first lunar landing.

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Baseball: Hawks acquire suspended slugger Yamakawa

FUKUOKA, Japan Kyodo - Three-time Pacific League home run leader Hotaka Yamakawa wears his new jersey after an introductory press conference by the SoftBank Hawks at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 19, 2023. He was suspended for much of the 2023 season by PL rivals the Seibu Lions after being accused of sexual assault. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Hawks acquire suspended slugger Yamakawa

Three-time Pacific League home run leader Hotaka Yamakawa attends a press conference at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 19, 2023, as he joins the SoftBank Hawks. He was suspended for much of the 2023 season by PL rivals the Seibu Lions after being accused of sexual assault.

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Baseball: Hawks acquire suspended slugger Yamakawa

Three-time Pacific League home run leader Hotaka Yamakawa attends a press conference at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 19, 2023, as he joins the SoftBank Hawks. He was suspended for much of the 2023 season by PL rivals the Seibu Lions after being accused of sexual assault.

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Baseball: Hawks acquire suspended slugger Yamakawa

Three-time Pacific League home run leader Hotaka Yamakawa attends a press conference at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 19, 2023, as he joins the SoftBank Hawks. He was suspended for much of the 2023 season by PL rivals the Seibu Lions after being accused of sexual assault.

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Baseball: Hawks acquire suspended slugger Yamakawa

Three-time Pacific League home run leader Hotaka Yamakawa wears his new jersey after an introductory press conference by the SoftBank Hawks at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 19, 2023. He was suspended for much of the 2023 season by PL rivals the Seibu Lions after being accused of sexual assault.

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Baseball: Hawks acquire suspended slugger Yamakawa

Three-time Pacific League home run leader Hotaka Yamakawa poses for photos after a press conference at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 19, 2023, as he joins the SoftBank Hawks. He was suspended for much of the 2023 season by PL rivals the Seibu Lions after being accused of sexual assault.

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Baseball: Hawks acquire suspended slugger Yamakawa

Three-time Pacific League home run leader Hotaka Yamakawa bows during a press conference at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 19, 2023, as he joins the SoftBank Hawks. He was suspended for much of the 2023 season by PL rivals the Seibu Lions after being accused of sexual assault.

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JAXA President Yamakawa

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2023.

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Seibu Lions infielder Yamakawa

Seibu Lions infielder Hotaka Yamakawa meets the press in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2023. In August, Tokyo prosecutors decided not to indict the three-time Pacific League home run leader and member of Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning team over an allegation of rape due to insufficient evidence.

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Seibu Lions infielder Yamakawa

Seibu Lions infielder Hotaka Yamakawa meets the press in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2023. In August, Tokyo prosecutors decided not to indict the three-time Pacific League home run leader and member of Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning team over an allegation of rape due to insufficient evidence.

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Seibu Lions infielder Yamakawa

Seibu Lions infielder Hotaka Yamakawa meets the press in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2023. In August, Tokyo prosecutors decided not to indict the three-time Pacific League home run leader and member of Japan's 2023 World Baseball Classic-winning team over an allegation of rape due to insufficient evidence.

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Baseball: Seibu Lions player Hotaka Yamakawa

Undated photo shows Seibu Lions player Hotaka Yamakawa. Seibu said on Sept. 4, 2023, Yamakawa has been suspended indefinitely from Nippon Professional Baseball games, after his alleged rape case was dropped for lack of evidence.

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Sinology camp attracts young scholars from 16 nations

STORY: Sinology camp attracts young scholars from 16 nations DATELINE: July 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Sinology camp 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DARIO FAMULARO, Italian student, Fudan University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAMAKAWA YURI, Japanese student, Beijing Foreign Studies University 4. various of the Sinology camp STORYLINE: International Confucian Association Sinology Camp for Young Scholars opened in Wuyishan City, east China's Fujian Province on July 9. During the 7-day period, 22 young sinology scholars and international students from 16 countries visited Wuyishan City, Jianyang District of Nanping City, and Shaowu City, to seek the source of Neo-Confucianism and explore Chinese culture. After the opening ceremony, scholars studying Sinology-related majors from 12 universities, including Tsinghua University, Peking University, and Renmin University, bowed to the statue of Zhu Xi, the preeminent Neo-Confucian master of the Southern

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World Baseball Classic

Japan infielder Hotaka Yamakawa hits a single to center in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 11, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan infielder Hotaka Yamakawa hits a single to center in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 11, 2023.

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World Baseball Classic

Japan infielder Hotaka Yamakawa hits a single to center in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool B game against the Czech Republic at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 11, 2023.

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Baseball: Japan WBC warm-up game

Hotaka Yamakawa of Japan's national baseball team celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic warm-up game against the Orix Buffaloes on March 7, 2023, at Kyocera Dome Osaka in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Baseball: Japan WBC warm-up game

Hotaka Yamakawa (R) of Japan's national baseball team strikes his signature pose after hitting a home run in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic warm-up game against the Orix Buffaloes on March 7, 2023, at Kyocera Dome Osaka in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Baseball: Japan WBC warm-up game

Hotaka Yamakawa of Japan's national baseball team hits a home run in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic warm-up game against the Orix Buffaloes on March 7, 2023, at Kyocera Dome Osaka in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Baseball: Japan WBC warm-up game

Hotaka Yamakawa of Japan's national baseball team hits a home run in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic warm-up game against the Orix Buffaloes on March 7, 2023, at Kyocera Dome Osaka in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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JAXA's president Yamakawa

Screenshot shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa attending an online press conference on March 7, 2023, after an H3 rocket launch failure the same day at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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JAXA's president Yamakawa

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa speaks during an online press conference on March 7, 2023, after an H3 rocket launch failure the same day at Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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JAXA's president Yamakawa

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa bows in apology during an online press conference on March 7, 2023, after an H3 rocket launch failure the same day at Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

Seibu Lions slugger Hotaka Yamakawa smiles during the first day of the Japanese national team's World Baseball Classic training camp on Feb. 17, 2023, in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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Baseball: WBC training camp in Japan

Seibu Lions slugger Hotaka Yamakawa takes batting practice during the first day of the Japanese national team's World Baseball Classic training camp on Feb. 17, 2023, in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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(SP)KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-ATHLETICS-ASIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230212) -- ASTANA, Feb. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yamakawa Natsuki of Japan competes during the men's long jump final at the 10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, Feb. 12, 2023. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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(SP)KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-ATHLETICS-ASIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230210) -- ASTANA, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yamakawa Natsuki of Japan competes during the men's long jump qualification of the 10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan on Feb. 10, 2023. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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(SP)KAZAKHSTAN-ASTANA-ATHLETICS-ASIAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

(230210) -- ASTANA, Feb. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yamakawa Natsuki of Japan competes during the men's long jump qualification of the 10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan on Feb. 10, 2023. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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Ex-Antarctic team member becomes farmer in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Yoshinori Yamakawa, a former member of Japan's Antarctic expedition team, takes care of melons on May 8, 2013 in Furano, Hokkaido. Yamakawa became a farmer in the spring of 2013 after moving to the city three years ago and learning about agriculture from scratch.

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Ex-Antarctic team member becomes farmer in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Yoshinori Yamakawa, a former member of Japan's Antarctic expedition team, plows a field on May 8, 2013 in Furano, Hokkaido. Yamakawa became a farmer in the spring of 2013 after moving to the city three years ago and learning about agriculture from scratch.

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Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

KOSHIEN, Japan - Konan ace pitcher Yusuke Shimabukuro (L) and catcher Daisuke Yamakawa celebrate after winning the high-profile annual summer championship at Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2010. Konan in Okinawa became only the sixth school in the history of Japanese high school baseball to win both the spring and summer national meets.

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Around Prime Minister Sato's Visit to the U.S.

Demonstration by the All-Japan Federation of Student Associations against the U.S. visit. An elderly man burns himself to death in protest against the prime minister over Okinawa. <Caption> A delegation led by Taiho Yamakawa, President of the Ryukyu Legislative Yuan, disembarks from an airplane; a delegation goes to Ginza to appeal for reversion to the motherland; people sign a petition; a 73-year-old man burns himself to death after leaving a letter of protest addressed to the prime minister; 7,000 police officers are mobilized around Haneda Airport; protesters throw stones to resist;Eisaku Sato departs for the U.S. Prime Minister , Date of shooting unknown, Release date: July 24, 1967.

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Okinawa high school wins national baseball c'ship

KOSHIEN, Japan - Konan ace pitcher Yusuke Shimabukuro (L) and catcher Daisuke Yamakawa celebrate after winning the high-profile annual summer championship at Koshien Stadium, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2010. Konan in Okinawa became only the sixth school in the history of Japanese high school baseball to win both the spring and summer national meets. (Kyodo)

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Baseball in Japan

Hotaka Yamakawa (L) of the Seibu Lions celebrates after hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning of a game against the Nippon Ham Fighters at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, eastern Japan, on Aug. 27, 2020.

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Baseball in Japan

Hotaka Yamakawa of the Seibu Lions hits a two-run home run in the fourth inning of a game against the Nippon Ham Fighters at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, eastern Japan, on Aug. 27, 2020.

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Baseball in Japan

Hotaka Yamakawa of the Seibu Lions hits a two-run home run in the third inning of a game against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Sapporo Dome on Aug. 8, 2020.

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Baseball in Japan

Hotaka Yamakawa of the Seibu Lions hits a two-run home run in the first inning against the Lotte Marines at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Japan, on July 24, 2020.

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Baseball in Japan

Hotaka Yamakawa (3) of the Seibu Lions is congratulated by teammates after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning against the Lotte Marines at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Japan, on July 24, 2020.

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Baseball in Japan

Hotaka Yamakawa of the Seibu Lions hits a game-tying solo home run in the sixth inning against the SoftBank Hawks at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Japan, on June 28, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ahead of Japan baseball season start

Hotaka Yamakawa of the Seibu Lions takes batting practice at MetLife Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on June 18, 2020, with manager Hatsuhiko Tsuji looking on from behind, a day before Japanese baseball's coronavirus-delayed season begins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAXA president on Epsilon-4 rocket

Hiroshi Yamakawa (L), president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, poses for a photo in Kimotsuki, in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2019, after the successful launch of the Epsilon-4 rocket. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAXA president on Epsilon-4 rocket

Hiroshi Yamakawa, president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, speaks at a press conference in Kimotsuki, in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2019, after the successful launch of the Epsilon-4 rocket. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo