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Japanese medalists at London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese medalists at the London Olympics pose for photos in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012. Kosuke Kitajima, Koji Murofushi, Koji Yamamuro and Yuki Ogimi were not present for the photo session.

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Japan men take silver in gymnastics

LONDON, Britain - Members of the Japanese team (From L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura and Ryohei Kato wave to the crowd after winning the silver medal in the Olympics men's gymnastics team final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 30, 2012.

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Japan men make gymnastics team final, Uchimura in all-around

London, Britain - Japan's Koji Yamamuro performs on the vault during the Olympics men's gymnastics qualifying stage at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 28, 2012.

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Japan men make gymnastics team final, Uchimura in all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Koji Yamamuro performs his floor exercise during the Olympics men's gymnastics qualifying stage at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on July 28, 2012.

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Japan's Yamamuro takes bronze in rings at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Koji Yamamuro holds his bronze medal after finishing third in the rings exercise at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2011.

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Japan's Yamamuro takes bronze in rings at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Koji Yamamuro performs on the rings at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2011. Yamamuro took the bronze medal in the exercise.

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Uchimura wins 3rd straight all-around world title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (L) holds the gold medal after becoming the first gymnast in history to win three consecutive men's all-around titles at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2011. On the right is Japan's Koji Yamamuro, who got bronze.

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Japan's Yamamuro at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Koji Yamamuro performs on the rings during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second.

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Japanese men take silver at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team -- (from L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Makoto Okiguchi, Kazuhito Tanaka and Kenya Kobayashi -- show their silver medals after finishing second in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession.

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Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Koji Yamamuro competes on the rings during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games.

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Gymnast Uchimura, Yamamuro to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (L) and Koji Yamamuro pose during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. Uchimura, a two-time world champion, and Yamamuro, another member of the Japanese team at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2010, will join the Konami group after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University in March 2011.

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Japan men's gymnastics team leaves for Rio Olympics

Japanese men's Olympic gymnastics team members -- (from L) Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Kohei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro and Yusuke Tanaka -- pose for photos at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 20, 2016, before leaving for Brazil. Japan is aiming to clinch its first team title since 2004 in Athens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lotte Marines president apologizes for arrest of player

Shinya Yamamuro, president of Japanese Pacific League club Lotte Marines, attends a press conference in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 22, 2016, apologizing for the arrest of team infielder Yamaico Navarro on suspicion of concealing a bullet in his bag. The 28-year-old former major leaguer participated in the team's preseason training camp in Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lotte Marines president apologizes for arrest of player

Shinya Yamamuro, president of Japanese Pacific League club Lotte Marines, attends a press conference in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Feb. 22, 2016, apologizing for the arrest of team infielder Yamaico Navarro on suspicion of concealing a bullet in his bag. The 28-year-old former major leaguer participated in the team's preseason training camp in Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Yamamuro takes bronze in rings at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Koji Yamamuro holds his bronze medal after finishing third in the rings exercise at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Yamamuro takes bronze in rings at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Koji Yamamuro performs on the rings at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2011. Yamamuro took the bronze medal in the exercise. (Kyodo)

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Uchimura wins 3rd straight all-around world title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (L) holds the gold medal after becoming the first gymnast in history to win three consecutive men's all-around titles at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2011. On the right is Japan's Koji Yamamuro, who got bronze. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Yamamuro at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Koji Yamamuro performs on the rings during the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal in the championships for the fifth time in succession while Japan finished second. (Kyodo)

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Japanese men take silver at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team -- (from L) Yusuke Tanaka, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Makoto Okiguchi, Kazuhito Tanaka and Kenya Kobayashi -- show their silver medals after finishing second in the men's team event at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2011. China captured the gold medal at the championships for the fifth time in succession. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Japan men's gymnastics team secures Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING SECOND SENTENCE Japan's Koji Yamamuro competes on the rings during the men's qualification round at the world gymnastics championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2011. After the qualifications finished the following day, the Japanese men's team qualified in first place and will go to the final round, booking an Olympic berth at the 2012 London Games. (Kyodo)

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Gymnast Uchimura, Yamamuro to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (L) and Koji Yamamuro pose during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. Uchimura, a two-time world champion, and Yamamuro, another member of the Japanese team at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2010, will join the Konami group after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University in March 2011. (Kyodo)

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Olympics: Gold-winning Japanese gymnasts return home

Japanese gymnasts (From L) Kenzo Shirai, Ryohei Kato, Kohei Uchimura, Yusuke Tanaka and Koji Yamamuro, who won gold in the men's team event at the Rio Olympics, show off their medals in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Gold-winning Japanese gymnasts return home

Japanese gymnasts (From L) Yusuke Tanaka, Ryohei Kato, Kohei Uchimura, Kenzo Shirai and Koji Yamamuro, who won gold in the men's team event at the Rio Olympics, show off their medals at Narita airport near Tokyo upon their return from Brazil on Aug. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Homecoming for gold medalist gymnasts

(From R) Japanese gymnasts Koji Yamamuro, Kenzo Shirai, Kohei Uchimura, Ryohei Kato and Yusuke Tanaka pose for photographers with their gold medals at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, after returning from Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 20, 2016. The gymnasts won the men's team event gold at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, while Uchimura also took the men's all-around gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan men's gymnastics team wins 1st title since Athens

Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from L) Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Yusuke Tanaka, Kenzo Shirai and Ryohei Kato -- pose for photos with their gold medals after winning the team final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan claimed the title for the first time since the 2004 Athens Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japan men's gymnastics team wins 1st title since Athens

Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from front) Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Uchimura, Yusuke Tanaka, Kenzo Shirai and Ryohei Kato -- sing the national anthem of Japan on the podium after winning the team final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan claimed the title for the first time since the 2004 Athens Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese men win Rio gymnastics team gold, 1st in 3 Games

Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from L) Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Yusuke Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura, and Koji Yamamuro -- are bursting with joy on the podium after winning the men's gymnastics team competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan won the team gold for the first time since the 2004 Athens Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese men win Rio gymnastics team gold, 1st in 3 Games

Japanese gymnasts -- (from L, facing) Koji Yamamuro, Yusuke Tanaka, Kohei Uchimura, and Kenzo Shirai -- celebrate their victory in the men's gymnastics team competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan won the team gold for the first time since the Athens Games in 2004. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese men win Rio gymnastics team gold, 1st in 3 Games

Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from L) Ryohei Kato, Kenzo Shirai, Kohei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro, and Yusuke Tanaka -- hold the national flag as they celebrate their victory in the men's gymnastics team competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan won the team gold for the first time since the Athens Games in 2004. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Japanese men win Rio gymnastics team gold, 1st in 3 Games

Members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team -- (from L, standing) Yusuke Tanaka, Kenzo Shirai, Koji Yamamuro, and Ryohei Kato -- watch floor exercise performance by teammate Kohei Uchimura (front) in the men's gymnastics team final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Japan won the team gold for the first time since the Athens Games in 2004. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo