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Legendary 'rakugo' family mementos draw fans to Tokyo shop

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuji Ogawa poses for a photo at his shop ''Tamaru'' in Tokyo's downtown Yanaka district on April 21, 2010. The shop, dedicated to the legendary rakugo storyteller Kokontei Shinsho V and his sons Kingentei Basho and Kokontei Shincho, is packed with rare mementos of the family.

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Japan ends airlift mission in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (L) talks via a video link with Col. Yasuji Kitamura, who leads the Air Self-Defense Force transport unit in Kuwait, at his ministry on Dec. 12 after issuing an order for the unit to complete its Iraqi airlift mission.

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Toyo Construction seeking financial help from creditors

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuji Maeda (L), president of second-tier contractor Maeda Corp., speaks at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on June 10 about a plan to purchase new shares of midsize contractor Toyo Construction Co. to bail it out. At right is Toyo President Minoru Yatabe.

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(4)Japanese athletes full of pep

SYDNEY, Australia - Weightlifter Hisaya Yoshimoto relaxes by lifting his teammate Yasuji Kikuzuma.

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Japan ends airlift mission in Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada (L) talks via a video link with Col. Yasuji Kitamura, who leads the Air Self-Defense Force transport unit in Kuwait, at his ministry on Dec. 12 after issuing an order for the unit to complete its Iraqi airlift mission. (Kyodo)

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Toyo Construction seeking financial help from creditors

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuji Maeda (L), president of second-tier contractor Maeda Corp., speaks at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on June 10 about a plan to purchase new shares of midsize contractor Toyo Construction Co. to bail it out. At right is Toyo President Minoru Yatabe. (Kyodo)

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Yasuji Miyazaki, 1932 Olympic Games

Japanese swimming champion and Olympic gold medallist, 15 year old Yasuji Miyazaki, pictured at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games were he won a gold medal in the 100 metres freestyle. He won another in the men's 200m freestyle relay. Date: 1932

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Panasonic delivers data storage system to Facebook

Yasuji Enokido, a senior official of Panasonic Corp., attends a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2016, announcing that the company has delivered a large data storage system to Facebook Inc. of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-residents of islands meet press after Japan-Russia talks

Hirotoshi Kawata (R), deputy director of the League of Residents of Chishima and Habomai Islands, attend a press conference with Yasuji Tsunoka, also from the organization, in Nemuro in the northernmost Japanese prefecture on Sept. 29, 2015, in response to the bilateral talks between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The organization comprises former residents on Russian-held islands off Hokkaido which are also claimed by Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Legendary 'rakugo' family mementos draw fans to Tokyo shop

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuji Ogawa poses for a photo at his shop ''Tamaru'' in Tokyo's downtown Yanaka district on April 21, 2010. The shop, dedicated to the legendary rakugo storyteller Kokontei Shinsho V and his sons Kingentei Basho and Kokontei Shincho, is packed with rare mementos of the family. (Kyodo)

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(4)Japanese athletes full of pep

SYDNEY, Australia - Weightlifter Hisaya Yoshimoto relaxes by lifting his teammate Yasuji Kikuzuma.