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Film director Shinkai

Japanese film director Makoto Shinkai (far R) attends a press conference for his anime film "Weathering with You" with Yojiro Noda (2nd from R), singer and composer of Japanese rock band Radwimps, who produced and performed music for the film, and members of the band in Tokyo on July 2, 2019.

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Film director Takita

Japanese film director Yojiro Takita speaks to the media in Beijing on Oct. 30, 2023.

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1964 Tokyo Olympics: wrestling

TOKYO, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Tokyo Olympics wrestling gold medalists from Japan (from L) Tsutomu Hanahara, Masamitsu Ichiguchi, Osamu Watanabe, Yoshikatsu Yoshida and Yojiro Uetake pose for a photo on Oct. 19, 1964.

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Hiroshima crash out of ACL race on away loss in W. Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia - Sanfrecce Hiroshima midfielder Yojiro Takahagi (R) and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder Shinji Ono (L) fight for the ball during the first half of a second-leg round-of-16 match in the Asian Champions League at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on May 14, 2014. Hiroshima crashed out of the ACL on away goals after a 2-0 defeat.

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima beat FC Seoul in ACL

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yojiro Takahagi of Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima (10) scores the opening goal past Kim Jin Kyu of South Korea's FC Seoul during the second half of a Group F match in the Asian Champions League at Hiroshima Athletic Stadium in Hiroshima, Japan, on March 19, 2014. Hiroshima won 2-1.

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Hiroshima's Takahagi against Central Coast Mariners

GOSFORD, Australia - Yojiro Takahagi (L) of Sanfrecee Hiroshima fights for the ball in an Asian Champions League game against Australia's Central Coast Mariners in Gosford, Australia, on March 11, 2014.

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Film director Takita

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Yojiro Takita. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States said on June 17, 2011, that it has invited 178 film artists and executives, including Takita, to join as Oscar voters.

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Hiroshima beaten 1-0 by Shandong in ACL Group H 1st round

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima midfielder Yojiro Takahagi (R) fights for the ball with China's Shandong Luneng midfielder Zhou Haibin in a Group H clash of the 2010 Asian Champions League at Big Arch in Hiroshima, Japan, on Feb. 24, 2010. Hiroshima were beaten 1-0.

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C in front) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) talk to invitees, including actress Mitsuko Mori (3rd from R) and Oscar-winning film director Yojiro Takita, during an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009.

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Oscar-winning film director Takita appears in ballpark

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese film director Yojiro Takita (R) whose film ''Okuribito'' (Departures) won an Oscar last month takes part in a baseball ceremony at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on March 6. Young actor Kenta Suga (L), who plays a main character in Takita's new film, throws the ceremonial first pitch in an exhibition game between the Softbank Hawks and the Yokohama BayStars.

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) pose for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28 with the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film.

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) meet the press in Tokyo on Feb. 28 with the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film.

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) attend a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. They talked about the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film.

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Oscar-winning director Takita returns home

NARITA, Japan - Yojiro Takita (R), who directed the Oscar-winning Japanese film 'Okuribito' at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, speaks to reporters upon returning home to Japan at Narita airport on Feb. 26 after the award ceremony in Los Angeles.

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Oscar-winning director Takita returns home

NARITA, Japan - Yojiro Takita (R), who directed the Oscar-winning Japanese film 'Okuribito' at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, returns home to Japan at Narita airport on Feb. 26 after the award ceremony in Los Angeles.

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2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - Director Yojiro Takita (C) along with cast and crew members pose for photographers at a news conference after winning the Oscar for best foreign language film for ''Okuribito'' (Departures) at the 81st Academy Awards on Feb. 22 in Hollywood, California. (From L to R) Actress Kimiko Yo, actor Masashiro Motoki, Takita, actress Ryoko Hirosue and writer Kundo Koyama, all from best foreign language film winner ''Departures.''

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2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - (From L to R) Japanese actor Masahiro Kimoto, Japanese director Yojiro Takita and Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue pose for photographers at a news conference after the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), directed by Takita, was awarded an Oscar as the best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 22. Kimoto played the leading role in the film, while Hirosue played his wife.

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Japanese film 'Okuribito' wins Oscar

LOS ANGELES, United States - Yojiro Takita (2nd from R), director of the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the Oscar for best foreign-language film, Masahiro Motoki (2nd from L), who played the lead role in the film, and supporting actresses Kimiko Yo (R) and Ryoko Hirosue (L) pose in Los Angeles on Feb. 22 before the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony.

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Former lawmaker Nakajima found hanged at home

TOKYO, Japan - Former House of Representatives lawmaker Yojiro Nakajima (file photo), who was convicted of vote-buying and fraud, was found hanged at his home in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Jan. 6. Nakajima, 41, was given a two-year prison term last September for defrauding the state of about 10 million yen, money that was given to him from tax funds to pay for a secretary. He had appealed the Tokyo High Court decision to the Supreme Court.

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Lower house member pleads guilty

File photo shows Yojiro Nakajima, 39, who said Jan. 7 he will relinquish his seat in the lower house, after pleading guilty to charges that he provided money to supporters for use in buying votes in the 1996 general election.

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High court cuts prison term for ex-lawmaker Nakajima

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yojiro Nakajima, a former member of the House of Representatives, who was given a reduced sentence by a high court Sept. 28 for taking bribes, vote-buying and fraud. The Tokyo High Court changed his prison sentence to two years, shaving six months off a term imposed in July 1999 by the Tokyo District Court.

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Ryoko Hirosue Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Mika Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Kazuko Yoshiyuki & Ryoko Hirosue Characters: Tsuyako Yamashita & Mika Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo & Masahiro Motoki Characters: Ikuei Sasaki,Yuriko Kamimura & Daigo Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Ryoko Hirosue Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Mika Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Takashi Sasano Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Shokichi Hirata Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Ryoko Hirosue & Masahiro Motoki Characters: Mika Kobayashi & Daigo Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Tsutomu Yamazaki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Ikuei Sasaki Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki & Ryoko Hirosue Characters: Daigo Kobayashi & Mika Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Departures; Okuribito (2008)

Masahiro Motoki Characters: Daigo Kobayashi Film: Departures; Okuribito (JP 2008) Director: Yojiro Takita 23 August 2008 Date: 23 August 2008

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Kashima's Ogasawara in action in ACL game vs. Australian team

Mitsuo Ogasawara (L) of Japanese side Kashima Antlers competes for the ball with compatriot Yojiro Takahagi of Australia's Western Sydney Wanderers in the second half of an Asian Champions League match in Kashima, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 25, 2015. Kashima lost 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Western Sydney's Takahagi scores in ACL game vs. Japan's Kashima

Japanese footballer Yojiro Takahagi of Australian side Western Sydney Wanderers scores the team's second goal in the second half of an Asian Champions League match against Japan's Kashima Antlers in Kashima, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 25, 2015. Western Sydney won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanazaki strikes winner against W. Sydney in ACL

Kashima Antlers' Mu Kanazaki (C) competes for the ball with Western Sydney Wanderers' Yusuke Tanaka (L) in the second half of a Group H away game in the Asian Champions League on April 21, 2015, in Sydney. On the right is Western Sydney's Yojiro Takahagi. Kanazaki scored the winner as the Japanese club won 2-1, keeping alive their hopes of advancing to the knockout stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan anime film "your name." continues to soar, music plays part

Japanese animation film director Makoto Shinkai (L) and RADWIMP singer Yojiro Noda appear in an event in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2016. Shinkai's film "your name." was featured at the Tokyo International Film Festival from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan anime film "your name." continues to soar, music plays part

Japanese animation film director Makoto Shinkai (L) and RADWIMP singer Yojiro Noda appear in an event in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2016. Shinkai's film "your name." was featured at the Tokyo International Film Festival from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oscar-winning film director Takita appears in ballpark

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese film director Yojiro Takita (R) whose film ''Okuribito'' (Departures) won an Oscar last month takes part in a baseball ceremony at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on March 6. Young actor Kenta Suga (L), who plays a main character in Takita's new film, throws the ceremonial first pitch in an exhibition game between the Softbank Hawks and the Yokohama BayStars. (Kyodo)

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) pose for photos during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28 with the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film. (Kyodo)

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) attend a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 28. They talked about the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film. (Kyodo)

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Oscar-winning director, actor reunited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Masahiro Motoki (L) and director Yojiro Takita (R) meet the press in Tokyo on Feb. 28 with the Oscar for the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the prize for best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. Motoki played the lead role in the film. (Kyodo)

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Oscar-winning director Takita returns home

NARITA, Japan - Yojiro Takita (R), who directed the Oscar-winning Japanese film 'Okuribito' at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, returns home to Japan at Narita airport on Feb. 26 after the award ceremony in Los Angeles. (Kyodo)

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Oscar-winning director Takita returns home

NARITA, Japan - Yojiro Takita (R), who directed the Oscar-winning Japanese film 'Okuribito' at the 81st Annual Academy Awards, speaks to reporters upon returning home to Japan at Narita airport on Feb. 26 after the award ceremony in Los Angeles. (Kyodo)

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2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - Director Yojiro Takita (C) along with cast and crew members pose for photographers at a news conference after winning the Oscar for best foreign language film for ''Okuribito'' (Departures) at the 81st Academy Awards on Feb. 22 in Hollywood, California. (From L to R) Actress Kimiko Yo, actor Masashiro Motoki, Takita, actress Ryoko Hirosue and writer Kundo Koyama, all from best foreign language film winner ''Departures.''

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2 Japanese films awarded Oscars

LOS ANGELES, United States - (From L to R) Japanese actor Masahiro Kimoto, Japanese director Yojiro Takita and Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue pose for photographers at a news conference after the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), directed by Takita, was awarded an Oscar as the best foreign language film at the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on Feb. 22. Kimoto played the leading role in the film, while Hirosue played his wife. (Kyodo)

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Japanese film 'Okuribito' wins Oscar

LOS ANGELES, United States - Yojiro Takita (2nd from R), director of the film ''Okuribito'' (Departures), which won the Oscar for best foreign-language film, Masahiro Motoki (2nd from L), who played the lead role in the film, and supporting actresses Kimiko Yo (R) and Ryoko Hirosue (L) pose in Los Angeles on Feb. 22 before the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress host autumn garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C in front) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) talk to invitees, including actress Mitsuko Mori (3rd from R) and Oscar-winning film director Yojiro Takita, during an annual autumn party at the Akasaka imperial garden in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on Oct. 22, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Film director Takita

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Yojiro Takita. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States said on June 17, 2011, that it has invited 178 film artists and executives, including Takita, to join as Oscar voters. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) Hiroshima beaten 1-0 by Shandong in ACL Group H 1st

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima midfielder Yojiro Takahagi (R) fights for the ball with China's Shandong Luneng midfielder Zhou Haibin in a Group H clash of the 2010 Asian Champions League at Big Arch in Hiroshima, Japan, on Feb. 24, 2010. Hiroshima were beaten 1-0. (Kyodo)