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Master bat maker

TOKYO, Japan - Master bat maker Isokazu Kubota (R) and Hideki Matsui, then a player of the New York Yankees, chat at Mizuno Technics Corp. in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, in December 2003. The craftsman whose bats have launched thousands of big league hits for Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki announced his retirement on Jan. 28, 2014.

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Master bat maker

NAGOYA, Japan - Master bat maker Isokazu Kubota announces his retirement during a press conference in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2014. The craftsman whose bats have struck thousands of big league hits for Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui is calling it quits after half a century at his craft.

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Master bat maker

NAGOYA, Japan - Master bat maker Isokazu Kubota crafts a bat after announcing his retirement in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2014. The craftsman whose bats have struck thousands of big league hits for Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui is calling it quits after half a century at his craft.

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Ichiro's baseball bat makers

GIFU, Japan - Baseball bat makers Isokazu Kubota (R) and Tamio Nawa of Mizuno Technics Corp. hold the same model of baseball bat used by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro has set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Wholesaler suspected of falsifying low-level beef as high quality

GIFU, Japan - Akiichi Yoshida, president of wholesaler Maruaki, bows in apology during a news conference in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on June 23 after state and local authorities raided the head office of Maruaki for allegedly falsely labeling and selling low-level beef as high-quality Hida-brand beef from the Hida region of the prefecture.

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(3)Typhoon Chataan

YORO, Japan - Local people in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, are evacuated to a nearby elementary school July 10 in accordance with an evacuation advisory issued by local authorities. Torrential rains were triggered by powerful Typhoon Chataan.

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Wholesaler suspected of falsifying low-level beef as high quality

GIFU, Japan - Akiichi Yoshida, president of wholesaler Maruaki, bows in apology during a news conference in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on June 23 after state and local authorities raided the head office of Maruaki for allegedly falsely labeling and selling low-level beef as high-quality Hida-brand beef from the Hida region of the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Yoro Waterfall

Yoro Waterfall by Katsushika Hokusai

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The Yoro Fall, Province of Mino

Katsushika Hokusai print of The Yoro Fall, Province of Mino. Part of the 'A Tour of Japanese Waterfalls' series.

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Anatomist builds tomb for bugs killed by humans at Buddhist temple

Japanese anatomist Takeshi Yoro and architect Kengo Kuma shake hands before a tomb for bugs killed by humans at the Kencho-ji temple in Kamakura, southwest of Tokyo, on June 4, 2015. A memorial service was held the same day for the new tomb, funded by Yoro, known as a bug lover, and designed by Kuma to look like a pile of insect cages. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bug lover erects monument to remember insects killed by humans

People attend a service at Kenchoji, a temple in Kamakura near Tokyo, on June 4, 2015, to mark the completion of a monument to insects killed by humans. The monument was erected by Takeshi Yoro, an anatomist known for his love of insects, who hopes it will not only console the souls of the insects he has collected over the years but encourage others to think about the environment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bug lover erects monument to remember insects killed by humans

People attend a service at Kenchoji, a temple in Kamakura near Tokyo, on June 4, 2015, to mark the completion of a monument to insects killed by humans. The monument was erected by Takeshi Yoro, an anatomist known for his love of insects, who hopes it will not only console the souls of the insects he has collected over the years but encourage others to think about the environment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese craftsman produces "magic clubs" for professional golfers

Tomoo Ito, shown in this photo taken in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 19, 2015, has manufactured irons for professional golf players for more than two decades. His irons are called "magic clubs." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 arrested over false labeling of Hida-brand beef

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Akiichi Yoshida, former president of meat wholesaler Maruaki in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, who was arrested Dec. 6 along with two others for allegedly falsely labeling and selling lower-grade beef as highest-quality Hida-brand beef in violation of the unfair competition prevention law. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro's baseball bat makers

GIFU, Japan - Baseball bat makers Isokazu Kubota (R) and Tamio Nawa of Mizuno Technics Corp. hold the same model of baseball bat used by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro has set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)

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Cat cafe train in Japan

A boy plays with a cat aboard a cat cafe train on the Yoro Railway line between Gifu and Mie prefectures in central Japan in a one-day event on Sept. 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cat cafe train in Japan

Passengers play with a cat on a cat cafe train on the Yoro Railway line between Gifu and Mie prefectures in central Japan in a one-day event on Sept. 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Typhoon Chataan

YORO, Japan - Local people in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, are evacuated to a nearby elementary school July 10 in accordance with an evacuation advisory issued by local authorities. Torrential rains were triggered by powerful Typhoon Chataan.