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OSAKA, Japan - Yoshie Ishida (C) and her family cerebrate at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on March 19, 2014, as she became the 10 millionth visitor to the theme park for the fiscal year ending March 31.

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OSAKA, Japan - Yoshie Ishida (C) and her family cerebrate at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on March 19, 2014, as she became the 10 millionth visitor to the theme park for the fiscal year ending March 31.

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Farewell to Kabuki master Kanzaburo

TOKYO, Japan - Relatives of the late Kabuki master Nakamura Kanzaburo enter Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2012. From L are Kanzaburo's sons and Kabuki actors Kankuro and Shichinosuke, Kankuro's wife Ai Maeda and (front R) Kanzaburo's wife Yoshie. Kankuro holds Kanzaburo's remains. A funeral was held later in the day for Kanzaburo. (Pool photo)

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's coach Masayoshi Manabe (R) hugs Japan's Yoshie Takeshita after the team beat South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yukiko Ebata, Saori Kimura, Erika Araki, Yoshie Takeshita and Hitomi Nakamichi (from L in front row) rejoice after beating China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 in a London Olympic women's volleyball quarterfinal at Earls Court on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Takeshita (C), Kaori Inoue (Back C) and their teammates celebrate after beating China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 in a London Olympic women's volleyball quarterfinal at Earls Court on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988.

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Japan reaches women's volleyball semis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Takeshita (3) and Erika Araki (5) block the ball during the second set of a match against China in the women's volleyball quarterfinals at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 7, 2012. Japan beat China 28-26, 23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 18-16 and advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1988. At left is China's Wang Yimei.

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Japan women fall to Russia in volleyball

LONDON, Britain - Players of the Japanese team (From L) Yoshie Takeshita, Kaori Inoue, Saori Kimura, Yuko Sano, Saori Sakoda and Risa Shinnabe leave the court after being defeated by Russia in the Olympic women's volleyball tournament at Earls Court, London, on Aug. 3, 2012. Japan lost to Russia 27-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19.

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Japan women fall to Russia in volleyball

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Takeshita (Back L) tosses the ball during the fourth set of a match against Russia in the Olympic women's volleyball tournament at Earls Court, London, on Aug. 3, 2012. Japan lost to Russia 27-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19.

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Japan beats Dominican Republic in volleyball

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Inoue (7) spikes during the first set of a match against the Dominican Republic in the Olympic women's volleyball tournament at Earls Court, London, on Aug. 1, 2012. Japan won 3-0. Her teammate Yoshie Takeshita can be seen at the net.

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Olympic women's 63-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Ueno (R) poses with the bronze medal she won in the women's judo 63-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Also shown are (from L) China's Xu Lili with silver, Slovenia's Urska Zolnir with gold and France's Gevrise Emane with another bronze.

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Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Ueno poses with the bronze medal she won in the women's judo 63-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012.

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Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Ueno smiles with the bronze medal she won in the women's judo 63-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012.

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Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Ueno (L) fights South Korea's Joung Da Woon during the quarterfinals in the women's judo 63-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Ueno lost to Joung.

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Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Ueno (front) takes on Croatia's Marijana Miskovic during the round of 16 in the women's judo 63-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Ueno beat Miskovic.

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Japan Women off to winning start in volleyball

LONDON, Britain - (From L) Saori Kimura, Yoshie Takeshita, and Erika Araki rejoice after the team scored during the third set of a match against Algeria in the women's Olympic volleyball tournament at Earls Court on July 28, 2012. Japan beat Algeria 3-0.

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Japan Women off to winning start in volleyball

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Takeshita and Risa Shinnabe (R) celebrate after the team scored during the third set of a match against Algeria in the women's volleyball tournament at Earls Court at the 2012 Summer Games on July 28, 2012. Japan beat Algeria 3-0.

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Ueno named best female judoka today

PARIS, France - Japanese judoka Yoshie Ueno (R) poses for photos at a ceremony in Paris celebrating the 60th anniversary of the International Judo Federation on Aug. 21, 2011. Ueno, who is defending her 63-kilogram title for the third time at the world championships, was named the best female judoka today by the IJF on the same day.

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Japan's Ueno wins gold at world judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yoshie Ueno (R) and Miki Tanaka (L) hold the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the judo world championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2010. Ueno beat Tanaka in the women's 63-kiogram final at the championships.

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Ueno wins women's 63-kilogram at World Judo Championships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Yoshie Ueno of Japan (L) holds up her gold medal in the women's 63-kilogram category at the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam on Aug. 28. Ueno beat Elisabeth Willeboordse of the Netherlands in the final.

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Ueno wins women's 63-kilogram at World Judo Championships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Yoshie Ueno of Japan (standing) reacts after beating Elisabeth Willeboordse of the Netherlands in the women's 63-kilogram category final at the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam on Aug. 28.

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Ueno wins women's 63-kilogram at World Judo Championships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Yoshie Ueno of Japan (L) and Elisabeth Willeboordse of the Netherlands shake hands after their final match in the women's 63-kilogram category at the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam on Aug. 28. Ueno beat Willeboordse with an ''awase-waza,'' or two-point combination for ippon.

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Ueno wins women's 63-kilogram at World Judo Championships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Yoshie Ueno of Japan celebrates after beating Elisabeth Willeboordse of the Netherlands in the women's 63-kilogram category final at the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam on Aug. 28.

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Ueno wins women's 63-kilogram at World Judo Championships

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Yoshie Ueno of Japan (back) fights with Elisabeth Willeboordse of the Netherlands in the women's 63-kilogram category final at the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam on Aug. 28. Ueno won the gold.

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Ex-U.S. serviceman ordered to pay damages over robbery-murder

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A supporter of relatives of Yoshie Sato, who was killed and robbed in 2006 by a former U.S. serviceman, displays a banner announcing victory in a damages suit against him in front of the Yokohama District Court on May 20. The court ordered 24-year-old William Reese to pay 65 million yen (about $680,000) in compensation to the relatives.

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Japan's Ueno wins women's 63-kg final at Paris judo meet

PARIS, France - Japan's Yoshie Ueno overpowers compatriot Nozomi Hirai during the women's 63-kilogram final at the Grand Slam Paris judo meet Feb. 7. Ueno beat Hirai with an ''ippon.''

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U.S. Marines attend karate clinic in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Marines try to follow the moves of Yoshie Kadena (L), a world champion of Okinawa-style karate in 2008, in a clinic at a gymnasium of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Kinser in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 16. The karate lesson was part of a cultural awareness seminar jointly held by the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japanese Foreign Ministry's liaison office in Okinawa.

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Japan falls to Brazil in women's volleyball quarterfinals

BEIJING, China - Japanese volleyball players in action while trying to defend against a strong spike from Brazil in the third set in the quarterfinals of the women's volleyball tournament of the Beijing Olympics on Aug. 19. (From R to L) are Erika Araki, Yoshie Takeshita (3), Yuko Sano (6) and Miyuki Takahashi.

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Ueno takes gold at Super World Cup meet

HAMBURG, Germany - Japan's Yoshie Ueno smiles on the podium after capturing the gold medal in the women's 63-kilogram class with a win over Cuba's Anaisis Hernandez at a Super World Cup meet in Germany on Feb. 23.

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Ueno takes gold at Super World Cup meet

HAMBURG, Germany - Japan's Yoshie Ueno (lower) beats Cuba's Anaisis Hernandez to capture the gold medal in the women's 63-kilogram class at a Super World Cup meet in Germany on Feb. 23.

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Ueno sisters victorious at Kano Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshie Ueno (L) topples Athens Olympic champion Ayumi Tanimoto with an ''osotogari'' outer-leg sweep in the all-Japanese 63-kg final of the Kano Cup international judo tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Dec. 8.

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Onda to retire from competitive figure skating

NAGOYA, Japan - Figure skater Yoshie Onda (file photo), a member of the Japanese team at the Salt Lake City Olympics, will retire from competition at the end of the season, skating sources said March 31.

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Japan marks 61st anniversary of the end of World War II

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshie Tabata, aged 101 years old, is among those who attended a ceremony held at Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo to mark the 61st anniversary of the end of World War II on Aug. 15. Tabata is the oldest person ever to attend the annual ceremonies marking the anniversary of the end of World War II.

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Olympic champ Arakawa pulls out of world c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic figure skating champion Shizuka Arakawa (L, file photo) has opted to sit out the March 20-26 world championships in Calgary, Canada, the Japan Skating Federation said March 9. Her busy schedule after the Turin Games has made it difficult for her to prepare fully for the championships. Yoshie Onda (R) will fill in for Arakawa.

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Ando finishes 2nd at Cup of Russia, Onda 3rd

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japan's Yoshie Onda gives her performance in the free skate at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 26. Onda finished third after world champion Irina Slutskaya of Russia and Japan's Miki Ando.

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Ando 2nd, Onda 3rd after SP at Cup of Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japan's Yoshie Onda is in her performance during the women's short program at the Cup of Russia in St. Petersburg on Nov. 25. Onda took third place after Russia's Irina Slutskaya and Japan's Miki Ando.

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Japan's Onda settles for 3rd at Skate America

ATLANTIC CITY, United States - Japan's figure skater Yoshie Onda (far R), who settled for third place in the women's event at Skate America, poses with gold medalist Elena Sokolova (C) of Russia and silver medalist Alissa Czisny of the United States (L) in Atlantic City on Oct. 22.

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Japan's Onda settles for 3rd at Skate America

ATLANTIC CITY, United States - Japan's Yoshie Onda skated a lackluster free skate and had to settle for third place in the women's event at Skate America in Atlantic City on Oct. 22.

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Japan's Onda second after short program

ATLANTIC CITY, United States - Japan's Yoshie Onda is in action in the women's short program at Skate America in Atlantic City on Oct. 21. Onda took second with 53.90 points after the short program.

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(1)Suguri beats Onda to win Four Continents figure skating

GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Japanese figure skater Fumie Suguri (R) shows off a medal in an award ceremony at Gangneung Ice Center for an unprecedented third title she earned at the Four Continents women's championships Feb. 19. At right is compatriot Yoshie Onda, who came second.

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Onda 2nd at Four Continents

GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Japan's Yoshie Onda takes second place in the women's short program at the Four Continents Championships held at at Gangneung Ice Center on Feb. 17.

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(1)Liashenko leads after SP at NHK Trophy

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Ukrainian Elena Liashenko out-skated local favorite and defending champion Yoshie Onda to take the lead after the women's short program at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition at Taisetsu Arena in Hokkaido on Nov. 28.

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(3)World champion Anno, Tanimoto victorious in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - World silver medalist Ayumi Tanimoto of Japan wins the 63-kg event with a clean over-the-shoulder throw against compatriot Yoshie Ueno on the opening day Dec. 7 of the Fukuoka women's international judo meet Fukuoka Kokusai Center.

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Onda holds off Slutskaya to win first NHK Trophy

KYOTO, Japan - Irina Slutskaya of Russia (L), Yoshie Onda (C), and Shizuka Arai, both of Japan, pose for photographs at Kyoto Aqua Arena on Nov. 30 after the awarding ceremony of the NHK Trophy women's the event. Onda won the event, followed by Slutskaya and Arai.

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Onda wins NHK Trophy women's event

KYOTO, Japan - Japan's Yoshie Onda jumps during a free program of the NHK Trophy women's event at Kyoto Aqua Arena on Nov. 30. Onda won the event, the sixth and final leg of the ISU Grand Prix series.

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(9)Hiroshima marks 57th anniversary of atomic-bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Naomitsu Miwa (R), 12, and Yoshie Hijioka, 11, read ''a pledge for peace'' at a ceremony marking the 57th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6 at the Peace Memorial Park in the western Japan city.

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Koizumi's mother Yoshie dies at 93

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yoshie Koizumi, the mother of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who died of heart failure Oct. 30, aged 93. She had two sons and four daughters by Junya Samejima, a former Defense Agency director general who took her family name, Koizumi, when the two married. Junichiro is their first son.

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Onda 2nd at Four Continents

GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Japan's Yoshie Onda takes second place in the women's short program at the Four Continents Championships held at at Gangneung Ice Center on Feb. 17. (Kyodo)

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(1)Suguri beats Onda to win Four Continents figure skating

GANGNEUNG, South Korea - Japanese figure skater Fumie Suguri (R) shows off a medal in an award ceremony at Gangneung Ice Center for an unprecedented third title she earned at the Four Continents women's championships Feb. 19. At right is compatriot Yoshie Onda, who came second. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Takahashi wins Skate America

ATLANTIC CITY, United States - Japan's Yoshie Onda is in action in the women's short program at Skate America in Atlantic City on Oct. 21. Onda took second with 53.90 points after the short program. (Kyodo)