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A Book Sharing Session in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 6, 2025 - Taiwanese host Kevin Tsai and Japanese writer Yoshimoto Banana attend a book sharing session in Taipei, China, February 6, 2025.

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A Book Sharing Session in Taipei

TAIPEI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 6, 2025 - Taiwanese host Kevin Tsai and Japanese writer Yoshimoto Banana attend a book sharing session in Taipei, China, February 6, 2025.

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Asian Games: Wrestling

Remina Yoshimoto of Japan poses with the gold medal she won in the women's wrestling freestyle 50-kilogram event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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Asian Games: Wrestling

Remina Yoshimoto (blue) of Japan defeats Kim Son Hyang of North Korea in the women's wrestling freestyle 50-kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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Asian Games: Wrestling

Remina Yoshimoto (blue) of Japan competes against Kim Son Hyang of North Korea in the women's wrestling freestyle 50-kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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Asian Games: Wrestling

Remina Yoshimoto (blue) of Japan competes against Kim Son Hyang of North Korea in the women's wrestling freestyle 50-kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING(CN)

(231006) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yoshimoto Remina (R) of Japan competes against Kim Sonhyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) during Women's Freestyle 50kg Gold Medal Match of Wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING(CN)

(231006) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yoshimoto Remina (R) of Japan competes against Kim Sonhyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) during Women's Freestyle 50kg Gold Medal Match of Wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING(CN)

(231006) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Yoshimoto Remina (2nd L) of Japan, silver medalist Kim Sonhyang (1st L) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), bronze medalists Zhu Jiang (2nd R) of China and Aktenge Keunimjaeva of Uzbekistan attend the awarding ceremony for the Women's Freestyle 50kg of Wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING(CN)

(231006) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yoshimoto Remina (R) of Japan competes against Kim Sonhyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) during Women's Freestyle 50kg Gold Medal Match of Wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WRESTLING(CN)

(231006) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Yoshimoto Remina of Japan attends the awarding ceremony for the Women's Freestyle 50kg of Wrestling at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 5, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

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Basketball: Knicks Summer League coach Daisuke Yoshimoto

New York Knicks assistant coach Daisuke "Dice" Yoshimoto serves as the Knicks' head coach during the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in July 2023.

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FOREIGN STUDENTS' FESTIVAL

FOREIGN STUDENTS' FESTIVAL,International Student Festival, International Student Cultural Festival, Cultural Exchange, International Exchange=Date:1994, Place:Beam Hall (now Yoshimoto Eternal Hall) in Shibuya, Tokyo, JAPAN

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Yoshimoto Kogyo Chairman Hayashi dies at 62

OSAKA, Japan - Hiroaki Hayashi (in undated file photo), chairman of major entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., died Jan. 3 of lung cancer at an Osaka hospital, his family and the company said on Jan. 4. He was 62.

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Kofu's Abe, FC Tokyo's Yoshimoto jump for header

KOFU, Japan - Takuma Abe (L) of Ventforet Kofu and Kazunori Yoshimoto of FC Tokyo jump for a header in the first half of a J-League game at Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2014. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

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MLB All-Stars beat Japan 6-1 in Game 4

TOKYO, Japan - MLB All-Stars right fielder Yasiel Puing jumps to catch a fly by Japan's Yoshimoto Tsutsugo in the fourth inning of Game 4 of an exhibition series at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2014.

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Entertainment content producer to get extra investment

TOKYO, Japan - President Shizuko Yokote of MCIP Holdings Co. announces in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, additional investment will be made in the Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. subsidiary producing entertainment content by six entities, including the government-financed Cool Japan Fund and advertising agency Dentsu Inc., to fuel its entertainment content business in Asia.

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Actors in Yoshimoto comedy show at Abeno Harukas

OSAKA, Japan - Medaka Ikeno (C) and fellow actors pose for photos after appearing in a special performance of the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki comedy theatrical troupe held in Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, in Osaka on April 8, 2014.

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Special Yoshimoto comedy show at Abeno Harukas

OSAKA, Japan - A special performance of the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki comedy theatrical troupe is held in Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, in Osaka on April 8, 2014.

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Comedian admits mother had lived on welfare

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Junichi Komoto holds a press conference at the Tokyo headquarters of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., the entertainment company he belongs to, on May 25, 2012. The popular comedian, who with Satoshi Inoue forms the standup comedy duo Jicho Kacho, publicly offered an apology after confirming media reports that his mother, despite having a high-income-earning son, had received welfare benefits for 14 to 15 years until April, when the rumor started.

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Comedian admits mother had lived on welfare

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Junichi Komoto holds a press conference at the Tokyo headquarters of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., the entertainment company he belongs to, on May 25, 2012. The popular comedian, who with Satoshi Inoue forms the standup comedy duo Jicho Kacho, publicly offered an apology after confirming media reports that his mother, despite having a high-income-earning son, had received welfare benefits for 14 to 15 years until April, when the rumor started.

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Comedian admits mother had lived on welfare

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Junichi Komoto (C) bows in apology during a press conference at the Tokyo headquarters of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., the entertainment company he belongs to, on May 25, 2012. The popular comedian, who with Satoshi Inoue forms the standup comedy duo Jicho Kacho, publicly offered an apology after confirming media reports that his mother, despite having a high-income-earning son, had received welfare benefits for 14 to 15 years until April, when the rumor started.

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Critic Yoshimoto dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takaaki Yoshimoto, a noted literary critic and the father of popular Japanese writer Banana Yoshimoto. He died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on March 16, 2012. He was 87.

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Comedian Shizu-chan takes step toward Olympics

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese comic Shizuyo Yamasaki (L) beats Sayako Suzuki to capture the women's middleweight national boxing title in Hiroshima on Feb. 11, 2012. Yamasaki, known as Shizu-chan from the Yoshimoto Creative Agency's comic duo ''Nankai Candies,'' took a step toward attaining her dream -- competing in an upcoming amateur boxing competition at the London Olympics.

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Comedian Shizu-chan takes step toward Olympics

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese comic Shizuyo Yamasaki holding the gold medal after capturing the women's middleweight national boxing title in Hiroshima on Feb. 11, 2012. Yamasaki, known as Shizu-chan from the Yoshimoto Creative Agency's comic duo ''Nankai Candies,'' took a step toward attaining her dream -- competing in an upcoming amateur boxing competition at the London Olympics.

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Japanese novelist Yoshimoto receives Capri Award

CAPRI, Italy - Japanese novelist Banana Yoshimoto (C) receives a plaque at a ceremony on the island of Capri in southern Italy on July 2, 2011, as she was awarded the Capri Award, an Italian literary prize, for poetic and sensitive qualities of her works.

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Banana Yoshimoto wins Italy award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese novelist Banana Yoshimoto, who won Italy's Capri Award on May 24, 2011.

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Yoshimoto eyes selling TV programs overseas

OSAKA, Japan - Hiroshi Osaki, president of talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., speaks during an interview in Osaka on Jan. 5, 2011. Osaki spoke of the company's plans to cooperate with U.S. and Chinese companies to produce and sell television programs for overseas markets.

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Yoshimoto Kogyo sets up joint firm with Shanghai Media Group

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Osaki (R), president of talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2010, with Teng Junjie, vice president of Shanghai Media Group. They announced that they have founded a joint company in Shanghai to produce television programs and offer advertising services.

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Yoshimoto Kogyo sets up joint firm with Shanghai Media Group

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Osaki (R), president of talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., and Teng Junjie, vice president of Shanghai Media Group, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2010. They announced that they have founded a joint company in Shanghai to produce television programs and offer advertising services.

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Investment firm announces tender offer for Yoshimoto shares

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Idei (L), president of investment firm Quantum Entertainment and former chairman of Sony Corp., shakes hands with Hiroshi Oosaki, president of talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2009. They announced that Quantum Entertainment will buy at least 70% of all outstanding Yoshimoto shares in a takeover bid.

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Comedian Matsumoto marries, expects baby this year

TOKYO, Japan - Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto (in this file photo), 45, married Rin Ihara, 26, a former weather forecaster, and she is expected to have a baby by the end of this year, his office Yoshimoto Kogyo said May 17. He published ''Isho'' (Farewell Note), a collection of essays, in 1994 and it became one of the bestsellers of the year.

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Yoshimoto Kogyo forms alliance with China entertainment firm

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Yoshino, president of Japan's top comedy entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 20 about his firm's business alliance with China Xiangyu Cultural Development Co.

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Right-hander Hasegawa retires

TOKYO, Japan - Right-hander Shigetoshi Hasegawa (in file photo) has ended his 15-year playing career split between both sides of the Pacific Ocean, his management office, Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., announced on Jan. 23. Hasegawa, 37, decided to retire after the Seattle Mariners declined a club option on his contract in November after the reliever went 1-3 with a 4.19 earned run average in 46 games last season.

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Yoshimoto Kogyo to release 2 all-star comedy films in 2007

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. President Isao Yoshino said in Osaka on Jan. 4 that the company will release two films starring many of the popular comedians in its stable in 2007. He said at a news conference that the major Japanese entertainment company plans to open two theaters in Tokyo.

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Ultralow-power method developed for playing cell-phone movies

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Professor Masahiko Yoshimoto, who heads a research group at Kanazawa University, makes public Jan. 30 in Yokohama a method the group has developed of reducing the power needed to play movies on a cell phone by as much as 75%. Yoshimoto holds an experimental device showing off the new technology, at an electronics exhibition that opened in the city the same day.

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Takashi Yoshimoto, new president of Tohoku University

SENDAI, Japan - Takashi Yoshimoto has become new president of Tohoku University, where 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate Koichi Tanaka studied.

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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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Neighbors Okinawa, Taiwan worked to resolve tensions

NAHA, Japan - Masanori Yoshimoto (in file photo) recalls a meeting with Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui which he had back in 1996 as vice governor of Okinawa.

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Japan claims 3 golds on 3rd day of Asian Wrestling Championships

STORY: Japan claims 3 golds on 3rd day of Asian Wrestling Championships DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships in Mongolia's capital STORYLINE: Japan bagged three golds and a silver from the five women's events on the third day of the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulan Bator on Thursday. In the 50-kg freestyle, world champion Remina Yoshimoto defeated Mongolian Tsogt-Ochir Namuuntsetseg for the gold medal. The bronze medal went to Jasmina Immaeva of Uzbekistan after her win over Indian Manisha Manisha. In the 55-kg category, Umi Imai claimed the gold, Mongolian Ganbaatar Otgonjargal won the silver, and Indian Sushma Shokeen took the bronze. Sara Natami claimed the 59-kg freestyle gold. The silver and bronze medals went to Mongolian Baatarjav Shoovdor and Indian Sarita Mor respectively. In the 68-kg category, Madina Bakbergenova of Kazakhstan won over Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan

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(SP)MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-2022 AISAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

(220422) -- ULAN BATOR, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yoshimoto Remina of Japan celebrates after claiming the title of the women's 50 kg freestyle category at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator on April 21, 2022. (Photo by Suriya/Xinhua)

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(SP)MONGOLIA-ULAN BATOR-2022 AISAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

(220422) -- ULAN BATOR, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yoshimoto Remina (R) of Japan competes with Mongolia's Tsogt-Ochir Namuuntsetseg during the final match in the women's 50 kg freestyle category at the 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator on April 21, 2022.e (Photo by Suriya/Xinhua)

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Novelist Banana Yoshimoto

TOKYO, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - File photo taken on Sept. 25, 2007 shows Japanese novelist Banana Yoshimoto.

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Novelist Banana Yoshimoto

TOKYO, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - File photo taken on April 26, 1999 shows Japanese novelist Banana Yoshimoto.

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Novelist Banana Yoshimoto

TOKYO, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - File photo taken on June 10, 2002 shows Japanese novelist Banana Yoshimoto.

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Novelist Banana Yoshimoto

TOKYO, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - File photo taken on April 26, 1999 shows Japanese novelist Banana Yoshimoto.

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Novelist Banana Yoshimoto

TOKYO, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Japanese novelist Banana Yoshimoto.

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Wrestling: Yoshimoto, Fujinami crowned women's world champions

Undated file photo shows Japanese wrestlers Remina Yoshimoto (R) and Akari Fujinami. Yoshimoto and Fujinami won gold in the women's 50 and 53-kilogram divisions at the wrestling world championships in Oslo on Oct. 6, 2021.

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Yoshino to become Yoshimoto Kogyo president

OSAKA, Japan - Entertainment service provider Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. picked Vice President Isao Yoshino (file photo) as its president Jan. 4 after Chairman Hiroaki Hayashi died at age 62 the previous day, company officials said. Its board of directors will meet Jan. 5 to finalize the appointment, they said. (Kyodo)

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Right-hander Hasegawa retires

TOKYO, Japan - Right-hander Shigetoshi Hasegawa (in file photo) has ended his 15-year playing career split between both sides of the Pacific Ocean, his management office, Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., announced on Jan. 23. Hasegawa, 37, decided to retire after the Seattle Mariners declined a club option on his contract in November after the reliever went 1-3 with a 4.19 earned run average in 46 games last season. (Kyodo)