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10-yr-old succeeds spinning top performing arts

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 29, 2013, shows Kazuma Yoshitomi, a successor of the traditional performing arts of spinning tops called Chikuzen Hakata Koma. Only a fourth grader, he assumed the name of Chikushi Juraku as the successor to a line of artists.

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Rainbow Dahlia captures Queen Elizabeth Cup

CHONAN, Japan - Rainbow Dahlia (15), ridden by Yoshitomi Shibata, gallops to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 11, 2012. Rainbow Dahlia, the seventh favorite, won in 2 minutes, 16.3 seconds over 2,200 meters for her first G1 victory. Favorite Verxina (back L) finished second.

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Rainbow Dahlia captures Queen Elizabeth Cup

CHONAN, Japan - Rainbow Dahlia (C), ridden by Yoshitomi Shibata, gallops to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative Cup at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 11, 2012. Rainbow Dahlia, the seventh favorite, won in 2 minutes, 16.3 seconds over 2,200 meters for her first G1 victory. Favorite Verxina (back) and fifth favorite Pixie Princess (R) finished second and third, respectively.

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Nakayama Knight wins Kyodo News Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Nakayama Knight (leading) with jockey Yoshitomi Shibata beats Universal Bank to win the Kyodo News Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 13, 2011.

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Nakayama Festa wins Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Yoshitomi Shibata celebrates near his mount Nakayama Festa after winning the Takarazuka Kinen race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 27, 2010.

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WWII survivor recalls Osaka air raid before Japan's surrender

Reiko Yoshitomi tells of how her mother and elder brother were killed in the U.S. air raid of Osaka on Aug. 14, 1945, just a day before Japan surrendered in World War II, during an interview on Feb. 20, 2015, in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. Yoshitomi herself barely survived the raid. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakayama Knight wins Kyodo News Service Hai

TOKYO, Japan - Nakayama Knight (leading) with jockey Yoshitomi Shibata beats Universal Bank to win the Kyodo News Service Hai at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Nakayama Festa wins Takarazuka Kinen

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Yoshitomi Shibata celebrates near his mount Nakayama Festa after winning the Takarazuka Kinen race at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 27, 2010. (Kyodo)