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Capsule used to return Earth from ISS trip

Yusaku Maezawa (2nd from L), the entrepreneur who became the first Japanese civilian to travel to the International Space Station in December 2021, attends an event in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2023, showing a capsule and parachute he used to return to Earth from space.

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Capsule used to return Earth from ISS trip

Yusaku Maezawa, the entrepreneur who became the first Japanese civilian to travel to the International Space Station in December 2021, attends an event in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2023, showing a capsule he used to return to Earth from space.

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

(231002) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kodama Yusaku(R) of Japan and Dmitriy Koblov of Kazakhstan compete during the Men's 400m Hurdles heat of Athletics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 2, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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Golf: Miyazato cites dip in motivation for retiring at season's end

TOKYO, Japan, May 29 Kyodo - Former women's world No. 1 golfer Ai Miyazato (2nd from R) poses with her family -- (from L) eldest brother Kiyoshi, father Masaru, second brother Yusaku, mother Toyoko -- for a photo celebrating Yusaku's victory at the Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cup Noodle Cup at Kanehide Kise Country Club in Okinawa Prefecture's Nago on May 14, 2017. Miyazato, whose two brothers are also professional golfers, formally announced on May 29 her decision to retire.

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British Open golf

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom - Japan's Yusaku Miyazato hits his second shot on the second hole during the opening round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 17, 2014.

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British Open golf

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom - Japan's Yusaku Miyazato watches his second shot on the 14th hole during the opening round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 17, 2014.

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Monument for eternal memory of tsunami

OTSUCHI, Japan - Yusaku Yoshida (L), a 16-year-old high school student in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, and Tadayoshi Oguni, deputy chief of the Ando district neighborhood association, stand in front of a wooden monument Yoshida erected on a hill there on March 11, 2013 to indefinitely remember the devastating tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku exactly two years earlier.

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Chernobyl agency chief in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Volodymyr Kholosha (C), head of the Ukrainian agency in charge of the Chernobyl exclusion zone management under the ministry of emergencies, holds talks with Yusaku Matsumoto (L), deputy governor of Fukushima Prefecture, at the prefectural government office on March 22, 2012.

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Y. Miyazato leads Suntory Open after two rounds

INZAI, Japan - Yusaku Miyazato, the middle of the Miyazato siblings in professional golf, watches his tee shot during the second round of the Suntory Open at the Sobu Country Club's par-70 Sobu Course in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 8. He shot a 3-under-par 67 to take the sole lead.

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Mets sign right-hander Iriki to 1-year deal

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese free agent pitcher Yusaku Iriki speaks with reporters in New York on Jan. 18 after signing a one-year contract with the New York Mets worth $750,000 that includes potential incentives for $500,000. ''There are many people I would like to throw against, but if any one player, maybe (New York Yankees outfielder Hideki) Matsui, since we used to be on the Giants together,'' said Iriki expressing his enthusiasm to play in the majors. (MLB)

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Y. Miyazato, Smail share lead at Bridgestone Open

CHIBA, Japan - David Smail of New Zealand watches his tee shot during the third round of the Bridgestone Open at Sodegaura Country Club in Chiba on Oct. 22. Smail climbed up the leaderboard for a share of the lead with Japan's Yusaku Miyazato.

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Y. Miyazato, Smail share lead at Bridgestone Open

CHIBA, Japan - Yusaku Miyazato shot his second straight 68 to move into a share of the lead with David Smail of New Zealand after three rounds of the Bridgestone Open at Sodegaura Country Club in Chiba on Oct. 22.

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(2)Hoshino, Miyazato in 4-way tie for lead at Mizuno Open

KASAOKA, Japan - Yusaku Miyazato responds to galleries during the third round of the Mizuno Open at Setonaikai Golf Club on June 26. He carded 67 to share the leader with Hidemasa Hoshino, Naruhito Ueda and Australia's Brendan Jones at 11-under 205.

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Miyazato among early front-runners at Mizuno Open

KASAOKA, Japan - Yusaku Miyazato smiles after firing a 5-under-par 67 to take his place among a quintet of golfers at the top of the leaderboard after the first round of the Mizuno Open Setonaikai Golf Club on June 24.

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Fujita wins Asia-Japan Okinawa Open

GUSHIKAMI, Japan - Hiroyuki Fujita (L) smiles with his cup in hands after winning the Asia-Japan Okinawa Open at the Southern Links Golf Club on Dec. 22, flanked by national amateur champion Yusaku Miyazato who closed within one shot of Fujita finished tied for second with American Ted Purdy.

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(5)Major League all stars in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - New York Yankees Jason Giambi hits a solo homer of Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki with two outs in the top of the first inning of an exhibition game between Major League all stars and Yomiuri at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 9. The Dream Team trounced Yomiuri 8-1. (MLB)

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(4)Major League all stars in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds hits a two-run homer off Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki in the top of the first inning of a Major League all stars vs. Yomiuri exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 9. (MLB)

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Rose cruises to Chunichi Crowns victory by 5 shots

NAGOYA, Japan - Justin Rose of Britain (L), along with Japan's amateur champion Yusaku Miyazato, raises the tournament trophy at the Nagoya Golf Club's Wago Course on May 5 after winning the Chunichi Crowns with a 14-under 266. Miyazato came in fourth.

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Iriki dashes to catch grounder

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki jumps at a grounder hit by Yakult Swallows infielder Akinori Iwamura in the top of the fifth inning at Tokyo Dome on April 9. Yomiuri downed Yakult 10-2.

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Yamasaki hits RBI double

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons infielder Takeshi Yamasaki watches the ball after hitting an RBI double off Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki in the first at Nagoya Dome on April 2.

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Kyodo's Oikawa, Asahi's Usanami awarded Vaughn-Uyeda Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Oikawa (L in file photo), a senior Kyodo News correspondent in Moscow, and Yusaku Usanami, chief of the Asahi Shimbun's Asian General Bureau, have been chosen as recipients of the 2001 Vaughn-Uyeda Prize, which honors contributions made by Japanese journalists in the field of international affairs, the prize's selection committee said Feb. 14.

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Giants' pitchers raise funds for terrorist attack victims

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Yomiuri Giants pitchers -- Hisanori Takahashi (R) and Yusaku Iriki (2nd from R) -- call on baseball fans on Nov. 2 for donations for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States before their practice game with the Seibu Lions in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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Iriki picks up ninth win

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki shakes hands with catcher Shinnosuke Abe after going the distance to shut out the Chunichi Dragons 7-0 at Tokyo Dome on August 1. It was his ninth victory this season.

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Higashide hits two-run double

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshima Toyo Carp infielder Ajihiro Higashide hits a two-run double off Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki with the second and third bases loaded with two outs in the top of the second inning at Tokyo Dome on July 13.

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Taneda hits go-ahead RBI single

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama Baystars pinch hitter Hitoshi Taneda hits a go-ahead RBI single to center off Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki with first and third bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning at Yokohama Stadium on July 6.

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Iriki shuts out Carp

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki shows off his joy after notching a shutout victory over the Hiroshima Toyo Carp at Hiroshima Ball Park on May 8. Iriki scattered four hits over the distance to lead the Giants to a 2-0 win over the Carp.

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Entrepreneur Maezawa talks about ISS trip

Billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa poses before speaking at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2022. Maezawa spent nearly two weeks at the International Space Station in December, making him the first Japanese civilian to stay there.

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Entrepreneur Maezawa talks about ISS trip

Billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2022. Maezawa spent nearly two weeks at the International Space Station in December, making him the first Japanese civilian to stay there.

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Entrepreneur Maezawa talks about ISS trip

Billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2022. Maezawa spent nearly two weeks at the International Space Station in December, making him the first Japanese civilian to stay there.

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Entrepreneur Maezawa talks about ISS trip

Billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2022. Maezawa spent nearly two weeks at the International Space Station in December, making him the first Japanese civilian to stay there.

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Entrepreneur Maezawa safely returns from ISS trip

A screen at a mission control center in a Moscow suburb shows Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa (C in white) reacting after his return to Earth on Dec. 20, 2021, from a 12-day trip to the International Space Station.

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Space flight by Japanese entrepreneur Maezawa

Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa is pictured on Dec. 8, 2021, before departing from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on course to become the first Japanese civilian to stay on the International Space Station.

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Space flight by Japanese entrepreneur Maezawa

A Soyuz rocket lifts off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 8, 2021, carrying Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa, his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station.

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Space flight by Japanese billionaire Maezawa

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa (L), his assistant Yozo Hirano (R) and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin are pictured at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 8, 2021, ahead of their flight to the International Space Station. The three will travel aboard a Soyuz spacecraft later in the day, with the 46-year-old founder of online fashion retailer Zozo Inc. scheduled to stay on the ISS for 12 days.

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Space flight by Japanese billionaire Maezawa

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is pictured at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 8, 2021, ahead of his flight to the International Space Station. Maezawa, his assistant Yozo Hirano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin will travel aboard a Soyuz spacecraft later in the day, with the 46-year-old founder of online fashion retailer Zozo Inc. scheduled to stay on the ISS for 12 days.

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Soyuz rocket on launch pad

A Soyuz rocket is moved to the launch pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 5, 2021, three days before its lift-off. The rocket is scheduled to carry Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, his assistant Yozo Hirano and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station.

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Soyuz rocket on launch pad

A Soyuz rocket is moved to the launch pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 5, 2021, three days before its lift-off. The rocket is scheduled to carry Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, his assistant Yozo Hirano and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station.

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Soyuz rocket on launch pad

A Soyuz rocket is moved to the launch pad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on Dec. 5, 2021, three days before its lift-off. The rocket is scheduled to carry Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, his assistant Yozo Hirano and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin to the International Space Station.

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Japanese entrepreneur Maezawa ahead of ISS launch

Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa (R) participates in training at the Yu.A. Gagarin Research & Test Cosmonaut Training Center in the suburbs of Moscow on Oct. 14, 2021, for his trip to the International Space Station in December. (Pool photo)

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Yamasaki hits RBI double

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons infielder Takeshi Yamasaki watches the ball after hitting an RBI double off Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki in the first at Nagoya Dome on April 2.

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Iriki dashes to catch grounder

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki jumps at a grounder hit by Yakult Swallows infielder Akinori Iwamura in the top of the fifth inning at Tokyo Dome on April 9. Yomiuri downed Yakult 10-2.

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Y. Miyazato, Smail share lead at Bridgestone Open

CHIBA, Japan - Yusaku Miyazato shot his second straight 68 to move into a share of the lead with David Smail of New Zealand after three rounds of the Bridgestone Open at Sodegaura Country Club in Chiba on Oct. 22. (Kyodo)

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Y. Miyazato leads Suntory Open after two rounds

INZAI, Japan - Yusaku Miyazato, the middle of the Miyazato siblings in professional golf, watches his tee shot during the second round of the Suntory Open at the Sobu Country Club's par-70 Sobu Course in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 8. He shot a 3-under-par 67 to take the sole lead. (Kyodo)

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Y. Miyazato, Smail share lead at Bridgestone Open

CHIBA, Japan - David Smail of New Zealand watches his tee shot during the third round of the Bridgestone Open at Sodegaura Country Club in Chiba on Oct. 22. Smail climbed up the leaderboard for a share of the lead with Japan's Yusaku Miyazato. (Kyodo)

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Higashide hits two-run double

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshima Toyo Carp infielder Ajihiro Higashide hits a two-run double off Yomiuri Giants starter Yusaku Iriki with the second and third bases loaded with two outs in the top of the second inning at Tokyo Dome on July 13.

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Fujita wins Asia-Japan Okinawa Open

GUSHIKAMI, Japan - Hiroyuki Fujita (L) smiles with his cup in hands after winning the Asia-Japan Okinawa Open at the Southern Links Golf Club on Dec. 22, flanked by national amateur champion Yusaku Miyazato who closed within one shot of Fujita finished tied for second with American Ted Purdy. (Kyodo)

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Yahoo Japan to buy fashion retailer Zozo

SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son (L) and Yusaku Maezawa, former CEO of online fashion retailer Zozo Inc., shake hands after announcing at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2019, that Yahoo Japan Corp., operating under Son's group, will buy Zozo for about 400 billion yen in a friendly takeover. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby World Cup gives stimulus to rugby 7 players

Japan's new rugby sevens captain Yusaku Kuwazuru says at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2015, that joining up with the players at the Rugby World Cup in England would provide a stimulus for the rugby sevens, for which members of the Japanese team for the Asian round of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will be announced on Nov. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mets sign right-hander Iriki to 1-year deal

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese free agent pitcher Yusaku Iriki speaks with reporters in New York on Jan. 18 after signing a one-year contract with the New York Mets worth $750,000 that includes potential incentives for $500,000. ''There are many people I would like to throw against, but if any one player, maybe (New York Yankees outfielder Hideki) Matsui, since we used to be on the Giants together,'' said Iriki expressing his enthusiasm to play in the majors. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Kyodo's Oikawa, Asahi's Usami awarded Vaughn-Uyeda Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Oikawa (L in file photo), a senior Kyodo News correspondent in Moscow, and Yusaku Usami, chief of the Asahi Shimbun's Asian General Bureau, have been chosen as recipients of the 2001 Vaughn-Uyeda Prize, which honors contributions made by Japanese journalists in the field of international affairs, the prize's selection committee said Feb. 14.