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Ishikawa goes wire to wire to win national junior title

KAWAGOE, Japan - Teenage golfing sensation Ryo Ishikawa reacts after sinking an eagle putt during the final round of the boys' division in the 15 to 17 age bracket at the national junior golf championships at the par-71 Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 17. Ishikawa shot a third straight 3-under 68 to complete a wire-to-wire victory.

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Winners of national Japanese card game competition

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Tsubasa Tsubota hold trophies as the winners of the men's and women's divisions respectively at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game competition in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the "Meijin" (Master) title for the third straight year and Tsubota won the "Queen" title for the first time.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu waves to the crowed after winning the Japan National Figure Skating Championships for the third straight time at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu poses with his medal won in the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion took his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - (From L) Shoma Uno, Yuzuru Hanyu and Takahiko Kozuka pose with their medals won in the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. World and Olympic champion Hanyu won his third straight national title while Uno came second and Kozuka finished third.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu (R) is encouraged by his coach Brian Orser after his performance in the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu smiles after scoring 192.50 points in the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title with a total of 286.86.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu acknowledges the crowd after his performance in the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title.

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Obic captures 3rd straight Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Takuya Furutani (C) of Obic Seagulls scores a touchdown against Kwansei Gakuin University toward the end of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2013. The Japan X-League's Obic defeated Kwansei 21-15, triumphing for the third straight year in the annual American Football national championship game between Japan's corporate and university champions.

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Gov't workers' wages to be cut

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) receives an advisory from Takeshi Erikawa, president of the National Personnel Authority, on wages for central government workers at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2011. The personnel board proposed a 0.23% cut in monthly salaries for government workers in fiscal 2011 for the third straight yearly decline, leading to a 15,000 yen cut in their average annual salaries to 6.37 million yen.

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Nippon Paper grabs 2nd straight ice hockey title

TOCHIGI, Japan - The Nippon Paper Cranes' Mike Madill (C) leaps after scoring a goal in the third period of a national ice hockey championship game against the Tohoku Free Blades at Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena in Tochigi Prefecture on Feb. 13, 2011. The Cranes captured their second straight title with a 6-2 victory.

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Ishikawa talks about Masters

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa (L) speaks to media at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 4, 2011, before heading to Thailand to participate in the Royal Trophy tournament. The golfing sensation will play in the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia for the third straight year.

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Ishikawa talks about Masters

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa shows his invitation to the Masters Tournament at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 4, 2011 before heading to Thailand to participate in the Royal Trophy tournament. The golfing sensation will play in the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia for the third straight year.

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Ramos-Horta speaks at Japan press club

TOKYO, Japan - East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta speaks at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The president said East Timor's economy has grown for the third straight year.

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Asada wins 3rd consecutive national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Mao Asada smiles with the trophy in her hands at Big Hat in Nagano after winning her third straight title at the national figure skating championships.

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Icho siblings take gold at national wrestling championships

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Icho (L) won her sixth straight title in the women's 63-kilogram free style while Chiharu Icho (R) dominated to take her third consecutive crown at 48 kg at the wrestling national championships on Dec. 22. The Icho sisters, world champions in their respective weight classes, once again left their opponents feeling their collective sting with a pair of victories at Yoyogi national gymnasium annex.

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Athens champion Tani to compete in national invitational meet

TOKYO, Japan - The All Japan Judo Federation said on Jan. 17 that Athens Olympic 48-kilogram women's gold medalist Ryoko Tani (in file photo) will take part in the national invitational weight-class championships in April. Tani's appearance at the April 7-8 meet in Fukuoka will be her first since she prevailed to capture her third straight title and 14th overall in 2005. Kyodo)

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Navka, Kostomarov claim ice dance title

TOKYO, Japan - Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov of Russia claim the ice dance crown for the third straight year at the figure skating Grand Prix Final at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 17.

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Asagoe into U.S. Open 3rd rd, Sugiyama claims doubles win

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe moved into the third round of the women's singles after a straight-sets win over Jill Craybas at the U.S Open at National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows on Sept. 2.

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Nomura defends 60-kg title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tadahiro Nomura (L), who will be aiming to capture a third straight Olympic gold this summer, defends his title with a win over Tatsuaki Egusa in the 60-kilogram class at the men's weight category national championships at Fukuoka City Civic Gymnasium on April 4. It was his fifth overall weight-category title.

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Okabe captures SBC Cup ski jumping national c'ship crown+

HAKUBA, Japan - Nagano Olympic gold medalist Takanobu Okabe came from behind to clinch his second straight national title by winning the SBC Cup ski jumping meet at Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 16. Despite poor visibility due to heavy snow, Okabe produced the best results of the day in moving into second after a jump of 116.5 meters and sewing up his third national title with a second effort of just 112 meters at the K-120 large hill.

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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World champion Yoshida wins Olympic berth

FUKUOKA, Japan - World champion and 1992 Olympic gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida drops Nippon Steel teammate Masatoshi Tobitsuka for an ippon victory in the 90-kg final at the judo weight class national championships April 2. The victory returned 30-year-old Yoshida to the Japanese national team for a third straight Olympics.

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Asagoe into U.S. Open 3rd rd, Sugiyama claims doubles win

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Shinobu Asagoe moved into the third round of the women's singles after a straight-sets win over Jill Craybas at the U.S Open at National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows on Sept. 2. (Kyodo)

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Ando captivates to win 2nd straight nat'l title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Defending champion Miki Ando makes an impressive comeback after placing third in the short program to win her second straight title at the figure skating national championships at Shin-Yokohama Skate Center on Dec. 26. (Kyodo)

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Athens champion Tani to compete in national invitational meet

TOKYO, Japan - The All Japan Judo Federation said on Jan. 17 that Athens Olympic 48-kilogram women's gold medalist Ryoko Tani (in file photo) will take part in the national invitational weight-class championships in April. Tani's appearance at the April 7-8 meet in Fukuoka will be her first since she prevailed to capture her third straight title and 14th overall in 2005. Kyodo)

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Ishikawa goes wire to wire to win national junior title

KAWAGOE, Japan - Teenage golfing sensation Ryo Ishikawa reacts after sinking an eagle putt during the final round of the boys' division in the 15 to 17 age bracket at the national junior golf championships at the par-71 Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 17. Ishikawa shot a third straight 3-under 68 to complete a wire-to-wire victory. (Kyodo)

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Icho siblings take gold at national wrestling championships

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Icho (L) won her sixth straight title in the women's 63-kilogram free style while Chiharu Icho (R) dominated to take her third consecutive crown at 48 kg at the wrestling national championships on Dec. 22. The Icho sisters, world champions in their respective weight classes, once again left their opponents feeling their collective sting with a pair of victories at Yoyogi national gymnasium annex. (Kyodo)

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Asada wins 3rd consecutive national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Mao Asada smiles with the trophy in her hands at Big Hat in Nagano after winning her third straight title at the national figure skating championships. (Kyodo)

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Navka, Kostomarov claim ice dance title

TOKYO, Japan - Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov of Russia claim the ice dance crown for the third straight year at the figure skating Grand Prix Final at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 17. (Kyodo)

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Okabe captures SBC Cup ski jumping national c'ship crown+

HAKUBA, Japan - Nagano Olympic gold medalist Takanobu Okabe came from behind to clinch his second straight national title by winning the SBC Cup ski jumping meet at Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 16. Despite poor visibility due to heavy snow, Okabe produced the best results of the day in moving into second after a jump of 116.5 meters and sewing up his third national title with a second effort of just 112 meters at the K-120 large hill. (Kyodo)

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Tanaka rewrites day-old record

TOKYO, Japan - Masami Tanaka waives at the audience April 20 after trimming 0.11 second off the record she set in the semifinals the previous day to win the women's 100-meter breaststroke title at Japan's national swimming championships at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center. Tanaka posted a time of 1 minute, 7.27 seconds to win her third straight and sixth overall championship with the world's second best-ever time.

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Volleyball: Japan down Kenya for 3rd win at Women's World Cup

Sarina Koga (8) of Japan spikes in the first set of a Women's World Cup volleyball match against Kenya at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2015. Japan defeated Kenya in straight sets for its third win at the tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Softball: Japan ace Ueno to miss worlds

Undated photo shows Yukiko Ueno, the ace pitcher for Japan's national softball team. Japan will compete for its third straight world championship beginning July 15, 2016, in Canada without the help of Ueno, who has been sidelined with left knee issues, according to the Japan Softball Association. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Paper grabs 2nd straight ice hockey title

TOCHIGI, Japan - The Nippon Paper Cranes' Mike Madill (C) leaps after scoring a goal in the third period of a national ice hockey championship game against the Tohoku Free Blades at Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena in Tochigi Prefecture on Feb. 13, 2011. The Cranes captured their second straight title with a 6-2 victory. (Kyodo)

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Gov't workers' wages to be cut

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) receives an advisory from Takeshi Erikawa, president of the National Personnel Authority, on wages for central government workers at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2011. The personnel board proposed a 0.23% cut in monthly salaries for government workers in fiscal 2011 for the third straight yearly decline, leading to a 15,000 yen cut in their average annual salaries to 6.37 million yen. (Kyodo)

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Ramos-Horta speaks at Japan press club

TOKYO, Japan - East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta speaks at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on March 16, 2010. The president said East Timor's economy has grown for the third straight year. (Kyodo)

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Winners of national Japanese card game competition

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Tsubasa Tsubota hold trophies as the winners of the men's and women's divisions respectively at an annual national "karuta" Japanese card game competition in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the "Meijin" (Master) title for the third straight year and Tsubota won the "Queen" title for the first time. (Kyodo)

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - (From L) Shoma Uno, Yuzuru Hanyu and Takahiko Kozuka pose with their medals won in the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. World and Olympic champion Hanyu won his third straight national title while Uno came second and Kozuka finished third. (Kyodo)

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu smiles after scoring 192.50 points in the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title with a total of 286.86. (Kyodo)

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Hanyu skates away with 3rd straight national crown

NAGANO, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 27, 2014. The world and Olympic champion won his third straight national title. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa talks about Masters

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa shows his invitation to the Masters Tournament at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 4, 2011 before heading to Thailand to participate in the Royal Trophy tournament. The golfing sensation will play in the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia for the third straight year. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa talks about Masters

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa (L) speaks to media at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 4, 2011, before heading to Thailand to participate in the Royal Trophy tournament. The golfing sensation will play in the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia for the third straight year. (Kyodo)

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Shoma Uno (C) poses after winning his fourth straight men's crown at Japan's national figure skating championships on Dec. 22, 2019, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, together with runner-up Yuzuru Hanyu (L) and third-place Yuma Kagiyama. (Kyodo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo