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SoftBank Hawks chairman Oh

Sadaharu Oh, chairman of the SoftBank Hawks pro baseball team, raises his sake cup for a toast during a New Year ceremony at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 5, 2023.

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe proposes a toast during a dinner party at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2013, after summit talks among leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Pool photo)

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Japan-ASEAN summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) makes a toast during a luncheon hosted by Japanese business lobbies for leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Joint coming-of-age event held in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Young people toast at a Japan-China joint coming-of-age ceremony at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2015. Some 250 young people, including about 130 Chinese, attended the event.

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Japanese emperor turns 81

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) makes a toast during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2014, to celebrate his 81st birthday. (Pool photo)

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Japanese winners of French orders of arts and letters toast

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese winners of the orders of arts and letters from France toast in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2014. From L are author Keichiro Hirano, manga artist Katsuhiro Otomo, Paul-Bertrand Barets of the French government, French literature scholar Akira Mizubayashi and children's book author Kazuo Iwamura.

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Kuroyanagi, UNICEF goodwill ambassador for 30 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi makes a toast at an event celebrating her 30 years of work as goodwill ambassador for the U.N. Children's Fund, or UNICEF, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 26, 2014.

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Emperor Akihito, Dutch King Willem-Alexander drink toasts

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) and Dutch King Willem-Alexander drink a toast during a state dinner at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hitachi gives toast to U.S. architecture prize winner

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hitachi (R), younger brother of Emperor Akihito, gives a toast to U.S. architect Steven Holl, a laureate for architecture in this year's Praemium Imperiale global arts award, during a feast in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014, held after an award ceremony for the prize given by the Japan Art Association. (Pool photo)

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Kagoshima gov. gives toast with shochu in Berlin event

BERLIN, Germany - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito (4th from L) gives a toast with brown sugar shochu from the prefecture's Amami Islands, during an event to promote the southwestern Japan Prefecture's food on Oct. 6, 2014, at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Berlin.

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Passengers toast with sake on train in Japan

MAEBASHI, Japan - Thirty-one passengers make a toast with sake in small wooden boxes on a specially arranged train operated by Jomo Electric Railway in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2014.

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Japan, Mexico to cooperate in concluding Pacific trade talks

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (2nd from R), his wife Angelica Rivera (R), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) and his wife Akie have a toast during a luncheon party at the National Palace in Mexico City on July 25, 2014.

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'Maiko,' 'geiko' serve at beer garden in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Customers make a toast at a beer garden, where "maiko" and "geiko" clad in kimono serve customers, in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 1, 2014.

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Obama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Emperor Akihito toast during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Emperor Akihito toast during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Banquet for Vietnamese president, wife

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang make a toast at a banquet to welcome the president and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 17, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Banquet for Vietnamese president, wife

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R), Empress Michiko (far L), Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (2nd from L) and his wife (far R) make a toast at a banquet to welcome the president and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 17, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kagoshima brown sugar 'shochu' promoted in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - "Shochu" distilled spirits makers from Kagoshima Prefecture make a toast at an event held at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to Germany in Berlin on Jan. 20, 2014, to promote brown sugar shochu from the southwestern Japanese prefecture.

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Caroline Kennedy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) and Japanese Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (R) toast during a reception at Kennedy's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Beaujolais Nouveau goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People toast in Tokyo at midnight on Nov. 20, 2013, as the year's Beaujolais Nouveau went on sale in Japan.

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Beaujolais Nouveau goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People toast in Tokyo at midnight on Nov. 20, 2013, as the year's Beaujolais Nouveau went on sale in Japan.

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IOC president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (L) claps as Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda raises his glass in a toast at a reception in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2013.

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China leader

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang takes part in a toast during an event inviting foreign envoys at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2013, a day before China's National Day.

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China leader

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Premier Li Keqiang take part in a toast during an event inviting foreign envoys at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2013, a day before China's National Day.

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China leader

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping takes part in a toast during an event inviting foreign envoys at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 30, 2013, a day before China's National Day.

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Summer refreshment

TOKYO, Japan - Drinkers raise a toast at a beer garden on the rooftop of a commercial facility called "Ekimise" in Tokyo's Asakusa district on July 8, 2013. Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, is visible in the background.

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Summer refreshment

TOKYO, Japan - Women raise a toast at a beer garden on the rooftop of a commercial facility called "Ekimise" in Tokyo's Asakusa district on July 8, 2013. Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, is visible in the background.

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Suriname president in China

BEIJING, China - Surinamese President Desi Bouterse (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping toast during a ceremony to sign documents at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 26, 2013. (Pool photo)

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PM Abe in Poland

WARSAW, Poland - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and his wife Akie (2nd from L) make a toast at a reception to introduce Japanese food culture in Warsaw, Poland, on June 15, 2013. On the right is Japanese fashion designer Junko Koshino.

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French president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and French President Francois Hollande (2nd from L) exchange a toast during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 7, 2013. (Pool photo)

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French president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and French President Francois Hollande exchange a toast during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 7, 2013. (Pool photo)

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African development conference in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R in middle row) and Empress Michiko (R in middle row) and other members of the imperial family take part in a toast at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 3, 2013, with participants in the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development. (Pool photo)

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African development conference in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R in middle row) and Empress Michiko (R in middle row) and other members of the imperial family take part in a toast at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 3, 2013, with participants in the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development. (Pool photo)

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Singh in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh make a toast during a dinner party at Abe's office in Tokyo on the night of May 29, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Australian Prime Minister Gillard in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang toast at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 9, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Beaujolais Nouveau on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Wine drinkers raise a toast at a Tokyo hotel as the year's Beaujolais Nouveau is released at midnight Nov. 14, 2012.

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Bus tour from China to Italy

ROME, Italy - Tour participants and tour guide Shinobu Nimura (L) toast with sparkling wine in Rome on Oct. 28, 2012. The Japanese group completed a two-month, 15-nation, 15,000-kilometer bus tour from China's Xian.

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Malaysia royal couple in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (2nd from L) make a toast with Malaysian Queen Haminah Hamidun (R) and Japanese Empress Michiko (L) during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. The Malaysian royal couple were in Japan as state guests. (Pool photo)

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China leaders at reception

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao raises a glass in a toast during a reception in Beijing on Sept. 29, 2012, ahead of China's National Day.

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Japan, China mark 40th anniversary of ties amid tensions

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 29, 1972, shows Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka (R front) and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai (L front) raising glasses in a toast after the two leaders signed a joint statement to end the state of war between the two countries and normalize bilateral ties. Japan and China marked the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations on Sept. 29, 2012, as simmering tensions sparked by Tokyo's nationalization of a group of Japanese-administered, Beijing-claimed islands in the East China Sea showed no signs of subsiding.

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Chinese tourists in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Fukushima Vice Gov. Fumio Murata (C) and Chinese tourists make a toast at Spa Resort Hawaiians, a leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 20, 2012. The tourists were part of the first tour group from the Chinese mainland to visit the prefecture since the March 2011 disaster.

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Japan prince in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (R) toast during a dinner in Bangkok on June 26, 2012. The prince is on a three-nation tour in Southeast Asia. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan Day at Beijing fair

BEIJING, China - Participants raise a toast during a Japan Day event at an international trade fair in Beijing, China, on May 30, 2012.

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Noda in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton share a toast at a reception hosted by Clinton in Washington on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Noda, China's Wen in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda raise their glasses in a toast at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011. It was Noda's first trip to China since he became prime minister in September 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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2011 Beaujolais Nouveau launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A group of women toast with glasses of 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Tokyo at 0:01 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2011, just after the midnight launch of the wine in Japan.

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2011 Beaujolais Nouveau launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People toast with glasses of 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Tokyo at 0:01 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2011, just after the midnight launch of the wine in Japan.

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Bhutan king, Japanese crown prince at imperial banquet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck share a toast during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The crown prince read out words from Emperor Akihito who remains in hospital due to bronchitis. (Pool Photo)

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Fukushima holds tourism promotion event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono (L), minister tasked with handling Japan's nuclear crisis, and Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (R) toast with Fukushima sake during a promotional event at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2011. The event was held by Fukushima Prefecture to revitalize its tourism sector that has suffered in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Aquino, Hu meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Philippine President Benigno Aquino (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao toast at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2011.