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JSA head Hakkaku's ring-entering ceremony for 60th birthday celebration

JSA head Hakkaku's ring-entering ceremony for 60th birthday celebration

Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku (C) performs a ring-entering ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Sept. 2, 2023, wearing a red "tsuna" rope belt made for the former yokozuna's 60th birthday celebration. (Pool photo)

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JSA head Hakkaku's ring-entering ceremony for 60th birthday celebration

JSA head Hakkaku's ring-entering ceremony for 60th birthday celebration

Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku performs a ring-entering ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Sept. 2, 2023, wearing a red "tsuna" rope belt made for the former yokozuna's 60th birthday celebration. (Pool photo)

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JSA head Hakkaku's ring-entering ceremony for 60th birthday celebration

JSA head Hakkaku's ring-entering ceremony for 60th birthday celebration

Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku (C) performs a ring-entering ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Sept. 2, 2023, wearing a red "tsuna" rope belt made for the former yokozuna's 60th birthday celebration. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: JSA head Hakkaku's 60th birthday celebration

Sumo: JSA head Hakkaku's 60th birthday celebration

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku tries on a red "tsuna" rope belt in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2023, which was made for his 60th birthday ring-entering ceremony next month.

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Golden touch

Golden touch

TSUNA, Japan - England captain Michael Owen, during a visit to the city hall in Tsuna, Hyogo Prefecture on June 18, touches the block of gold on display at the city hall. The English World Cup team is encamped at Tsuna during the World Cup tournament. (World Cup 2002)

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England's Beckham joins team training

England's Beckham joins team training

TSUNA, Japan - England captain David Beckham (R) joins a team training session with forward Michael Owen in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28. (2002 World Cup)

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(2)England's Beckham training separately from teammates

(2)England's Beckham training separately from teammates

TSUNA, Japan - England captain David Beckham waves from a bus as he heads for a hotel after training at a field in Tsunami, Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28. (2002 World Cup)

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(1)England's Beckham training separately from teammates

(1)England's Beckham training separately from teammates

TSUNA, Japan - England captain David Beckham (2nd from L) practices a free kick while training separately from his teammates at a field in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28. (2002 World Cup)

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(2)England soccer team holds closed-door training session

(2)England soccer team holds closed-door training session

TSUNA, Kyodo - A father and his three children wait on the street in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 27 for the bus carrying England's soccer team members to pass by. They held a closed-door training session for the 2002 World Cup soccer finals.

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(1)England's soccer team holds closed-door training session

(1)England's soccer team holds closed-door training session

TSUNA, Kyodo - Police officers cordon off a road leading to a field in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 27 where the England soccer team is holding a closed-door training session for the 2002 World Cup soccer finals.

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Whale entangled in fishing net

Whale entangled in fishing net

TSUNA, Japan - A whale is pulled up at a fishing port in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture after it became entangled in a fishing net in the sea 2 kilometers off the port in Osaka Bay. The 9.8-meter whale was already dead when it was found.

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England's Beckham joins team training

England's Beckham joins team training

TSUNA, Japan - England captain David Beckham (R) joins a team training session with forward Michael Owen in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28. (2002 World Cup)

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(2)England's Beckham training separately from teammates

(2)England's Beckham training separately from teammates

TSUNA, Japan - England captain David Beckham waves from a bus as he heads for a hotel after training at a field in Tsunami, Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28. (2002 World Cup)

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(2)England soccer team holds closed-door training session

(2)England soccer team holds closed-door training session

TSUNA, Kyodo - A father and his three children wait on the street in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 27 for the bus carrying England's soccer team members to pass by. They held a closed-door training session for the 2002 World Cup soccer finals.

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(1)England's Beckham training separately from teammates

(1)England's Beckham training separately from teammates

TSUNA, Japan - England captain David Beckham (2nd from L) practices a free kick while training separately from his teammates at a field in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 28. (2002 World Cup)

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(1)England's soccer team holds closed-door training session

(1)England's soccer team holds closed-door training session

TSUNA, Kyodo - Police officers cordon off a road leading to a field in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 27 where the England soccer team is holding a closed-door training session for the 2002 World Cup soccer finals.

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The Shimabara-han Fief Second Residence

The Shimabara-han Fief Second Residence

This location is the present day Tsunazaka slope at Mita 2-chome. The house on the right was the residence of the Matsudairas of the Hizen(present day Nagasaki Prefecture) Shimabara-han fief, the house on the right going up the slope was the residence of the Matsudairas of the Iyo(present day Ehime Prefecture) Matsuyama-han fief, and the one on the left was the second residence of the Matsudairas of Mutsu(present day Aomori and part of Iwate Prefectures). Right now there stands Keio University at the bottom of the slope and the Italian Embassy on top of the slope. The site of the residences of Satohara-han and Matsuyama-han belongs to the Mitsui Club in Tsuna-machi. The photo is presumed to have been taken in 1863(the 3rd year of Bunkyu).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number36‐20‐0]

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The Shimabara-han Fief Second Residence

The Shimabara-han Fief Second Residence

This location is the present day Tsunazaka slope at Mita 2-chome. The house on the right was the residence of the Matsudairas of the Hizen(present day Nagasaki Prefecture) Shimabara-han fief, the house on the right going up the slope was the residence of the Matsudairas of the Iyo(present day Ehime Prefecture) Matsuyama-han fief, and the one on the left was the second residence of the Matsudairas of Mutsu(present day Aomori and part of Iwate Prefectures). Right now there stands Keio University at the bottom of the slope and the Italian Embassy on top of the slope. The site of the residences of Satohara-han and Matsuyama-han belongs to the Mitsui Club in Tsuna-machi. The photo is presumed to have been taken in 1863(the 3rd year of Bunkyu).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number104‐5‐0]

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Whale entangled in fishing net

Whale entangled in fishing net

TSUNA, Japan - A whale is pulled up at a fishing port in Tsuna on Awajishima Island, Hyogo Prefecture after it became entangled in a fishing net in the sea 2 kilometers off the port in Osaka Bay. The 9.8-meter whale was already dead when it was found.

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