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Maki Kaji, chief executive of Nikoli Co. until July, is shown in Tokyo in this undated photo.

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Sudoku creator Maki Kaji dies

by Yuri Kageyama Associated PressAugust 17, 2021

TOKYO — Maki Kaji, the creator of the popular numbers puzzle Sudoku whose life’s work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died, his Japanese company said Tuesday. He was 69 and had bile duct cancer.Known as the “Godfather of Sudoku,” Kaji created…

IOC President Thomas Bach gestures during a press conference at the Main Press Center, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Saturday, July 17, 2021. The first resident of the Olympic Village has tested positive for COVID-19, Tokyo Olympic organizers said on Saturday.(Shinji Kita/Kyodo News via AP)

Zero risk? Virus cases test Olympic organizers’ assurances

by Stephen Wade Associated Press, Yuri Kageyama Associated Press, and Gerald Imray Associated PressJuly 18, 2021

A bird rests with a backdrop of the Olympic rings floating in the water in the Odaiba section Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Tokyo. Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday, April 15, 2021, said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went as far to suggest they still could be canceled, and the other that even if they proceed, it might be without any fans. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Officials say Olympic cancellation, no fans still an option

by Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press, and Yuri Kageyama Associated PressApril 15, 2021

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, then newly appointed Minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Seiko Hashimoto speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Hashimoto's response to a question in the upper house of Parliament on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, implies the Olympics could be held later in the year and would not have to start on July 24, 2020. Tokyo's Olympics are being threatened by a fast-spreading virus that has shut down most sports events and Olympic-related events in Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan Olympic Minister: Games could be held any time in 2020

by Yuri Kageyama Associated Press, and Mari Yamaguchi Associated PressMarch 3, 2020

A policeman leaves the residence of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 in Beirut, Lebanon. A close friend says Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan, has arrived in Beirut. It was not clear how Ghosn, who is of Lebanese origins, left Japan where he is under surveillance and is expected to face trial in April 2020. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

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Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn flees Japan ahead of trial

by Yuri Kageyama Associated Press, and Sarah El Deeb Associated PressDecember 31, 2019

An evacuee with a dog is rescued by Self-Defense force members as the city is hit by Typhoon Hagibis, in Motomiya, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Rescue efforts for people stranded in flooded areas are in full force after a powerful typhoon dashed heavy rainfall and winds through a widespread area of Japan, including Tokyo.(Kyodo News via AP)

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Rescues continue in Japan after typhoon leaves dozens dead

by Yuri Kageyama Associated PressOctober 14, 2019

Zozo Chief Executive Yusaku Maezawa poses for the media prior to his news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. The Japanese online retail tycoon who plans to travel to the moon on the SpaceX rocket says he respects and trusts Elon Musk as a fellow entrepreneur, despite his recent troubles. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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Japanese tycoon going on SpaceX rocket says he trusts Musk

by Yuri Kageyama AP Business WriterOctober 9, 2018

A pedestrian watches a TV news reporting on Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in Tokyo Friday, May 4, 2018. Suzuki was released Thursday by the Mariners and is shifting into a front office role with the team, although he is not completely shutting the door on playing again. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

In Japan, Ichiro’s move starts long ‘Sayonara’

by Stephen Wade Associated Press, and Yuri Kageyama Associated PressMay 4, 2018

Former U.S. President Barack Obama, left, is greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in front of a Japanese Sushi restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district, Sunday, March 25, 2018. Obama says negotiations with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program are difficult, partly because the country's isolation minimizes possible leverage, such as trade and travel sanctions against Pyongyang.

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Obama, in Japan, says NKorea’s isolation means less leverage

by Yuri Kageyama Associated PressMarch 25, 2018

Police officers stand guard at the main gate of Tsukui Yamayuri-en, a facility for the disabled where a number of people were killed and dozens injured in a knife attack in Sagamihara, outside Tokyo Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Police said they responded to a call at about 2:30 a.m. from an employee saying something horrible was happening at the facility in the city of Sagamihara, 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Tokyo. A man turned himself in at a police station about two hours later, police said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Letter foretold Japan rampage

by Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press, and Yuri Kageyama Associated PressJuly 27, 2016