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Texas Rangers' Neftali Feliz, left, and Yu Darvish of Japan stretch before a workout during spring training baseball practice, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Mao Asada of Japan performs during the figure skating exhibition gala at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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Mao Asada of Japan competes in the women's free skate figure skating finals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (11) of Japan delivers to the plate in an intrasquad game during spring training baseball practice, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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In this May 16, 1999 photo, an aquatics center is unveiled during a ceremony in Nagano, central Japan. The Aqua Wing Arena, which hosted the ice hockey events in the 1998 Winter Olympics, was converted into an aquatics center. In Nagano, a city with a population of just 387,000, five large structures were built for the 1998 Winter Games. They are in use, but many say the venues are too big and costly to maintain for the size of the town. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT.

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In this Dec. 1997 photo, the Olympic Stadium is seen, ahead of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, central Japan. The Olympic Stadium has been converted into a baseball stadium. Nagano doesn't have a professional team, though other teams play there on occasion. In Nagano, a city with a population of just 387,000, five large structures were built for the 1998 Winter Games. They remain in use, though many complain that the venues are too big and costly to maintain for the size of the town. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT