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Toru Takahashi, respected AP Asia photo editor, dies at 62

FILE - Japan's Kazuto Ioka, right, sends a right to Philippines' Aston Palikute in the 10th round of their WBO super flyweight boxing title match in Makuhari, near Tokyo, on June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi, File) FILE - Panama's Luis Concepcion celebrates in the air after beating Japan's Kohei Kono at their WBA world super flyweight title bout in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi, File) AP Photographer Toru Takahashi is seen at rear as Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki waves to fans after returning to the field after Game 2 of the Major League baseball opening series against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, on March 21, 2019. Takahashi, a Tokyo-based photo editor and photographer for The Associated Press who spent his long career meticulously capturing images and sharing his wealth of knowledge with colleagues, has died. He was 62.(Kyodo News via AP) FILE - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki waves to fans after returning to the field after Game 2 of the Major League baseball opening series against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, on March 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi, File) A former long time Associated Press photo editor Toru Takahashi take photos during the third practice session at the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. Takahashi, a Tokyo-based photo editor and photographer for The Associated Press who spent his long career meticulously capturing images and sharing his wealth of knowledge with colleagues, has died. He was 62. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith) A former long time Associated Press photo editor Toru Takahashi poses for a portrait in Tokyo Friday, June 12, 2015. Takahashi died ay home in Tokyo Friday, June 3, 2022. Takahashi, a Tokyo-based photo editor and photographer for The Associated Press who spent his long career meticulously capturing images and sharing his wealth of knowledge with colleagues, has died. He was 62.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A former long time Associated Press photo editor Toru Takahashi talks while sitting on his desk at AP Tokyo bureau, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Tokyo. Takahashi, a Tokyo-based photo editor and photographer for The Associated Press who spent his long career meticulously capturing images and sharing his wealth of knowledge with colleagues, has died. He was 62.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
Toru Takahashi, respected AP Asia photo editor, dies at 62