Tengo bought a Tokyo-Chikura round-trip ticket.

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He once flew a round trip from San Francisco to Tokyo via Chicago O'Hare over a weekend for 30, 000 air miles.

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The Londoner also came through qualifying at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September, before losing in the first round to Hungary's Greta Arn.

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