File:Midori Naka.jpg

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User:Xanthi22 asserts that the limited use of this copyrighted image in Wikipedia articles directly pertaining to it is a fair use of the image, for the following reasons:

• It is the only picture thus far available to illustrate the subject matter. When a more suitable picture, especially in terms of copyright status, is found, it may be replaced.
• So far, there is no free equivalent.
• No free-license alternatives are available that convey the same information, i.e. the depiction of the particular person,
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• Part of this photo has been repeatedly used on memorials held every year in Hiroshima in order to illustrate Naka, meaning it's a photo that has already been in considerable use for illustrative purposes and is of high informative value.
• The photo also depicts her in a typical Japanese actress outfit, making it very representative of her status as a stage actress.