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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K., and the real mascot, at the company's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. at its flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K., and the real mascot, at the company's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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LED 'fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Taito Ward towering over the Sumida River, with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 light-emitting diode bulbs, mimicking fireflies, during an event called "Tokyo Firefly" on the night of May 25, 2013. Participants bought LED bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing a solar panel and a rechargeable battery, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by fishermen using a net downstream for reuse.

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'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Taito Ward towering over the Sumida River, with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 bulbs containing light-emitting diodes, mimicking fireflies, during an event called ''Tokyo Firefly'' on May 6, 2012. Participants bought bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing an LED charged with solar power, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by the organizers using a net downstream.

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'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Taito Ward towering over the Sumida River, with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 bulbs containing light-emitting diodes, mimicking fireflies, during an event called ''Tokyo Firefly'' on May 6, 2012. Participants bought bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing an LED charged with solar power, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by the organizers using a net downstream.

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'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Sumida River in Tokyo's Taito Ward with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 bulbs containing light-emitting diodes, mimicking fireflies, during an event called ''Tokyo Firefly'' on May 6, 2012. Participants bought bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing an LED charged with solar power, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by the organizers using a net downstream.

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Huge maple-shaped bun made in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A 25-kilogram maple-shaped bun stuffed with bean paste was made in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of its birth in Miyajima in Hiroshima Prefecture on Oct. 15. The bun, 100 centimeters in diameter, will be applied for a Guinness World Record.

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Robot capable of holding up humans developed

NAGOYA, Japan - RIKEN shows off a robot capable of holding up humans at a press preview in Nagoya on March 13. The robot, measuring 158 centimeters high and weighing about 100 kilograms, has five touch sensors as well as optic and auditory sensors. RIKEN said it will enhance the robot for use in nursing in the future.

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World's largest gold coins to go on sale Oct. 7

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses with the world's largest gold coin created by the Austrian Mint at the Austrian Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 6. The face value of the coin, weighing about 31 kilograms and measuring about 37 centimeters in diameter, is set at 100,000 euros (about $122,870 or 13.5 million yen).

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Endangered wild horses on comeback in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Przewalski horses, the last surviving wild ancestors of the domestic horse, graze on pasture in Mongolia's Hustain Nuruu National Park 100 kilometers west of Ulan Bator. Once nearly extinct in the wild, Przewalski horses have been kept in zoos and private parks around the world. Under international projects to reintroduce them in the wild, however, the herd in the national park grew to 84 in 2000, and is now about 140. The horse, known as the Takh in Mongolian, is roughly 120 centimeters high and has a short, erect mane.

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100 people involved in transferring castle tower

Around 100 people pull on ropes to tow the 400-ton Hirosaki Castle tower on Sept. 20, 2015, in the northeastern Japan city of Hirosaki. The municipal government is transferring the tower for renovation of its stonewall foundations, and the participants moved it by about 15 centimeters in five minutes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hirosaki Castle tower raised off foundation to reconstruct stone walls

People watch on Aug. 16, 2015 the first such operation in 100 years to raise the three-story tower of Hirosaki Castle in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, off its foundation for repairs. The 14.4-meter high, 400-ton castle tower was raised 10 centimeters off its foundation by 27 hydraulic jacks, and will now be moved on carriages 70 meters by rail to allow its stone wall foundation to be reconstructed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hirosaki Castle tower raised to reconstruct stone walls

The three-story tower of Hirosaki Castle in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, is raised 10 centimeters off its foundation by 27 hydraulic jacks on Aug. 16, 2015, during the first "Hikiya" operation at the castle in 100 years. The 14.4-meter high, 400-ton castle tower will now be moved on carriages 70 meters by rail to allow its stone wall foundation to be reconstructed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robot capable of holding up humans developed

NAGOYA, Japan - RIKEN shows off a robot capable of holding up humans at a press preview in Nagoya on March 13. The robot, measuring 158 centimeters high and weighing about 100 kilograms, has five touch sensors as well as optic and auditory sensors. RIKEN said it will enhance the robot for use in nursing in the future. (Kyodo)

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Huge maple-shaped bun made in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A 25-kilogram maple-shaped bun stuffed with bean paste was made in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of its birth in Miyajima in Hiroshima Prefecture on Oct. 15. The bun, 100 centimeters in diameter, will be applied for a Guinness World Record. (Kyodo)