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Japan: Two Dead as Heavy Snow Triggers Building Collapses in Niigata 2

Across Niigata Prefecture, multiple structures collapsed following heavy snowfall from February 2 to 3, killing two people in Kashiwazaki and Joetsu. As of February 3, snow accumulation in Nagaoka had reached about 1.4 meters, roughly 2.6 times the seasonal average. This video shows a house in Tokamachi believed to have collapsed under the weight of snow.

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Japan: Heavy Snow Triggers Building Collapses in Niigata

Across Niigata Prefecture, multiple structures collapsed due to heavy snowfall between Monday, February 2 and Tuesday, February 3, leaving two people in critical condition. This video shows a house in the Hanazono area of Nagaoka City that is believed to have collapsed under the weight of snow. As of February 3, snow accumulation in Nagaoka had reached about 1.4 meters, roughly 2.6 times the seasonal average.

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China's "Snow Town" welcomes 1st snowfall in autumn

STORY: China's "Snow Town" welcomes 1st snowfall in autumn DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of snowfall STORYLINE: Shuangfeng Forest Farm, known as China's "Snow Town," saw its first snow in this autumn Thursday night. Located about 280 km from Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the "Snow Town" receives up to 180 days of snow every year, and the average annual snow thickness is 2.6 meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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China's "Snow Town" attracts tourists with unique snow views

STORY: China's "Snow Town" attracts tourists with unique snow views DATELINE: Feb. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Snow Town" in China's Heilongjiang Province STORYLINE: Located about 280 kilometers from Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the "Snow Town" attracts visitors with its unique snow views. Used to be a forest farm, the snow town has seen a sea change over the past two decades after embracing tourism. The snow season here can last up to seven months a year, and the annual average snowfall thickness can reach 2.6 meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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Breathtaking night view of China's "Snow Town"

STORY: Breathtaking night view of China's "Snow Town" DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the night view of "Snow Town" 2. various of tourists STORYLINE: In about two decades, a village transformed from a forest farm into China's "Snow Town." Located about 280 km from Harbin, the capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, the "Snow Town" embraces visitors with stunning snow views. The snow season at Shuangfeng Forest Farm can last up to seven months a year, and the annual average snowfall thickness can reach 2.6 meters. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

SAGAMIHARA, Japan, Nov. 22 Kyodo - Hiroto Habu, an assistant professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, poses with the TRICOM1 ultra small satellite developed by the University of Tokyo, at JAXA's facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2016. JAXA said it will launch the world's smallest rocket, which is around 10 meters long, about 50 centimeters in diameter and weighs 2.6 tons, to put the satellite into Earth orbit from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by the end of March 2017.

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Sharp 90-inch display

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Sharp Corp.'s 90-inch liquid crystal display for digital signage. Sharp said on Nov. 22, 2012, it will release the display that is capable of showing a person at full height. The display, measuring 2 meters by 1.2 meters, is the first of its kind for use mainly by businesses and will go on sale on Jan. 28, 2013, for a price of around 2.6 million yen.

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(2)Bones, teeth, metal found at Kitora tomb

KASHIHARA, Japan - The photo released June 18 by the Culture Agency shows what is believed to be part of metal from a burial casket that has been found at the site of the ancient Kitora tomb in Asuka, Nara Prefecture. The tomb, about 14 meters in diameter and 2.6 meters high, is known for its richly colored mural paintings.

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New Gion Festival drapery unveiled

KYOTO, Japan - A newly completed 'dokake' drapery to decorate one of the 32 floats that feature the traditional Gion Festival in Kyoto is displayed for media review June 28. The silk-made fabric, 1.7 meters high and 2.6 meters wide, is designed to cover the ''Suzukayama'' float. It cost about 10 million yen to make. Festival organizers said a drapery for the ''Suzukayama'' float has been renewed for the first time in about 270 years.

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Memorial monument of S. Korean train hero unveiled in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Organizers clap hands as a monument in memory of a South Korean student who was killed by a rush-hour train in Tokyo in January while attempting to rescue a drunken stranger from the tracks, is unveiled at a park in the student's hometown of Pusan on May 26. The stone monument -- 2.6 meters wide and 2.3 meters tall -- is inscribed with a message of commemoration of the bravery of Lee Su Hyon as an honorable sacrifice.

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Winter view of "Snow Town of China"

STORY: Winter view of "Snow Town of China" DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shuangfeng Forest Farm 2. various of tourists STORYLINE: Shuangfeng Forest Farm in China's northernmost Heilongjiang Province is dubbed the "Snow Town of China." It receives up to 180 days of snow every year, and the average annual snow thickness is 2.6 meters. Tourists flock to the place for its breathtaking winter view. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Harbin, China. (XHTV)

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Chinese company hands over rainwater collection project to Kuwait

STORY: Chinese company hands over rainwater collection project to Kuwait DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project STORYLINE: China Gezhouba Group Co. Ltd. (CGGC) handed over on Monday the rainwater collection system of Mutlaa housing infrastructure construction project to the Kuwaiti side. The system includes the excavation and filling of 52 rainwater infiltration tanks with a total of 2.6 million cubic meters. It will effectively help Kuwait cope with heavy rains in the rainy season, protect groundwater resources, and create a better life for local residents. Mutlaa housing infrastructure construction project is part of the Al Mutlaa Residential City Project, an important cooperation project under the Belt and Road Initiative. The total construction area of the Al Mutlaa City is about 120 square km, which will accommodate 400,000 people after completion. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting f

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Nishijin fabric bearing "Galaxy Express 999" image

Photo taken July 13, 2018, shows a Nishijin fabric bearing a woven image of Maetel, a mysterious female character in the popular Japanese cartoon "Galaxy Express 999," at Nishijin Textile Center in Kyoto. The fabric, measuring about 2.6 meters in length and 1.3 m in width, will be displayed at an exhibition there running from July 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

The TRICOM1 ultra small satellite developed by the University of Tokyo is unveiled to the media at a facility of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2016. JAXA said it will launch the world's smallest rocket, which is around 10 meters long, about 50 centimeters in diameter and weighs 2.6 tons, to put the satellite into Earth orbit from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by the end of March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

Hiroto Habu, an assistant professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, poses with the TRICOM1 ultra small satellite developed by the University of Tokyo, at JAXA's facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2016. JAXA said it will launch the world's smallest rocket, which is around 10 meters long, about 50 centimeters in diameter and weighs 2.6 tons, to put the satellite into Earth orbit from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by the end of March 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Bones, teeth, metal found at Kitora tomb

KASHIHARA, Japan - The photo released June 18 by the Culture Agency shows what is believed to be part of metal from a burial casket that has been found at the site of the ancient Kitora tomb in Asuka, Nara Prefecture. The tomb, about 14 meters in diameter and 2.6 meters high, is known for its richly colored mural paintings. (Kyodo)

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New Gion Festival drapery unveiled

KYOTO, Japan - A newly completed 'dokake' drapery to decorate one of the 32 floats that feature the traditional Gion Festival in Kyoto is displayed for media review June 28. The silk-made fabric, 1.7 meters high and 2.6 meters wide, is designed to cover the ''Suzukayama'' float. It cost about 10 million yen to make. Festival organizers said a drapery for the ''Suzukayama'' float has been renewed for the first time in about 270 years.

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Memorial monument of S. Korean train hero unveiled in Pusan

PUSAN, South Korea - Organizers clap hands as a monument in memory of a South Korean student who was killed by a rush-hour train in Tokyo in January while attempting to rescue a drunken stranger from the tracks, is unveiled at a park in the student's hometown of Pusan on May 26. The stone monument -- 2.6 meters wide and 2.3 meters tall -- is inscribed with a message of commemoration of the bravery of Lee Su Hyon as an honorable sacrifice.