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Dud U.S. bomb of World War II vintage removed in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - As members a bomb-disposal unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force watch, a dud U.S. bomb of World War II vintage is removed from a housing construction site in Nagoya's Higashi Ward on March 22 while 3,000 nearby residents were evacuated. The 1.2-meter, 250-kilogram bomb, believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, was found March 10.

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10,000 people in Kobe evacuate for removal of World War II dud

KOBE, Japan - A 250-kilogram unexploded bomb of World War II vintage is being removed from a construction site in Kobe on March 4 after a Ground Self-Defense Force bomb disposal team detached the bomb's detonation fuse. The Kobe municipal government sealed off a 300-meter radius around the site and 10,000 residents in the area were evacuated during the disposal work. The bomb was apparently dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, officials say.

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Huge kite debuts in Hokkaido festival

SAMANI, Japan - A huge kite is pulled up April 27 in a big kite festival in Samani, near Cape Erimo on southern Hokkaido. The 250-kilogram kite was made by local kite enthusiasts in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the municipality of Samani.

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(1)30,000 Naha residents evacuated for disposal of WWII bomb

NAHA, Japan - Some 30,000 Naha residents were evacuated March 24 for the disposal of an unexploded 250-kilogram shell (photo) used by the United States during World War II. The Ground Self-Defense Force disposed of the shell, which was found in a park. The shell measured 120 centimeters long and 36 cm in diameter.

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10,000 people in Kobe evacuate for removal of World War II dud

KOBE, Japan - A 250-kilogram unexploded bomb of World War II vintage is being removed from a construction site in Kobe on March 4 after a Ground Self-Defense Force bomb disposal team detached the bomb's detonation fuse. The Kobe municipal government sealed off a 300-meter radius around the site and 10,000 residents in the area were evacuated during the disposal work. The bomb was apparently dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, officials say. (Kyodo)

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Dud U.S. bomb of World War II vintage removed in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - As members a bomb-disposal unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force watch, a dud U.S. bomb of World War II vintage is removed from a housing construction site in Nagoya's Higashi Ward on March 22 while 3,000 nearby residents were evacuated. The 1.2-meter, 250-kilogram bomb, believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, was found March 10. (Kyodo)

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(1)30,000 Naha residents evacuated for disposal of WWII bomb

NAHA, Japan - Some 30,000 Naha residents were evacuated March 24 for the disposal of an unexploded 250-kilogram shell (photo) used by the United States during World War II. The Ground Self-Defense Force disposed of the shell, which was found in a park. The shell measured 120 centimeters long and 36 cm in diameter.

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Huge kite debuts in Hokkaido festival

SAMANI, Japan - A huge kite is pulled up April 27 in a big kite festival in Samani, near Cape Erimo on southern Hokkaido. The 250-kilogram kite was made by local kite enthusiasts in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the municipality of Samani.