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Hiroshima offers permanent home to Okamoto's 'Myth of Tomorrow'

HIROSHIMA, Japan - With a copy of Taro Okamoto's mural ''Myth of Tomorrow'' in the background, Akiomi Hirano, director of Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum in Tokyo, speaks to reporters in Hiroshima on Jan. 9 about Hiroshima's offer to house Okamoto's painting at a park north of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome. The ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' a 5.5-meter-by-30-meter mural painted on seven panes of concrete, depicts the moment of an atomic bomb explosion and a skeleton burning under a mushroom cloud. Tokyo and Osaka have also expressed interest to offer a permanent home for the giant mural produced between 1968 and 1969 in Mexico.

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Japan's 1st lunar orbiter spacecraft on display

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's first lunar orbiter Kaguya, scheduled to be launched Aug. 16 aboard an H-2A rocket, is on display at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 18. According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the 3-ton, 5.5-meter-tall unmanned spacecraft will be used to collect scientific data to help scientists better understand about the origin of the moon and its transformational history. Among the scientific data to be observed during the orbiter's one-year mission include the moon's gravity, distribution of its magnetic field and the structure of the moon surface.

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Japanese makes solo kayak trip from Philippines to Taiwan

HUALIAN, Taiwan - Toru Yahata, a sea kayak instructor based in Okinawa, arrives in the eastern Taiwan port city of Hualian on June 18, after rowing 700 kilometers in a solo kayak trip from the northern Philippines. Yahata, 32, says it took him 16 days to make the voyage with his 5.5-meter boat, at an average speed of 6 km per hour. Yahata also made a solo kayak trip from Hualian to Yonakuni in southern Okinawa, a distance of 140 km, in June last year.

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Long-lost Okamoto mural shown to public for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors look at the long-lost mural painting ''Myth of Tomorrow'' by the late artist Taro Okamoto in Tokyo's Shiodome area on July 8. The 5.5 meter by 30 meter mural, painted on seven panes of concrete, was shown to the public for the first time ever following a yearlong restoration.

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Artist Okamoto's restored A-bomb mural shown to press

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The late artist Taro Okamoto's restored mural ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' featuring the moment of an atomic-bomb explosion, is shown to the media in Toon, Ehime Prefecture, on June 6. The 30-meter-long, 5.5-meter-high mural was discovered in September 2003 in a warehouse in Mexico City, but the effects of rain, dust and improper handling had left it in poor condition.

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Artist Okamoto's restored A-bomb mural shown to press

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The late artist Taro Okamoto's restored mural ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' featuring the moment of an atomic-bomb explosion, is shown to the media in Toon, Ehime Prefecture, on June 6. The 30-meter-long, 5.5-meter-high mural was discovered in September 2003 in a warehouse in Mexico City, but the effects of rain, dust and improper handling had left it in poor condition.

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Artist Okamoto's restored A-bomb mural shown to press

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The late artist Taro Okamoto's restored mural ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' featuring the moment of an atomic-bomb explosion, is shown to the media in Toon, Ehime Prefecture, on June 6. The 30-meter-long, 5.5-meter-high mural was discovered in September 2003 in a warehouse in Mexico City, but the effects of rain, dust and improper handling had left it in poor condition.

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Long lost Taro Okamoto mural returns home after 35 years

TOKYO, Japan - Members involved in the restoration of a long-lost mural painting by renowned Japanese artist Taro Okamoto (1911-1996) sit for a press conference in Tokyo on June 6. They plan to restore the painting, which recently returned to Japan from Mexico, for future public showing. The ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' a 5.5 meter by 30 meter mural, captures the moment of an atomic-bomb explosion and depicts a skeleton burning under a mushroom cloud while others seek to flee.

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20,000 dolls displayed at Big Doll Festival in Katsuura

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Some 20,000 ''hina'' dolls are displayed on a 5.5-meter-high pyramid-style tiered platform at Big Doll Festival in Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 20. The festival will run until April 3.

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20,000 dolls displayed at Big Doll Festival in Katsuura

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Some 20,000 ''hina'' dolls are displayed on a 5.5-meter-high pyramid-style tiered platform at Big Doll Festival in Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 20. The festival will run until April 3. (Kyodo)

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Long lost Taro Okamoto mural returns home after 35 years

TOKYO, Japan - Members involved in the restoration of a long-lost mural painting by renowned Japanese artist Taro Okamoto (1911-1996) sit for a press conference in Tokyo on June 6. They plan to restore the painting, which recently returned to Japan from Mexico, for future public showing. The ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' a 5.5 meter by 30 meter mural, captures the moment of an atomic-bomb explosion and depicts a skeleton burning under a mushroom cloud while others seek to flee. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 1st lunar orbiter spacecraft on display

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's first lunar orbiter Kaguya, scheduled to be launched Aug. 16 aboard an H-2A rocket, is on display at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 18. According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the 3-ton, 5.5-meter-tall unmanned spacecraft will be used to collect scientific data to help scientists better understand about the origin of the moon and its transformational history. Among the scientific data to be observed during the orbiter's one-year mission include the moon's gravity, distribution of its magnetic field and the structure of the moon surface. (Kyodo)

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Long-lost Okamoto mural shown to public for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors look at the long-lost mural painting ''Myth of Tomorrow'' by the late artist Taro Okamoto in Tokyo's Shiodome area on July 8. The 5.5 meter by 30 meter mural, painted on seven panes of concrete, was shown to the public for the first time ever following a yearlong restoration. (Kyodo)

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Artist Okamoto's restored A-bomb mural shown to press

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The late artist Taro Okamoto's restored mural ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' featuring the moment of an atomic-bomb explosion, is shown to the media in Toon, Ehime Prefecture, on June 6. The 30-meter-long, 5.5-meter-high mural was discovered in September 2003 in a warehouse in Mexico City, but the effects of rain, dust and improper handling had left it in poor condition. (Kyodo)

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Artist Okamoto's restored A-bomb mural shown to press

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The late artist Taro Okamoto's restored mural ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' featuring the moment of an atomic-bomb explosion, is shown to the media in Toon, Ehime Prefecture, on June 6. The 30-meter-long, 5.5-meter-high mural was discovered in September 2003 in a warehouse in Mexico City, but the effects of rain, dust and improper handling had left it in poor condition. (Kyodo)

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Artist Okamoto's restored A-bomb mural shown to press

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The late artist Taro Okamoto's restored mural ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' featuring the moment of an atomic-bomb explosion, is shown to the media in Toon, Ehime Prefecture, on June 6. The 30-meter-long, 5.5-meter-high mural was discovered in September 2003 in a warehouse in Mexico City, but the effects of rain, dust and improper handling had left it in poor condition. (Kyodo)

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Japanese makes solo kayak trip from Philippines to Taiwan

HUALIAN, Taiwan - Toru Yahata, a sea kayak instructor based in Okinawa, arrives in the eastern Taiwan port city of Hualian on June 18, after rowing 700 kilometers in a solo kayak trip from the northern Philippines. Yahata, 32, says it took him 16 days to make the voyage with his 5.5-meter boat, at an average speed of 6 km per hour. Yahata also made a solo kayak trip from Hualian to Yonakuni in southern Okinawa, a distance of 140 km, in June last year. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshima offers permanent home to Okamoto's 'Myth of Tomorrow'

HIROSHIMA, Japan - With a copy of Taro Okamoto's mural ''Myth of Tomorrow'' in the background, Akiomi Hirano, director of Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum in Tokyo, speaks to reporters in Hiroshima on Jan. 9 about Hiroshima's offer to house Okamoto's painting at a park north of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Dome. The ''Myth of Tomorrow,'' a 5.5-meter-by-30-meter mural painted on seven panes of concrete, depicts the moment of an atomic bomb explosion and a skeleton burning under a mushroom cloud. Tokyo and Osaka have also expressed interest to offer a permanent home for the giant mural produced between 1968 and 1969 in Mexico. (Kyodo)

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo