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Foreign tourist arrivals rise 19% at central Japan airport

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan International Airport Co. President Hiroshi Kawakami announces at a press conference in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2014, a 19% increase to some 590,000 in the number of foreign visitors from April to August this year over the same period a year before.

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Nationwide quake drill held on disaster preparedness day

KISHIWADA, Japan - Rescue workers conduct a quake drill in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 1, Japan's Disaster Preparedness Day, on the assumption that a magnitude-8.6 earthquake centering on the southern coast of Wakayama has jolted Aichi, Mie, Wakayama and Kochi prefectures and derailed a train running on elevated rail tracks. A total of 590,000 people took part in various disaster preparation drills in 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures. (Pool photo)

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Nationwide quake drill held on disaster preparedness day

KISHIWADA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) inspects a quake drill in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 1. The government held a nationwide quake drill, with 590,000 people from 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures taking part under the assumption that a magnitude-8.6 earthquake centering on the southern coast of Wakayama hits a wide area covering Aichi, Mie, Wakayama and Kochi prefectures.