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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

The Infanta Elena (r) goes sailing in the Sanxenxo marina on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

The Infanta Elena (r) goes sailing in the Sanxenxo marina on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King emeritus Juan Carlos I (left) goes sailing in the Sanxenxo marina on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King emeritus Juan Carlos I (left) leaves the Sanxenxo marina after sailing on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

The Infanta Elena (left) goes sailing in the Sanxenxo marina on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King emeritus Juan Carlos I (c) and Infanta Elena (r) go sailing in the Sanxenxo marina on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

The King emeritus Juan Carlos I (left) returns to the marina of Sanxenxo after sailing, on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

The King emeritus Juan Carlos I goes sailing, in the marina of Sanxenxo, on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King emeritus Juan Carlos I (c) and Infanta Elena (r) go sailing in the Sanxenxo marina on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

The Infanta Elena (left) goes sailing in the Sanxenxo marina on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

The King emeritus Juan Carlos I (c) goes sailing, in the marina of Sanxenxo, on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

The King emeritus Juan Carlos I (r) goes sailing, in the Sanxenxo marina, on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos I (left) and Infanta Elena (right) at the Sanxenxo marina on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King Juan Carlos Goes Sailing - Sanxenxo

King emeritus Juan Carlos I (c) and Infanta Elena (r) go sailing in the Sanxenxo marina on March 15, 2024, in Sanxenxo, Pontevedra, Galicia (Spain). Juan Carlos I returned last March 13 to the Pontevedra town of Sanxenxo to participate, during the weekend, in the first regatta of the year in the 6-meter class. Sources close to the former monarch have indicated that, if possible, Juan Carlos I plans to compete in all the regattas this year, scheduled for April, May, June, July and September-October. Photo by Elena Fernandez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant rose blooms on Shanghai Bund

STORY: Giant rose blooms on Shanghai Bund DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:21 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of giant rose STORYLINE: A 6-meter rose-shaped installation at the Bund in the city of Shanghai attracted many visitors on Valentine's Day. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Mockup Godzilla hand grabs giant popular character

Mockup Godzilla hand grabs giant popular character

NAGOYA, Japan - Movie giant Toho Co. unveils a mockup Godzilla hand grabbing "Nana-chan," a 6-meter-tall popular mannequin character, at Meitesu Department Store in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 23, 2014, as a promotional event for the Hollywood movie "Godzilla" hitting the screen from July 25. This year marks the 60th anniversary of both the release of the first Godzilla movie and the opening of the department store.

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Gundam in Hong Kong

Gundam in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - A 6-meter-tall "Gundam" robot model is displayed at a major commercial complex in Hong Kong on July 25, 2013.

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Gundam in Hong Kong

Gundam in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - A 6-meter-tall "Gundam" robot model is displayed at a major commercial complex in Hong Kong on July 25, 2013.

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Gundam in China

Gundam in China

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese toy maker Bandai Co. sets up a 6-meter-tall statue of Mobile Suit Gundam from a popular Japanese animation series at a comics and animation fair in Shanghai, China, on July 12, 2012.

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Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

KOBE, Japan - Four wild boar piglets are seen stranded on a riverbank of a residential area in Kobe's Chuo Ward in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture on July 4. As many as eight boar piglets, of which one was dead, have been seen since around June 26 on the bank of the shallow Kitsune River, which is about 5 meters wide and enclosed by 6-meter-high concrete levees, drawing concern from neighborhood residents.

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Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

KOBE, Japan - Four wild boar piglets are seen stranded on a riverbank of a residential area in Kobe's Chuo Ward in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture on July 4. As many as eight boar piglets, of which one was dead, have been seen since around June 26 on the bank of the shallow Kitsune River, which is about 5 meters wide and enclosed by 6-meter-high concrete levees, drawing concern from neighborhood residents.

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M5.4 quake jolts central Japan

M5.4 quake jolts central Japan

KAMEYAMA, Japan - A strong earthquake hit Mie Prefecture and vicinity in central and western Japan, causing a 2-meter wide, 6-meter high part of the stone wall of Kameyama Castle in the prefecture to fall.

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Swiss watchmaker unveils bejeweled Christmas tree

Swiss watchmaker unveils bejeweled Christmas tree

TOKYO, Japan - Swiss luxury watchmaker Piaget unveiled a Christmas tree decorated with about 1.35 billion yen worth of diamonds, jewelry and timepieces to invited members of the press in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 7. The 6-meter tree features over 100 carats worth of diamonds, including a 154 million yen watch sporting a 44-carat diamond and an 82 million yen ring with a 5.5-carat diamond.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Swiss watchmaker unveils bejeweled Christmas tree

Swiss watchmaker unveils bejeweled Christmas tree

TOKYO, Japan - Swiss luxury watchmaker Piaget unveiled a Christmas tree decorated with about 1.35 billion yen worth of diamonds, jewelry and timepieces to invited members of the press in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 7. The 6-meter tree features over 100 carats worth of diamonds, including a 154 million yen watch sporting a 44-carat diamond and an 82 million yen ring with a 5.5-carat diamond. (Kyodo)

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Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush prepare to leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called "himegama," which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will travel the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called himegama, which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will sail the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush prepare to leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called "himegama," which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will travel the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanazawa firefighters perform at New Year ceremony

Kanazawa firefighters perform at New Year ceremony

Firefighters perform "Kaga Tobi" acrobatic stunts dating from the Edo period (1603-1867) on 6-meter-high ladders during an annual New Year ceremony in Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2016. The role of firefighters in the Edo period was to destroy adjoining houses in order to prevent the spread of fires. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soup cooked in 6-meter-diameter pot

Soup cooked in 6-meter-diameter pot

People cook a soup of vegetables and beef in a six-meter-diameter pot in the northeastern Japan city of Yamagata on Sept. 20, 2015. Three tons of colocasia and 1.2 tons of beef were put into six tons of water and boiled thoroughly for four hours to be served to tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soup cooked in 6-meter-diameter pot

Soup cooked in 6-meter-diameter pot

People cook a soup of vegetables and beef in a six-meter-diameter pot in the northeastern Japan city of Yamagata on Sept. 20, 2015. Three tons of colocasia and 1.2 tons of beef were put into six tons of water and boiled thoroughly for four hours to be served to tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale shark caught in fishing net off Tottori, western Japan

Whale shark caught in fishing net off Tottori, western Japan

A 6-meter-long whale shark is released after being caught in a fixed fishing net about 1 kilometer north of Natsudomari port in Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddha carving partially destroyed by militants restored in Pakistan

Buddha carving partially destroyed by militants restored in Pakistan

The face of a 6-meter-tall Buddha rock sculpture, once vandalized and disfigured by militants in 2007, is repaired as seen in this photo taken on May 8, 2017, in northwestern Pakistan's Swat district. The restoration of the "Jahanabad Buddha" was part of a project financed through a Pakistani-Italian debt swap agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddha carving partially destroyed by militants restored in Pakistan

Buddha carving partially destroyed by militants restored in Pakistan

The face of a 6-meter-tall Buddha rock sculpture, disfigured after being vandalized by militants in 2007, is seen in this photo taken in November 2015 in northwestern Pakistan's Swat district. The "Jahanabad Buddha" has since been repaired as part of a project financed through a Pakistani-Italian debt swap agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddha carving partially destroyed by militants restored in Pakistan

Buddha carving partially destroyed by militants restored in Pakistan

The face of a 6-meter-tall Buddha rock sculpture, once vandalized and disfigured by militants in 2007, is repaired as seen in this photo taken on May 8, 2017, in northwestern Pakistan's Swat district. The restoration of the "Jahanabad Buddha" was part of a project financed through a Pakistani-Italian debt swap agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Boats set out on journey to replicate migration 30,000 years ago

Two boats made of bulrush leave Yonaguni Island for Iriomote Island, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2016, on a journey to replicate part of a hypothetical migration by a group of ancient settlers from what is now Taiwan about 30,000 years ago. The 6-meter-long vessels made of a local plant called himegama, which is similar to narrow leaf cattail, will sail the 75-kilometer journey between the two Japanese islands near Taiwan with a research team from Tokyo's National Museum of Nature and Science on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Noboribetsu Hell Festival held in Hokkaido

Noboribetsu Hell Festival held in Hokkaido

An Enma (the king of hell) image-ridden 6-meter-high float is carried on a popular hot-spring resort street of Noboribetsu during the annual Noboribetsu Hell Festival in the city of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

KOBE, Japan - Four wild boar piglets are seen stranded on a riverbank of a residential area in Kobe's Chuo Ward in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture on July 4. As many as eight boar piglets, of which one was dead, have been seen since around June 26 on the bank of the shallow Kitsune River, which is about 5 meters wide and enclosed by 6-meter-high concrete levees, drawing concern from neighborhood residents. (Kyodo)

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Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

Kobe residents anxious about stranded wild boar piglets

KOBE, Japan - Four wild boar piglets are seen stranded on a riverbank of a residential area in Kobe's Chuo Ward in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture on July 4. As many as eight boar piglets, of which one was dead, have been seen since around June 26 on the bank of the shallow Kitsune River, which is about 5 meters wide and enclosed by 6-meter-high concrete levees, drawing concern from neighborhood residents. (Kyodo)

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M5.4 quake jolts central Japan

M5.4 quake jolts central Japan

KAMEYAMA, Japan - A strong earthquake hit Mie Prefecture and vicinity in central and western Japan, causing a 2-meter wide, 6-meter high part of the stone wall of Kameyama Castle in the prefecture to fall. (Kyodo)

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Mockup Godzilla hand grabs giant popular character

Mockup Godzilla hand grabs giant popular character

NAGOYA, Japan - Movie giant Toho Co. unveils a mockup Godzilla hand grabbing "Nana-chan," a 6-meter-tall popular mannequin character, at Meitesu Department Store in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 23, 2014, as a promotional event for the Hollywood movie "Godzilla" hitting the screen from July 25. This year marks the 60th anniversary of both the release of the first Godzilla movie and the opening of the department store. (Kyodo)

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Ocean current power generation in Japan

Ocean current power generation in Japan

Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. unveils equipment for ocean current power generation to the press in Yokohama on July 25, 2019. The 20-meter-long, 20-meter-wide and 6-meter-high equipment will be placed under water off Kuchinoshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, for trial-based power generation the company is scheduled to start in the fall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Photo taken May 1, 2019, shows a near-6-meter-tall Nana-chan -- a popular mannequin character -- in front of Nagoya station, with a framed print of the two Chinese characters depicting the name of Japan's new era, Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Photo taken May 1, 2019, shows a near-6-meter-tall Nana-chan -- a popular mannequin character -- in front of Nagoya station, with a framed print of the two Chinese characters depicting the name of Japan's new era, Reiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hell festival held in Hokkaido hot spring city of Noboribetsu

Hell festival held in Hokkaido hot spring city of Noboribetsu

A 6-meter-tall float shaped like Enma (the King of Hell) proceeds through a street in the hot spring city of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, on Aug. 27, 2016, during the annual Noboribetsu Jigoku Matsuri (Hell Festival). The festival is held annually based on an old legend saying that once every year, the lid to the Jigokudani (Hell Valley) cauldron opens, and Enma, followed by a horde of red and blue demons, appears in Noboribetsu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hell festival held in Hokkaido hot spring city of Noboribetsu

Hell festival held in Hokkaido hot spring city of Noboribetsu

A 6-meter-tall float shaped like Enma (the King of Hell) proceeds through a street in the hot spring city of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, on Aug. 27, 2016, during the annual Noboribetsu Jigoku Matsuri (Hell Festival). The festival is held annually based on an old legend saying that once every year, the lid to the Jigokudani (Hell Valley) cauldron opens, and Enma, followed by a horde of red and blue demons, appears in Noboribetsu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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