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Campaigning for Japan general election

Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, waves while making a stump speech in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Oct. 21, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 27 general election.

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Campaigning for Japan general election

Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, makes a stump speech in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Oct. 21, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 27 general election.

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Frost flowers on icy river in Hokkaido

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2023, shows frosts looking like flowers on the surface of the frozen Ishikari River in Asahikawa, Hokkaido in northern Japan.

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Frost flowers on icy river in Hokkaido

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2023, shows frosts looking like flowers on the surface of the frozen Ishikari River in Asahikawa, Hokkaido in northern Japan.

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SDF nurses arrive at Hokkaido hospital

ASAHIKAWA, Japan, Dec. 9 Kyodo - Nurses from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces arrive at Yoshida Hospital in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Dec. 9, 2020, due to a shortage of health care workers following a series of cluster coronavirus infections in the northern Japan city.

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"Densukesuika" watermelon

ASAHIKAWA, Japan, June 14 Kyodo - Photo taken June 14, 2018, in the northern Japan city of Asahikawa shows a "Densukesuika" watermelon (L) that fetched the highest price of 550,000 yen (about $5,000) at the season's first auction the same day.

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Lonely death in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - File photo taken in November 2017 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, shows an apartment room where a 68-year-old man was found dead on a chair alone about a month after his death. More people in Japan are living alone but what is particularly alarming is their identity: mainly men with loose ties to their local communities.

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Hokkaido farm head talks on charm of flowers, gardens

SAPPORO, Japan - Sayuki Ueno, representative of Ueno Farm in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, talks about the attractiveness of alpine flowers and gardens on Nov. 21, 2014, at an event in Sapporo to announce the outline of the Hokkaido Garden Show 2015 which will open next May.

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Couple checks photos of 'Blue Pond' after snowfall

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A young couple checks photos of the "Blue Pond" after snowfall in Biei in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 4, 2014.

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40 millionth visitor to Asahiyama Zoo in north Japan

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - An elementary school student (2nd from L) is awarded gifts on Aug. 20, 2014, as the 40 millionth visitor to Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido since its opening in 1967.

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Fan of animation 'Frozen' imitates Anna at snow museum

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A visitor poses in a white dress imitating Princess Anna of the popular animation film "Frozen" in a room richly decorated with snowflakes at the Snow Crystal Museum in Asahikawa on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 23, 2014.

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Hokkaido watermelon auctioned at 350,000 yen

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A Densuke watermelon, a specialty of Hokkaido, is sold for 350,000 yen at this year's first auction in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on June 10, 2014. Around 70,000 Densuke watermelons will be shipped this summer at around 5,000 yen per piece.

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Family, friends cheer for Japan's Takeuchi

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Family members and friends cheer for Japan's Tomoka Takeuchi at a high school in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, during her competition in the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom event at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 19, 2014. Takeuchi, a graduate of the school, won the silver medal.

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Ice sculpture of dragon

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A participant in an ice sculpture contest in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, puts the final touches to a dragon statue on Feb. 7, 2014.

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Timber wolves become active at night at Japanese zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Timber wolves actively move around at night at the Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 6, 2014.

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Ice festival in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 19, 2014, shows an ice sculpture of a British castle lit up during the Sounkyo ice festival in Kamikawa, Hokkaido.

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Ice festival in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 19, 2014, shows an ice sculpture of a British castle lit up during the Sounkyo ice festival in Kamikawa, Hokkaido.

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Seals at Hokkaido zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Visitors watch harbor seals, including one popping out through ice, at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 27, 2013. The zoo annually uses snow around a pool to replicate an environment close to the seals' natural habitats.

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Snow in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A polar bear strolls around its enclosure at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Nov. 18, 2012, during the first snowfall of the season.

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'King Kazu' nets 1st futsal goal

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Kazuyoshi Miura (center) celebrates after opening his international futsal account as Japan defeated Ukraine 3-1 in their last warm-up ahead of the Futsal World Cup in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Oct. 27, 2012.

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'King Kazu' nets 1st futsal goal

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Kazuyoshi Miura (L) opens his international futsal account as Japan defeated Ukraine 3-1 in their last warm-up ahead of the Futsal World Cup in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Oct. 27, 2012.

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'King Kazu' nets 1st futsal goal

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Kazuyoshi Miura (L) opens his international futsal account as Japan defeated Ukraine 3-1 in their last warm-up ahead of the Futsal World Cup in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Oct. 27, 2012.

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World ice carving competition in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A person carves ice amid snowfall in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 8, 2012, for the 2012 world ice carving competition in the city. The competition runs from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 in 2012 and the sculptures will be on display until Feb. 12, 2012.

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World ice carving competition in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A person carves ice amid snowfall in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 8, 2012, for the 2012 world ice carving competition in the city. The competition runs from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 in 2012 and the sculptures will be on display until Feb. 12, 2012.

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Snow statue of Transformers

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo shows a 20-meter-tall snow statue of Optimus Prime, a robot character in the animation series ''Transformers,'' in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 8, 2012, the first day of the annual Asahikawa Winter Festival. The festival runs through Feb. 12.

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Polar bear given ice

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A polar bear is given ice as a summer present at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, on July 31, 2011.

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Black-rind watermelon sold for 250,000 yen

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Auctioneers examine a black-rind watermelon that was priced at 250,000 yen for the year's first auction at a fresh produce market in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on June 13, 2011. The year's first auctions for the fancy fruit from the Hokkaido town of Toma were held in Asahikawa and Sapporo, with a melon fetching 300,000 yen in Sapporo, the highest price that day.

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Seal popping in at Hokkaido zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan -A harbor seal is seen popping out of icy waters at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2011. The seals, found in northern waters such as the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea, are a popular attraction at the zoo, which prepared an icy pool to create an environment close to their natural habitats.

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Season's penguin marching begins at zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Visitors line up to see penguins walking toward their feeding site at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Dec. 19, 2010. The marching is a major winter attraction at the zoo in Japan's northernmost prefecture.

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Season's penguin marching begins at zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Visitors line up to see penguins walking toward their feeding site at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Dec. 19, 2010. The marching is a major winter attraction at the zoo in Japan's northernmost prefecture.

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Season's penguin marching begins at zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Visitors line up to see penguins walking toward their feeding site at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Dec. 19, 2010. The marching is a major winter attraction at the zoo in Japan's northernmost prefecture.

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Autumn leaves on Hokkaido mountain

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Leaves begin to turn red and yellow at the Ginsendai spot of Mt. Aka in Kamikawa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Sept. 23, 2010.

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Autumn leaves on Hokkaido mountain

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Leaves begin to turn red and yellow at the Ginsendai spot of Mt. Aka in Kamikawa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Sept. 23, 2010.

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Animal pictures in rice paddies

SAPPORO, Japan - Rice plants of three different colors are used to depict cartoon animals in rice paddies in Asahikawa, Hokkaido in northern Japan, in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 26, 2010.

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Watermelon fetches 200,000 yen

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Masuichi Fukase holds a black-rind watermelon that he bid 200,000 yen for in the year's first auction on June 14, 2010, in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Fukase, head of a seafood company in the nearby town of Toma, where the watermelon is a specialty product, said he paid the large sum to encourage other people in the town and will share the watermelon with his customers.

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Year's first snow falls in Asahikawa, Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - This year's first snow falls in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Oct. 13, 10 days earlier than usual.

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Polar bear presented with snow in summer

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A polar bear, given chunks of snow in hot weather on Aug. 12, finds an apple among them at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido.

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Asahiyama Zoo to open corridor to watch chimpanzees

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - The Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido holds a press preview of a new chimpanzee forest where visitors can watch the chimps from a transparent ''sky bridge'' made of acrylic plastic 5 meters above the ground. The aerial corridor will open to the public from Aug. 5.

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Mt. Daisetsu in Hokkaido opens to public for this season

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - About 150 hikers move through the Mt. Daisetsu range in the Daisetsuzan National Park in Hokkaido on the season's opening day on June 25.

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Ice sculptures for world competition in Hokkaido completed

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo shows an ice dragon statue, one of the ice sculptures completed for a world ice sculpture competition held in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 9. Individuals and groups from Japan, Russia, Australia and five other countries joined the competition.

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Last group of 1st GSDF contingent to Iraq returns home

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A member of the first Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent to Iraq is reunited with his daughter at a GSDF base in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on May 31 after some 140 members of the last group of the contingent returned home from a three-month mission.

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(2)230 GSDF troops return to Japan from Iraq

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A female Ground Self-Defense Force member meets relatives after returning to Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on May 24 with some 230 other Ground Self-Defense Force troops from a three-month reconstruction mission in Samawah, southern Iraq.

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(2)110 GSDF troops return home from Iraq

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - One of 110 returning Ground Self-Defense Force troops holds his daughter in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on May 17 after serving three months in Samawah, southern Iraq, on a reconstruction mission. The troops are part of a first group of about 460 GSDF members dispatched in February to Samawah.

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2nd wave of main GSDF force to head for Iraq mission

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A female member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is seen among some 150 troops of the GSDF's Northern Army's 2nd Division leaving their garrison in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on March 12 to head for Kuwait on a mission to help rebuild Iraq. About some 10 female members will join the mission for the first time.

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2nd wave of main GSDF force to leave on Iraq mission Saturday

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Some 150 members of the Northern Army's 2nd Division of the Ground Self-Defense Force parade at their garrison in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, during a send-off ceremony. They will head for Kuwait on March 13 from Chitose on a government plane on a mission to help rebuild war-torn Iraq.

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(3)100 GSDF troops leave Asahikawa for Kuwait

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Relatives shed tears as they see off some 100 Ground Self-Defense Force troops from the GSDF's Asahikawa base in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 20.

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(2)100 GSDF troops leave Asahikawa for Kuwait

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Relatives of about 100 Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops wave national flags as buses carrying them leave the GSDF's Asahikawa base in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 20.

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(1)100 GSDF troops leave Asahikawa for Kuwait

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Some 100 Ground Self-Defense (GSDF) troops leave the GSDF's Asahikawa base in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 20 to head for Kuwait to join more than 100 other GSDF troops already in Iraq. Some 140 GSDF troops will depart from Chitose, Hokkaido for Kuwait on Feb. 21 aboard a government plane.

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300 Iraq-bound troops attend send-off party

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - A send-off party for some 300 Ground Self-Defense Force members to be deployed to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah is held at the Ground Self-Defense Force base in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 14. The members will depart for the southern Iraqi city of Samawah in several groups beginning later this month on a humanitarian mission.

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1st group of main GSDF unit for Iraq to leave Japan

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Members of the first group of the main Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) contingent (L) are seen off by colleagues (R) at the GSDF station in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Feb. 2 before leaving Chitose base, southwest of Asahikawa, on Feb. 3 for the southern Iraqi city of Samawah for an Iraqi reconstruction mission.