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Giant Japanese butterburs

ASHORO, Japan - Children stand with giant Japanese butterburs known locally as rawanbuki in Ashoro, Hokkaido, on June 24, 2012. Rawanbuki soar over 2 meters in height when fully grown.

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Giant Japanese butterburs

ASHORO, Japan - A boy holds a giant Japanese butterbur known locally as rawanbuki in Ashoro, Hokkaido, on June 24, 2012. Rawanbuki soar over 2 meters in height when fully grown.

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Tour bus overturns in Hokkaido

ASHORO, Japan - Photo shows an overturned tour bus in Ashoro, Hokkaido, on July 17, 2010. The bus, carrying 45 tourists, overturned after swerving to avoid an approaching motorbike.

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Giant Japanese butterburs to the dining table

KUSHIRO, Japan - Giant Japanese butterburs known locally as Rawanbuki are ready to be harvested for food at a farm in Ashoro, southeastern Hokkaido. The stem of Japanese butterburs, which is rich in minerals and food fibers, is soft when cooked and is popular in Japanese cuisine. Rawanbuki grows mostly in the Rawan area of Ashoro and soars over 2 meters in height when fully grown.

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Butterbur harvest begins in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Farmer Kiichi Abe harvests butterburs in the town of Ashoro in eastern Hokkaido on June 30.

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Singer Matsuyama named 'beef ambassador'

SAPPORO, Japan - Singer Chiharu Matsuyama (R) is presented with a box of beef by Hokkaido Gov. Tatsuya Hori on Oct. 31 after being appointed as Hokkaido's ''beef ambassador'' to promote beef and other farm produce in the wake of the mad cow disease scare. Matsuyama is a native of Ashoro in eastern Hokkaido.

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Sightseeing bus badly damaged in collision with military truck

ASHORO, Japan - A sightseeing bus ends up off the road after colliding head on with a Ground Self-Defense Force truck (L) in the town of Ashoro, central Hokkaido, on Aug. 26.

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Butterbur harvest begins in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Farmer Kiichi Abe harvests butterburs in the town of Ashoro in eastern Hokkaido on June 30. (Kyodo)

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Singer Matsuyama named 'beef ambassador'

SAPPORO, Japan - Singer Chiharu Matsuyama (R) is presented with a box of beef by Hokkaido Gov. Tatsuya Hori on Oct. 31 after being appointed as Hokkaido's ''beef ambassador'' to promote beef and other farm produce in the wake of the mad cow disease scare. Matsuyama is a native of Ashoro in eastern Hokkaido.

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Giant Japanese butterburs to the dining table

KUSHIRO, Japan - Giant Japanese butterburs known locally as Rawanbuki are ready to be harvested for food at a farm in Ashoro, southeastern Hokkaido. The stem of Japanese butterburs, which is rich in minerals and food fibers, is soft when cooked and is popular in Japanese cuisine. Rawanbuki grows mostly in the Rawan area of Ashoro and soars over 2 meters in height when fully grown. (Kyodo)

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Tour bus overturns in Hokkaido

ASHORO, Japan - Photo shows an overturned tour bus in Ashoro, Hokkaido, on July 17, 2010. The bus, carrying 45 tourists, overturned after swerving to avoid an approaching motorbike. (Kyodo)

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World's oldest man in Japan

Masazo Nonaka, 112, poses in Ashoro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on April 10, 2018, with a certificate from Guinness World Records recognizing him as the world's oldest man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sightseeing bus badly damaged in collision with military truck

ASHORO, Japan - A sightseeing bus ends up off the road after colliding head on with a Ground Self-Defense Force truck (L) in the town of Ashoro, central Hokkaido, on Aug. 26.