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2001 fatal stampede

KOBE, Japan - (From front) Kiyoshi Miki, Seiji Shimomura and Masaharu Arima, who lost relatives in a 2001 stampede in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, attend a press conference in Kobe on Feb. 20, 2013. The Kobe District Court earlier the same day dismissed a case against a former senior police officer over the stampede on a bridge that was overcrowded with fireworks spectators on July 21, 2001, in which 11 people died and 247 were injured. The court ruled the statute of limitations had expired.

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Security firm's head office raided over Hyogo stampede

FUKUOKA, Japan - Police search the head office of Nisikan Co. in Fukuoka, the security company that was in charge of safety at a fireworks display last month in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, where 11 people were killed in a stampede on a narrow pedestrian bridge.

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Women pray for those who died in Akashi fatal stampede

AKASHI, Japan - Two people on July 22 present flowers at a pedestrian bridge in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture and pray for the repose of the souls of 10 people who died there the previous day in a fatal stampede during a nearby fireworks display.

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Inspection conducted for Akashi fatal stampede

AKASHI, Japan - Police conduct an on-site inspection July 22 on a pedestrian bridge in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, where 10 people were crushed to death, most of them children, and more than 100 were injured the previous day. People among the huge throng tripped and piled on top of each other while trying to cross the narrow span during a fireworks display nearby.

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10 die, 100 injured on Hyogo bridge after fireworks

AKASHI, Japan - Photo shows a pedestrian bridge where 10 people were crushed to death, most of them children, and about 100 more were injured on July 21 as people tripped and piled on top of each other while a huge crowd crossed the bridge. They were heading home after watching a fireworks display in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture.

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9 dead, dozens injured in crush at fireworks display

AKASHI, Japan - Rescuers carry a person injured July 21 in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, during a crush as crowds returned from watching a fireworks display. Nine people died and dozens were injured in the incident which occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. when a crush near a pedestrian bridge near Japan Railway's Asagiri Station caused people to collapse like dominoes, firefighters said.

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Hemispherical glass dome passes under Akashi Bridge

OSAKA, Japan - A hemispherical glass dome, pulled by tugboats, passes under the Akashi Bridge, off Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 5. The dome, with a diameter of 70 meters, was built in Harima in the western Japan prefecture. It is being transported to Osaka, where it will become the roof of the Osaka Maritime Museum scheduled to open next summer.

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Horie finishes solo Pacific crossing in recycled yacht

KOBE, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves as he arrives at the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan on July 8. He completed a solo journey from San Francisco to Japan in a yacht made entirely from recycled materials.

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Trans-Pacific adventurer heading to Japan

Japanese adventurer and yachtsman Kenichi Horie waves his right hand aboard the MALT'S Mermaid II yacht in waters near Okinawa Island on June 26 en route for Japan from San Francisco on a solo journey. Horie plans to reach Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in western Japan, the world's longest suspension bridge, in early July.

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Horie begins transpacific voyage aboard recycled yacht

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves his hand at well-wishers in San Francisco on March 28 as he begins a solo journey to Japan from the Golden Gate Bridge aboard the MALT'S Mermaid II, a yacht made from recycled materials. Horie plans to reach Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in western Japan, the world's longest suspension bridge, in early July by way of Hawaii.

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World's longest suspension bridge to mark 1st year

The 3,911-meter-long Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge, between Awaji Island and Kobe, will mark its 1st anniversary April 5. To celebrate, a company running the bridge has invited tourists to climb its 300-meter-high main tower.

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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge lit up

The 3,911-meter-long Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which links the western Japan port city of Kobe with Awajishima Island, is lit up April 2 on a trial basis. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which is the world's longest suspension bridge, is due to open to traffic April 5.

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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

The world longest suspension bridge (3,911-meter-long) over the Akashi strait connecting Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture and Awaji Island. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge's two towers, which rise 297 meters above the water, also are said to be the tallest of thier kind in the world. The bridge is scheduled to open to the public April 5. Construction began in May 1988.

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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, night view

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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the bridge over Akashi Strait, and it connects Honshu and Shikoku.

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Women pray for those who died in Akashi fatal stampede

AKASHI, Japan - Two people on July 22 present flowers at a pedestrian bridge in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture and pray for the repose of the souls of 10 people who died there the previous day in a fatal stampede during a nearby fireworks display.

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Inspection conducted for Akashi fatal stampede

AKASHI, Japan - Police conduct an on-site inspection July 22 on a pedestrian bridge in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, where 10 people were crushed to death, most of them children, and more than 100 were injured the previous day. People among the huge throng tripped and piled on top of each other while trying to cross the narrow span during a fireworks display nearby.

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9 dead, dozens injured in crush at fireworks display

AKASHI, Japan - Rescuers carry a person injured July 21 in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, during a crush as crowds returned from watching a fireworks display. Nine people died and dozens were injured in the incident which occurred shortly after 8:30 p.m. when a crush near a pedestrian bridge near Japan Railway's Asagiri Station caused people to collapse like dominoes, firefighters said.

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(2) Akashi Kaikyo Bridge-arial

AKASHI, Japan - Akashi Kaikyo Bridge - the world longest suspension bridge (3,911-meter-long) over the Akashi strait connecting Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture and Awaji Island. Tha Akashi Kaikyo Bridge's two towers, which rise 297 meters above the water, also are said to be the tallest of thier kind in the world. The bridge is scheduled to open to the public on Apr, 5, Construction began in May 1988. (Photo taken from Kyodo Helicopter, March 4,1998) (Kyodo)

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Awaji Island

This is the same as photograph #2797. The viewer of the photograph can almost smell the wind blowing over the Seto Inland Sea and feel the liveliness of the workers on the Japanese boat. Located near this spot today are Iwaya Port for the Tako Ferry connecting Akashi and Awaji and the Awaji Interchange on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway crossing Akashi Strait Bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Awajishima, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number57‐9‐2]

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New coronavirus

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2020, shows lighter traffic than usual at the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Kobe, western Japan, during the Golden Week holidays under a nationwide state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Holiday traffic jam in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2018, shows traffic congestion on the Kobe-bound lane of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in western Japan, as travelers head to the city toward the end of the Golden Week holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Holiday traffic jam in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2018, shows traffic congestion on the Kobe-bound lane of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in western Japan, as travelers head to the city toward the end of the Golden Week holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspension bridge in Japan

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is lit up on April 5, 2018, to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the suspension bridge spanning nearly 4,000 meters that links the western Japan city of Kobe with Awaji Island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspension bridge in Japan

The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is lit up on April 5, 2018, to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the suspension bridge spanning nearly 4,000 meters that links the western Japan city of Kobe with Awaji Island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security firm's head office raided over Hyogo stampede

FUKUOKA, Japan - Police search the head office of Nisikan Co. in Fukuoka, the security company that was in charge of safety at a fireworks display last month in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, where 11 people were killed in a stampede on a narrow pedestrian bridge.

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10 die, 100 injured on Hyogo bridge after fireworks

AKASHI, Japan - Photo shows a pedestrian bridge where 10 people were crushed to death, most of them children, and about 100 more were injured on July 21 as people tripped and piled on top of each other while a huge crowd crossed the bridge. They were heading home after watching a fireworks display in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture.

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Cruise ship enters Kobe port

KOBE, Japan - The 383-ton Nippon Maru, a sailboat-type cruise ship, enters Kobe port Feb. 27. The ship, equipped with four 20-meter-high masts, will make cruises around the world's longest suspension bridge, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, while the ''Japan Flora 2000'' international gardening exposition is held at Awajishima Island between March 18 and Sept. 17.

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Hemispherical glass dome passes under Akashi Bridge

OSAKA, Japan - A hemispherical glass dome, pulled by tugboats, passes under the Akashi Bridge, off Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 5. The dome, with a diameter of 70 meters, was built in Harima in the western Japan prefecture. It is being transported to Osaka, where it will become the roof of the Osaka Maritime Museum scheduled to open next summer.

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Akashi Kaikyo bridge lit up

KOBE, Japan - The Akashi Kaikyo bride, linking the western Japan port city of Kobe with Awajishima Island, is lit up July 17

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Horie finishes solo Pacific crossing in recycled yacht

KOBE, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves as he arrives at the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan on July 8. He completed a solo journey from San Francisco to Japan in a yacht made entirely from recycled materials.

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Horie finishes solo Pacific crossing in recycled yacht

KOBE, Japan - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves as he arrives at the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan on July 8. He completed a solo journey from San Francisco to Japan in a yacht made entirely from recycled materials.

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Trans-Pacific adventurer heading to Japan

Japanese adventurer and yachtsman Kenichi Horie waves his right hand aboard the MALT'S Mermaid II yacht in waters near Okinawa Island on June 26 en route for Japan from San Francisco on a solo journey. Horie plans to reach Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in western Japan, the world's longest suspension bridge, in early July.

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Trans-Pacific adventurer heading to Japan

Japanese adventurer and yachtsman Kenichi Horie waves his right hand aboard the MALT'S Mermaid II yacht in waters near Okinawa Island on June 26 en route for Japan from San Francisco on a solo journey. Horie plans to reach Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in western Japan, the world's longest suspension bridge, in early July.

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Horie begins transpacific voyage aboard recycled yacht

Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie waves his hand at well-wishers in San Francisco on March 28 as he begins a solo journey to Japan from the Golden Gate Bridge aboard the MALT'S Mermaid II, a yacht made from recycled materials. Horie plans to reach Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in western Japan, the world's longest suspension bridge, in early July by way of Hawaii.

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World's longest suspension bridge to mark 1st year

The 3,911-meter-long Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge, between Awaji Island and Kobe, will mark its 1st anniversary April 5. To celebrate, a company running the bridge has invited tourists to climb its 300-meter-high main tower.

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(2)Akashi Kaikyo Bridge-arial

AKASHI, Japan - Akashi Kaikyo Bridge - the world longest suspension bridge (3,911-meter-long) over the Akashi strait connecting Kobe in Hyogo Prefectureand Awaji Island. Tha Akashi Kaikyo Bridge's two towers, which rise 297 meters above the water, also are said to be the tallest of thier kind in the world. The bridge is scheduled to open to the public on Apr, 5, Construction began in May 1988. (Photo taken from Kyodo Helicopter, March 4,1998)

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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge lit up

The 3,911-meter-long Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which links the western Japan port city of Kobe with Awajishima Island, is lit up April 2 on a trial basis. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, which is the world's longest suspension bridge, is due to open to traffic April 5.