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Japanese author, animal researcher "Mutsugoro" dies at 87

Japanese author and animal researcher Masanori Hata holds a dog in his arms in Akiruno, Tokyo, in July 2004. Hata, who frequently appeared on television shows about animals and was better known by his nickname "Mutsugoro," died of a heart attack on April 5, 2023, at 87.

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(2)Tokyo barred from expropriating land for highway

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs rejoice after the Tokyo District Court April 22 barred the Tokyo metropolitan government from expropriating land in Akiruno, western Tokyo, for a state project to build a 300-kilometer highway ringing Tokyo and four neighboring prefectures.

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(1)Tokyo barred from expropriating land for highway

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs enter the Tokyo District Court April 22 for a ruling in a land expropriation suit. The court barred the Tokyo metropolitan government from expropriating land in Akiruno, western Tokyo, for a state project to build a 300-kilometer highway ringing Tokyo and four neighboring prefectures.

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(3)Court bars Tokyo from expropriating land for highway

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 20 shows the Akiruno Interchange in western Tokyo, part of a 300-kilometer highway under construction to ring Tokyo and four neighboring prefectures. The Tokyo District Court April 22 barred the Tokyo metropolitan government from expropriating land in Akiruno for the highway.

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67 students evacuated from Miyake welcome 3rd term

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Sixty-seven elementary and junior high school students and their teachers from the island of Miyakejima attend a ceremony Jan. 8 to begin their third semester at the former Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo. They were evacuated from the island in 2000 due to volcanic eruptions.

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Koizumi encourages students evacuated from Miyakejima

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi greets schoolchildren from the island of Miyakejima at a former high school building on Sept. 29 in Akiruno, western Tokyo, the students' temporary home after being evacuated from the island last year following volcanic activity. Koizumi visited the island for inspection earlier in the day.

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Evacuated Miyakejima students start 2nd semester in Tokyo

AKIRUNO, Japan - Primary school students, evacuated from the volcanic island of Miyakejima following eruptions there last year, attend the opening ceremony for second-semester classes in Akiruno, western Tokyo, on Sept. 3.

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LP'a Ozawa stumps in Tokyo's Akiruno

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa stumps in Tokyo's Akiruno on June 15 during the official campaigning for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election that kicked off the same day.

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130 children from Miyakejima start new school year in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A total of 130 elementary and junior high school students from Miyakejima Island attend a school opening ceremony on April 6 at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo. The students have been living in Tokyo since volcanic eruptions on the island forced all 3,850 inhabitants to evacuate their homes last September.

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Miyakejima junior high kids graduate from school

TOKYO, Japan - Thirty-nine youngsters, who were evacuated from Miyakejima Island last September in the wake of volcanic eruptions there, attend a ceremony to mark their graduation from junior high school, at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo, on March 19. Some of the students (standing) receive applause from lower grade students. The graduating students attended three junior high schools on the island before it was hit by the eruptions. They have since been boarding at Akikawa High School.

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Astronaut Wakata gives shuttle collages to young evacuees

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata on Jan. 12 presents school children with collages commemorating a recent space shuttle mission in which he took part at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo. The children were evacuated from Miyakejima Island south of the capital following a series of volcanic eruptions there that started last June. The objective of Wakata's mission, completed last October, was to add components to the International Space Station.

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67 students evacuated from Miyake welcome 3rd term

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Sixty-seven elementary and junior high school students and their teachers from the island of Miyakejima attend a ceremony Jan. 8 to begin their third semester at the former Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo. They were evacuated from the island in 2000 due to volcanic eruptions.

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Evacuated Miyakejima students start 2nd semester in Tokyo

AKIRUNO, Japan - Primary school students, evacuated from the volcanic island of Miyakejima following eruptions there last year, attend the opening ceremony for second-semester classes in Akiruno, western Tokyo, on Sept. 3.

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(1)Tokyo barred from expropriating land for highway

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs enter the Tokyo District Court April 22 for a ruling in a land expropriation suit. The court barred the Tokyo metropolitan government from expropriating land in Akiruno, western Tokyo, for a state project to build a 300-kilometer highway ringing Tokyo and four neighboring prefectures. (Kyodo)

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(2)Tokyo barred from expropriating land for highway

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs rejoice after the Tokyo District Court April 22 barred the Tokyo metropolitan government from expropriating land in Akiruno, western Tokyo, for a state project to build a 300-kilometer highway ringing Tokyo and four neighboring prefectures. (Kyodo)

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8 women slashed at amusement park pool in Tokyo suburb

Police offers check the luggage of visitors near an exit of Tokyo Summerland, an amusement park with both indoor and outdoor pools, in Akiruno in the suburbs of Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2016, after eight women were slashed in a suspected knife attack. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Court bars Tokyo from expropriating land for highway

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 20 shows the Akiruno Interchange in western Tokyo, part of a 300-kilometer highway under construction to ring Tokyo and four neighboring prefectures. The Tokyo District Court April 22 barred the Tokyo metropolitan government from expropriating land in Akiruno for the highway. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi encourages students evacuated from Miyakejima

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi greets schoolchildren from the island of Miyakejima at a former high school building on Sept. 29 in Akiruno, western Tokyo, the students' temporary home after being evacuated from the island last year following volcanic activity. Koizumi visited the island for inspection earlier in the day.

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LP'a Ozawa stumps in Tokyo's Akiruno

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa stumps in Tokyo's Akiruno on June 15 during the official campaigning for the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election that kicked off the same day.

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130 children from Miyakejima start new school year in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A total of 130 elementary and junior high school students from Miyakejima Island attend a school opening ceremony on April 6 at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo. The students have been living in Tokyo since volcanic eruptions on the island forced all 3,850 inhabitants to evacuate their homes last September.

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Miyakejima junior high kids graduate from school

TOKYO, Japan - Thirty-nine youngsters, who were evacuated from Miyakejima Island last September in the wake of volcanic eruptions there, attend a ceremony to mark their graduation from junior high school, at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo, on March 19. Some of the students (standing) receive applause from lower grade students. The graduating students attended three junior high schools on the island before it was hit by the eruptions. They have since been boarding at Akikawa High School.

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Astronaut Wakata gives shuttle collages to young evacuees

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata on Jan. 12 presents school children with collages commemorating a recent space shuttle mission in which he took part at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo. The children were evacuated from Miyakejima Island south of the capital following a series of volcanic eruptions there that started last June. The objective of Wakata's mission, completed last October, was to add components to the International Space Station.