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CALCIO - UEFA Conference League - Panathinaikos vs Fiorentina

CALCIO - UEFA Conference League - Panathinaikos vs Fiorentina

55 Willian Arao of Panathinaikos plays during the Conference League, Round of 16, Leg 1 of 2 match between Panathinaikos and ACF Fiorentina at OAKA Stadium on March 6, 2025 in Athens, Greece.

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CALCIO - UEFA Conference League - PANATHINAIKOS vs CHESLEA

CALCIO - UEFA Conference League - PANATHINAIKOS vs CHESLEA

55 Willian Arao of Panathinaikos is playing during the Conference League, Matchday 2 match between Panathinaikos and Chelsea at OAKA Stadium on October 24, 2024 in Athens, Greece.

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Coal mine train in southwestern Japan

Coal mine train in southwestern Japan

An electric locomotive, which was used at the now-defunct Miike Coal Mine straddling Fukuoka and Kumamoto prefectures in southwestern Japan, runs at a pit in Arao in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 8, 2023, during an event marking the site's eighth anniversary of its addition to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.

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Coal mine trains in southwestern Japan

Coal mine trains in southwestern Japan

Two electric locomotives, which were used at the now-defunct Miike Coal Mine straddling Fukuoka and Kumamoto prefectures in southwestern Japan, are pictured on July 8, 2023, as they go on public display at a pit in Arao in Kumamoto Prefecture to mark the site's eighth anniversary of its addition to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.

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Coal mine trains in southwestern Japan

Coal mine trains in southwestern Japan

People pose for photos in front of two electric locomotives, which were used at the now-defunct Miike Coal Mine straddling Fukuoka and Kumamoto prefectures in southwestern Japan, on July 8, 2023, at a pit in Arao in Kumamoto Prefecture. The trains went on public display to mark the site's eighth anniversary of its addition to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.

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Japan air pollution from China

Japan air pollution from China

ARAO, Japan - Photo shows an area of the city of Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 5, 2013. The prefecture's residents were urged to avoid going outdoors that day after the pollution level of so-called PM2.5 particulate matters reached 90 to 101 micrograms per cubic meter in an hour in Arao.

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Japan air pollution from China

Japan air pollution from China

ARAO, Japan - Photo shows a woman wearing a mask in the city of Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 5, 2013. The prefecture's residents were urged to avoid going outdoors that day after the pollution level of so-called PM2.5 particulate matters reached 90 to 101 micrograms per cubic meter in an hour in Arao.

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Memorial service for wartime Chinese forced laborers

Memorial service for wartime Chinese forced laborers

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Liu Guangyao from the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka reads a message from Li Tianran, the Chinese consul general, at a memorial service in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Oct. 14, 2012, held for Chinese people who died as a result of forced labor during World War II at a Japanese coal mine.

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4 family members believed killed in Kumamoto fire

4 family members believed killed in Kumamoto fire

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A morning fire guts the two-story house of Shinichi Saruwatari in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Feb. 4. It allegedly killed Sakuwatari, his wife Shigeko, their 3-year-old daughter Ayami and 4-month-old son Shoji.

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Visitors see winch of coal pit, new World Heritage site

Visitors see winch of coal pit, new World Heritage site

A throng of visitors cheer at the sight of a huge winch at the Miike Coal Mine's Manda Pit in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2015, a day after the pit and 22 other sites of Japan's 19th-century Meiji industrial revolution were added to the World Cultural Heritage list by a UNESCO committee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coal mine in southwestern Japan added to World Heritage list

Coal mine in southwestern Japan added to World Heritage list

Girls watch one of big machines of the Miike Coal Mine's Manda Pit in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2015, a day after the pit and 22 other sites of Japan's 19th-century Meiji industrial revolution were added to the World Cultural Heritage list by a UNESCO committee. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hurrah for Miike Coal Mine's World Heritage status

Hurrah for Miike Coal Mine's World Heritage status

Members of the "Tanko (coal mine) Girls" group promote the Manda Pit of the Miike Coal Mine in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 6, 2015. The coal mine is one of the Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution that was granted UNESCO World Heritage status the same month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourists flock to Japan's new industrial heritage sites

Tourists flock to Japan's new industrial heritage sites

Tourists visit the Manda Pit of the Miike Coal Mine in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2015, the first Saturday after the pit and other sites of Japan's Meiji industrial revolution were added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourists flock to Japan's new industrial heritage sites

Tourists flock to Japan's new industrial heritage sites

Tourists visit the Manda Pit of the Miike Coal Mine in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2015, the first Saturday after the pit and other sites of Japan's Meiji industrial revolution were added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourists visit Japan's newly listed UNESCO World Heritage site

Tourists visit Japan's newly listed UNESCO World Heritage site

Tourists listen to a guide's explanation during a tour of the Manda pit at the Miike coal mine in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2015, a day after it and other sites that played a major role in Japan's 19th-century Meiji industrial revolution were added by a UNESCO committee to the World Cultural Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Facility of Miike coal mine, possible World Heritage site

Facility of Miike coal mine, possible World Heritage site

Toshihiko Horiuchi, a former worker at the defunct Miike coal mine complex, explains about a facility in Arao, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 9, 2015. The complex, which played a vital role in Japan's postwar reconstruction, is one of the candidate sites of the country's Meiji era (1868-1911) industrial revolution for registration on the UNESCO World Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Meiji industrial sites endorsed for World Heritage listing

Japan's Meiji industrial sites endorsed for World Heritage listing

File photo taken in July 2012 shows Miike Coal Mines in the southwestern Japan city of Arao. Miike Coal Mines is among the 23 "Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution" that a UNESCO advisory panel has recommended for World Heritage status. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 family members believed killed in Kumamoto fire

4 family members believed killed in Kumamoto fire

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A morning fire guts the two-story house of Shinichi Saruwatari in Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Feb. 4. It allegedly killed Sakuwatari, his wife Shigeko, their 3-year-old daughter Ayami and 4-month-old son Shoji.

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