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Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

File photo shows Japanese long-distance runner Toru Terasawa running Beppu Mainichi Marathon in world-record time in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 17, 1963. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi poses after finishing second at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Kenya's Vincent Kipchumba crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in a meet record of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi crosses the finish line of the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, finishing second in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi crosses the finish line of the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, finishing second in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Japan emperor and empress in Oita Pref.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako receive fish fry during a fisheries industry promotion event in Oita city in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Nov. 10, 2024. The imperial couple released the fry in Beppu in the same prefecture later in the day.

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Japan emperor and empress in Oita Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako release fry during a fishery industry promotional event in Beppu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Nov. 10, 2024.

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Japan emperor and empress in Oita Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako release fry during a fishery industry promotional event in Beppu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Nov. 10, 2024.

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Typhoon Shanshan – Rivers Swell In Kyushu Due To Heavy Rainfall 6

Typhoon Shanshan brought heavy rains and strong winds to southwestern Japan as it made landfall near Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Kyushu Thursday morning, August 29. Rivers were swollen and muddy across Kyushu due to heavy rainfall. This video shows water flooding out of the river in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture.

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Muslim cemetery to be built in Beppu, south western Japan

Tahir Khan, representative of the Beppu Muslim association, signs a letter of agreement on building a Muslim cemetery in Beppu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with a group of residents in the city on May 9, 2023.

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Ohtani-donated gloves on display at city office

Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024, shows baseball gloves donated by two-way star Shohei Ohtani on display at the Beppu municipal government office in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, instead of being delivered to local elementary school children as he had wished.

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Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments.

Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments. From right to left: Mikio Beppu, President of Gabermates; Norihiko Koshida, Director and Executive Officer of AltiusLink; Yoshiki Numano, Managing Executive Officer of Dai Nippon Printing; Tomoki Kosaka, Senior Executive Officer of Dentsu International Information Service; Takeyuki Ishii, Chief Business Officer of RPA Technologies=Date:November 7, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments.

Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments. From right to left: Mikio Beppu, President of Gabermates; Norihiko Koshida, Director and Executive Officer of AltiusLink; Yoshiki Numano, Managing Executive Officer of Dai Nippon Printing; Tomoki Kosaka, Senior Executive Officer of Dentsu International Information Service; Takeyuki Ishii, Chief Business Officer of RPA Technologies=Date:November 7, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments.

Five companies, including Govmates, reach basic agreement to support business reform of small and medium-sized local governments. From right to left: Mikio Beppu, President of Gabermates; Norihiko Koshida, Director and Executive Officer of AltiusLink; Yoshiki Numano, Managing Executive Officer of Dai Nippon Printing; Tomoki Kosaka, Senior Executive Officer of Dentsu International Information Service; Takeyuki Ishii, Chief Business Officer of RPA Technologies=Date:November 7, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Muslim cemetery to be built in Beppu, south western Japan

Tahir Khan, representative of the Beppu Muslim association, signs a letter of agreement on building a Muslim cemetery in Beppu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with a group of residents in the city on May 9, 2023.

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Security check at venue of stump speech by PM Kishida

A police officer conducts security checks on people at the venue of a stump speech by Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023, the day after an explosive was thrown at the premier ahead of his speech at a fishing port in the western Japan city of Wakayama. Kishida was not harmed in the blast.

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Japan PM Kishida campaigning in Oita Pref.

Police officers stay alert near a venue where Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is giving an outdoor speech in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida campaigning in Oita Pref.

A police officer conducts a bag check at a venue where Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is giving an outdoor speech in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida campaigning in Oita Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida greets voters during an election campaign in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023. Kishida resumed campaigning after being targeted by an explosive device at an event he attended in western Japan.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita marathon

Ibrahim Hassan of Djibouti crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 5, 2023.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita marathon

Japan's Tsubasa Ichiyama finishes third in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 5, 2023.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita marathon

Japan's Tsubasa Ichiyama finishes third in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 5, 2023.

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Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Abraham Kiplimo of Uganda crosses the line to win the Beppu-Oita Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2014.

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New coronavirus

BEPPU, Japan, April 26 Kyodo - Beppu hot spring in southwestern Japan is deserted on April 13, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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New coronavirus

BEPPU, Japan, April 26 Kyodo - Beppu hot spring in southwestern Japan is deserted on April 13, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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New coronavirus

BEPPU, Japan, April 26 Kyodo - Beppu hot spring in southwestern Japan is deserted on April 13, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tourist enjoys steam cooking at hot spring resort

OITA, Japan - Chikashi Noguchi, a tourist from Kobe, western Japan, tries out the unique "jigokumushi" (literally hell steaming) method of cooking that uses hot spring steam in Beppu, a popular spa resort in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 18, 2014. The Beppu city government is helping its sister city Rotorua, also a hot spring resort in New Zealand, set up a similar cooking facility.

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Japan, China reporters take sand baths at spa resort

OITA, Japan - Japanese and Chinese news reporters take sand baths on the Beppu Beach in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, before an event to exchange views on relations between the two countries.

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Japan, China reporters visit hot spring resort

OITA, Japan - Japanese and Chinese media reporters visit a mud pot at a hot spring resort in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, before an event to compare notes on relations between the two countries.

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Beppu gets fighting-spirit prize of Saitama Criterium

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan's Fumiyuki Beppu acknowledges fans in the city of Saitama on Oct. 25, 2014, after receiving the fighting-spirit prize of the main race of the Tour de France Saitama Criterium.

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Girl holds pad for stamp collection at Japan spar resort

OITA, Japan - A young girl holds a stamp pad for a competition to visit 24 hot springs in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, issued by a local nonprofit organization to make children familiar with the well-known southwestern Japanese spar resort. An image of "Beppyon," the city's mascot character, is drawn on the pad cover.

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Traditional bamboo crafts targeting U.S. market

OITA, Japan - Bamboo crafts are exhibited at the Beppu Art Museum in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in August 2014, prior to a month-long exhibition and trade show at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center from September to October in Los Angeles. Bamboo craft producers are trying to sell their products overseas as artwork rather than artisan ware.

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African engineers learn hot spring-based geothermal plant

BEPPU, Japan - Engineers from five East African nations listen to a Japanese official explain how a hot spring-based geothermal power generation system works in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 8, 2014.

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African engineers visit geothermal power plant in Japan

BEPPU, Japan - Engineers from five East African nations examine a hot spring-based geothermal power generation system in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 8, 2014.

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Logo for promoting Kyushu's hot springs unveiled

OITA, Japan - A unified logo (L) for promoting abroad sightseeing and "onsen" hot springs in particular in seven prefectures in Kyushu, Japan's southwestern region, is seen on June 3, 2014, at a press conference held in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, by the Kyushu regional strategic conference comprising governors in Kyushu and economic organizations.

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'Hot Water Splashing Festival' held in Beppu resort

OITA, Japan - People carry sake barrels while hot water is thrown from the roadside during the "Yukake Matsuri" (Hot Water Splashing Festival) in the Beppu hot spring resort in Oita Prefecture on April 6, 2014.

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FC Gifu new manager Ramos lectures players

NAGOYA, Japan - J-League second division club FC Gifu's new manager Ruy Ramos (rear) lectures his team players during a practice match on Feb. 9, 2014, in Beppu, Oita Prefecture.

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Japanese, Myanmar universities conclude accord

YANGON, Myanmar - Shun Korenaga (L), president of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, shakes hands with Khin Naing Oo, rector of the Yangon Institute of Economics, after the two institutions concluded a cooperative agreement on Feb. 7, 2014 in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Coca-Cola exec in Japan

OITA, Japan - Ahmet Bozer, executive vice president and president of Coca-Cola International, speaks at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2013.

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Kawauchi wins Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Japan's Yuki Kawauchi crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Marathon at Oita municipal athletics stadium in the city of Oita on Feb. 3, 2013, with a race-record time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 15 seconds.

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Architect Naito

BEPPU, Japan - Photo taken in Beppu, Oita Prefecture on May 12, 2012, shows architect Hiroshi Naito, who will design a music hall in the southwestern Japanese city to honor the Argentine pianist Martha Argerich.

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Comedian Neko

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan-born comedian Hiroshi Neko posing for a photo when he took part in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 5, 2012. The world ruling body for track and field ruled that Neko is not eligible to run for Cambodia in the Olympic marathon in London this summer.

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Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

OITA, Japan - Spectators wave Cambodian flags on a road as comedian-turned-runner Hiroshi Neko runs in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 5, 2012. Neko, who obtained Cambodian citizenship so he could have a shot at running in the summer's London Olympics, slashed his personal best to finish 50th at 2:30:26.

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Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

OITA, Japan - Kenyan runner Harun Njoroge crosses the finish line at Oita Athletics Stadium in Oita Prefecture in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 38 seconds to win the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 5, 2012.

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Geothermal power illuminations

OITA, Japan - Illuminations are lit in the shapes of animals using LEDS and electricity generated from geothermal power at a hotel in spa resort Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Geothermal power illuminations

OITA, Japan - Illuminations are lit in the shapes of animals using LEDS and electricity generated from geothermal power at a hotel in spa resort Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Steaming cuisine at low temperature in Beppu

OITA, Japan - Steamed food is prepared using steam rising from a hot spring in the city of Beppu in the southwestern prefecture of Oita in January 2011. A local group in the city, where steamed food is a specialty, suggested that steaming ingredients at a lower temperature brings out the taste much better than at a higher temperature.

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Morocco's Baday wins Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Morocco's Ahmed Baday crosses the finish line at Oita Athletic Stadium in the city of Oita on Feb. 6, 2011, winning his first Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 14 seconds.

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APEC concludes meeting, calls for more jobs, structural reform

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (2nd from R in front row), who jointly chaired the APEC Growth Strategy High-Level Policy Round Table with national policy minister Satoshi Arai (2nd L in front row), speaks at a press conference after the conclusion of the meeting in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. The chair's statement affirmed the necessity to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship.

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Economy minister Naoshima reads statement at APEC meeting

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima reads the chair's statement at a press conference following the conclusion of the APEC Growth Strategy High-Level Policy Round Table held in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. The statement affirmed the need to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship.