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Arctic Ocean Scientific Expedition

The scientific expedition team members deploy ice-based buoys in the high-latitude waters of the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 25, 2025. China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, arrived in Shanghai on Friday, marking the completion of the country's hitherto largest Arctic Ocean scientific expedition. A total of 100 members of China's 15th Arctic Ocean scientific expedition were aboard the vessel. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, this round of Arctic survey was jointly carried out by four vessels, including Xuelong 2, Jidi, Shenhai-1 and Tansuo-3. This Arctic expedition has further enhanced China's understanding of the rapid changes in the Arctic Ocean and their impacts, providing important support for a deeper understanding and effective response to global climate change, according to the researchers. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Shiping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240701) -- BEIJING, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- China Coast Guard assists injured Filipino fishermen in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao on June 29, 2024. The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday assisted two Filipino fishermen injured in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, the CCG announced on Sunday. The Filipino fishermen sustained injuries when an engine exploded on their boat, and their situation became dire. As soon as they were spotted, two CCG vessels patrolling the area approached the site, prepared a lifeboat, and dropped buoys and life jackets to the sea. The CCG later informed the Philippine side about the incident, it said, adding that the Philippine vessel expressed gratitude for CCG's act of humanitarianism via radio. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FILIPINO FISHERMEN-ASSISTANCE (CN)

(240630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 29, 2024 shows the China Coast Guard assisting injured Filipino fishermen in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday assisted two Filipino fishermen injured in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, the CCG announced on Sunday. The Filipino fishermen sustained injuries when an engine exploded on their boat, and their situation became dire. As soon as they were spotted, two CCG vessels patrolling the area approached the site, prepared a lifeboat, and dropped buoys and life jackets to the sea. The CCG later informed the Philippine side about the incident, it said, adding that the Philippine vessel expressed gratitude for CCG's act of humanitarianism via radio. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FILIPINO FISHERMEN-ASSISTANCE (CN)

(240630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 29, 2024 shows the China Coast Guard assisting injured Filipino fishermen in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday assisted two Filipino fishermen injured in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, the CCG announced on Sunday. The Filipino fishermen sustained injuries when an engine exploded on their boat, and their situation became dire. As soon as they were spotted, two CCG vessels patrolling the area approached the site, prepared a lifeboat, and dropped buoys and life jackets to the sea. The CCG later informed the Philippine side about the incident, it said, adding that the Philippine vessel expressed gratitude for CCG's act of humanitarianism via radio. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FILIPINO FISHERMEN-ASSISTANCE (CN)

(240630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 29, 2024 shows the China Coast Guard assisting injured Filipino fishermen in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday assisted two Filipino fishermen injured in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, the CCG announced on Sunday. The Filipino fishermen sustained injuries when an engine exploded on their boat, and their situation became dire. As soon as they were spotted, two CCG vessels patrolling the area approached the site, prepared a lifeboat, and dropped buoys and life jackets to the sea. The CCG later informed the Philippine side about the incident, it said, adding that the Philippine vessel expressed gratitude for CCG's act of humanitarianism via radio. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FILIPINO FISHERMEN-ASSISTANCE (CN)

(240630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 29, 2024 shows the China Coast Guard assisting injured Filipino fishermen in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday assisted two Filipino fishermen injured in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, the CCG announced on Sunday. The Filipino fishermen sustained injuries when an engine exploded on their boat, and their situation became dire. As soon as they were spotted, two CCG vessels patrolling the area approached the site, prepared a lifeboat, and dropped buoys and life jackets to the sea. The CCG later informed the Philippine side about the incident, it said, adding that the Philippine vessel expressed gratitude for CCG's act of humanitarianism via radio. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FILIPINO FISHERMEN-ASSISTANCE (CN)

(240630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 29, 2024 shows the China Coast Guard assisting injured Filipino fishermen in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday assisted two Filipino fishermen injured in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, the CCG announced on Sunday. The Filipino fishermen sustained injuries when an engine exploded on their boat, and their situation became dire. As soon as they were spotted, two CCG vessels patrolling the area approached the site, prepared a lifeboat, and dropped buoys and life jackets to the sea. The CCG later informed the Philippine side about the incident, it said, adding that the Philippine vessel expressed gratitude for CCG's act of humanitarianism via radio. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FILIPINO FISHERMEN-ASSISTANCE (CN)

(240630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 29, 2024 shows the China Coast Guard assisting injured Filipino fishermen in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday assisted two Filipino fishermen injured in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, the CCG announced on Sunday. The Filipino fishermen sustained injuries when an engine exploded on their boat, and their situation became dire. As soon as they were spotted, two CCG vessels patrolling the area approached the site, prepared a lifeboat, and dropped buoys and life jackets to the sea. The CCG later informed the Philippine side about the incident, it said, adding that the Philippine vessel expressed gratitude for CCG's act of humanitarianism via radio. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FILIPINO FISHERMEN-ASSISTANCE (CN)

(240630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 29, 2024 shows the China Coast Guard assisting injured Filipino fishermen in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao. The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday assisted two Filipino fishermen injured in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, the CCG announced on Sunday. The Filipino fishermen sustained injuries when an engine exploded on their boat, and their situation became dire. As soon as they were spotted, two CCG vessels patrolling the area approached the site, prepared a lifeboat, and dropped buoys and life jackets to the sea. The CCG later informed the Philippine side about the incident, it said, adding that the Philippine vessel expressed gratitude for CCG's act of humanitarianism via radio. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Deng Hua)

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CHINA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUARD-FILIPINO FISHERMEN-ASSISTANCE (CN)

(240630) -- BEIJING, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- China Coast Guard assists injured Filipino fishermen in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao on June 29, 2024. The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday assisted two Filipino fishermen injured in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, the CCG announced on Sunday. The Filipino fishermen sustained injuries when an engine exploded on their boat, and their situation became dire. As soon as they were spotted, two CCG vessels patrolling the area approached the site, prepared a lifeboat, and dropped buoys and life jackets to the sea. The CCG later informed the Philippine side about the incident, it said, adding that the Philippine vessel expressed gratitude for CCG's act of humanitarianism via radio. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Deng Hua)

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Illustration Port Of Marseille

Lighthouse and beacon buoys are stored in the port of Marseille, France, on April 13, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Action to denounce the social cleansing for Olympic Games - Paris

Members of the “other side of the coin” association throw buoys into the fountain in the Luxembourg gardens to denounce the social cleaning caused by the 2024 Olympics. Action by the association "the other side of the medal" alongside "the world doctors" association to denounce the social cleansing caused by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on march 24, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Action to denounce the social cleansing for Olympic Games - Paris

Members of the “other side of the coin” association throw buoys into the fountain in the Luxembourg gardens to denounce the social cleaning caused by the 2024 Olympics. Action by the association "the other side of the medal" alongside "the world doctors" association to denounce the social cleansing caused by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on march 24, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Action to denounce the social cleansing for Olympic Games - Paris

Members of the “other side of the coin” association throw buoys into the fountain in the Luxembourg gardens to denounce the social cleaning caused by the 2024 Olympics. Action by the association "the other side of the medal" alongside "the world doctors" association to denounce the social cleansing caused by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on march 24, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Action to denounce the social cleansing for Olympic Games - Paris

Members of the “other side of the coin” association throw buoys into the fountain in the Luxembourg gardens to denounce the social cleaning caused by the 2024 Olympics. Action by the association "the other side of the medal" alongside "the world doctors" association to denounce the social cleansing caused by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on march 24, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Action to denounce the social cleansing for Olympic Games - Paris

Members of the “other side of the coin” association holding buoys forming the Olympic rings to denounce the social cleaning caused by the 2024 Olympics. Action by the association "the other side of the medal" alongside "the world doctors" association to denounce the social cleansing caused by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on march 24, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Action to denounce the social cleansing for Olympic Games - Paris

Members of the “other side of the coin” association throw buoys into the fountain in the Luxembourg gardens to denounce the social cleansing caused by the 2024 Olympics. Action by the association "the other side of the medal" alongside "the world doctors" association to denounce the social cleansing caused by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on march 24, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Action to denounce the social cleansing for Olympic Games - Paris

Members of the “other side of the coin” association throw buoys into the fountain in the Luxembourg gardens to denounce the social cleaning caused by the 2024 Olympics. Action by the association "the other side of the medal" alongside "the world doctors" association to denounce the social cleansing caused by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on march 24, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Action to denounce the social cleansing for Olympic Games - Paris

Members of the “other side of the coin” association throw buoys into the fountain in the Luxembourg gardens to denounce the social cleaning caused by the 2024 Olympics. Action by the association "the other side of the medal" alongside "the world doctors" association to denounce the social cleansing caused by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on march 24, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Action to denounce the social cleansing for Olympic Games - Paris

Members of the “other side of the coin” association throw buoys into the fountain in the Luxembourg gardens to denounce the social cleaning caused by the 2024 Olympics. Action by the association "the other side of the medal" alongside "the world doctors" association to denounce the social cleansing caused by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on march 24, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Action to denounce the social cleansing for Olympic Games - Paris

Members of the “other side of the coin” association throw buoys into the fountain in the Luxembourg gardens to denounce the social cleaning caused by the 2024 Olympics. Action by the association "the other side of the medal" alongside "the world doctors" association to denounce the social cleansing caused by the organization of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, on march 24, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Futenma transfer site

NAGO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officials on boats forcibly remove a protester in a canoe (C bottom) from off the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 15, 2014. Canoeists were protesting against the government's work that began the previous day to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture.

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Futenma transfer site

NAGO, Japan - The Japanese Defense Ministry continues to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline off the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 15, 2014. The area is set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture.

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Futenma transfer site

NAGO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officials on boats face off against protesters in canoes (front) off the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 15, 2014. The canoeists were protesting against the government's work that began the previous day to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture.

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Buoys installed off coast of U.S. Camp Schwab in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Buoys are installed off the coast of U.S. Marine Corps Camp Schwab to cordon off a shoreline stretch of the Henoko district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug 14, 2014, amid demonstrations by protesters. An area off Henoko will be the site of a replacement facility for the Futenma air base in the densely populated southern Okinawa city of Ginowan.

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Buoys set at Futenma replacement site

NAGO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Aug. 14, 2014, shows work by the Japanese Defense Ministry to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline in the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture.

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Buoys set for Futenma replacement site

NAGO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Aug. 14, 2014, shows the area off the Henoko district of Nago in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture. The Defense Ministry started to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline in the area.

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Buoys set at Futenma replacement site

NAGO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Aug. 14, 2014, shows work by the Japanese Defense Ministry to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline in the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture.

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Buoys set at Futenma replacement site

NAGO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Aug. 14, 2014, shows people in small boats and canoes (lower R), protesting against the government's move to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline in the Henoko district of Nago, Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture.

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Buoys set at Futenma replacement site

NAGO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Aug. 14, 2014, shows work by the Japanese Defense Ministry to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline in the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture.

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Buoys set at Futenma replacement site

NAGO, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard boat (far R) keeps guard as people in smaller boats and canoes protest against the government's move on Aug. 14, 2014, to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline in the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture.

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Workers unload supplies for base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Workers unload what appear to be buoys from a truck near the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2014. The Japanese government has begun preparatory work for the relocation of the Futenma air station in Ginowan to the Henoko district in Nago.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Huge buoys are placed April 18, 2014, at the site of a sunken ferry off the coast of Jindo Island, South Korea. More than 200 people remained missing in one of the country's worst maritime accidents.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 18, 2014, off the coast of Jindo Island, South Korea, shows buoys marking the site of a sunken ferry and cranes (back) deployed near the area. More than 200 people remained missing in one of South Korea's worst maritime accidents.

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Drifted fishing gears from Miyagi Pref.

MITO, Japan - An official of the Oarai town office in Ibaraki Prefecture organizes buoys for aquafarming on Sept. 8, 2011, which were retrieved from waters off Oarai in July 2011, before shipping them back the following day to the Miyagi prefectural fishery cooperative, which owns the gear. About 120 buoys had drifted there from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, some 300 kilometers away, after the March 11 tsunami.

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Recovering efforts in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Fishermen (upper L) on April 20, 2011, retrieve buoys used in oyster farming at the Oshika Peninsula in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Chile quake tsunamis damage Japan's fisheries industry

KESENNUMA, Japan - Fishermen in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2010, pull up netting containing seaweed and plastic bottles used as fishing buoys that was damaged by tsunamis triggered by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Chile on Feb. 27. Fisheries businesses in Japan have reported damage of about 6.26 billion yen from the tsunamis.

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Coast Guard makes public debris from sunken Japanese ship

HONOLULU, United States - The U.S. Coast Guard in Hawaii on Feb. 16 displays debris collected from the vicinity of the scene of the collision between the U.S. submarine Greeneville and Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru at a Coast Guard facility in Honolulu. Among the debris -- about 100 items -- were lifesaving devices, buoys and fishing equipment that apparently belonged to the Ehime Maru.

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Nikkei reclaims 20,000 level as upbeat Japan data buoys sentiment

An electric signboard in Tokyo shows the key Nikkei stock index closing above the 20,000 line on Dec. 1, 2015, for the first time since Aug. 20. Share prices were boosted by data showing stronger-than-expected capital spending by Japanese firms in the July-September quarter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei reclaims 20,000 level as upbeat Japan data buoys sentiment

An electric signboard in Tokyo shows the key Nikkei stock index closing above the 20,000 line on Dec. 1, 2015, for the first time since Aug. 20. Share prices were boosted by data showing stronger-than-expected capital spending by Japanese firms in the July-September quarter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drifted fishing gears from Miyagi Pref.

MITO, Japan - An official of the Oarai town office in Ibaraki Prefecture organizes buoys for aquafarming on Sept. 8, 2011, which were retrieved from waters off Oarai in July 2011, before shipping them back the following day to the Miyagi prefectural fishery cooperative, which owns the gear. About 120 buoys had drifted there from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, some 300 kilometers away, after the March 11 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Recovering efforts in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Fishermen (upper L) on April 20, 2011, retrieve buoys used in oyster farming at the Oshika Peninsula in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Chile quake tsunamis damage Japan's fisheries industry

KESENNUMA, Japan - Fishermen in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2010, pull up netting containing seaweed and plastic bottles used as fishing buoys that was damaged by tsunamis triggered by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Chile on Feb. 27. Fisheries businesses in Japan have reported damage of about 6.26 billion yen from the tsunamis. (Kyodo)

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Futenma transfer site

NAGO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officials on boats forcibly remove a protester in a canoe (C bottom) from off the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 15, 2014. Canoeists were protesting against the government's work that began the previous day to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Futenma transfer site

NAGO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officials on boats face off against protesters in canoes (front) off the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 15, 2014. The canoeists were protesting against the government's work that began the previous day to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Buoys installed off coast of U.S. Camp Schwab in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Buoys are installed off the coast of U.S. Marine Corps Camp Schwab to cordon off a shoreline stretch of the Henoko district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug 14, 2014, amid demonstrations by protesters. An area off Henoko will be the site of a replacement facility for the Futenma air base in the densely populated southern Okinawa city of Ginowan. (Kyodo)

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Buoys set at Futenma replacement site

NAGO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Aug. 14, 2014, shows work by the Japanese Defense Ministry to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline in the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Buoys set at Futenma replacement site

NAGO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Aug. 14, 2014, shows work by the Japanese Defense Ministry to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline in the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Buoys set at Futenma replacement site

NAGO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Aug. 14, 2014, shows people in small boats and canoes (lower R), protesting against the government's move to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline in the Henoko district of Nago, Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Buoys set at Futenma replacement site

NAGO, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard boat (far R) keeps guard as people in smaller boats and canoes protest against the government's move on Aug. 14, 2014, to install buoys to cordon off a stretch of shoreline in the Henoko district of Nago in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, set to become the site of a replacement facility for a U.S. Marine base in the prefecture. (Kyodo)