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Heavy rain in Fukuoka

Photo taken on July 10, 2023, shows the Homan River in Chikushino in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, swollen after heavy rain.

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Heavy rain in Fukuoka

Photo taken on July 10, 2023, shows the Homan River in Chikushino in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, swollen after heavy rain.

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Grade school boy poses before award-winning drawing

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shinnosuke Takagi, a fifth grader at an elementary school in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, pose in front of his drawing (upper R) at the Fukuoka city office building on Oct. 5, 2014. He won a prize at an exhibition of drawings by Japanese, Chinese and South Korean preschool and elementary school pupils to promote understanding among the three countries.

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Hakuho gears up for Kyushu tourney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho works out in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2010. The yokozuna from Mongolia is on a quest to equal or surpass a record 69-bout winning streak. (Pool photo)

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Hakuho gears up for Kyushu tourney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho works out in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2010. The yokozuna from Mongolia is on a quest to equal or surpass a record 69-bout winning streak. (Pool photo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho gears up for next tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho speaks at a press conference in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2010, as the wrestler ranking for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament is announced. Attention over the tournament starting Nov. 14 is focused on whether Hakuho will shatter Futabayama's all-time consecutive wins record at 69, as he is seven wins away from tying the record.

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Yokozuna Hakuho gears up for next tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho smiles at a press conference in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2010, as the wrestler ranking for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament is announced. Attention over the tournament starting Nov. 14 is focused on whether Hakuho will shatter Futabayama's all-time consecutive wins record at 69, as he is seven wins away from tying the record.

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Hakuho sitting pretty on east side for Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho smiles during a press conference in the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 27 after the Japan Sumo Association released the rankings for the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tounament. Hakuho lined up in the prestigious east slot for the second meet in a row.

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Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu meets the press

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu smiles during a press conference in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 25, one day after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Asashoryu became the first Mongolian to secure the Emperor's Cup in sumo.

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(3)Asashoryu becomes 1st Mongolian to win Emperor's Cup

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Asashoryu (R) holds up a victor's sea bream alongside his stable master Takasago (L), stable colleagues and supporters at an inn in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 22 after winning the Emperor's Cup at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Asashoryu became the first Mongolian to win the title.

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Ukrainian evacuees allowed to study at southwestern Japan university

Ukrainian students who arrived in Japan after evacuating from Russian military attacks listen to Ukraine's national anthem during a ceremony for new students at the Japan University of Economics in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Chikushino, southwestern Japan, on April 12, 2022. About 60 students studying Japanese language at Kyiv National Linguistic University, an academic partner of the Japanese university, located in the nearby city of Dazaifu, are allowed to study there for about one year tuition-free.

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Ukrainian evacuees allowed to study at southwestern Japan university

Ukrainian students who arrived in Japan after evacuating from Russian military attacks attend a ceremony for new students at the Japan University of Economics in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Chikushino, southwestern Japan, on April 12, 2022. About 60 students studying Japanese language at Kyiv National Linguistic University, an academic partner of the Japanese university, located in the nearby city of Dazaifu, are allowed to study there for about one year tuition-free.

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Ukrainian evacuees allowed to study at southwestern Japan university

Ukrainian students who arrived in Japan after evacuating from Russian military attacks attend a ceremony for new students at the Japan University of Economics in the Fukuoka Prefecture city of Chikushino, southwestern Japan, on April 12, 2022. About 60 students studying Japanese language at Kyiv National Linguistic University, an academic partner of the Japanese university, located in the nearby city of Dazaifu, are allowed to study there for about one year tuition-free.

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Large-scale equipment developed by Rinashimetari

Rinashimetari (Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City) has developed a large-scale device that uses metal processing heat treatment technology. It can handle bars up to 70 mm in diameter, and heats and shears the metal to increase its strength. The company aims to use the equipment for processing parts for aircraft and railroads, as well as frames for small electric vehicles (EVs). The technology used in the equipment is called "RMA-CREO," which heats metal bars at high frequency, rapidly cools both ends, and then applies torsion and shearing to refine the crystal grains. The equipment will be installed by Mimatsu (Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture) at its Yosu Plant (Chikuzen Town, Fukuoka Prefecture), and Mimatsu will undertake the production. (Mimatsu's Yasu Plant in Chikuzen-cho, Fukuoka Prefecture, November 11, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Mimatsu's Collaborative Robot for Punch Laser Multifunction Machines

Mimatsu (Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture) will start full-scale introduction of collaborative robots attached to machine tools. There is no need to use a camera for identification. It can handle workpieces ranging in size from 30 mm to 120 mm square and weighing up to 2 kg. In the punch laser combined machine, a camera identifies the shape of the object transported on the conveyor after processing. The company will sell the system outside the company in cooperation with machine tool manufacturers. Mimatsu is a metal processing company that also assembles equipment. The company has been working to shorten the time between processes by developing a system that uses beacons (small transmitters) to grasp the location of semi-finished products. Mimatsu's headquarters in Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture, on October 29, 2019.

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Hakuho sitting pretty on east side for Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho smiles during a press conference in the city of Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 27 after the Japan Sumo Association released the rankings for the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tounament. Hakuho lined up in the prestigious east slot for the second meet in a row. (Kyodo)

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Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu meets the press

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu smiles during a press conference in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 25, one day after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Asashoryu became the first Mongolian to secure the Emperor's Cup in sumo. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho gears up for Kyushu tourney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho works out in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2010. The yokozuna from Mongolia is on a quest to equal or surpass a record 69-bout winning streak. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Hakuho gears up for Kyushu tourney

FUKUOKA, Japan - CORRECTING DATE Grand champion Hakuho works out in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 4, 2010. The yokozuna from Mongolia is on a quest to equal or surpass a record 69-bout winning streak. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho gears up for next tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho smiles at a press conference in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2010, as the wrestler ranking for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament is announced. Attention over the tournament starting Nov. 14 is focused on whether Hakuho will shatter Futabayama's all-time consecutive wins record at 69, as he is seven wins away from tying the record. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho gears up for next tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho speaks at a press conference in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2010, as the wrestler ranking for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament is announced. Attention over the tournament starting Nov. 14 is focused on whether Hakuho will shatter Futabayama's all-time consecutive wins record at 69, as he is seven wins away from tying the record. (Kyodo)

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Fruit picking grows in popularity among foreign visitors to Japan

Thai tourists visit a strawberry farm in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 31, 2018. Tourist farms in Japan have been attracting hordes of foreign visitors who are placing fruit picking high on their travel itineraries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emergency drill held in Japan to deal with missile launch

People in the southwestern Japan city of Chikushino hold their heads and keep their bodies low during an emergency drill to evacuate residents in the event of an incoming missile on Sept. 1, 2017, designated as Disaster Prevention Day in Japan, in the wake of repeated missile launches by North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Asashoryu becomes 1st Mongolian to win Emperor's Cup

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Asashoryu (R) holds up a victor's sea bream alongside his stable master Takasago (L), stable colleagues and supporters at an inn in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 22 after winning the Emperor's Cup at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Asashoryu became the first Mongolian to win the title. (Kyodo)