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Gas from seabed methane hydrate

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu in the Pacific off Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 12, 2013. The vessel succeeded the same day in its trial extraction of natural gas from seabed methane hydrate in the waters, a world first. A flame of natural gas extracted in the trial can be seen at the stern (L).

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Gas from seabed methane hydrate

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flame of natural gas after the successful extraction of seabed methane hydrate by the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu in the Pacific off Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 12, 2013. The extraction was a world first.

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Gas from seabed methane hydrate

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flame of natural gas after the successful extraction of seabed methane hydrate by the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu in the Pacific off Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 12, 2013. The extraction was a world first.

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Gas from methane hydrate offshore

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel "Chikyu" in the Pacific off Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 12, 2013. The vessel succeeded the same day in its trial to extract natural gas from methane hydrate in the seabed in Pacific waters off central Japan, the first such case in the world.

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Gas from methane hydrate offshore

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel "Chikyu" in the Pacific off Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 12, 2013. The vessel succeeded the same day in its trial to extract natural gas from methane hydrate in the seabed in Pacific waters off central Japan, the first such case in the world.

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu beginning preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific off the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2012.

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu beginning preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific off the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2012.

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu preparing to start preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific about 70 to 80 kilometers south of the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2012.

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu preparing to start preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific about 70 to 80 kilometers south of the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 14, 2012.

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu preparing to start preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific about 70 to 80 kilometers south of the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 14, 2012.

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu preparing to start preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep about 70 to 80 kilometers south of the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 14, 2012.

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Deep sea exploration vessel Chikyu

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. unveils to the press the deep sea exploration vessel Chikyu at Shimizu port in Shizuoka Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2012, ahead of its departure Feb. 12 for Pacific waters off central Japan where it will conduct preparatory drilling for the world's first seabed methane hydrate production tests in early 2013.

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Deep-sea research vessel calls at Osaka port

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's deep-sea research vessel Chikyu (Earth) designed to take the first-ever samples from the Earth's mantle enters Osaka port on June 16. The 57,087-ton ship owned by the Japan Marine Sciences and Technology Center will be open to the general public at the port's Tempozan quay on the weekend.

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Deep sea drilling ship delivered to gov't

NAGASAKI, Japan - The deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu berths at the Nagasaki dockyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., which built the vessel, for a ceremony to be delivered to the government's marine science agency on July 29. The vessel aims to drill to the deepest depth ever in the Earth to shed light on mysteries under the planet's crust.

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Deep sea drilling ship delivered to gov't

NAGASAKI, Japan - The deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu berths at the Nagasaki dockyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., which built the vessel, for a ceremony to be delivered to the government's marine science agency on July 29. The vessel aims to drill to the deepest depth ever in the Earth to shed light on mysteries under the planet's crust. (Kyodo)

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Deep-sea research vessel calls at Osaka port

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's deep-sea research vessel Chikyu (Earth) designed to take the first-ever samples from the Earth's mantle enters Osaka port on June 16. The 57,087-ton ship owned by the Japan Marine Sciences and Technology Center will be open to the general public at the port's Tempozan quay on the weekend. (Kyodo)

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Toy maker ends production of "Chikyu Goma" gyroscope

Shigeo Suyama, an 85-year-old factory manager of Tiger & Co., spins a "Chikyu Goma" (Earth spin) gyro top, manufactured by the Nagoya-based company, on March 9, 2015, in Nagoya. The manufacturer ended the production of the popular gyro tops after 94 years because of aging managerial staff and workforce. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu beginning preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific off the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu beginning preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific off the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu preparing to start preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific about 70 to 80 kilometers south of the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu preparing to start preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific about 70 to 80 kilometers south of the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 14, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu preparing to start preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific about 70 to 80 kilometers south of the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 14, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu preparing to start preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep about 70 to 80 kilometers south of the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 14, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Deep sea exploration vessel Chikyu

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. unveils to the press the deep sea exploration vessel Chikyu at Shimizu port in Shizuoka Prefecture on Feb. 10, 2012, ahead of its departure Feb. 12 for Pacific waters off central Japan where it will conduct preparatory drilling for the world's first seabed methane hydrate production tests in early 2013. (Kyodo)

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Japan deep-sea drilling vessel

People visit the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology anchored in Shimizu in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Dec. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan deep-sea drilling vessel

People visit the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology anchored in Shimizu in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Dec. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan deep-sea drilling vessel

People visit the bridge on the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Shimizu in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Dec. 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo