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Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2025, shows the season's first haul of saury landed at a port in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2025, shows the season's first haul of saury landed at a port in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2025, shows the season's first haul of saury landed at a port in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Season's 1st saury catch in Chiba

Photo taken on Sept. 4, 2025, shows the season's first haul of saury landed at a port in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Japan: Tsunami Observed in Coastal Areas After M8.8 Russia Quake

A tsunami warning was issued for a wide area along Japan's Pacific coast after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, July 30. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced that the first tsunami wave was observed in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture at 11:09 a.m.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

High waves are observed along the shore in Choshi in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Aug. 16, 2024, due to the approach of Typhoon Ampil.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

High waves are observed along the shore in Choshi in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Aug. 16, 2024, due to the approach of Typhoon Ampil.

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Powerful typhoon in eastern Japan

High waves are observed along the shore in Choshi in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Aug. 16, 2024, due to the approach of Typhoon Ampil.

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Saury landing at eastern Japan port

Saury are landed at a port in Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2023, for the first time in about two years amid recent poor catch.

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Offshore wind turbine starts work

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2012 shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine, with a 92-meter-diameter bladed wheel, built in the Pacific Ocean some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture. The turbine began to generate power on March 4, 2013. It is capable of generating around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. The logo of TEPCO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. -- can be seen on the facility.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. In the front is an observation tower.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. Other facilities for wind-power generation can be seen in the back.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. Cape Nagasakihana can be seen in the back.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. The Byobugaura cliffs can be seen in the back.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. A downtown area of the city can be seen in the back.

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

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British woman adventurer confirmed safe after SOS call

SENDAI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen sets out for Vancouver from a port in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, on May 13, 2012, in her boat Gulliver. The Japan Coast Guard said on June 7 it had confirmed Outen is safe after receiving an SOS call from her during her solo rowing voyage from the east cost of Japan to the west coast of Canada.

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British woman departs for solo boat journey across Pacific

CHOSHI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen leaves Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on May 13, 2012, for a solo journey across the Pacific aboard her rowing boat Gulliver. Outen is on a solo around-the-world human-powered trip from Britain.

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Fishermen in Japan stay ashore to appeal over high oil costs

CHOSHI, Japan - Fishing boats anchor at Choshi fishing port in Chiba Prefecture on July 15 as all member fishermen of the Japan Fisheries Cooperatives and 16 other major fisheries groups in Japan suspended operations in an attempt to raise public awareness of the predicament they face due to soaring fuel costs.

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Japanese fishermen to strike Tuesday over rising fuel prices

TOKYO, Japan - Fishing boats are berthed at the fishing port in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, on July 14. Japanese fishermen, hit by high fuel costs on soaring crude oil prices, will halt operations July 15 in an attempt to raise public awareness about their predicament.

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4 dead, 5 missing after 2 freighters collide off E. Japan

NARITA, Japan - Chinese crew members of the 3,947-ton freighter Wei Hang 9 get off the 499-ton freighter Kaishin Maru at Choshi port in Chiba Prefecture on July 22. They were rescued by the Kaishin Maru after the two freighters collided in the Pacific Ocean off the prefecture, killing four Chinese crew members and leaving five others missing.

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Int'l meeting held in Japan to promote whale watching

CHIBA, Japan - Researchers and tourism industry representatives from around the world hold a meeting Nov. 20 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, to promote whale watching, particularly in Japan.

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2 Britons set sail to cross the Pacific in rowboat

CHOSHI, Japan - Tim Welford (L), 33, and Dominic Mee, 30, pose for photographers May 5 before they set sail from the port of Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, for San Francisco in a manually-powered rowboat. The two, both members of the British Royal Marines, aim to arrive in San Francisco in about 120 days with no outside support on the voyage of some 9,200 kilometers. The boat is 7.1 meters long, about 1.9 meters wide and weighs around 1.3 tons fully outfitted.

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Int'l meeting held in Japan to promote whale watching

CHIBA, Japan - Researchers and tourism industry representatives from around the world hold a meeting Nov. 20 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, to promote whale watching, particularly in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese fishermen to strike Tuesday over rising fuel prices

TOKYO, Japan - Fishing boats are berthed at the fishing port in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, on July 14. Japanese fishermen, hit by high fuel costs on soaring crude oil prices, will halt operations July 15 in an attempt to raise public awareness about their predicament. (Kyodo)

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Fishermen in Japan stay ashore to appeal over high oil costs

CHOSHI, Japan - Fishing boats anchor at Choshi fishing port in Chiba Prefecture on July 15 as all member fishermen of the Japan Fisheries Cooperatives and 16 other major fisheries groups in Japan suspended operations in an attempt to raise public awareness of the predicament they face due to soaring fuel costs. (Kyodo)

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2 Britons set sail to cross the Pacific in rowboat

CHOSHI, Japan - Tim Welford (L), 33, and Dominic Mee, 30, pose for photographers May 5 before they set sail from the port of Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, for San Francisco in a manually-powered rowboat. The two, both members of the British Royal Marines, aim to arrive in San Francisco in about 120 days with no outside support on the voyage of some 9,200 kilometers. The boat is 7.1 meters long, about 1.9 meters wide and weighs around 1.3 tons fully outfitted.

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Strong typhoon makes landfall near Tokyo

Photo taken in the city of Choshi, near Tokyo, shows surging surf on Aug. 22, 2016, as powerful Typhoon Mindulle makes landfall near the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 dead, 5 missing after 2 freighters collide off E. Japan

NARITA, Japan - Chinese crew members of the 3,947-ton freighter Wei Hang 9 get off the 499-ton freighter Kaishin Maru at Choshi port in Chiba Prefecture on July 22. They were rescued by the Kaishin Maru after the two freighters collided in the Pacific Ocean off the prefecture, killing four Chinese crew members and leaving five others missing. (Kyodo)

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A scene of a meal

A dramatized photo of a Japanese meal with five girls. Each are posed to drink sake with a choshi (sake bottle) and sakazuki (cup), to serve rice from the rice pail and to eat the rice and food with chop-sticks. Individual meal stands are placed on the tatami, and a pot is placed on the brazier.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐48‐0]

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British woman departs for solo boat journey across Pacific

CHOSHI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen leaves Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on May 13, 2012, for a solo journey across the Pacific aboard her rowing boat Gulliver. Outen is on a solo around-the-world human-powered trip from Britain. (Kyodo)

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Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. (Kyodo)

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Cycling road linking between Chiba and Wakayama

Photo taken Aug. 2, 2020, shows a statue of Chiba Prefecture mascot Chi-ba kun in front of JR Choshi Station, designated as the starting point of the planned Pacific Cycling Road linking the eastern Japan city and Wakayama in western Japan for about 1,400 kilometers.

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Search for survivors after ship collision off Choshi

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 28, 2019, shows Japan Coast Guard patrol vessels searching for three people who went missing following a collision between cargo vessels off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, in the early hours of May 26. One ship sank to the seafloor, some 30 meters below the surface at the crash site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for survivors after ship collision off Choshi

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 28, 2019, shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel searching for three people who went missing following a collision between cargo vessels off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, in the early hours of May 26. One ship sank to the seafloor, some 30 meters below the surface at the crash site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search for survivors after ship collision off Choshi

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 28, 2019, shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel searching for three people who went missing following a collision between cargo vessels off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, in the early hours of May 26. One ship sank to the seafloor, some 30 meters below the surface at the crash site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dolphin, penguins left at defunct aquarium

Photo taken Sept. 19, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a pool for a bottlenose dolphin at the-defunct Inubosaki Marine Park Aquarium in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. The dolphin, about 50 penguins and other marine creatures are being kept and taken care of at the facility even after it was shut down in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dolphin, penguins left at defunct aquarium

Photo taken Sept. 19, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the now-defunct Inubosaki Marine Park Aquarium in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. A bottlenose dolphin, about 50 penguins and other marine creatures are being kept and taken care of at the facility even after it was shut down in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Powerful Typhoon Lionrock approaching eastern Japan

High waves triggered by Typhoon Lionrock crash against the coast of the city of Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 29, 2016. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned of heavy rain as well as high winds and waves ahead of the possible landfall in northeastern Japan of the season's 10th typhoon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon Chanthu approaching areas encompassing Tokyo

High waves pound the coast of Choshi, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 16, 2016, as Typhoon Chanthu approaches eastern and northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo