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Autonomous bus test ride

A driver takes their hands off the steering wheel in an autonomous bus during a test ride mainly for journalists on Nov. 26, 2025, on an expressway near Chubu Centrair Airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Autonomous bus test ride

A driver takes their hands off the steering wheel in an autonomous bus during a test ride mainly for journalists on Nov. 26, 2025, on an expressway near Chubu Centrair Airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Police sent to Cambodia to transport Japanese scam suspects

Officers from Japan's Aichi prefectural police are pictured at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 19, 2025, before departure to Cambodia. About 80 officers are tasked with transporting to Japan 29 Japanese men and women detained in Phnom Penh for suspected involvement in a fraud scheme in Poipet, northwestern Cambodia. ==Kyodo

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[Breaking News]Drones to check electrical substation

A drone flies on a pre-programmed route taking photos and video of a Chubu Electric Power Grid Co. electrical substation in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 11, 2024. The company plans to start utilizing drones to check its facilities on a trial basis from the fall.(Kyodo)

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Drones to check electrical substation

A drone flies on a pre-programmed route taking photos and video of a Chubu Electric Power Grid Co. electrical substation in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 11, 2024. The company plans to start utilizing drones to check its facilities on a trial basis from the fall.

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Drones to check electrical substation

A drone flies on a pre-programmed route taking photos and video of a Chubu Electric Power Grid Co. electrical substation in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 11, 2024. The company plans to start utilizing drones to check its facilities on a trial basis from the fall.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Anti-terrorism drill near central Japan airport ahead of G7 transport ministers' meeting

The Japan Coast Guard and Aichi prefectural police conduct a joint anti-terrorism drill near Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 27, 2023, in preparation for a three-day meeting from June 16 of the Group of Seven transport ministers in the neighboring Mie Prefecture's Shima.

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Chubu Electric Power headquarters

Photo taken March 30, 2023, shows the headquarters of Chubu Electric Power Co. in Nagoya, central Japan.

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Jetstar plane makes emergency landing in Japan after bomb threat

A domestic flight operated by budget carrier Jetstar Japan Co. made an emergency landing on Saturday morning at an international airport in central Japan following a bomb threat, according to the transport ministry and local police. Five passengers sustained minor injuries while evacuating via the airplane's inflatable slide following its arrival in Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture at around 7:40 a.m. No one was hospitalized, according to the airline operator. The plane, bound for Fukuoka from Narita airport near Tokyo, had 136 passengers and six crew members. The runway was temporarily closed off. Some 60 flights scheduled to depart from or arrive at Chubu airport were canceled following the incident, which took place at the start of a three-day weekend in Japan. About 30 more flights were delayed for an hour or more. Police cars and ambulances could be seen on the closed-off runway, while in the airport,

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

Passengers look exhausted at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2023, with many flights canceled after a Jetstar plane made an emergency landing following a bomb threat earlier in the day.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

Passengers look exhausted at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2023, with many flights canceled after a Jetstar plane made an emergency landing following a bomb threat earlier in the day.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

A departure lobby at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is crowded with travelers on Jan. 7, 2023, with many flights cancelled after a Jetstar plane made an emergency landing following a bomb threat earlier in the day.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

A departure lobby at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is crowded with travelers on Jan. 7, 2023, with many flights cancelled after a Jetstar plane made an emergency landing following a bomb threat earlier in the day.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

A departure lobby at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is crowded with travelers on Jan. 7, 2023, with many flights cancelled after a Jetstar plane made an emergency landing following a bomb threat earlier in the day.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

A departure lobby at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is crowded with travelers on Jan. 7, 2023, with many flights cancelled after a Jetstar plane made an emergency landing following a bomb threat earlier in the day.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

An airline counter at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is crowded with travelers on Jan. 7, 2023, with many flights cancelled after a Jetstar plane made an emergency landing following a bomb threat earlier in the day.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

A departure lobby at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is crowded with travelers on Jan. 7, 2023, with many flights cancelled after a Jetstar plane made an emergency landing following a bomb threat earlier in the day.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 7, 2023, shows a Jetstar plane at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, after the budget carrier made an emergency landing following a bomb threat. The plane, bound for Fukuoka in southwestern Japan from Narita airport near Tokyo, had 136 passengers and six crew members, with some of them reportedly injured during escape from the aircraft.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 7, 2023, shows a Jetstar plane (bottom) at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, after the budget carrier made an emergency landing following a bomb threat. The plane, bound for Fukuoka in southwestern Japan from Narita airport near Tokyo, had 136 passengers and six crew members, with some of them reportedly injured during escape from the aircraft.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 7, 2023, shows a Jetstar plane (bottom) at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, after the budget carrier made an emergency landing following a bomb threat. The plane, bound for Fukuoka in southwestern Japan from Narita airport near Tokyo, had 136 passengers and six crew members, with some of them reportedly injured during escape from the aircraft.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 7, 2023, shows a Jetstar plane (bottom) at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, after the budget carrier made an emergency landing following a bomb threat. The plane, bound for Fukuoka in southwestern Japan from Narita airport near Tokyo, had 136 passengers and six crew members, with some of them reportedly injured during escape from the aircraft.

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Plane makes emergency landing at central Japan airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 7, 2023, shows a Jetstar plane at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, after the budget carrier made an emergency landing following a bomb threat. The plane, bound for Fukuoka in southwestern Japan from Narita airport near Tokyo, had 136 passengers and six crew members, with some of them reportedly injured during escape from the aircraft.

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Tomita arrives back in Japan after trial opens in Incheon

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese swimmer Naoya Tomita is seen at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2015, after arriving from Incheon, South Korea, where he attended the first court hearing of a case in which he was summarily indicted for stealing a camera at the Incheon Asian Games. The 25-year-old Tomita strongly denied the allegation during his first court appearance in Incheon.

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Swimmer Tomita heads to Incheon for trial over alleged theft

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese swimmer Naoya Tomita speaks to the press at the Chubu international airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 12, 2015, before leaving for Incheon, South Korea, for his trial for allegedly stealing a camera.

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'Hida beef' exported from Nagoya airport for 1st time

NAGOYA, Japan - A cargo of the famous Hida beef from Gifu Prefecture is ready for loading onto an airplane bound for Bangkok, Thailand, at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 22, 2014. It was the first time the prized beef brand had been exported from the airport, which is much closer to Hida Takayama where beef cattle are raised than Fukuoka airport in southwestern Japan used previously.

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Nobel laureate Amano shows certificate upon return home

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University professor Hiroshi Amano, one of the three Japanese physicists awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, shows his certificate at a press conference at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014, upon returning home from an award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Nobel laureate Amano returns from Stockholm

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University Professor Hiroshi Amano, who won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, holds his Nobel Prize medal as he arrived at the Chubu Centrair International Airport in the central Japan city of Tokonome on Dec. 16, 2014, from Stockholm, Sweden, where he attended the award ceremony. He said, "The entire week was like a dream."

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Nobel laureate Amano returns from Stockholm

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University Professor Hiroshi Amano (L), who won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, holds up the Nobel Prize medal in his left hand and a medal made from chocolate in his right, while his wife Kasumi holds the Nobel Prize diploma, at Chubu Centrair International Airport in central Japan on Dec. 16, 2014, upon arrival from Stockholm, Sweden, where he attended the award ceremony. He said, "The entire week was like a dream."

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Nobel laureate Amano returns from Stockholm

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University Professor Hiroshi Amano (L), who won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, and his wife Kasumi arrive at Chubu Centrair International Airport in the central Japan city of Tokonome on Dec. 16, 2014, from Stockholm, Sweden, where he attended the award ceremony. He said, "The entire week was like a dream."

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Brewers serve sake at promotion event at Centrair airport

TOKONAME, Japan - Japanese sake brewers serve sake to visitors during an event to promote sake at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2014.

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Sake promotion event at Centrair airport

TOKONAME, Japan - Japanese sake brewers break the lid of a sake barrel during a ceremony at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 12, 2014, to open an event to promote sake.

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Nobel laureate Amano leaves for Stockholm

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University Professor Hiroshi Amano, one of the three scientists awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, waves at Chubu Centrair International Airport in the central Japan city of Tokoname on Dec. 5, 2014, as he leaves for Stockholm to attend the Dec. 10 award ceremony. He said he hopes to encourage young people in his speech in the Swedish capital.

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Nobel laureate Amano to leave for Stockholm

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University Professor Hiroshi Amano, one of the three scientists awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, attends a press conference on Dec. 5, 2014, at Chubu Centrair International Airport in the central Japan city of Tokoname before leaving for Stockholm to attend the Dec. 10 award ceremony. He said he hopes to encourage young people in his speech in the Swedish capital.

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Site for new turbine buildings for Nishi Nagoya power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - The planned construction site for turbine buildings of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Nishi Nagoya Thermal Power Station Group No. 7 is seen in Tobishima Village, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 2, 2014. The construction is part of a project to refurbish the power station to replace the existing units with LNG-fueled, more efficient Group No. 7.

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Groundbreaking ceremony at Nishi Nagoya thermal plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Akihisa Mizuno, president of Chubu Electric Power Co., speaks after the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nishi Nagoya Thermal Power Station Group No. 7 in Tobishima Village, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 2, 2014.

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Hydroelectric power unit under construction

NAGOYA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. unveils to the press the construction site of Tokuyama hydroelectric power station's unit 1 in the town of Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Hamaoka nuke power plant transformer unveiled

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. shows the press a main electrical transformer at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, during work to decommission two of its five light-water reactors.

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Hamaoka nuke power plant reactors shown to press

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. shows the press two reactor buildings at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, as work is in progress to decommission the light-water reactors.

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Tanks set to be removed from Hamaoka nuke power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. shows the press two chemical tanks near one of two reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, ahead of their removal as part of work to decommission the light-water reactors.

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National mascot contest held in central Japan

TOKONAME, Japan - An opening ceremony is held for an annual national popularity contest for "yuru-chara" mascots on Nov. 1, 2014, at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. "Yuru-chara" translates as "loose or soft characters."

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Nobel laureate Amano returns home

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano smiles at Chubu International Airport as he receives a bouquet from a student of his Nagoya University laboratory on Oct. 10, 2014, after returning from his business trip to France. Amano won the Nobel Prize in Physics together with two other researchers for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes.

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Nobel laureate Amano returns home

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano receives a bouquet at Chubu International Airport from a student of his Nagoya University laboratory on Oct. 10, 2014, after returning from a business trip to France. Amano won the Nobel Prize in Physics together with two other researchers for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes.

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Quality beef exported to Thailand from central Japan airport

NAGOYA, Japan - A container carrying the Matsusaka brand of beef is about to be loaded onto aircraft for shipment to Thailand at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, central Japan, on Oct. 8, 2014, marking the first export of Matsusaka beef from the airport.

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TEPCO to tie up with Chubu Electric on thermal power generation

TOKYO, Japan - Naomi Hirose (front), president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., and Akihisa Mizuno, president of Chubu Electric Power Co., hold a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 7, 2014. The utilities reached a basic agreement the same day on a tie-up to strengthen thermal power generation.

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TEPCO to tie up with Chubu Electric on thermal power generation

TOKYO, Japan - Naomi Hirose (R), president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., and Akihisa Mizuno, president of Chubu Electric Power Co., shake hands after a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 7, 2014. The utilities reached a basic agreement the same day on a tie-up to strengthen thermal power generation.