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Season's 1st catch of Echizen crabs

Photo taken Nov. 6, 2025, shows the season's first catch of Echizen crabs in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

Season's 1st catch of Echizen crabs

An auction is held for the season's first catch of Echizen crabs in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 6, 2025.

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Season's 1st catch of Echizen crabs

An auction is held for the season's first catch of Echizen crabs in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 6, 2025.

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Season's 1st catch of Echizen crabs

An auction is held for the season's first catch of Echizen crabs in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 6, 2025.

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Rally to seek return of Japanese abductees

Former Japanese abductee Kaoru Hasuike speaks during a rally held in Echizen in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on Nov. 17, 2024, for the return to Japan of other Japanese abducted by North Korea.

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Rally to seek return of Japanese abductees

Former Japanese abductee Yasushi Chimura speaks during a rally held in Echizen in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on Nov. 17, 2024, for the return to Japan of other Japanese abducted by North Korea.

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Rally to seek return of Japanese abductees

Former Japanese abductee Kaoru Hasuike speaks during a rally held in Echizen in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on Nov. 17, 2024, for the return to Japan of other Japanese abducted by North Korea.

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Demonstration test of buses using automated driving technology

Demonstration test of buses using automated driving technology in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture.=October 22,2024,Fukui,Japan

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Demonstration test of buses using automated driving technology

Demonstration test of buses using automated driving technology in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture.=October 22,2024,Fukui,Japan

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Demonstration test of buses using automated driving technology

Demonstration test of buses using automated driving technology in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture.=October 22,2024,Fukui,Japan

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Crown prince in Fukui Prefecture

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko observe a moment of silence in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 20, 2024, for the victims of a powerful earthquake on New Year's Day and heavy rain in September in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture during a ceremony at a national greenery festival.

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Crown prince in Fukui Prefecture

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and Crown Princess Kiko (next to him) speak to participants of a ceremony at a national tree-planting festival in Echizen in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on Oct. 20, 2024.

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Crown prince in Fukui Prefecture

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a ceremony at a national tree-planting festival in Echizen in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on Oct. 20, 2024.

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Crown prince in Fukui Prefecture

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito speaks during a ceremony at a national tree-planting festival in Echizen in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on Oct. 20, 2024.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2024, shows a Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train running in Echizen in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2024, shows a Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train running in Echizen in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

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Dolphins moved from quake-hit aquarium

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024, is a Pacific white-sided dolphin at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. Two of the dolphins, including this one, were transferred from Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture after the facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Dolphins moved from quake-hit aquarium

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024, is a Pacific white-sided dolphin at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. Two of the dolphins, including this one, were transferred from Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture after the facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Dolphins moved from quake-hit aquarium

Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2024, are two Pacific white-sided dolphins at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The dolphins were transferred from Notojima Aquarium in Nanao in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture after the facility was severely damaged by a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen pre-opening test ride

Hokuriku Shinkansen pre-opening test ride. Echizen Takefu Station Information Display=Date:Febuary 1, 2024, Place: Japan

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Season's 1st catch of Echizen crabs

Photo taken Nov. 8, 2023, shows the season's first catch of Echizen crabs in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

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Season's 1st catch of Echizen crabs

An auction is held for the season's first catch of Echizen crabs in Sakai in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 8, 2023.

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Dinosaur train in central Japan

Photo taken on July 15, 2023, shows the interior of a just-launched dinosaur-themed train running from the Fukui Prefecture capital of Fukui to Katsuyama city in the prefecture, home to a famous dinosaur museum. Echizen Railway operates the sightseeing train to promote tourism to the central Japan prefecture known for dinosaur fossils.

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Dinosaur train in central Japan

Photo taken at Fukui Station in the Fukui Prefecture capital of Fukui on July 15, 2023, shows a dinosaur-themed train ahead of the start of its service the same day. Echizen Railway operates the sightseeing train to promote tourism to the central Japan prefecture known for dinosaur fossils.

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Dinosaur train in central Japan

Photo taken on July 15, 2023, shows the interior of a just-launched dinosaur-themed train running from the Fukui Prefecture capital of Fukui to Katsuyama city in the prefecture, home to a famous dinosaur museum. Echizen Railway operates the sightseeing train to promote tourism to the central Japan prefecture known for dinosaur fossils.

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Dinosaur train in central Japan

Photo taken at Fukui Station in the Fukui Prefecture capital of Fukui on July 15, 2023, shows a dinosaur-themed train ahead of the start of its service the same day. Echizen Railway operates the sightseeing train to promote tourism to the central Japan prefecture known for dinosaur fossils.

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Season's 1st catch of Echizen crabs

ECHIZEN, Japan, Nov. 6 Kyodo - An auction takes place for the season's first catch of Echizen crabs in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 6, 2018.

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Season's 1st catch of Echizen crabs

ECHIZEN, Japan, Nov. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 6, 2018, shows the season's first catch of Echizen crabs in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

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Village head asks TEPCO to resume nuke plant construction

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Echizen (L), mayor of Higashidori, Aomori Prefecture, presents Naomi Hirose, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), with a written request at TEPCO's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2014, for the utility to resume the suspended construction of a nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan village.

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Paper dianosaurs 'gaze down' at people at Ueno Station

TOKYO, Japan - Handmade decorative paper dinosaurs made of "washi" Japanese paper produced in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, "look down" at people passing through a concourse at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on July 16, 2014. The dinosaurs will be exhibited through July 22 to promote traditional craft and tourism resources of the western Japan prefecture facing the Sea of Japan.

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Paper dinosaurs set up in Fukui Pref.'s publicity blitz

TOKYO, Japan - Handmade decorative paper dinosaurs made of "washi" Japanese paper produced in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, are hung from the ceiling of a concourse at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, to promote traditional craft and tourism resources of the western Japan prefecture facing the Sea of Japan.

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'Cat temple' in Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - Some of over 50 formerly abandoned cats living in the precincts of the Gotanjoji Temple, dubbed "the cat temple" among cat fanciers, are photographed on June 17, 2014, in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture. About 10,000 cat-loving people annually visit the temple built in 2002.

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Temple master in Fukui Pref. plays with ex-stray cats

FUKUI, Japan - Temple master Koshu Itabashi plays with cats kept at his Gotanjoji Temple in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on June 17, 2014.

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German-made train car unveiled in Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - Fukui Railway Co. unveils its German-made train car, scheduled to start service in April, in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on March 29, 2014.

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Prized Echizen crabs ready for Imperial family

FUKUI, Japan - Prized Echizen crabs, a winter delicacy caught in the Sea of Japan, are boiled and prepared in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 18, 2014, for presentation to the Imperial family. The tradition dates back to 1922.

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Burdock root festival held in Echizen, central Japan

FUKUI, Japan - Men eat piles of sliced burdock root in a traditional festival to wish for a good crop of rice in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Heavy snow in Japan

FUKUI, Japan - Trucks are stranded due to heavy snow on a highway in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on Jan. 31, 2011.

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Daffodils in full bloom in central Japan

ECHIZEN, Japan - This photo taken Jan. 22, 2010, shows daffodils in full bloom along the Echizen Coast in the town of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, in central Japan. The town is known as one of Japan's three largest areas for wild daffodils.

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Christmas tree at aquarium in Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - Breeding staff wearing Santa Claus costumes set up a 3-meter-high Christmas tree in a water tank at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in the town of Mikuni, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2009. Some 3,000 fish of 20 kinds swim in the tank, which measures 10 meters in width and 6 meters in depth.

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Giant jellyfish drift through Japanese waters

ECHIZEN, Japan - A diver swims near a school of giant jellyfish each nearly 1 meter in diameter in the Sea of Japan off the town of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2009. Local fishermen said the jellyfish are smaller than usual this year but are present in huge numbers. The jellyfish create problems for the fisheries industry, and reports of equipment being damaged have come not only from Fukui but also Hokkaido and the Pacific coast.

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Giant jellyfish drift through Japanese waters

ECHIZEN, Japan - A diver swims near a school of giant jellyfish each nearly 1 meter in diameter in the Sea of Japan off the town of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2009. Local fishermen said the jellyfish are smaller than usual this year but are present in huge numbers. The jellyfish create problems for the fisheries industry, and reports of equipment being damaged have come not only from Fukui but also Hokkaido and the Pacific coast.

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Oriental small-clawed otter cubs put on pubic display

FUKUI, Japan - Three-month-old oriental small-clawed otters are put on public display at Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Fukui Prefecture on Aug. 21.

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Seawater coral aquarium makes debut in Fukui Pref.

SAKAI, Japan - A child looks at fishes through a 10-centimeter-thick acrylic, tempered glass frame of a newly-opened seawater coral aquarium built at the Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sasai, Fukui Prefecture.

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Seawater coral aquarium makes debut in Fukui Pref.

SAKAI, Japan - A child looks at fishes through a 10-centimeter-thick acrylic, tempered glass frame of a newly-opened seawater coral aquarium built at the Echizen Matsushima Aquarium in Sasai, Fukui Prefecture.

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Giant jellyfishes swim in the Sea of Japan

ECHIZEN, Japan - Two giant ''echizen'' jellyfishes are seen swimming in the Sea of Japan water five meters below the surface off the Town of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 10. Local fishermen complain of the damage they often cause to their fishing nets.

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Heavy snow continues to disrupt northwestern Japan

MINAMI-ECHIZEN, Japan - Residents of Minami-Echizen town in Fukui Precfecture remove snow from the roofs of their houses on Dec. 15 after heavy snow hit northwestern Japan, with mountainous areas in Niigata and Fukui prefectures seeing more than 150 centimeters.

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Heavy snow continues to disrupt northwestern Japan

MINAMI-ECHIZEN, Japan - A train runs at reduced speed between snow-covered trees in the town of Minami-Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 15. Heavy snowfall hit northwestern Japan, with mountainous areas in Niigata and Fukui prefectures seeing more than 150 centimeters.

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Police investigate Fukui train collision

KATSUYAMA, Japan - Police begin an on-site investigation on June 25 in the city of Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture into a head-on collision between two trains on the Echizen Line, the single-line railway operated by Keifuku Electric Railroad Co., the previous day in which 25 people were injured.

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Railway executives apology for train collision+

FUKUI, Japan - Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. executives apologize for a train collision that killed a driver and injured 26 passengers in the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 17. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Shiizakai Station on the main Echizen Line. A train coming down a branch line failed to stop at Higashi-Furuichi Station and continued onto the mainline for about 1 kilometer, railway officials said.

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1 confirmed dead, 26 injured in train collision+

FUKUI, Japan - Two trains sit on a private railway in the town of Matsuoka, Fukui Prefecture, on Dec. 17, after a collision that killed a driver and injured 26 passengers. The collision occurred around 1:30 p.m. near Shiizakai Station on the main Echizen Line of Keifuku Electric Railroad Co. A train coming down a branch line failed to stop at Higashi-Furuichi Station and continued onto the mainline for about 1 kilometer, railway officials said.