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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Heavy snow in Japan

Snow accumulates on a dinosaur monument in front of JR Fukui Station in the central Japan city of Fukui on Jan. 9, 2025, with heavy snowfall expected in Sea of Japan coastal areas.

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Dinosaur statue in Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2024, shows a 10-meter Suchomimus statue recently set up in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture. The statue, programed to move when a person comes near it, is the last of 23 dinosaur statues erected near the station to promote tourism in the central Japan prefecture, the site of the largest amount of dinosaur fossils discovered in Japan.

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Dinosaur statue in Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2024, shows a 10-meter Suchomimus statue recently set up in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture. The statue, programed to move when a person comes near it, is the last of 23 dinosaur statues erected near the station to promote tourism in the central Japan prefecture, the site of the largest amount of dinosaur fossils discovered in Japan.

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Dinosaur statue in Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2024, shows a 10-meter Suchomimus statue recently set up in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture. The statue, programed to move when a person comes near it, is the last of 23 dinosaur statues erected near the station to promote tourism in the central Japan prefecture, the site of the largest amount of dinosaur fossils discovered in Japan.

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North Korea's abduction of Japanese

Yasushi Chimura, one of the five Japanese abducted by North Korea who returned home in 2002, gives a speech at Obama Police Station in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on June 24, 2024.

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XR bus

Photo taken on May 31, 2024, shows a so-called XR or cross reality bus in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui city in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui ahead of the start of its commercial service the following day. The bus, operated by West Japan Railway Co., is intended to promote sightseeing spots in Fukui Prefecture by having tourists visiting the prefecture experience virtual reality and augmented reality worlds while riding the bus.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens

Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens =Date:March 16, 2024, Place: Fukui

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens

Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens =Date:March 16, 2024, Place: Fukui

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens

Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens =Date:March 16, 2024, Place: Fukui

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens

Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens =Date:March 16, 2024, Place: Fukui

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens

Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens =Date:March 16, 2024, Place: Fukui

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens

Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens. The first train of the Kagayaki train departing Tsuruga Station for Tokyo Station. =Date:March 16, 2024, Place: Fukui

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens

Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens =Date:March 16, 2024, Place: Fukui

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens

Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens =Date:March 16, 2024, Place: Fukui

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens

Hokuriku Shinkansen Tsuruga Station opens =Date:March 16, 2024, Place: Fukui

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan, March 16 Kyodo -The first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, departs JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.(Kyodo)

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Thunderbird express train in central Japan

NANAO, JAPAN, March 15 Kyodo - A Thunderbird express train leaves Wakuraonsen Station in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 15, 2024, for its final run to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over JR Fukui Station in Fukui, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over JR Fukui Station in Fukui, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flying over JR Fukui Station in Fukui, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Blue Impulse aerobatic team flies over JR Fukui Station in Fukui, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People perform a traditional drum dance at JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People perform a traditional drum dance at JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, to celebrate the start of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Hot spring inn employees see off the departure of a shinkansen bullet train at JR Kaga Onsen Station in Kaga in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Women clad in kimono welcome the arrival of passengers at JR Kaga Onsen Station in Kaga in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 16, 2024, shows the first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, from Tokyo departing JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 16, 2024, shows the first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, from Tokyo departing JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The first train bound for Tokyo from Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, arrives at JR Tokyo Station on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Actress Ayami Nakajo (2nd from L) gestures prior to the departure of the first train bound for Tokyo at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People celebrate the arrival of the first train bound for Tokyo at JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People celebrate the arrival of the first train bound for Tokyo at JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The first train bound for Tokyo departs JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

The first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, departs JR Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Ishikawa Gov. Hiroshi Hase (C, R) attends a tape-cutting ceremony at JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People at JR Tokyo Station on March 16, 2024, celebrate the departure of the first train bound for Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People at a ceremony at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, celebrate the departure of the first train bound for Tokyo as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

People at a ceremony at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, celebrate the departure of the first train bound for Tokyo as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a full-sized statue of a Triceratops in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture ahead of the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa. The central Japan prefecture of Fukui is known as the site where the largest amount of dinosaur fossils has been discovered in the country.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a full-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture ahead of the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa. The central Japan prefecture of Fukui is known as the site where the largest amount of dinosaur fossils has been discovered in the country.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a full-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture ahead of the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa. The central Japan prefecture of Fukui is known as the site where the largest amount of dinosaur fossils has been discovered in the country.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken on March 15, 2024, shows a full-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex in front of JR Fukui Station in Fukui Prefecture ahead of the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa. The central Japan prefecture of Fukui is known as the site where the largest amount of dinosaur fossils has been discovered in the country.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken at JR Kagaonsen Station in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 15, 2024, shows a banner celebrating the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Thunderbird express train in central Japan

The stationmaster and other well wishers see off a Thunderbird express train at Wakuraonsen Station in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 15, 2024, as the train makes its final run to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.

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Thunderbird express train in central Japan

A Thunderbird express train leaves Wakuraonsen Station in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 15, 2024, for its final run to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

Passengers selected via lottery board a shinkansen bullet train at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2024, ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

A shinkansen bullet train is pictured at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2024, before passengers selected via lottery take a ride ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

A shinkansen bullet train arrives at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 1, 2024, as journalists are set to take a ride ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

A shinkansen bullet train arrives at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 1, 2024, as journalists are set to take a ride ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.