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Azaleas in full bloom near Fukushima plant

Azaleas in full bloom near Fukushima plant

Azaleas are seen in full bloom at JR Yonomori Station in Tomioka, a Fukushima Prefecture town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 28, 2026. Plants at the JR Joban Line station started to bloom several years ago, even though the shrubs were cut down at the stump in the winter of 2017 when the area was decontaminated.

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Azaleas in full bloom near Fukushima plant

Azaleas in full bloom near Fukushima plant

Azaleas are seen in full bloom at JR Yonomori Station in Tomioka, a Fukushima Prefecture town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 28, 2026. Plants at the JR Joban Line station started to bloom several years ago, even though the shrubs were cut down at the stump in the winter of 2017 when the area was decontaminated.

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Azaleas in full bloom near Fukushima plant

Azaleas in full bloom near Fukushima plant

Azaleas are seen in full bloom at JR Yonomori Station in Tomioka, a Fukushima Prefecture town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 28, 2026. Plants at the JR Joban Line station started to bloom several years ago, even though the shrubs were cut down at the stump in the winter of 2017 when the area was decontaminated.

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Japan: Imperial Family Visits Fukushima on 15th Earthquake Anniversary

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko visited Fukushima Prefecture on April 6 and 7, marking the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. It was Princess Aiko's first visit to the prefecture. As the motorcade made its way to Fukushima Station at the conclusion of the visit, the imperial family was seen waving to crowds gathered along the route.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(Facing camera, from L) Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at JR Fukushima Station in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on April 6, 2026, to inspect the recovery efforts since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(Facing camera, from L) Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at JR Fukushima Station in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on April 6, 2026, to inspect the recovery efforts since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(Facing camera, from L) Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at JR Fukushima Station in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on April 6, 2026, to inspect the recovery efforts since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(Facing camera, from L) Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at JR Fukushima Station in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on April 6, 2026, to inspect the recovery efforts since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's Emperor Naruhito (4th from R), Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at JR Fukushima Station in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on April 6, 2026, to inspect the recovery efforts since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Japan's imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(From R, facing camera) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko are greeted before getting on a shinkansen bullet train at JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital to visit Fukushima Prefecture to inspect the recovery efforts since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Japan's imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(From R, facing camera) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko are greeted before getting on a shinkansen bullet train at JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital to visit Fukushima Prefecture to inspect the recovery efforts since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Japan's imperial family's trip to Fukushima

Japan's imperial family's trip to Fukushima

(From R, facing camera) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko are greeted before getting on a shinkansen bullet train at JR Tokyo Station in the Japanese capital to visit Fukushima Prefecture to inspect the recovery efforts since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit in a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit in a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

15th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit in a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 11, 2026, the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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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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Suspended bullet trains in Japan restart after incident

FUKUSHIMA, Japan, March 14 Kyodo - Video shows bullet train cars of the Tohoku Shinkansen Line and the Yamagata Shinkansen Line coupling at JR Fukushima Station in northeastern Japan on March 14, 2025, as operations resumed after being suspended following an incident last week in which linked shinkansen trains disconnected while in motion. (Kyodo)

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Suspended bullet trains in Japan restart after incident

Suspended bullet trains in Japan restart after incident

Photo shows bullet train cars of the Tohoku Shinkansen Line (L) and the Yamagata Shinkansen Line coupling at JR Fukushima Station in northeastern Japan on March 14, 2025, as operations resumed after being suspended following an incident last week in which linked shinkansen trains disconnected while in motion.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit during a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated northeastern Japan.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Candles are lit during a memorial event held in front of JR Futaba Station in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, which co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Japan: Strong Cold Wave Sweeps Across Country, Bringing Heavy Snow And Disruptions

A strong cold wave continued to sweep across Japan on Friday, February 7, bringing heavy snow to a wide area, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast.

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Japan: Heavy Rainfall Slams Tohoku Region

Heavy rainfall continued across the Tohoku region, northeast Japan on Wednesday, July 10 due to an active seasonal rain front. Weather officials are warning of possible landslides and swollen rivers in parts of the region, calling residents to evacuate to a safer place while it is light outside as rain is expected to hit hardest tonight.

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Japan: M6.0 Earthquake Strikes Off Fukushima Coast, No Tsunami Warning Issued

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima, Japan on April 4 around 12:16 p.m. The depth of the epicenter was approximately 40 km. No tsunami warning was issued. This video shows the ceiling lights and power lines shaking at the JR Natori Station in Miyagi Prefecture.

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970

Gensuikin 1970==Date: 1970, Place: Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975

Hiroshima in 1975, Hiroshima, Japan, A-bomb, Atomic Bomb carcass, postwar ==Date: 1975, Place: Hiroshima, Japan, Photo: Kikujiro Fukushima

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