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Emperor at cultural festival in Gifu

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako observe a moment of silence for the victims of a strong earthquake on Jan. 1 and heavy rain in September in the Noto Peninsula area during the opening ceremony of a cultural and art festival in Gifu, central Japan, on Oct. 14, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince family

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito addresses the opening ceremony of a national high school cultural festival in Gifu, central Japan, on July 31, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince family

(from L) Japan's Crown Princess Kiko, Crown Prince Fumihito and their son Prince Hisahito attend the opening ceremony of a national high school cultural festival in Gifu, central Japan, on July 31, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Shooting incident at GSDF firing range in central Japan

Journalists gather at a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force firing range in Gifu, central Japan, on June 14, 2023, after two GSDF members were killed and another badly injured after being shot there by a trainee with a rifle earlier in the day. The 18-year-old male GSDF trainee was arrested at the site, according to police.

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Shooting incident at GSDF firing range in central Japan

Journalists gather at a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force firing range in Gifu, central Japan, on June 14, 2023, after two GSDF members were killed and another badly injured after being shot there by a trainee with a rifle earlier in the day. The 18-year-old male GSDF trainee was arrested at the site, according to police.

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Shooting incident at GSDF firing range in central Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Yasunori Morishita attends a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 14, 2023, as two GSDF members were killed and another injured by a trainee with a rifle at a GSDF firing range in Gifu, central Japan, earlier in the day. The 18-year-old male GSDF trainee was arrested at the site, according to police.

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Shooting incident at GSDF firing range in central Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Gen. Yasunori Morishita bows in apology at a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 14, 2023, after two GSDF members were killed and another injured by a trainee with a rifle at a GSDF firing range in Gifu, central Japan, earlier in the day. The 18-year-old male GSDF trainee was arrested at the site, according to police.

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Shooting incident at GSDF firing range in central Japan

Photo taken on June 14, 2023, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force firing range in Gifu, central Japan, where two GSDF members were killed and another left injured after being shot by a trainee with a rifle earlier in the day. The 18-year-old male GSDF trainee who fired the rifle was arrested at the site for attempted murder, according to police.

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Shooting incident at GSDF firing range in central Japan

Photo taken on June 14, 2023, shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force firing range in Gifu, central Japan, where two GSDF members were killed and another left injured after being shot by a trainee with a rifle earlier in the day. The 18-year-old male GSDF trainee who fired the rifle was arrested at the site for attempted murder, according to police.

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Shooting incident at GSDF firing range in central Japan

Photo taken on June 14, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force firing range in Gifu, central Japan, where two GSDF members were killed and another left injured after being shot by a trainee with a rifle earlier in the day. The 18-year-old male GSDF trainee who fired the rifle was arrested at the site for attempted murder, according to police.

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Shooting incident at GSDF firing range in central Japan

Photo taken on June 14, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force firing range in Gifu, central Japan, where two GSDF members were killed and another left injured after being shot by a trainee with a rifle earlier in the day. The 18-year-old male GSDF trainee who fired the rifle was arrested at the site for attempted murder, according to police.

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"Water" fan manufacturing in central Japan

Photo taken on May 26, 2023, at a workshop in Gifu, central Japan, shows "water" fans, a variation of the traditional Japanese fan with a water-like appearance created by varnishing their surface and with drawings representing summer-related motifs like goldfish and morning-glory flowers.

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"Water" fan manufacturing in central Japan

Photo taken on May 26, 2023, at a workshop in Gifu, central Japan, shows "water" fans, a variation of the traditional Japanese fan with a water-like appearance created by varnishing their surface and with drawings representing summer-related motifs like goldfish and morning-glory flowers.

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'Tiger Mask' charity movement continues

GIFU, Japan - The head of a children's welfare facility in Gifu, Japan, opens a box of gifts for children sent by an anonymous donor identified only as ''Date Naoto,'' the hero of the 1960s comic series Tiger Mask. Hundreds of donations in cash, stationary, knapsacks and other items have been delivered to nationwide welfare facilities for children under the names of ''Date Naoto'' and other comic and cartoon characters since Christmas Day.

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Chopper crashes in Gifu during rescue attempt, 3 aboard killed

GIFU, Japan - The wreckage of a Gifu Prefecture fire department helicopter burns on Mt. Okuhotaka in Gifu Prefecture on Sept. 11, 2009 after it crashed during a mission to rescue a climber. All three people on board were killed.

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Voters cast ballots to choose lower house members

GIFU, Japan - Many voters visit a polling station in Gifu, central Japan, to elect new members of the House of Representatives on Sept. 11.

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White-garment cult on move again in Gifu

GIFU, Japan - A caravan of white-donned wagon cars carrying about 50 members of a white-garment cult that believes ''doomsday'' is imminent is seen parked on a narrow road designated by police authorities in the village of Kiyomi in Gifu Prefecture on May 3. Members of the group, which calls itself Pana Wave Laboratory, took down the roadside tents they erected on National Route 257 in the village, leaving the site earlier in the day after staking out there for 23 hours.

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Popular actor Takuya Kimura in parade

Spectators wait to watch popular actor Takuya Kimura take part in the final-day parade of a two-day festival in honor of 16th-century feudal lord Oda Nobunaga by playing his role in Gifu, central Japan on Nov. 6, 2022.

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Popular actor Takuya Kimura in parade

Popular Japanese actor Takuya Kimura (on horse) plays the role of 16th-century feudal lord Oda Nobunaga in the final-day parade of a two-day festival in honor of Nobunaga on Nov. 6, 2022, in Gifu, central Japan.

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Popular actor Takuya Kimura in parade

Popular Japanese actor Takuya Kimura plays the role of 16th-century feudal lord Oda Nobunaga in the final-day parade of a two-day festival in honor of Nobunaga on Nov. 6, 2022, in Gifu, central Japan.