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Japan: Bear Captured After Series of Sightings in Utsunomiya, North of Tokyo

On Tuesday, June 9, a bear was captured in Utsunomiya, the capital and most populous city of Tochigi Prefecture, located approximately 105 kilometers north of Tokyo, following a series of sightings over the weekend.

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Guinness recognizes Japanese man as world's oldest

TOKYO, Japan - Sakari Momoi (R) receives a bouquet from Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014, after the 111-year-old former teacher living in the city was recognized as the world's oldest living man by Guinness World Records. (Pool photo)

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World's oldest man

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2013 shows Sakari Momoi (L), a resident of Saitama, writing a message to communicate with Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu (R back), in Tokyo. Momoi, Japan's oldest man, became the world's oldest at age 111 after Alexander Imich, also 111, died in New York on June 8, 2014.

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Mini E7 shinkansen at event in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - A small replica E7 series shinkansen bullet train departs at a signal from Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu (3rd from R) with children aboard at a railway event in Saitama, Japan, on May 24, 2014.

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Tour de France cycling event in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Jean-Etienne Amaury (L), president of the company that organizes the Tour de France, and Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu shake hands in Saitama, near Tokyo, on March 22, 2014. They signed an agreement to hold a cycling event under the name of the Tour de France later in the year, the second of its kind in Saitama.

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Tour de France in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu (L) and Jean-Etienne Amaury, president of the company that organizes the Tour de France cycling race, shake hands in Saitama near Tokyo on March 25, 2013, after signing an agreement to hold the ''Saitama Criterium by Tour de France.'' The city of Saitama will host the cycling event on Oct. 26 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the prestigious race.

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Nissan EV delivered at Saitama city office

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu drives a Nissan Motor Co. Leaf electric vehicle, one of three cars delivered on lease to the Saitama city government as official vehicles, at a parking lot of the city office on Dec. 28, 2010.

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DPJ-backed Shimizu wins Saitama mayoral election

SAITAMA, Japan - Hayato Shimizu (C) celebrates in the city of Saitama on May 24 after winning the Saitama mayoral election, with Yukio Edano (L), a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and former Cabinet minister Yoshimi Watanabe (R). Shimizu, 47, supported by the DPJ, beat five rivals including the incumbent supported by the ruling camp.

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DPJ-backed Shimizu wins Saitama mayoral election

SAITAMA, Japan - Hayato Shimizu speaks to his supporters in the city of Saitama on May 24 after winning the Saitama mayoral election. Shimizu, 47, supported by the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, beat five rivals including the incumbent supported by the ruling camp.

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DPJ-backed Shimizu wins Saitama mayoral election

SAITAMA, Japan - Hayato Shimizu speaks to his supporters in the city of Saitama on May 24 after winning the Saitama mayoral election. Shimizu, 47, supported by the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, beat five rivals including the incumbent supported by the ruling camp. (Kyodo)

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DPJ-backed Shimizu wins Saitama mayoral election

SAITAMA, Japan - Hayato Shimizu (C) celebrates in the city of Saitama on May 24 after winning the Saitama mayoral election, with Yukio Edano (L), a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and former Cabinet minister Yoshimi Watanabe (R). Shimizu, 47, supported by the DPJ, beat five rivals including the incumbent supported by the ruling camp. (Kyodo)

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Nissan EV delivered at Saitama city office

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu drives a Nissan Motor Co. Leaf electric vehicle, one of three cars delivered on lease to the Saitama city government as official vehicles, at a parking lot of the city office on Dec. 28, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Guinness recognizes Japanese man as world's oldest

TOKYO, Japan - Sakari Momoi (R) receives a bouquet from Saitama Mayor Hayato Shimizu in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014, after the 111-year-old former teacher living in the city was recognized as the world's oldest living man by Guinness World Records. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan horse researcher photographs legendary Asian steed

TOKYO, Japan - This photo provided by Japanese horse researcher Hayato Shimizu shows a Central Asian horse that appears to be sweating blood, apparently confirming Chinese legends of a similar horse famed for its great speed. Shimizu, 39, told Kyodo News he took the picture in the western Tian Shan mountain range in Central Asia last August. The ancient Chinese ''Shiki'' histories tell of a horse that sweats blood when it runs and with the ability to travel nearly 4,000 kilometers in a day.