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Hitoyoshi signature boxed lunch

Photo taken on July 1, 2024, in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows signature boxed lunches from Hitoyoshi Ekiben Yamaguchi, a local food shop near Hitoyoshi Station, with one on the left including chestnut rice and the other featuring sweetfish sushi.

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Steam locomotive Hitoyoshi

The steam locomotive Hitoyoshi is seen on display at Kyushu Railway Co.'s Hitoyoshi Station in Hitoyoshi in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on Nov. 17, 2024, a day before it goes on public display. The locomotive, built over 100 years ago, ran its last commercial service in March 2024, when it was part of a sightseeing train.

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Steam locomotive Hitoyoshi

People pose for a photo in front of the steam locomotive Hitoyoshi at Kyushu Railway Co.'s Hitoyoshi Station in Hitoyoshi in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on Nov. 17, 2024, a day before it goes on public display. The locomotive, built over 100 years ago, ran its last commercial service in March 2024, when it was part of a sightseeing train.

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Final run of steam locomotive Hitoyoshi in southwestern Japan

Kumamoto, Japan, March 23 Kyodo -A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi, built over 100 years ago, runs in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on March 23, 2024, for its final commercial service.(Kyodo)

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Final run of steam locomotive Hitoyoshi in southwestern Japan

A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi, built over 100 years ago, runs in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on March 23, 2024, for its final commercial service.

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Final run of steam locomotive Hitoyoshi in southwestern Japan

A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi, built over 100 years ago, runs in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on March 23, 2024, for its final commercial service.

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Final run of steam locomotive Hitoyoshi in southwestern Japan

A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi, built over 100 years ago, runs in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on March 23, 2024, for its final commercial service.

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Final run of steam locomotive Hitoyoshi in southwestern Japan

A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi, built over 100 years ago, runs in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on March 23, 2024, for its final commercial service.

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Final run of steam locomotive Hitoyoshi in southwestern Japan

A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi, built over 100 years ago, departs JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 23, 2024, during a ceremony for its final commercial run. (Pool photo)

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[Breaking News]Steam locomotive in southwestern Japan to be retired

KUMAMOTO, Japan Kyodo - A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi departs JR Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 12, 2024, for a special sightseeing tour before the locomotive, built over 100 years ago, is retired on March 23. (Kyodo)

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Steam locomotive in southwestern Japan to be retired

A Kyushu Railway Co. train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi departs JR Tosu Station in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 12, 2024, for a special sightseeing tour before the locomotive, built over 100 years ago, is retired on March 23.

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101st anniversary of steam locomotive

A Kyushu Railway Co. special train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi departs JR Yatsushiro Station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2023, marking the 101st anniversary of the start of its service. The locomotive, built in 1922, will retire in March 2024.

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101st anniversary of steam locomotive

A Kyushu Railway Co. special train led by steam locomotive Hitoyoshi departs JR Yatsushiro Station in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 18, 2023, marking the 101st anniversary of the start of its service. The locomotive, built in 1922, will retire in March 2024.

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Torrential rain in Japan

Photo taken on July 1, 2023, in the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Hitoyoshi, southwestern Japan, shows a swollen river following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in Japan

Photo taken on July 1, 2023, in the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Hitoyoshi, southwestern Japan, shows a swollen river following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in Japan

Photo taken on July 1, 2023, in the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Hitoyoshi, southwestern Japan, shows a swollen river following torrential rain.

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Bird flu in Japan

HITOYOSHI, Japan - Prefectural employees and other workers put on protective suits to cull chickens in the town of Taragi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 13, 2014. Two chickens tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza earlier in the day at a farm in Taragi, where 1,100 chickens have died, setting off the culling of some 112,000 birds.

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Kumamoto fishermen reject dam compensation offer

HITOYOSHI, Japan - Opponents of dam construction in Kumamoto Prefecture congratulate each other after a government compensation offer for the project was voted down by local fishermen Nov. 29, 2001. Members of the Kuma River Fishermen's Cooperative voted 802-620 in favor of the compensation package, far short of two-thirds majority of valid votes necessary for an approval.

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Kumamoto fishermen reject dam compensation offer

HITOYOSHI, Japan - Opponents of dam construction in Kumamoto Prefecture congratulate each other after a government compensation offer for the project was voted down by local fishermen Nov. 29, 2001. Members of the Kuma River Fishermen's Cooperative voted 802-620 in favor of the compensation package, far short of two-thirds majority of valid votes necessary for an approval.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Japanese Self-Defense Forces personnel help clean a Japanese inn in the flood-hit city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 13, 2020, after torrential rain earlier in the month.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man cleans up in the flood-hit city of Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 10, 2020, following torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A high school student removes mud in the flood-hit city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 9, 2020, after torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A woman cleans up the flooded building where she operates a bar in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man is pictured after taking bath set up at a temporary evacuation center in the flood-ravaged city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A man cleans up a flooded storage building in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A 15-year-old boy helps clean up the house of a friend in the flood-ravaged city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Anniversary of July 2020 torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A memorial ceremony for people killed in the July 2020 torrential rain and flooding that hit the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu and other areas is held in the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Hitoyoshi on July 4, 2021, a year after the tragedy left over 80 people dead across Japan.

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Anniversary of July 2020 torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A memorial ceremony for people killed in the July 2020 torrential rain and flooding that hit the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu and other areas is held in the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Hitoyoshi on July 4, 2021, a year after the tragedy left over 80 people dead across Japan.

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Anniversary of July 2020 torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A memorial ceremony for people killed in the July 2020 torrential rain and flooding that hit the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu and other areas is held in the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Hitoyoshi on July 4, 2021, a year after the tragedy left over 80 people dead across Japan.

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Anniversary of July 2020 torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A memorial ceremony for people killed in the July 2020 torrential rain and flooding that hit the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu and other areas is held in the Kumamoto Prefecture city of Hitoyoshi on July 4, 2021, a year after the tragedy left over 80 people dead across Japan.

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Temporary housing in flood-hit southwestern Japan city

People move into a temporary house on Aug. 22, 2020, in Hitoyoshi, southwestern Japan -- a Kumamoto Prefecture city hit by torrential rain and subsequent flooding in July.

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Temporary housing in flood-hit southwestern Japan city

Photo taken Aug. 22, 2020, shows a temporary wooden house in Hitoyoshi, southwestern Japan -- a Kumamoto Prefecture city hit by torrential rain and subsequent flooding in July. People began to move into temporary housing the same day.

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Temporary housing in flood-hit southwestern Japan city

People move into a temporary house on Aug. 22, 2020, in Hitoyoshi, southwestern Japan -- a Kumamoto Prefecture city hit by torrential rain and subsequent flooding in July.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People moves a refrigerator from a flooded office in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People walk in the flood-ravaged city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020, after deadly torrential rain.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

An official (L) of Japan's land and infrastructure ministry checks a damaged bridge in the flood-ravaged Kumamoto Prefecture city of Hitoyoshi, southwestern Japan, on July 7, 2020.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner poses at Aoiaso shrine in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 5, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner arrives at Aoiaso shrine in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 5, 2021, with a handrail of a bridge there remaining partially ripped due to the torrential rain of July 2020.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner arrives at Aoiaso shrine in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 5, 2021, with a handrail of a bridge there remaining partially ripped due to the torrential rain of July 2020.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a bridge over the Kuma River in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 5, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a bridge over the Kuma River in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 5, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner crosses a bridge over the Kuma River in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 5, 2021.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Hitoyoshi Mayor Hayato Matsuoka speaks during a meeting at city hall in the Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Hitoyoshi Mayor Hayato Matsuoka (L) and city officials observe a moment of silence at city hall in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Hitoyoshi Mayor Hayato Matsuoka (C, R) and city officials observe a moment of silence at city hall in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People pray in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

People pray in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused deadly floods and mudslides in southwestern Japan.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A passer-by crosses the bridge that leads to Aoi Aso shrine, a national treasure, in the flood-hit city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, after it was damaged during torrential rain that hit southwestern Japan a month ago.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Debris is seen piled up on a roadside in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused floods in the southwestern Japan city.

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1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo shows a pile of disaster waste in Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 4, 2020, a month after torrential rain caused floods in the southwestern Japan city.