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South Korea: Fire Breaks Out at Seoul Convention Center, Prompting Evacuation

A fire broke out at the COEX convention center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Friday, April 25, prompting an evacuation of the building.

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Amur leopard cat at zoo in Tokyo

Amur leopard cat at zoo in Tokyo

A photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024, shows an Amur leopard cat at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino, Tokyo.

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Japan's oldest elephant

Japan's oldest elephant

TOKYO, Japan - Asian elephant Hanako eats a birthday cake during a ceremony marking her 67th birthday at Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2014. She is the oldest elephant in Japan.

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Japan's oldest elephant

Japan's oldest elephant

TOKYO, Japan - Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo holds a ceremony marking the 67th birthday of Asian elephant Hanako on Feb. 2, 2014. She is the oldest elephant in Japan.

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Japan's oldest elephant

Japan's oldest elephant

TOKYO, Japan - Asian elephant Hanako eats a birthday cake during a ceremony marking her 67th birthday at Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2014. She is the oldest elephant in Japan.

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Japan's oldest elephant

Japan's oldest elephant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 20, 2013, shows Hanako, Japan's oldest Asian elephant, at Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo. The zoo held an event the same day to celebrate Hanako's 66th birthday.

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Japan's oldest Asian elephant Hanako

Japan's oldest Asian elephant Hanako

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2012, shows Asian elephant Hanako at Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo. An event to mark the 65th birthday of Hanako, the oldest elephant in Japan, was held the same day. Since her actual birthday is not known, the zoo regards her as older by a year on Jan. 1 every year.

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World's smallest fox on display at Tokyo zoo

World's smallest fox on display at Tokyo zoo

TOKYO, Japan - Three male fennec foxes, the smallest in the world known for their distinctive ears, are on display at Inokashira Park Zoo in Kichijoji, Tokyo. The three foxes were born in November last year and have drawn large crowds to the zoo since December.

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Fans bid farewell to Japan's oldest elephant "Hanako"

Fans bid farewell to Japan's oldest elephant "Hanako"

A visitor to Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo offers flowers on May 27, 2016, to mourn Japan's oldest elephant "Hanako," who died there the previous day at the age of 69. The female elephant was born in Thailand in 1947 and sent to Japan as a gift in 1949. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Zookeeper stresses importance of good breeding environment for animals

Zookeeper stresses importance of good breeding environment for animals

Mikako Takamatsu, a keeper at Inokashira Park Zoo in Tokyo, stresses the importance of improving the breeding environment for animals during an interview with Kyodo News on Jan. 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's oldest Asian elephant Hanako

Japan's oldest Asian elephant Hanako

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2012, shows Asian elephant Hanako at Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo. An event to mark the 65th birthday of Hanako, the oldest elephant in Japan, was held the same day. Since her actual birthday is not known, the zoo regards her as older by a year on Jan. 1 every year. (Kyodo)

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Oldest Asian elephant in Japan

Oldest Asian elephant in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Zoo keeper Kotaro Takahashi feeds Asian elephant Hanako at Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011. Hanako will turn 65 in January 2012 and become the oldest elephant ever in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Statue of Japan's best-loved elephant Hanako

Statue of Japan's best-loved elephant Hanako

Photo taken May 29, 2019, shows a statue of Japan's best-loved elephant Hanako in front of Kichijoji station in the Tokyo suburban city of Musashino. Hanako had been kept at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino since 1954 and died aged 69 in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Statue of Tokyo zoo elephant Hanako unveiled 1 year after death

Statue of Tokyo zoo elephant Hanako unveiled 1 year after death

A statue of Hanako, a much beloved elephant that died in May 2016 at age 69, is unveiled at a square in front of Kichijoji station in the Tokyo suburban city of Musashino on May 5, 2017. The Asian elephant had been kept at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino since 1954. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Statue of Tokyo zoo elephant Hanako unveiled 1 year after death

Statue of Tokyo zoo elephant Hanako unveiled 1 year after death

A statue of Hanako, a much beloved elephant that died in May 2016 at age 69, is unveiled at a square in front of Kichijoji station in the Tokyo suburban city of Musashino on May 5, 2017. The Asian elephant had been kept at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino since 1954. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Statue of Tokyo zoo elephant Hanako unveiled 1 year after death

Statue of Tokyo zoo elephant Hanako unveiled 1 year after death

A statue of Hanako, a much beloved elephant that died in May 2016 at age 69, is unveiled at a square in front of Kichijoji station in the Tokyo suburban city of Musashino on May 5, 2017. The Asian elephant had been kept at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino since 1954. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2,800 bid farewell to oldest elephant Hanako

2,800 bid farewell to oldest elephant Hanako

People offer flowers on Sept. 3, 2016, in front of Tokyo's Inokashira Park Zoo facility, where Japan's oldest elephant Hanako spent decades until her death in May at 69. Around 2,800 fans gathered to bid farewell to the Asian elephant, who was born in Thailand in 1947 and was sent to Japan to encourage children after the country's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2,800 bid farewell to oldest elephant Hanako

2,800 bid farewell to oldest elephant Hanako

People offer flowers on Sept. 3, 2016, in front of Tokyo's Inokashira Park Zoo facility, where Japan's oldest elephant Hanako spent decades until her death in May at 69. Around 2,800 fans gathered to bid farewell to the Asian elephant, who was born in Thailand in 1947 and was sent to Japan to encourage children after the country's defeat in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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