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30th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A memorial ceremony is held in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2025, the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake that struck the city and its vicinity, killing more than 6,000 people.

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Airplanes taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport)

Image of an airplane taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport).=August 10,2023,Osaka

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Airplanes taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport)

Image of an airplane taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport).=August 9,2023,Osaka

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Airplanes taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport)

Image of an airplane taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport).=August 10,2023,Osaka

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Airplanes taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport)

Image of an airplane taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport).=August 9,2023,Osaka

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Airplanes taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport)

Image of an airplane taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport).=August 10,2023,Osaka

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Airplanes taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport)

Image of an airplane taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport).=August 10,2023,Osaka

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Airplanes taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport)

Image of an airplane taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport).=August 8,2023,Osaka

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Airplanes taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport)

Image of an airplane taking off and landing at Itami Airport (Osaka International Airport).=August 10,2023,Osaka

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Aftermath of heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows vehicles encased in dirt in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 8, 2023, after the Tenjin River flooded in the western Japan city following heavy rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in western Japan

Vehicles are encased in dirt in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 8, 2023, after the Tenjin River flooded in the western Japan city following heavy rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in western Japan

Vehicles are encased in dirt in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 8, 2023, after the Tenjin River flooded in the western Japan city following heavy rain.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

ITAMI, Japan Kyodo - People offer silent prayers during a memorial event at a part in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2024, the eve of the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity claiming over 6,000 lives. (Kyodo)

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People offer silent prayers during a memorial event at a part in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2024, the eve of the 29th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity claiming over 6,000 lives.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in western Japan

Vehicles are encased in dirt in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 8, 2023, after the Tenjin River flooded in the western Japan city following heavy rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in western Japan

Vehicles are encased in dirt in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 8, 2023, after the Tenjin River flooded in the western Japan city following heavy rain.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows vehicles encased in dirt in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on May 8, 2023, after the Tenjin River flooded in the western Japan city following heavy rain.

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28th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People light candles at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, during an event marking the 28th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity killing more than 6,000 people.

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28th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People offer silent prayers around lit up candles at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, during an event marking the 28th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity killing more than 6,000 people.

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28th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People offer silent prayers at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, during an event marking the 28th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity killing more than 6,000 people.

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28th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People offer silent prayers at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, during an event marking the 28th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity killing more than 6,000 people.

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28th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People light candles at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2023, during an event marking the 28th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity killing more than 6,000 people.

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28th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

Children light candles at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2023, during an event marking the 28th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity killing more than 6,000 people.

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28th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

People light candles at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2023, during an event marking the 28th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which struck the western Japan city of Kobe and its vicinity killing more than 6,000 people.

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JGSDF Col. speaks about S. Sudan PKO

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Kenichi Igawa speaks about the peace keeping operation in South Sudan during a press conference at GSDF's Camp Senzo in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 21, 2014, after returning from the 6-month deployment to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

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Koike sends off SDF mission to Golan Heights

KOBE, Japan - Defense Minister Yuriko Koike (L) hands the contingent's flag to Maj. Yoshifumi Ogura during a sendoff ceremony in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 19 for a Self-Defense Force contingent to join the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Golan Heights. Ogura will command the group for six moths from late August.

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Folklorist Kanzaki addresses forum to promote sake

KOBE, Japan - Folklorist Noritake Kanzaki addresses a forum jointly held by the Itami and Nara municipal governments on Oct. 12, 2014, in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, to promote "seishu," or refined Japanese sake. Both cities claim to be the birthplace of the beverage.

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Kansai airport concession sale draws 150 firms

OSAKA, Japan - Representatives from about 150 Japanese and foreign companies and organizations participate in a briefing session by New Kansai International Airport Co. in Izumisano, western Japan, on its plan to sell the management rights to Kansai International Airport and Osaka International Airport (also known as Itami airport) on Aug. 7, 2014.

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Nurse hit by bad disease back to work in wheelchair

KOBE, Japan - Chiyomi Adachi, a nurse who has returned to work in a wheelchair after battling multiple sclerosis, a disease destroying the central nervous system, is seen in this file photo taken in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 20, 2014.

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Vegetable factory adopts new anti-bacteria technology

OSAKA, Japan - Workers go about their business in cultivating vegetables at a TJCreate plant factory in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 23, 2014. The factory utilizes a new technology developed by Kobe Steel Ltd. to minimize pathogenic bacteria by coating its walls and floors with nickel-based alloy.

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19th anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

ITAMI, Japan - People stand in a circle around pictures made with candles and offer prayers for the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at a memorial event in the city of Itami in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2014. The earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995, claimed more than 6,400 lives.

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Japan, U.S. high school students

NEW YORK, United States - Students from Itami High School in Japan and Baruch College Campus High School in the United States meet Dec. 13, 2012, at the Japanese Consulate General in New York. The two schools are planning to start an exchange program.

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Japan, U.S. high school students

NEW YORK, United States - Students from Itami High School in Japan and Baruch College Campus High School in the United States pose for a photo session on Dec. 13, 2012, at the Japanese Consulate General in New York. The two schools are planning to start an exchange program.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryuichiro Arakawa (R), commander of the Middle Army headquarters, and U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiewcinski shake hands at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012, during an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - A ceremony to officially open an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is conducted at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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S. Korean President Lee arrives at Osaka Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak arrives at Osaka International Airport in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2011, to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

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S. Korean President Lee arrives at Osaka Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (C) arrives at Osaka International Airport in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2011, to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

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B-787 'Dreamliner' in Osaka

ITAMI, Japan - A state-of-the-art Boeing 787 ''Dreamliner'' takes off from Osaka airport in western Japan on July 5, 2011. The airplane will be put into service by All Nippon Airways Co. as early as September.

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Law enacted to integrate management of 2 Osaka airports

TOKYO, Japan - File undated combination photo shows Itami airport (above), straddling northern Osaka and Hyogo prefectures, and Kansai International Airport (below) in Osaka Bay off the south of Osaka Prefecture. On May 17, 2011, Japan's parliament enacted a law to integrate the management of the two airports in the Osaka area to help repay the huge debts plaguing the Kansai airport and rebuild it as an international hub.

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Joint sake sales promotion

OSAKA, Japan - Members of a joint sake sales promotion project attend a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2011. Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co. and 10 other long-established brewers in the sake-producing areas of Nada, Fushimi and Itami in western Japan said they have launched a joint project to stimulate falling sake consumption.

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Kobe quake memorial

ITAMI, Japan - People stand in a circle around a picture made with candles and offer prayers for the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at a memorial event in the city of Itami in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2011. The earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995, claimed more than 6,000 lives.

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1st int'l flight in 16 years

OSAKA, Japan - A flight leaves Itami airport in western Japan for Shanghai on July 9, 2010, as the first international flight in 16 years with a delegation of about 150 people to attend the Shanghai Expo.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - A girl lights a candle with the help of her father to mourn the 6,434 victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at Koyaike Park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2010, during a ceremony on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the disaster.

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People pray for victims of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People pray in front of 6,434 candles, representing the number of people who died in the Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, at a park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2010, the eve of the 15th anniversary of the quake.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People offer prayers for victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at Koyaike Park in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 16, 2010. They surrounded 6,434 candles, representing the number of people killed in the quake, during a ceremony on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the disaster.

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Itami, Kansai, Kobe airports

OSAKA, Japan - This combination of undated file photos shows (from top) Itami airport, Kansai International Airport and Kobe airport in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures. The local municipalities will try to integrate the operations of the three airports in Japan's Kansai region, its second largest business area.

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Electric car completes 555-km no-recharge run

OSAKA, Japan - A man poses in an electric vehicle of the citizens group Japan Electric Vehicle Club in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2009. The vehicle, based on Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Mira, ran for 555.6 kilometers from Tokyo to Osaka the previous day without recharging.

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Juzo Itami Award established to encourage artistic activity

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuko Miyamoto (C), wife of the late film director Juzo Itami, film director Masayuki Suo (far left), illustrator Shimbo Minami (far right) and others pose for photos after announcing the establishment of the Juzo Itami Award to encourage artistic activity.

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Rice arrives in Japan for G-8 foreign ministerial meeting

OSAKA, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at Itami airport near Osaka on June 26 to attend the Group of Eight foreign ministerial meeting in the Japanese western city of Kyoto.

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China's Hu leaves Japan

ITAMI, Japan - A special Air China flight carrying Chinese President Hu Jintao leaves Osaka International Airport on May 10. Hu concluded a five-day trip to Japan -- the first visit by a Chinese head of state in a decade.