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Capybara in Japanese zoo

ITO, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken Nov. 27, 2019, shows a capybara water hog soaking in a citrus fruit-flavored hot spring pool at Izu Shaboten Zoo in Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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Young female breeder taking care of oldest shoebill in Japan

ITO, Japan - Breeding staff Mai Hirokawa stands next to a shoebill, known by the name Bill, during feeding time on April 10, 2013 at Izu Shaboten Park in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) speaks to reporters after attending a nationwide disaster drill in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (back) carries a stretcher with a high school student (front) in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, during a nationwide disaster drill on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) sits on a stretcher in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, during a nationwide disaster drill on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) fills a flood prevention sandbag with a high school student in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, during a nationwide disaster drill on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Disaster awareness

ITO, Japan - Firefighting volunteers explain to junior high school students how tools are used at disaster sites in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2010, as part of a nationwide disaster drill on the annual disaster awareness day coinciding with the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake anniversary.

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko take retreat in Shizuoka

ITO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) take a walk in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, during their retreat on April 5, 2010. The royal couple will stay in the prefecture and return to Tokyo April 9.

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Strong quakes jolts Japan's Izu

ITO, Japan - People look at broken glass scattered on the ground in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2009, following a series of strong earthquakes that started to hit the area southwest of Tokyo the previous day.

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M6.5 quake hits Shizuoka, vicinity

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A person points to a slope down which a stone wall collapsed in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, Aug. 11 after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and its vicinity the same day.

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Sea horse popular among divers

ITO, Japan - As the Japanese brace themselves for the ''Year of Dragon'' in 2000, sea horse that resembles the legendary monster is getting popular among scuba divers across the country. The photo was taken Dec. 17 off the hot spa resort town of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture.