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[Breaking News]Japan minesweeper sinks after catching fire

MUNAKATA, Japan, Nov. 11 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 11, 2024, shows the area around where the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper Ukushima sank off Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, after catching fire. (Kyodo)

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Japan minesweeper sinks after catching fire

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 11, 2024, shows Japan Coast Guard divers preparing to search following the sinking of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper, Ukushima, off Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, after it caught fire.

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Japan minesweeper sinks after catching fire

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 11, 2024, shows the area around where the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper Ukushima sank off Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, after catching fire.

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Japan minesweeper sinks after catching fire

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 11, 2024, shows Japan Coast Guard divers preparing to search following the sinking of a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper, Ukushima, off Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, after it caught fire.

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Japan minesweeper sinks after catching fire

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 11, 2024, shows the area around where the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper Ukushima sank off Munakata, Fukuoka Prefecture, after catching fire.

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Golf: FedEx St. Jude Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship golf tournament at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on Aug. 18, 2024.

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Golf: FedEx St. Jude Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the 17th hole during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship golf tournament at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on Aug. 18, 2024.

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Golf: Travelers Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the first hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, on June 23, 2024.

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Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156

STORY: Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Japan 2. various of city view in Tokyo 3. various of fresh food in supermarkets 4. various of city view in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japanese central bank on Friday maintained its policy rate unchanged after wrapping up its two-day policy meeting, which sent the Japanese yen to its fresh 34-year low past the 156 line. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to guide short-term interest rates in a range of zero and 0.1 percent, a month after it ended the negative interest rate policy in its first rate hike in 17 years. The announcement weakened the country's currency against the U.S. dollar to the lowest level since May 1990, raising the risk of forex intervention by Japanese authorities. The BOJ, which also maintained its policy regarding government bond buying, said the country's core inflation, which excludes volatile

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Golf: Meiji Yasuda Ladies

Ai Suzuki sinks the winning putt on the 18th hole in the final round of the Meiji Yasuda Ladies golf tournament on March 10, 2024, at Tosa Country Club in Konan in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan.

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Basketball: World Cup

Japan's Yuki Togashi sinks a three-pointer during the third quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup classification round game against Cape Verde at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Sept. 2, 2023.

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Basketball: World Cup

Japan's Keisei Tominaga sinks a three-pointer during the second quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup classification round game against Cape Verde at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Sept. 2, 2023.

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Basketball: World Cup

Japan's Keisei Tominaga sinks a three-pointer during the second quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup classification round game against Cape Verde at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Sept. 2, 2023.

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Basketball: World Cup

Japan's Keisei Tominaga (30) sinks a shot during the second quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup classification round game against Cape Verde at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Sept. 2, 2023.

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Basketball: World Cup

Japan's Joshua Hawkinson (C) sinks a shot during the third quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup Group E game against Australia at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Aug. 29, 2023.

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Basketball: World Cup

Japan's Yuta Watanabe sinks a three-pointer during the fourth quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup Group E game against Australia at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Aug. 29, 2023.

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Basketball: World Cup

Slovenia's Luka Doncic (C) sinks a shot during the first quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup Group F game against Venezuela at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Aug. 26, 2023.

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Basketball: World Cup

Slovenia's Luka Doncic (R) sinks a shot during the second quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup Group F game against Venezuela at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Aug. 26, 2023.

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Basketball: World Cup

Slovenia's Luka Doncic (R) sinks a shot during the first quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup Group F game against Georgia at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Aug. 28, 2023.

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Basketball: World Cup

Japan's Keisei Tominaga (30) sinks a three-pointer during the second quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup Group E game against Finland at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Aug. 27, 2023.

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Basketball: World Cup

Japan's Keisei Tominaga sinks a three-pointer during the second quarter of a FIBA Basketball World Cup Group E game against Finland at Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Aug. 27, 2023.

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Golf: FedEx St. Jude Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the 17th hole during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship golf tournament at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on Aug. 13, 2023.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Minami Katsu of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship at Walton Heath Golf Club in Tadworth, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2023.

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Golf: Women's British Open

Nasa Hataoka of Japan sinks a par putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Women's British Open golf championship at Walton Heath Golf Club in Tadworth, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2023.

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Golf: Wyndham Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the 17th hole during the first round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 3, 2023.

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Golf: Evian Championship

Hinako Shibuno of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the 17th hole during the opening round of the Evian Championship golf tournament at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, on July 27, 2023.

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Golf: U.S. Women's Open

Nasa Hataoka of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the 17th hole during the third round of the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California, on July 8, 2023.

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Golf: Travelers Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the third hole during the final round of the Travelers Championship golf tournament at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut, on June 25, 2023.

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Golf: ShopRite LPGA Classic

Ayaka Furue of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the third hole during the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament at Seaview Golf Club in Galloway, New Jersey, on June 11, 2023.

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Golf: Mizuho Americas Open

Ayaka Furue of Japan sinks a putt for birdie on the seventh hole during the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open golf tournament at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey, on June 4, 2023.

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Golf: Mizuho Americas Open

Yuna Nishimura of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the 16th hole during the first round of the Mizuho Americas Open golf tournament at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, New Jersey, on June 1, 2023.

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Golf: Players Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the sixth hole during the final round of the Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on March 12, 2023.

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22 missing after tugboat sinks on China's Yangtze

JINJIANG, China - A sunken tugboat is lifted by a crane in the Yangtze River in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on Jan. 16, 2015. The boat carrying 25 people, including eight foreigners from Japan, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Malaysia, overturned while on a trial voyage the previous day. A total of 22 people are still missing.

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22 missing after tugboat sinks on China's Yangtze

JINJIANG, China - A sunken tugboat is lifted by a crane in the Yangtze River in eastern China's Jiangsu Province on Jan. 16, 2015. The boat carrying 25 people, including eight foreigners from Japan, Singapore, India, Indonesia and Malaysia, overturned while on a trial voyage the previous day. A total of 22 people are still missing.

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Fishing ship sinks in Sea of Japan

HAMADA, Japan - A patrol boat of the Japan Coast Guard searches for missing fishermen after the No. 1 Gempuku Maru, a fishing vessel, with a crew of 20 men, sank in the morning on Dec. 24, 2014, in a Sea of Japan area off the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, in western Japan. Two fishermen died and three others remain missing, the Japan Coast Guard said. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Fishing ship sinks in Sea of Japan

HAMADA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area in the Sea of Japan off the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, in western Japan, where the No. 1 Gempuku Maru, a fishing vessel, with a crew of 20 men, sank in the morning on Dec. 24, 2014, with oil coating the sea area. Two fishermen died and three others remain missing, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Scott sinks birdie putt in Japan Open

CHIBA, Japan - Adam Scott of Australia sinks a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the second round of the Japan Open at Chiba Country Club in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2014.

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S. Korean daily rethinks March 12 'Japan Sinks' headline

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows page from Dec. 27, 2011 edition of the South Korean daily JoongAng Ilbo, on which is pictured two versions of the newspaper's front page from March 12, 2011, the day after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan. On the left is the front page as it appeared that day, bearing the headline ''Japan Sinks.'' On the right is the page as the newspaper now believes it should have appeared, with the headline ''Cheer Up, Japan.'' The daily said the original headline was inspired by a famous Japanese science fiction novel entitled ''Japan Sinks,'' about an earthquake destroying Japan. The JoongAng Ilbo said it received complaints, and now believes the headlined was inappropriate.

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Japanese novelist Komatsu

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2004 shows Japanese novelist Sakyo Komatsu. The popular science fiction writer, known for his bestselling disaster novel ''Nippon Chimbotsu'' (Japan Sinks), died of pneumonia on July 26, 2011, at age 80.

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Japan's Miyazato plays Evian Masters

EVIAN, France - Ai Miyazato of Japan sinks a birdie putt on the eighth hole during the final round of the Evian Masters at Evian Masters Golf Club in France on July 26. Miyazato won the tournament clinching her first title on the U.S. LPGA Tour.

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Bridge in Lake Nukabira in Hokkaido appears as lake freezes

KAMISHIHORO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 23 shows a bridge, which usually sinks in the artificial Lake Nukabira, showing up above the frozen lake in winter. The 130-meter bridge, built in 1937 as part of the Shihoro railway line, sank in the Nukabira Dam lake in 1956. Water levels in the lake vary season by season as a result of the amount of water to be released for electric generation, giving a chance for the bridge to appear above the lake.

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Sanyo Electric sees net profit in 1st qtr but operating profit sinks

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. Vice President Koichi Maeda speaks at a press conference in Osaka on July 30. He said the company's group net balance returned to the black in the April-June quarter on the sale of its shareholdings in Sanyo Credit Co. and foreign exchange gains on overseas earnings, but operating profit nosedived on poor mobile phone and industrial-use equipment sales.

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10-man S. Korea beat Japan in shootout in playoff

PALENGBANG, Indonesia - Japan substitute Naotake Hanyu (fore) who failed in his penalty kick sinks on the field in grief as South Korea players celebrate their 6-5 penalty shootout win over archrivals Japan 6-5 at the Asian Cup at Jaka Baring Stadium in Palengbang, Indonesia, on July 28.

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Historic liner sinks off Japan ahead of repairs

WAKAYAMA, Japan - The 5,100-ton Scandinavia (file photo), a liner once used by millionaire travelers, sank Sept. 2 in the Pacific off Wakayama Prefecture as it was being towed to China for repairs before being turned into a hotel in Sweden, its country of origin, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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Japanese players at Women's British OPen

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England - Midori Yoneyama of Japan sinks a birdie putt at the 10th hole during the opening round of the Women's British Open at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in Lancashire, England, on Aug. 3.

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Miyazato surges into second place

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Ai Miyazato sinks a birdie on the 14th hole during the second round of the NEC Karuizawa 72 tournament on the Karuizawa 72 Golf North Course on Aug. 13. She put together eight birdies and no bogeys for the day's low of 64, surging into second place at 131.

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Diop header sinks Japan

NIIGATA, Japan - Senegal midfielder Pape Bouba Diop (upper L) heads home the only goal of the game in the first half of a friendly against Japan at Niigata Stadium in Niigata Prefecture on Sept. 10.

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S. Korean fishing boat sinks in Sea of Japan, crew safe

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Ten crew members of the 69-ton South Korean ship 27 Nam Young relax at a Japan Coast Guard base in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture on Jan. 2 after their ship sank earlier in the day in the Sea of Japan off Shimane Prefecture, western Japan.

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Japanese 1-hitter sinks MLB in all-star series

NAGOYA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants rookie Hisanori Takahashi answers fans after holding the major leaguers hitless over five innings with only one walk. Nippon Ham Fighters first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara doubled home the only run of the game and four pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Japanese all-stars edged the North American major leaguers 1-0 for their second win of the eight-game exhibition series at Nagoya Dome on Nov. 9.

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Yen sinks, hits 145 to the dollar

The Japanese yen slides and breaks through the 145 line to the dollar momentarily in morning trading in Tokyo on June 15. Japan's weak economy left market players with little reason to hold on to the Japanese currency, dealers say. The yen hit the 145 level for the first time since August 1990. The photo shows currency dealers receiving yen-selling orders at Ueda Harlow Ltd. in downtown Tokyo.