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Tornados hit Saitama, Chiba

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - A prefabricated building is destroyed by a strong gust of wind, an apparent tornado, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2013.

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Tornados hit Saitama, Chiba

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows holes ripped open in the roof over the gymnasium of a junior high school in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, after a strong gust of wind, an apparent tornado, hit the city on Sept. 2, 2013.

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Tornados hit Saitama, Chiba

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a house destroyed by a strong gust of wind, an apparent tornado, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2013.

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Tornados hit Saitama, Chiba

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses destroyed by a strong gust of wind, an apparent tornado, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Sept. 2, 2013.

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Tornados hit Saitama, Chiba

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a vacant lot littered with a fallen prefabricated building and the wreckage of other items in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, after a strong gust of wind, an apparent tornado, hit the city on Sept. 2, 2013.

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Tornados hit Saitama, Chiba

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a residential area in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, after a strong gust of wind, an apparent tornado, hit the city on Sept. 2, 2013.

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Tornados hit Saitama, Chiba

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows tennis courts whose fence was blown down and court surfaces partly blown off in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, after a strong gust of wind, an apparent tornado, hit the city on Sept. 2, 2013.

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Tornados hit Saitama, Chiba

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a vacant lot littered with a fallen prefabricated building and the wreckage of other items in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, after a strong gust of wind, an apparent tornado, hit the city on Sept. 2, 2013.

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Teenage golf star Ishikawa tries tax return computer system

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Japanese teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa (L) tries the ''e-Tax'' computer system for filing tax returns at the Koshigaya Tax Office in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 29 with the help of a staff member. Ishikawa, 17, who became the youngest professional golfer to reach 100 million yen in single-year earnings in 2008, joined the event before tax offices across Japan begin accepting tax returns Feb. 16. Ishikawa said he wants the government to ''use taxes in a way that can make people smile.''

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Princess Sayako at Imperial Wild Duck Preserve

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, releases a duck at Saitama Imperial Wild Duck Preserve in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, on Nov. 26 as she entertains foreign envoys there.

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Seal believed to be 'Tama-chan' seen in Saitama Pref.

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - A seal believed to be ''Tama-chan'' -- the seal that has gained nationwide fame since first being sighted last August in the Tama River, which borders Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture -- is spotted in the Naka River in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, April 21. The elusive seal had been seen recently in the Katabira River in Yokohama but its whereabouts have not been known since mid-March.