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Steam locomotive in Hokkaido

JR Hokkaido's "Fuyu-no-Shitsugen" (Winter Wetland) steam locomotive runs in Kushiro on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 14, 2026, for a press preview three days before going into service for the general public. The sightseeing train will operate in the Kushiro Marsh, a Ramsar site, mainly on weekends until March 15.

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[Breaking News]New Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Soya

KUSHIRO, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo - The Japan Coast Guard's new patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, arrives at Kushiro port in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2025. The 4,200-ton vessel replaced the JCG's oldest patrol vessel with the same name, which was decommissioned in November after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, during 47 years of operation. (Kyodo)

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New Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Soya

The Japan Coast Guard's new patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, arrives at Kushiro port in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2025. The 4,200-ton vessel replaced the JCG's oldest patrol vessel with the same name, which was decommissioned in November after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, during 47 years of operation.

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New Japan Coast Guard patrol boat Soya

The Japan Coast Guard's new patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, arrives at Kushiro port in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 28, 2025. The 4,200-ton vessel replaced the JCG's oldest patrol vessel with the same name, which was decommissioned in November after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth, during 47 years of operation.

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Japan: Rare Low-Latitude Aurora Observed in Hokkaido

A rare low-latitude aurora was observed in parts of Hokkaido on Wednesday night, November 12.

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Trial of 2022 deadly tour boat accident off Hokkaido

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Kushiro District Court in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of the first hearing of a trial for the president of a tourist boat operator over a 2022 fatal marine accident. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula in April 2022, leaving 26 people dead or missing. (Pool photo)

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JCG's oldest patrol boat departs for final voyage

The Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, departs from its home port of Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2025, for its final voyage after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship will be decommissioned on Nov. 12 after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth

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JCG's oldest patrol boat departs for final voyage

The Japan Coast Guard's oldest active patrol vessel, the icebreaker Soya, departs from its home port of Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2025, for its final voyage after 47 years in operation. The 3,100-ton ship will be decommissioned on Nov. 12 after traveling about 1.91 million kilometers, equivalent to 48 trips around the Earth.

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BOJ deputy governor in Hokkaido

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino makes a speech in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 2, 2025.

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Solar panels in Hokkaido

File photo taken in May 2023 shows solar panels in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Solar panels in Hokkaido

File photo taken in May 2023 shows solar panels in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Mega solar power plant construction in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan, Aug. 20 Kyodo - Video taken from a drone shows a construction site for a large-scale solar power plant near Kushiro Wetland in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 20, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Mega solar power plant construction in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a drone shows a construction site for a large-scale solar power plant near Kushiro Wetland in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 20, 2025.

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Mega solar power plant construction in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a drone shows a construction site for a large-scale solar power plant near Kushiro Wetland in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 20, 2025.

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Mega solar power plant construction in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a drone shows a construction site for a large-scale solar power plant near Kushiro Wetland in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 20, 2025.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

People stand on a tsunami evacuation structure in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after a tsunami warning issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

People stand on a tsunami evacuation structure in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after a tsunami warning issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

People wait at an evacuation facility in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

People stand on a tsunami evacuation structure in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the issuance of a tsunami warning following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

People stand on a tsunami evacuation structure in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the issuance of a tsunami warning following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

A road is jammed in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 30, 2025, as people evacuate to higher ground after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Eurasian eagle-owl at Hokkaido zoo

Photo taken on June 4, 2025, shows a Eurasian eagle-owl at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Eurasian eagle-owl at Hokkaido zoo

Photo taken on June 4, 2025, shows a Eurasian eagle-owl at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Ural owl at Hokkaido zoo

Photo taken on June 5, 2025, shows a Ural owl at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Ural owl at Hokkaido zoo

Photo taken on June 4, 2025, shows a Ural owl at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Blakiston's fish owls at northern Japan zoo

A pair of Blakiston's fish owls perch on a branch at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2025.

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Blakiston's fish owls at northern Japan zoo

A pair of Blakiston's fish owls perch on a branch at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2025.

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Brown bears at northern Japan zoo

Twin brown bears wait for cookies at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2025.

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Brown bears at northern Japan zoo

Twin brown bears wait for cookies at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2025.

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Brown bears at northern Japan zoo

Twin brown bears wait for cookies at Kushiro city zoo in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on June 5, 2025.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Kushiro in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido sees heavy snowfall on Feb. 4, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Hokkaido

Photo taken on Feb. 4, 2025, shows JR Kushiro Station after heavy snow in Kushiro on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido.

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Sightseeing train in northern Japan

A steam train crosses a bridge in Kushiro on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 16, 2025, as journalists and municipal officials get a preview of the winter sightseeing train two days before it goes into service for the general public.

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[Breaking News]Baby red-crowned crane

Hokkaido,Japan, May 22 Kyodo -Video taken on May 22, 2024, shows a baby red-crowned crane that hatched around May 6 at Kushiro City Crane Reserve in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan.(Kyodo)

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