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Downpour in Kyushu

Downpour in Kyushu

HITA, Japan - A levee is seen collapsed as the Kagetsu River swelled in Hita, Oita Prefecture, on July 4, 2012, when heavy rains hit the northern Kyushu region.

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Rain hits northern Kyushu

Rain hits northern Kyushu

HITA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses crushed by the swollen Kagetsu River in Hita, Oita Prefecture, as torrential rain hit northern areas of the Kyushu region.

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Rain hits northern Kyushu

Rain hits northern Kyushu

HITA, Japan - Houses are crushed by the swollen Kagetsu River in Hita, Oita Prefecture, as torrential rain hit northern areas of the Kyushu region.

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Rain hits northern Kyushu

Rain hits northern Kyushu

HITA, Japan - Houses are crushed by the swollen Kagetsu River in Hita, Oita Prefecture, as torrential rain hit northern areas of the Kyushu region.

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Rain hits northern Kyushu

Rain hits northern Kyushu

HITA, Japan - Houses are crushed by the swollen Kagetsu River in Hita, Oita Prefecture, as torrential rain hit northern areas of the Kyushu region.

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Japanese ramen gains popularity in Taiwan

Japanese ramen gains popularity in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's first branch of Ippudo Ramen, Fukuoka's leading nouveau ramen shop, is crowded with customers in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 3, 2012. Japanese ramen noodle dishes have gained popularity in Taiwan since Kagetsu Arashi Ramen opened its first branch in Taipei in 2007.

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Japanese ramen gains popularity in Taiwan

Japanese ramen gains popularity in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A couple dines on May 3, 2012, at Ramen Santoka in a department store in Taipei, Taiwan. Japanese ramen noodle dishes have gained popularity in Taiwan since Kagetsu Arashi Ramen opened its first branch in Taipei in 2007.

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Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan

Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan

Level of Kagetsu River rises in Hita in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 19, 2022, after heavy rain.

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Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan

Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan

Level of Kagetsu River rises in Hita in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 19, 2022, after heavy rain.

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Yoshimoto opens new stage theater in Okinawa

Yoshimoto opens new stage theater in Okinawa

Japanese comedians perform a comical story on March 12, 2015, at the newly opened stage theater "Yoshimoto Okinawa Kagetsu" in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. The 190-seat theater, the 13th owned by Osaka-based major entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., is expected to draw more comedy fans to enjoy stage shows by native Okinawan comedians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese ramen gains popularity in Taiwan

Japanese ramen gains popularity in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A couple dines on May 3, 2012, at Ramen Santoka in a department store in Taipei, Taiwan. Japanese ramen noodle dishes have gained popularity in Taiwan since Kagetsu Arashi Ramen opened its first branch in Taipei in 2007. (Kyodo)

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Japanese ramen gains popularity in Taiwan

Japanese ramen gains popularity in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's first branch of Ippudo Ramen, Fukuoka's leading nouveau ramen shop, is crowded with customers in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 3, 2012. Japanese ramen noodle dishes have gained popularity in Taiwan since Kagetsu Arashi Ramen opened its first branch in Taipei in 2007. (Kyodo)

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Reopening of Osaka comedy theater

Reopening of Osaka comedy theater

Photo shows the Namba Grand Kagetsu comedy theater in Osaka on June 19, 2020. The theater reopened to the audience the same day with some seats vacant to enable visitors to maintain social distancing amid continuing worries over the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Fewer people than usual walk by the Namba Grand Kagetsu comedy theater in Osaka on April 14, 2020. The theater, operated by Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., has been closed under a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's top comedy company gets 1st female director

Japan's top comedy company gets 1st female director

Ai Sakai (C) greets the audience at Namba Grand Kagetsu theater in Osaka on July 26, 2017, after becoming the first female among six directors of the Shin Yoshimoto theatrical comedy troupe, one of Japan's leading comedy companies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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