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'Tonkatsu Street' staging campaign to promote pork cutlets

MAEBASHI, Japan - Yasushi Kaneko promotes 'tonkatsu' or pork cutlets in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2014, as he leads a campaign involving tonkatsu restaurants along National Road 120 near the Numata Interchange on the Kanetsu Expressway in Numata, Gunma Prefecture. Having some 20 tonkatsu restaurants, the section of the road in the landlocked prefecture in the Kanto region has earned the nickname "Tonkatsu Street."

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Bus accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - The wreckage of a bus that crashed in an accident is shown to reporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 30, 2012. Seven passengers aboard died in the accident the previous day as the vehicle crashed into a 3-meter-high roadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the prefecture.

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Bus accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - The wreckage of a bus that crashed in an accident is shown to reporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 30, 2012. Seven passengers aboard died in the accident the previous day as the vehicle crashed into a 3-meter-high roadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the prefecture.

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Expressway congestion for 'Bon' summer holiday

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows congestion on an outward-bound section of the Kanetsu expressway in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 7, 2010 during the Aug. 5-18 ''Bon'' summer holiday season.

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(7)Niigata quake victims weary, worried of more damage

HORINOUCHI, Japan - Work is in progress in the town of Jonouchi in central Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 26 to repair the Kanetsu Expressway which was heavily damaged by the Oct. 23 earthquakes.

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(5)Strong quakes hit Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo shows damage done to the Kanetsu Expressway running between Tokyo and Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, by a series of powerful earthquakes Oct. 23. Repair work has begun on the expressway.

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Traffic jams seen on Tokyo-bound highways as return rush peaks

TOKYO, Japan - Long lines of vehicle lights are seen near a toll gate on the Kanetsu Expressway in Niiga, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 3 as vacationers return to Tokyo after spending the year-end and New Year holidays in their hometowns or at resorts.

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Kanetsu Expressway jammed with returning vacationers

NIIZA, Japan - A toll at Niiza, Saitama Prefecture on the Kanetsu Expressway is jammed with vacationers returning home Jan. 3 after the New Year holiday.

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'Bon' summer holiday return rush starts to peak

NIIZA, Japan - Vacationers returning to the Tokyo metropolitan area Aug. 15 after ''Bon'' midsummer holidays jam near the Niiza toll gate on the Kanetsu expressway in Saitama Prefecture.

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No. of vacationers returning from hometowns peaks

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo-bound cars line up at the Niiza tollgate on the Kanetsu Expressway in Saitama Prefecture Jan. 3 as the number of vacationers returning to the capital and other major cities from New Year's holidays in hometowns and resorts peaked. A 23-kilometer traffic jam blocked the expressway near the Higashi-Matsuyama Interchange in Saitama. Routes and connection points saw more travelers than last year, when many people stayed home due to fears about the Y2K computer problem.

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'Bon' holiday traffic jams Kanetsu Expressway

TOKYO, Japan - The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows bumper-to-bumper traffic stretched for kilometers near the Tokorozawa Interchange on the Kanetsu Expressway in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 12. The annual exodus of Japanese leaving for their hometowns or resorts in Japan and abroad for the ''Bon'' midsummer holiday peaked on the day. The return rush is expected to peak around Aug. 15.

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Kanetsu Expressway jammed with returning vacationers

NIIZA, Japan - A toll at Niiza, Saitama Prefecture on the Kanetsu Expressway is jammed with vacationers returning home Jan. 3 after the New Year holiday.

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(2)Mitsubishi Truck

MAEBASHI, Japan - A burnout Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. truck on the Kanetsu Expressway in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. The photo was taken August 18, 2004. (Kyodo)

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(5)Strong quakes hit Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo shows damage done to the Kanetsu Expressway running between Tokyo and Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, by a series of powerful earthquakes Oct. 23. Repair work has begun on the expressway. (Kyodo)

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Training for heavy snowfalls in Niigata

Training is held in Minamiuonuma in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 28, 2021, to improve preparedness for when heavy snow strands vehicles on the nearby Kanetsu Expressway. Approximately 2,100 vehicles became stuck on the expressway in December 2020 during a snowstorm.

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Training for heavy snowfalls in Niigata

Training is held in Yuzawa in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 28, 2021, to improve preparedness for when heavy snow strands vehicles on the nearby Kanetsu Expressway. Approximately 2,100 vehicles became stuck on the expressway in December 2020 during a snowstorm.

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Training for heavy snowfalls in Niigata

Training is held in Minamiuonuma in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 28, 2021, to improve preparedness for when heavy snow strands vehicles on the nearby Kanetsu Expressway. Approximately 2,100 vehicles became stuck on the expressway in December 2020 during a snowstorm.

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(7)Niigata quake victims weary, worried of more damage

HORINOUCHI, Japan - Work is in progress in the town of Jonouchi in central Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 26 to repair the Kanetsu Expressway which was heavily damaged by the Oct. 23 earthquakes. (Kyodo)

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Expressway congestion for 'Bon' summer holiday

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows congestion on an outward-bound section of the Kanetsu expressway in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 7, 2010 during the Aug. 5-18 ''Bon'' summer holiday season. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Bus accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - CORRECTING SPELLING OF EXPRESSWAY'S NAME The wreckage of a bus that crashed in an accident is shown to reporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 30, 2012. Seven passengers aboard died in the accident the previous day as the vehicle crashed into a 3-meter-high roadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Bus accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - CORRECTING SPELLING OF EXPRESSWAY'S NAME The wreckage of a bus that crashed in an accident is shown to reporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 30, 2012. Seven passengers aboard died in the accident the previous day as the vehicle crashed into a 3-meter-high roadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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'Bon' summer holiday return rush starts to peak

NIIZA, Japan - Vacationers returning to the Tokyo metropolitan area Aug. 15 after ''Bon'' midsummer holidays jam near the Niiza toll gate on the Kanetsu expressway in Saitama Prefecture.

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'Bon' holiday traffic jams Kanetsu Expressway

TOKYO, Japan - The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows bumper-to-bumper traffic stretched for kilometers near the Tokorozawa Interchange on the Kanetsu Expressway in Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 12. The annual exodus of Japanese leaving for their hometowns or resorts in Japan and abroad for the ''Bon'' midsummer holiday peaked on the day. The return rush is expected to peak around Aug. 15.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020, as seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu Expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020, as seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020, as seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

Vehicles are stranded on the snow-covered Kanetsu expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020, as seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast

A vehicle is stuck in deep snow on the Kanetsu expressway in Minamiuonuma in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2020.

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