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Turkish Kurds in Japan seek refugee status

SAITAMA, Japan, Aug. 29 Kyodo - Turkish Kurds living in Japan hold a press conference on April 18, 2021, in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, where the largest Kurdish community in Japan resides, asking the Japanese government for refugee status as they hold signs that read "Help." (Kyodo)

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Snow falls in quake-hit Niigata

KAWAGUCHI, Japan - A man wearing a traditional farmer's hat removes snow from a road outside his earthquake-damaged house in the town of Kawaguchi, central Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 22.

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Young sumo wrestler Ichinojo poses with fried chicken

KAWAGUCHI, Japan - Up-and-coming Mongolian sumo wrestler Ichinojo poses with a pack of fried chicken presented by a fast food chain at his stable in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2014.

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1,000 more hospital beds needed for newborn intensive care

KAWAGUCHI, Japan - An obstetrician at the Kawaguchi Municipal Medical Center in Saitama Prefecture takes care of a baby at its neonatal intensive care unit. An estimate by a Japanese health ministry research team showed July 25 that Japanese medical facilities need roughly 1,000 more beds for intensive care to treat immature babies or other babies born in critical condition.

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Buddhist temples urged to become relevant again to locals

KAWAGUCHI, Japan - Mothers and children make ''miso,'' a fermented soybean paste commonly used in Japanese cooking, at the word of command from Joko Yoshii (far right), a 33-year-old Buddhist priest at a hands-on class held in the main hall of Zengyoji, a Buddhist temple in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture on Feb. 19.

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(5)Niigata scene after Oct. 23 earthquake

KAWAGUCHI, Japan - A dog awaits the arrival of his master in Kawaguchi, Niigata Prefecture, on Nov. 22, one month after the strong earthquakes in the Prefecture on Oct. 23.

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(1)Niigata seen after Oct. 23 earthquake

KAWAGUCHI, Japan - Work begins to remove damaged houses in Kawaguchi, Niigata Prefecture, on Nov. 22, one month after the strong earthquakes in Niigata Prefecture on Oct 23.

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(2)Scenes from quake-hit Niigata Pref.

KAWAGUCHI, Japan - A man stands outside his shattered house in Kawaguchi town, central Niigata Prefecture, on Nov. 2, not knowing what to do with the heavy damage caused by a series of earthquakes that rocked the central part of the prefecture.

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(4)Scenes from quake-hit Niigata Pref.

KAWAGUCHI, Japan - Two boys plays with their game machine in one of tents set up for earthquake evacuees in the town of Kawaguchi in central Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 2. An earthquake measuring a preliminary magnitude of 3.9 rattled communities in the prefecture shortly after midnight Nov. 1.

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

KAWAGUCHI, Japan - People displaced by a series of strong earthquakes spend the nights in tents in a parking lot in the town of Kawaguchi, Niigata Prefecture. Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast was hit by powerful quakes Oct. 23 and aftershocks are continuing.

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(2)4 people arrested in police sweep over al-Qaida case

KAWAGUCHI, Japan - Investigators search the home of Ahmed Faishal, 26, a Bangladeshi living in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on May 26. Faishal was arrested the same day for alleged violation of immigration control and other laws in police raids on about 10 locations thought linked to an alleged senior member of the al-Qaida terrorist network.