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GSDF anti-disaster drill

TOYO, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Toyo in the western Japan prefecture of Kochi on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast. (Kyodo)

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Kaiyo in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Kaiyo in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Kaiyo in the western Japan prefecture of Tokushima on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Toyo in the western Japan prefecture of Kochi on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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GSDF anti-disaster drill

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Middle Army conducts an anti-disaster drill in Toyo in the western Japan prefecture of Kochi on Jan. 13, 2025, simulating a magnitude 9.0 earthquake striking off Japan's Kii Peninsula near the Nakai Trough that runs along the country's Pacific coast.

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Japan: Space One Fails To Launch ‘Kairos’ Rocket For 2nd Time 4

Tokyo-based startup Space One lifted off its solid-fuel rocket 'Kairos No. 2' from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Wednesday, December 18, but announced that the second launch attempt failed mid-flight.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March. (Kyodo)

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Japan: Space One Fails To Launch ‘Kairos’ Rocket For 2nd Time 2

Tokyo-based startup Space One lifted off its solid-fuel rocket 'Kairos No. 2' from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Wednesday, December 18, but announced that the second launch attempt failed mid-flight.

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Japan: Space One Fails To Launch ‘Kairos’ Rocket For 2nd Time 3

Tokyo-based startup Space One lifted off its solid-fuel rocket 'Kairos No. 2' from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Wednesday, December 18, but announced that the second launch attempt failed mid-flight.

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Japan: Space One Fails To Launch ‘Kairos’ Rocket For 2nd Time

Tokyo-based startup Space One lifted off its solid-fuel rocket 'Kairos No. 2' from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Wednesday, December 18, but announced that the second launch attempt failed mid-flight.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii, the country's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in Japan to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii, the country's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in Japan to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 14 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2024, shows the 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket at the commercial spaceport in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said the same day it had postponed the launch of the rocket due to strong winds.

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Netflix Is A Joke Festival - G.R.O.A.T The Greatest Roast Of All Time - Tom Brady

Kii Arens, At Netflix Is A Joke Festival: G.R.O.A.T The Greatest Roast Of All Time - Tom Brady at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA, USA on May 5 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netflix Is A Joke Festival - G.R.O.A.T The Greatest Roast Of All Time - Tom Brady

Kii Arens, At Netflix Is A Joke Festival: G.R.O.A.T The Greatest Roast Of All Time - Tom Brady at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA, USA on May 5 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netflix Is A Joke Festival - G.R.O.A.T The Greatest Roast Of All Time - Tom Brady

Kii Arens, At Netflix Is A Joke Festival: G.R.O.A.T The Greatest Roast Of All Time - Tom Brady at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA, USA on May 5 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netflix Is A Joke Festival - G.R.O.A.T The Greatest Roast Of All Time - Tom Brady

Kii Arens, At Netflix Is A Joke Festival: G.R.O.A.T The Greatest Roast Of All Time - Tom Brady at The Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA, USA on May 5 2024. Photo by Fati S/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sunflower field lit up in Wakayama Pref.

A sunflower field is lit up in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Shingu, western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023, to highlight the region's reconstruction from devastating torrential rain that hit the Kii Peninsula in September 2011, leaving 14 people dead or missing.

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Sunflower field lit up in Wakayama Pref.

A sunflower field is lit up in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Shingu, western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023, to highlight the region's reconstruction from devastating torrential rain that hit the Kii Peninsula in September 2011, leaving 14 people dead or missing.

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Sunflower field lit up in Wakayama Pref.

A sunflower field is lit up in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Shingu, western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023, to highlight the region's reconstruction from devastating torrential rain that hit the Kii Peninsula in September 2011, leaving 14 people dead or missing.

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Capsized cargo ship Izumi Maru

WAKAYAMA, Japan, Aug. 25 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 25, 2023, shows the Japanese-registered Izumi Maru that capsized in the Kii Channel off the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama. The Japan Coast Guard said the cargo ship capsized after apparently colliding with another freighter.

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Capsized cargo ship Izumi Maru

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 25, 2023, shows a Japan Coast Guard vessel (back) patrolling around the Japanese-registered Izumi Maru (front) that capsized in the Kii Channel off the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama. The coast guard said the cargo ship capsized after apparently colliding with another freighter.

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Capsized cargo ship Izumi Maru

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 25, 2023, shows the Japanese-registered Izumi Maru that capsized in the Kii Channel off the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama. The Japan Coast Guard said the cargo ship capsized after apparently colliding with another freighter.

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Dead whale in Osaka Bay sunk offshore

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2023, shows a dead whale being transported by a vessel off the Kii Peninsula, western Japan, before being sent down to the sea floor. The 15-meter-long male sperm whale, which was first sighted on Jan. 9 near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, became progressively weaker and was confirmed dead four days later.

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Dead whale in Osaka Bay sunk offshore

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2023, shows a dead whale being sent down to the sea floor with 30-ton concrete blocks from a vessel off the Kii Peninsula, western Japan. The 15-meter-long male sperm whale, which was first sighted on Jan. 9 near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, became progressively weaker and was confirmed dead four days later.

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Dead whale in Osaka Bay sunk offshore

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2023, shows a dead whale being sent down to the sea floor with 30-ton concrete blocks from a vessel off the Kii Peninsula, western Japan. The 15-meter-long male sperm whale, which was first sighted on Jan. 9 near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, became progressively weaker and was confirmed dead four days later.

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Huge whale found floating dead in Ise Bay

TSU, Japan - A gigantic whale was found floating dead in Ise Bay off the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 5, surprising local officials and leading coast guard officials to alert fishing and other boats around the area. It is believed to have gone astray while swimming around the Kii Peninsula.

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Big wooden plaque at Shinto shrine before sheep year

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Shiro Miyazaki, chief priest of the Niukanshobu Shrine in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, shows off a large wooden plaque depicting sheep on Dec. 7, 2014, before the start of 2015 or the Year of the Sheep in the Chinese zodiac calendar. The Shinto shrine is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site involving pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountain Range.

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Jison-in's pagoda lit up for Pink Ribbon campaign

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Jison-in "tahoto," a pagoda at the Buddhist temple in Kudoyama town in Wakayama Prefecture, turns pink on Oct. 18, 2014, to appeal for the importance of breast cancer's early detection and rapid cure. Jison-in is part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Typhoon Ma-on moving eastward around Japan

SHIRAHAMA, Japan - High waves from typhoon Ma-on wash on the coast of Kii Peninsula in western Japan on July 20, 2011. Ma-on hit Shikoku and continued moving eastward.

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Monks in snow

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Mendicant monks chant a Buddhist sutra in the Koyasan area, regarded as part of the sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii mountain range, in Wakayama Prefecture on Jan. 25, 2011.

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Injured loggerhead turtle gets artificial limbs

KOBE, Japan - A female loggerhead turtle, which lost parts of its front limbs after being attacked by a shark, gets artificial limbs in Kobe on June 20. The new limbs for the 64.8 kilogram turtle, netted in the Kii waterway off Wakayama Prefecture in June last year, were produced by a Japanese artificial leg maker.

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Turkish president gives emperor model of sunken Turkish warship

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) talks with visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul (3rd from L) while Empress Michiko (R) talks with Gul's wife Hayrunnisa (3rd from R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 5. The Turkish president gave the emperor a model of an Ottoman warship that sank off Japan's Kii Peninsula in 1890. (Pool photo)

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Early-blooming cherry in full blossom a month early

SHINGU, Japan - Higan zakura, an early blooming cherry, is in full blossom a month early this year in Taiji, a fishing town with a mild climate located in southern Kii Peninsula.

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Typhoon approaches Kii Peninsula, may dump heavy rain

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Waves wash the coast of Shizuoka Prefecture as typhoon Maria is approaching central Honshu facing the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 8.

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(6)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

SHINGU, Japan - Maidens at Kumano-Hayatama Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture perform a commemorative dance after the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan. The shrine is located in the heritage district.

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(5)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

KUMANO, Japan - People in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, rejoice after the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan.

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(1)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

HONGU, Japan - The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan. Kumano-Hongu Shrine (in photo) in Hongu, Wakayama Prefecture, is located in the heritage district.

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Japan to recommend Kii holy grounds to UNESCO heritage list

TOKYO, Japan - The Cultural Affairs Agency decided Dec. 6 to recommend the holy grounds and pilgrimage path (in file photo) in the Kii mountains, western Japan, to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The proposed site comprises holy grounds of three religions -- Shinto, Buddhism and Shugendo -- and the pilgrimage path that links them. The area covers Mie, Nara and Wakayama prefectures.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.

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Japan's Horie, 83, becomes oldest to sail nonstop solo across Pacific

Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter, reaches the Kii Channel, which separates Wakayama and Tokushima prefectures in western Japan, on the Suntory Mermaid III, his 6-meter-long, one-ton boat, on June 4, 2022. The 83-year-old became the world's oldest person to make a solo, nonstop 8,500-kilometer voyage across the Pacific on a yacht.