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5 elderly bee hunters contributing to field over 5 decades

FUKUI, Japan - (From L) Chizuko Nozaka, Tadao Murota and Hideyoshi Kurokawa gather near Lake Kitagata in Awara, northern Fukui Prefecture, on April 5, 2013, to collect bees as part of their research into the insect's habitat. Including the three, five people now in their 70s to 90s have been chasing and collecting bees for more than half a century since the 1950s.

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Man acquitted of 1987-1989 murders of 3 women in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - A man holds up a banner saying ''innocence'' in front of the Saga District Court in Saga on May 10 after the court acquitted Teruhiko Matsue who was indicted for killing three women in Kitagata, Saga Prefecture, between 1987 and 1989.

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Man acquitted of 1987-1989 murders of 3 women in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - A man holds up a banner saying ''innocence'' in front of the Saga District Court in Saga on May 10 after the court acquitted Teruhiko Matsue who was indicted for killing three women in Kitagata, Saga Prefecture, between 1987 and 1989. (Kyodo)

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Photos by Japanese folk singer exhibited for 1st time in 35 years

Chiharu Misu, head of a committee organizing a concert commemorating the 10th anniversary of the death of Japanese folk singer Wataru Takada, shows a set of photos on Nov. 23, 2015, taken by the late artist in the 1970s. The photo panels were exhibited on Nov. 28 at a concert hall in Gifu Prefecture's Kitagata, Takada's hometown in central Japan, for the first time in 35 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Great Nobi Earthquake (Kitagata)

The tragic state of the Kitagata cho of Motosugun of Gifu prefecture which was near the seismic center. According to the Gifu Hibi (Gifu Daily), In Motosugun, several thousand houses were destroyed, Naka aza Nakamachi of Kitagata-cho has been totally destroyed, and there are no cities without houses destroyed, and several hundred are dead. The photo is a view of the east from the west (in the direction of Gifu).==Date:unknown, Place:Gifu, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number39‐13‐0]

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Ex-BayStars pitcher Kitagata signs minor league deal with Dodgers

Former Yokohama BayStars pitcher Yujo Kitagata speaks at a press conference on May 30, 2019, in Oyama, an eastern Japan city where his current team, the Tochigi Golden Braves of the independent Route Inn BC League, is based -- after signing a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in early May. The 25-year-old right-hander was the BayStars' first pick in the 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball draft but never played for the top team during his time with the club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-BayStars pitcher Kitagata signs minor league deal with Dodgers

Former Yokohama BayStars pitcher Yujo Kitagata poses with Takayuki Terauchi, manager of his current team, the Tochigi Golden Braves of the independent Route Inn BC League, in Oyama, eastern Japan on May 30, 2019 -- after signing a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in early May. The 25-year-old right-hander was the BayStars' first pick in the 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball draft but never played for the top team during his time with the club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-BayStars pitcher Kitagata signs minor league deal with Dodgers

Former Yokohama BayStars pitcher Yujo Kitagata poses at a press conference on May 30, 2019, in Oyama, an eastern Japan city where his current team, the Tochigi Golden Braves of the independent Route Inn BC League, is based -- after signing a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in early May. The 25-year-old right-hander was the BayStars' first pick in the 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball draft but never played for the top team during his time with the club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-BayStars pitcher Kitagata signs minor league deal with Dodgers

Former Yokohama BayStars pitcher Yujo Kitagata speaks at a press conference on May 30, 2019, in Oyama, an eastern Japan city where his current team, the Tochigi Golden Braves of the independent Route Inn BC League, is based -- after signing a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in early May. The 25-year-old right-hander was the BayStars' first pick in the 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball draft but never played for the top team during his time with the club. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo