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Emperor and empress visit Oita Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from R) and Empress Masako visit a fish breeding center in Kunisaki in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Nov. 9, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Emperor and empress visit Oita Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit a fish breeding center in Kunisaki in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Nov. 9, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Emperor and empress visit Oita Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit a fish breeding center in Kunisaki in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Nov. 9, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Emperor and empress visit Oita Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are greeted by staff upon arriving at a fish breeding center in Kunisaki in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Nov. 9, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Emperor and empress visit Oita Prefecture

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are greeted by staff upon arriving at a fish breeding center in Kunisaki in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita on Nov. 9, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Typhoon Shanshan – Rivers Swell In Kyushu Due To Heavy Rainfall 10

Typhoon Shanshan brought heavy rains and strong winds to southwestern Japan as it made landfall near Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Kyushu Thursday morning, August 29. Rivers were swollen and muddy across Kyushu due to heavy rainfall.

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Small jet overshoots runway at Japanese airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 28, 2024, shows a HondaJet light aircraft after it overshot the runway while landing at Oita airport in Kunisaki in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during a training flight earlier in the day.

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Small jet overshoots runway at Japanese airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 28, 2024, shows a HondaJet light aircraft after it overshot the runway while landing at Oita airport in Kunisaki in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during a training flight earlier in the day.

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Small jet overshoots runway at Japanese airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 28, 2024, shows a HondaJet light aircraft after it overshot the runway while landing at Oita airport in Kunisaki in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during a training flight earlier in the day.

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Small jet overshoots runway at Japanese airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 28, 2024, shows a HondaJet light aircraft after it overshot the runway while landing at Oita airport in Kunisaki in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during a training flight earlier in the day.

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Light plane crash lands at Oita airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 14, 2023, shows a small trainer aircraft that crash landed at Oita Airport in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan. None of the three people aboard the twin-propeller Beechcraft Baron G58 was injured but the runway had to be closed briefly.

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Light plane crash lands at Oita airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 14, 2023, shows a small trainer aircraft that crash landed at Oita Airport in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan. None of the three people aboard the twin-propeller Beechcraft Baron G58 was injured but the runway had to be closed briefly.

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Light plane crash lands at Oita airport

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 14, 2023, shows a small trainer aircraft that crash landed at Oita Airport in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan. None of the three people aboard the twin-propeller Beechcraft Baron G58 was injured but the runway had to be closed briefly.

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Osprey at Oita airport after emergency landing

KUNISAKI, Japan, Aug. 30 Kyodo - U.S. military personnel on Aug. 30, 2017, examine an Osprey aircraft that made an emergency landing at Oita airport, southwestern Japan, the previous day.

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Man braves fire sparks at festival in southwestern Japan

OITA, Japan - A man braves fire sparks during a shrine festival in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014.

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Man braves fire sparks at festival in southwestern Japan

OITA, Japan - A man braves fire sparks at a shrine festival in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014.

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Vatican's envoy to Japan holds mass for medieval bishop

KUNISAKI, Japan - Archbishop Joseph Chennoth (extreme L), the Vatican's ambassador to Japan, holds a mass at a festival honoring medieval Japanese Bishop Peter Kibe in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2014.

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Vatican's envoy to Japan speaks to grade school children

KUNISAKI, Japan - Archbishop Joseph Chennoth, the Vatican's ambassador to Japan, speaks to students at Kumage Elementary School in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2014, as part of a festival honoring medieval Japanese Bishop Peter Kibe.

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Vatican's envoy to Japan speaks at Mass for medieval bishop

KUNISAKI, Japan - Archbishop Joseph Chennoth, Vatican's ambassador to Japan, speaks at a Mass honoring medieval Japanese Bishop Peter Kibe in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2014.

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JMSDF's transport ship enters Vietnam's Da Nang port

DA NANG, Vietnam - The "Kunisaki" transport ship of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force enters the Vietnamese port of Da Nang on June 6, 2014, with about 140 U.S. and Australian troops as well as some 150 JMSDF members on board for medical support and cultural exchanges.

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JMSDF's transport ship arrives at Vietnam's Da Nang port

DA NANG, Vietnam - The "Kunisaki" transport ship of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is anchored in the Vietnamese port of Da Nang on June 6, 2014, with about 140 U.S. and Australian troops as well as some 150 JMSDF members on board for medical support and cultural exchanges.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki leaving an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2012, carrying ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki leaving an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2012, carrying ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki at an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in the early hours of Dec. 3, 2012. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Missile interceptors head to Okinawa

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki at an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in the early hours of Dec. 3, 2012. Japan expedited deploying the PAC-3 missile interceptors in Okinawa Prefecture to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch.

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Interceptors withdrawn from Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher is loaded on the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Kunisaki at a port on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 17, 2012. Japan withdrew PAC-3 missiles deployed on the island to intercept a North Korean rocket, after the failure of Pyongyang's rocket launch.

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Interceptors withdrawn from Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher is loaded on the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Kunisaki at a port on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 17, 2012. Japan withdrew PAC-3 missiles deployed on the island to intercept a North Korean rocket, after the failure of Pyongyang's rocket launch.

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PAC-3 deployment completed to intercept N. Korean rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki at Ishigaki port on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 5, 2012. Japan completed the deployment of the ground-based interceptors in the prefecture the same day to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime in the following week.

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Preparing for intercepting N. Korean rocket

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the transport vessel Kunisaki off the coast of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system, shortly after leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure for Okinawa's Ishigaki Island on April 2, 2012. The interceptor will be deployed ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea in mid-April.

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Preparing for intercepting N. Korean rocket

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the transport vessel Kunisaki off the coast of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system, shortly after leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure for Okinawa's Ishigaki Island on April 2, 2012. The interceptor will be deployed ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea in mid-April.

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(5)Photos from quake and tsunami-hit regions

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter takes a test-flight from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Kunisaki off Indonesia's Banda Aceh on Jan. 25 prior to relief activities.

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(2)MSDF ship carrying Japanese troops arrives off Banda Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A helicopter is prepared on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Kunisaki on Jan. 24 after it arrived off Banda Aceh, Indonesia, for relief missions in quake and tsunami-hit areas. The ship carried about 170 Japanese troops.

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(1)MSDF ship carrying Japanese troops arrives off Banda Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Helicopters are prepared on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Kunisaki on Jan. 24 after it arrived off Banda Aceh, Indonesia, for relief missions in quake and tsunami-hit areas. The ship carried about 170 Japanese troops.

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MSDF ship carrying 160 Japanese troops heads for Aceh

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members board the 8,900-ton landing ship Kunisaki at Singapore's Changi naval base on Jan. 22 to head for tsunami-hit Aceh Province on Indonesia's Sumatra Island.

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2 MSDF ships head to Sumatra for relief mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's landing ship Kunisaki leaves the Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 12, along with the replenishment vessel Tokiwa, for a relief mission off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, which was devastated by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunamis.

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Japan MSDF vessel

Photo taken by a Kyodo News reporter on board a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter shows the MSDF transport ship Kunisaki taking part in an international fleet review in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2022.

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Aged woman plays violin to appeal for peace after WWII ordeal

Mine Fujioka, 98, plays the violin in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in this photo taken in April 2015. She says the violin has helped her get through the turbulent years of her life during World War II that included a stint in wartime China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(5)Photos from quake and tsunami-hit regions

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter takes a test-flight from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Kunisaki off Indonesia's Banda Aceh on Jan. 25 prior to relief activities. (Kyodo)

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(1)MSDF ship carrying Japanese troops arrives off Banda Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Helicopters are prepared on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Kunisaki on Jan. 24 after it arrived off Banda Aceh, Indonesia, for relief missions in quake and tsunami-hit areas. The ship carried about 170 Japanese troops. (Kyodo)

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(2)MSDF ship carrying Japanese troops arrives off Banda Aceh

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - A helicopter is prepared on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Kunisaki on Jan. 24 after it arrived off Banda Aceh, Indonesia, for relief missions in quake and tsunami-hit areas. The ship carried about 170 Japanese troops. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship carrying 160 Japanese troops heads for Aceh

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members board the 8,900-ton landing ship Kunisaki at Singapore's Changi naval base on Jan. 22 to head for tsunami-hit Aceh Province on Indonesia's Sumatra Island. (Kyodo)

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2 MSDF ships head to Sumatra for relief mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's landing ship Kunisaki leaves the Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 12, along with the replenishment vessel Tokiwa, for a relief mission off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, which was devastated by the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunamis. (Kyodo)

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PAC-3 deployment completed to intercept N. Korean rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki at Ishigaki port on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 5, 2012. Japan completed the deployment of the ground-based interceptors in the prefecture the same day to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime in the following week. (Kyodo)

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Preparing for intercepting N. Korean rocket

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the transport vessel Kunisaki off the coast of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system, shortly after leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure for Okinawa's Ishigaki Island on April 2, 2012. The interceptor will be deployed ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea in mid-April. (Kyodo)

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Preparing for intercepting N. Korean rocket

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the transport vessel Kunisaki off the coast of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system, shortly after leaving the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure for Okinawa's Ishigaki Island on April 2, 2012. The interceptor will be deployed ahead of a planned rocket launch by North Korea in mid-April. (Kyodo)

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Interceptors withdrawn from Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher is loaded on the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Kunisaki at a port on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 17, 2012. Japan withdrew PAC-3 missiles deployed on the island to intercept a North Korean rocket, after the failure of Pyongyang's rocket launch. (Kyodo)

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Interceptors withdrawn from Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher is loaded on the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Kunisaki at a port on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 17, 2012. Japan withdrew PAC-3 missiles deployed on the island to intercept a North Korean rocket, after the failure of Pyongyang's rocket launch. (Kyodo)

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Man braves fire sparks at festival in southwestern Japan

OITA, Japan - A man braves fire sparks during a shrine festival in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Man braves fire sparks at festival in southwestern Japan

OITA, Japan - A man braves fire sparks at a shrine festival in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 14, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Vatican's envoy to Japan speaks at Mass for medieval bishop

KUNISAKI, Japan - Archbishop Joseph Chennoth, Vatican's ambassador to Japan, speaks at a Mass honoring medieval Japanese Bishop Peter Kibe in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2014. (Kyodo)