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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako (R) communicates via sign language with winners of a national high school sign language contest in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako addresses in sign language during the opening ceremony of a national high school sign language contest in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako addresses in sign language during the opening ceremony of a national high school sign language contest in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako addresses in sign language during the opening ceremony of a national high school sign language contest in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako (front, C) attends a national high school sign language contest in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 14, 2025. (Pool photo)

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JAPAN-TOTTORI-DETECTIVE CONAN-THEMED TRAIN-LAUNCH

JAPAN-TOTTORI-DETECTIVE CONAN-THEMED TRAIN-LAUNCH

(231204) -- TOTTORI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Detective Conan-themed train is seen during the media preview in Tottori, Japan, Dec. 2, 2023. A special express train decorated with characters from the famous manga "Detective Conan" departed at the Kurayoshi station in Japan's manga hub Tottori Prefecture on Sunday as the region looked to attract tourists from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Cheng Jing)

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JAPAN-TOTTORI-DETECTIVE CONAN-THEMED TRAIN-LAUNCH

JAPAN-TOTTORI-DETECTIVE CONAN-THEMED TRAIN-LAUNCH

(231204) -- TOTTORI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Detective Conan-themed train waits for departure at the Kurayoshi station in Tottori, Japan, Dec. 3, 2023. A special express train decorated with characters from the famous manga "Detective Conan" departed at the Kurayoshi station in Japan's manga hub Tottori Prefecture on Sunday as the region looked to attract tourists from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Cheng Jing)

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JAPAN-TOTTORI-DETECTIVE CONAN-THEMED TRAIN-LAUNCH

JAPAN-TOTTORI-DETECTIVE CONAN-THEMED TRAIN-LAUNCH

(231204) -- TOTTORI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The interior of the Detective Conan-themed train is seen during the media preview in Tottori, Japan, Dec. 2, 2023. A special express train decorated with characters from the famous manga "Detective Conan" departed at the Kurayoshi station in Japan's manga hub Tottori Prefecture on Sunday as the region looked to attract tourists from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Cheng Jing)

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JAPAN-TOTTORI-DETECTIVE CONAN-THEMED TRAIN-LAUNCH

JAPAN-TOTTORI-DETECTIVE CONAN-THEMED TRAIN-LAUNCH

(231204) -- TOTTORI, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members pose for photos during the launch ceremony of the Detective Conan-themed train at the Kurayoshi station in Tottori, Japan, Dec. 3, 2023. A special express train decorated with characters from the famous manga "Detective Conan" departed at the Kurayoshi station in Japan's manga hub Tottori Prefecture on Sunday as the region looked to attract tourists from home and abroad. (Xinhua/Cheng Jing)

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'Nendoroid' figures of Good Smile

'Nendoroid' figures of Good Smile

TOTTORI, Japan - Good Smile Co. Inc.'s "Nendoroid" figures are seen in this photo. The completion ceremony of the Tokyo-based company's first domestic factory in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, was held on Dec. 5, 2014.

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Good Smile's 1st domestic factory in Tottori Pref.

Good Smile's 1st domestic factory in Tottori Pref.

TOTTORI, Japan - An employee of Good Smile Co. Inc., a Tokyo-based toy figure manufacturer and seller, paints a toy figure at the firm's first domestic factory in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2014.

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Barcos bags to go on sale at Neiman Marcus

Barcos bags to go on sale at Neiman Marcus

TOTTORI, Japan - Barcos Co. President Takashi Yamamoto (R) shows one of his company's products to Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai in Tottori City on Sept. 1, 2014. The company's Hanaa-fu brand bags are on sale at luxurious U.S. department store Neiman Marcus. The company's head office is located in Kurayoshi in the western Japanese prefecture.

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Good Smile to build plant in Tottori Pref.

Good Smile to build plant in Tottori Pref.

TOTTORI, Japan - Takanori Aki (2nd from R), president of Good Smile Company Inc., and Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (R) clasp hands at a signing ceremony in Tottori City on June 26, 2014, for the character figure maker's construction of a plant in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture.

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Japanese Princess Kako at sign language event

Japanese Princess Kako at sign language event

Japanese Princess Kako is pictured at the venue of a national high school sign language contest in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Japanese Princess Kako at sign language event

Japanese Princess Kako at sign language event

Japanese Princess Kako (R) communicates via sign language with winners of a national high school sign language contest in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Japanese Princess Kako at sign language event

Japanese Princess Kako at sign language event

Japanese Princess Kako (R) communicates via sign language with winners of a national high school sign language contest in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako speaks in sign language during the opening ceremony of a national high school sign language contest in the Tottori Prefecture city of Kurayoshi, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako speaks in sign language during the opening ceremony of a national high school sign language contest in the Tottori Prefecture city of Kurayoshi, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako speaks in sign language during the opening ceremony of a national high school sign language contest in the Tottori Prefecture city of Kurayoshi, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako speaks in sign language during the opening ceremony of a national high school sign language contest in the Tottori Prefecture city of Kurayoshi, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako speaks in sign language during the opening ceremony of a national high school sign language contest in the Tottori Prefecture city of Kurayoshi, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022. (Pool photo)

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Sign language contest in western Japan

Sign language contest in western Japan

Japanese Princess Kako speaks in sign language during the opening ceremony of a national high school sign language contest in the Tottori Prefecture city of Kurayoshi, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2022.

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Character doll exhibition held in western Japan city

Character doll exhibition held in western Japan city

Some 500 palm-sized character dolls are displayed on April 2, 2015, the first day of a doll exhibition at Kurayoshi Museum in the western Japanese city of Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture. The exhibition held by the city with the aim of local revitalization will run through May 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of M6.6 quake in western Japan

Aftermath of M6.6 quake in western Japan

People sheltering in a gymnasium receive food for breakfast in Kurayoshi in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori on Oct. 22, 2016, a day after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Good Smile's 1st domestic factory in Tottori Pref.

Good Smile's 1st domestic factory in Tottori Pref.

TOTTORI, Japan - An employee of Good Smile Co. Inc., a Tokyo-based toy figure manufacturer and seller, paints a toy figure at the firm's first domestic factory in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Barcos bags to go on sale at Neiman Marcus

Barcos bags to go on sale at Neiman Marcus

TOTTORI, Japan - Barcos Co. President Takashi Yamamoto (R) shows one of his company's products to Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai in Tottori City on Sept. 1, 2014. The company's Hanaa-fu brand bags are on sale at luxurious U.S. department store Neiman Marcus. The company's head office is located in Kurayoshi in the western Japanese prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Good Smile to build plant in Tottori Pref.

Good Smile to build plant in Tottori Pref.

TOTTORI, Japan - Takanori Aki (2nd from R), president of Good Smile Company Inc., and Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (R) clasp hands at a signing ceremony in Tottori City on June 26, 2014, for the character figure maker's construction of a plant in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Sport climbing: Nonaka at Asian Championships

Sport climbing: Nonaka at Asian Championships

Miho Nonaka smiles after recording the fastest time for a Japanese woman in the speed event at the Asian Championships of sport climbing in Kurayoshi, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.6 quake hits western Japan

M6.6 quake hits western Japan

Broken wine bottles are scattered on the floor of a shop in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan after a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck the area on Oct. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.6 quake hits western Japan

M6.6 quake hits western Japan

Children lie down at a shelter in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan after a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck the area on Oct. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.6 quake hits western Japan, no major damage reported

M6.6 quake hits western Japan, no major damage reported

A plaster wall of a storehouse is damaged in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck the area on Oct. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.6 quake hits western Japan

M6.6 quake hits western Japan

Headstones are strewn across a graveyard in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck the area on Oct. 21, 2016. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.6 quake hits western Japan

M6.6 quake hits western Japan

Students sit on the ground after evacuating from a school building in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 on Oct. 21, 2016. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.6 quake hits western Japan

M6.6 quake hits western Japan

Roof tiles have fallen from a house in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, on Oct. 21, 2016. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Schools open after M6.6 quake in Tottori Pref.

Schools open after M6.6 quake in Tottori Pref.

Elementary school students attend a class on Oct. 24, 2016, in the western Japan city of Kurayoshi, as the school opened as normal following a magnitude-6.6 earthquake on Oct. 21. Some high schools held no classes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Schools open after M6.6 quake in Tottori Pref.

Schools open after M6.6 quake in Tottori Pref.

Elementary school students attend a class on Oct. 24, 2016, in the western Japan city of Kurayoshi, as the school opened as normal following a magnitude-6.6 earthquake on Oct. 21. Some high schools held no classes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of M6.6 quake in western Japan

Aftermath of M6.6 quake in western Japan

People receive supplied bottles of water in Kurayoshi in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori on Oct. 22, 2016, a day after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit the area. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of M6.6 quake in western Japan

Aftermath of M6.6 quake in western Japan

People collect broken glass from a building in Kurayoshi in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori on Oct. 22, 2016, after a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit the area the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.6 quake hits western Japan

M6.6 quake hits western Japan

A man collects broken wine bottles from the floor of a shop in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan after a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck the area on Oct. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.6 quake hits western Japan

M6.6 quake hits western Japan

Headstones are strewn across a graveyard in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, in western Japan after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck the area on Oct. 21, 2016. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M6.6 quake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning issued

M6.6 quake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning issued

Photo taken Oct. 21, 2016 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a building exterior damaged in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 which struck the prefecture and other areas of western Japan. No tsunami warning was issued. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Kako attends high school sign language event

Princess Kako attends high school sign language event

Princess Kako, the second daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, uses sign language as she addresses an opening ceremony for a national high school sign language performance event in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Kako attends high school sign language event

Princess Kako attends high school sign language event

Princess Kako, the second daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, uses sign language as she addresses an opening ceremony for a national high school sign language performance event in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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