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(2)Crown princess goes to Nasu resort as 'part of treatment'

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito, Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at JR Nasu-Shiobara Station in Tochigi Prefecture on Sept. 24. (Pool photo)

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(1)Crown princess goes to Nasu resort as 'part of treatment'

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito smilingly watches Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko wave at well-wishers on arrival at JR Nasu-Shiobara Station on Sept. 24. The trip by the crown princess is ''part of her medical treatment'' and this is ''a very critical period for her recovery,'' said Hideki Hayashida, the grand master of the Crown Prince's Household. (Pool photo)

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Fire contained at Bridgestone tire plant

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A fire at a Bridgestone Corp. tire plant in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, was contained Sept. 9 after burning for about 24 hours. More than 5,000 residents returned home after the evacuation order was lifted.

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Evacuation order lifted in Bridgestone tire plant fire

KUROISO, Japan - Black smoke is seen billowing up from a Bridgestone Corp. tire plant in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 9 after a fire broke out there around noon the previous day.

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(2)Bridgestone plant on fire, no injuries

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Black smoke belches from a Bridgestone Corp. tire plant in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 8. The fire broke out at a facility for mixing chemicals and rubber, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. No one was injured, local firefighters said.

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(1)Bridgestone plant on fire, no injuries

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A helicopter flies over the Bridgestone Corp. tire plant in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 8 in a bid to extinguish a fire that broke out at a facility for mixing chemicals and rubber. The fire forced nearby residents to evacuate, but no one was injured.

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Princess Aiko returns from summer holiday

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito smiles and Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko wave at local people as they leave JR Nasu Shiobara Station after their summer holiday on Sept. 1.

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Crown prince, family to stay in Nasu again

KUROISO, Japan - Princess Aiko waves as she arrives with her mother Crown Princess Masako and father crown prince Naruhito at JR Nasu-Shiobara Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line on Aug. 23. They will stay at the imperial villa in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, until Sept. 1 on their second summer vacation there.

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Princess Aiko returns from summer holiday

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Princess Masako smile at people with their daughter Princess Aiko as they leave JT Kuroiso Station in Tochigi Prefecture at the end of their summer holiday on Aug. 18.

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Crown prince's family to stay at imperial villa in Nasu

KUROISO, Japan - Princess Aiko, held by her mother Crown Princess Masako, waves as they arrive at JR Nasu-Shiobara Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line on Aug. 7. Together with Crown Prince Naruhito, they will stay at the imperial villa in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, until Aug. 18.

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(2)Crown prince, family on holiday

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) smiles as he is touched by Princess Aiko, held by her mother, Princess Masako, during their trekking in Numappara marsh near Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, on Aug. 16.

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(1)Crown prince, family on holiday

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito, with his daughter Princess Aiko on his back, and Crown Princess Masako smiles at a boy during their trekking in Numappara marsh near Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, on Aug. 16, where they are spending their summer holidays.

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Emperor, empress enjoy farming

KUROISO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, spending their summer holidays in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, harvest radish at a farm run by Yoshinobu Koyama (L) in Shiobara on Aug. 2.

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Crown prince, family return to Tokyo after vacation

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and his wife Princess Masako, carrying their 5-month-old daughter Princess Aiko, wave at JR Nasu-Shiobara station on May 14 as they depart to return to Tokyo. The imperial family spent a weeklong vacation at an imperial villa in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture.

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Crown prince and family take vacation in Nasu

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R), his wife Princess Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko (L) smile for the cameras on May 9 while on vacation in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture.

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Crown prince's family arrives at Nasu vacation home

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at an imperial villa in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, on May 8 for a weeklong vacation. The royal couple and their 5-month-old little princess traveled on the Tohoku Shinkansen line from Tokyo Station and arrived at Nasu-Shiobara Station in Tochigi Prefecture.

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(1)Crown princess goes to Nasu resort as 'part of treatment'

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito smilingly watches Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko wave at well-wishers on arrival at JR Nasu-Shiobara Station on Sept. 24. The trip by the crown princess is ''part of her medical treatment'' and this is ''a very critical period for her recovery,'' said Hideki Hayashida, the grand master of the Crown Prince's Household. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(2)Crown princess goes to Nasu resort as 'part of treatment'

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito, Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko arrive at JR Nasu-Shiobara Station in Tochigi Prefecture on Sept. 24. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Abducted 7-year-old girl found uninjured

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Miho Akimoto, a 7-year-old girl who was abducted Aug. 14 in Tochigi Prefecture, arrives at Kuroiso Police Station on Aug. 15 after being found uninjured in the same prefecture. The second-grader at an elementary school was playing with her sister outside her grandfather's house when she was abducted by two people in a car.

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(CAPTION CORRECTED) (2)Crown prince, family on holiday

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) smiles as he is touched by Princess Aiko, held by her mother, Princess Masako, during their trekking in Numappara marsh near Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, on Aug. 16. (Kyodo)

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Fire contained at Bridgestone tire plant

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A fire at a Bridgestone Corp. tire plant in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, was contained Sept. 9 after burning for about 24 hours. More than 5,000 residents returned home after the evacuation order was lifted. (Kyodo)

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Evacuation order lifted in Bridgestone tire plant fire

KUROISO, Japan - Black smoke is seen billowing up from a Bridgestone Corp. tire plant in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 9 after a fire broke out there around noon the previous day. (Kyodo)

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(2)Bridgestone plant on fire, no injuries

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Black smoke belches from a Bridgestone Corp. tire plant in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 8. The fire broke out at a facility for mixing chemicals and rubber, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. No one was injured, local firefighters said. (Kyodo)

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(1)Bridgestone plant on fire, no injuries

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - A helicopter flies over the Bridgestone Corp. tire plant in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 8 in a bid to extinguish a fire that broke out at a facility for mixing chemicals and rubber. The fire forced nearby residents to evacuate, but no one was injured. (Kyodo)

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Princess Aiko returns from summer holiday

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito smiles and Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko wave at local people as they leave JR Nasu Shiobara Station after their summer holiday on Sept. 1. (Kyodo)

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Crown prince, family to stay in Nasu again

KUROISO, Japan - Princess Aiko waves as she arrives with her mother Crown Princess Masako and father crown prince Naruhito at JR Nasu-Shiobara Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line on Aug. 23. They will stay at the imperial villa in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, until Sept. 1 on their second summer vacation there. (Kyodo)

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Princess Aiko returns from summer holiday

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Princess Masako smile at people with their daughter Princess Aiko as they leave JT Kuroiso Station in Tochigi Prefecture at the end of their summer holiday on Aug. 18. (Kyodo)

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(2)Princess Masako

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Princess Masako and her daughter Princess Aiko arrive at JR Nasushiobara Station. The photo was taken Aug. 7, 2003. (Kyodo)

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Crown prince's family to stay at imperial villa in Nasu

KUROISO, Japan - Princess Aiko, held by her mother Crown Princess Masako, waves as they arrive at JR Nasu-Shiobara Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line on Aug. 7. Together with Crown Prince Naruhito, they will stay at the imperial villa in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, until Aug. 18. (Kyodo)

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Crown prince, family return to Tokyo after vacation

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and his wife Princess Masako, carrying their 5-month-old daughter Princess Aiko, wave at JR Nasu-Shiobara station on May 14 as they depart to return to Tokyo. The imperial family spent a weeklong vacation at an imperial villa in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture.

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Crown prince and family take vacation in Nasu

KUROISO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R), his wife Princess Masako (C) and their daughter Princess Aiko (L) smile for the cameras on May 9 while on vacation in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture.

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Man held over abduction of 7-year-old girl

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Photo shows Ryuichi Fujita, 22, who was arrested Aug. 22 over last week's abduction and confinement of a 7-year-old girl in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture. Fujita is believed to be the main suspect in the case. The second suspect, Kunihiko Tanaka, 21, remains at large.

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Principal explains about teacher

-- Motohisa Shioyama (L), the principal of Kuroiso Kita Junior High School in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, explains to the press about the Jan. 28 alleged murder of a female teacher by her 13-year-old boy student. Police said the 26-year-old teacher was stabbed seven times and died of massive blood loss about one hour after being hospitalized.