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Citizens protest deployment of X-band radar system in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A group of citizens gather in front of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Kyogamisaki camp on the Japan Sea coast in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014, to protest the formation of a U.S. Army company tasked with operating an X-band radar early warning system for missile launches.

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U.S. Army forms missile defense radar unit in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - A U.S. Army company tasked with operating an X-band radar early warning system for missile launches is inaugurated in a ceremony at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Kyogamisaki camp on the Japan Sea coast in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014.

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Japan installs 2nd U.S. military radar

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. military radar, the X-band radar, has been brought into the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in western Japan city of Kyotango on Oct. 21, 2014. The radar, which is the second X-band radar in Japan following the ASDF Shariki sub-base in northeastern city of Tsugaru, was installed in light of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and missile development.

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Japan installs U.S. military radar

KYOTO, Japan - Protesters chant slogans and hold a banner on Oct. 21, 2014, in front of the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in western Japan city of Kyotango against the deployment of the U.S. military radar, the X-band radar. The radar, which can precisely track the trajectory of ballistic missiles, was installed in light of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and missile development.

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X-band radar

KYOTO, Japan - Opponents stage a protest in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, as construction work begins for the deployment of an advanced U.S. military radar called X-band radar at a site neighboring the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in the city on May 27, 2014.

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X-band radar

KYOTO, Japan - Construction work begins for the deployment of an advanced U.S. military radar called X-band radar at a site neighboring the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on May 27, 2014.

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Japanese man becomes world's oldest living person

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2012, shows Jiroemon Kimura. Kimura, a 115-year-old Japanese man born on April 19, 1897, has become the oldest living person in the world after an American woman, also 115, passed away on Dec. 17, 2012, according to the Guinness Book of Records.

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World's oldest man celebrates 115th birthday

KYOTO, Japan - Jiroemon Kimura, the world's oldest man and the oldest person in Japan, holds his 11-month-old great-great-grandson Akikazu Oda on his lap at his home in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2012, his 115th birthday. Kimura lives with his eldest son's 83-year-old wife and the 59-year-old wife of his grandchild. He has 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

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Japan's oldest man celebrates 113th birthday

KYOTO, Japan - Jiroemon Kimura, the oldest man in Japan, is presented with a cake to celebrate his 113th birthday at his home in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2010. Kimura said it may be difficult to live until 120, the record for a Japanese man, but it is ''worth taking on a challenge.''

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Death toll from rain-triggered disasters rises to 14

KYOTANGO, Japan - Self-Defense Force troops and rescue workers search a man and his daughter missing after being buried under mudslides iKyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on JUly 20. The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain has risen to 14 in six prefectures, while the number of missing people came to 10 in four prefectures, police said on July 20.

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Heavy rains trigger floods, mudslides in various parts of Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force search for missing people in the city of Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on July 19 after houses were washed away by rain-triggered mudslides.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy inspects Kotohikihama Beach

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (3rd from L) inspects Kotohikihama Beach in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on June 25, 2015, as Kyotango Mayor Yasushi Nakayama (L) speaks with her. The sand of the beach is famous for making a squeaking sound. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kyotango

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L), walks barefoot on Kotohiki-hama beach along with Yasushi Nakayama, mayor of Kyotango city, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 25, 2015. The beach, designated a natural treasure, is famous for the peculiar sound its sands make. The squeaking sound is said to be similar to the sound of the koto, a kind of Japanese harp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Death toll from rain-triggered disasters rises to 14

KYOTANGO, Japan - Self-Defense Force troops and rescue workers search a man and his daughter missing after being buried under mudslides iKyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on JUly 20. The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rain has risen to 14 in six prefectures, while the number of missing people came to 10 in four prefectures, police said on July 20. (Kyodo)

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Heavy rains trigger floods, mudslides in various parts of Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force search for missing people in the city of Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on July 19 after houses were washed away by rain-triggered mudslides. (Kyodo)

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World's oldest man celebrates 115th birthday

KYOTO, Japan - Jiroemon Kimura, the world's oldest man and the oldest person in Japan, holds his 11-month-old great-great-grandson Akikazu Oda on his lap at his home in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2012, his 115th birthday. Kimura lives with his eldest son's 83-year-old wife and the 59-year-old wife of his grandchild. He has 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. (Kyodo)

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Japan's oldest man celebrates 113th birthday

KYOTO, Japan - Jiroemon Kimura, the oldest man in Japan, is presented with a cake to celebrate his 113th birthday at his home in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2010. Kimura said it may be difficult to live until 120, the record for a Japanese man, but it is ''worth taking on a challenge.'' (Kyodo)

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Citizens protest deployment of X-band radar system in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A group of citizens gather in front of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Kyogamisaki camp on the Japan Sea coast in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014, to protest the formation of a U.S. Army company tasked with operating an X-band radar early warning system for missile launches. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Army forms missile defense radar unit in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - A U.S. Army company tasked with operating an X-band radar early warning system for missile launches is inaugurated in a ceremony at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Kyogamisaki camp on the Japan Sea coast in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japan installs U.S. military radar

KYOTO, Japan - Protesters chant slogans and hold a banner on Oct. 21, 2014, in front of the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in western Japan city of Kyotango against the deployment of the U.S. military radar, the X-band radar. The radar, which can precisely track the trajectory of ballistic missiles, was installed in light of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and missile development. (Kyodo)

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Japan installs 2nd U.S. military radar

KYOTO, Japan - U.S. military radar, the X-band radar, has been brought into the Air Self-Defense Force Kyogamisaki sub-base in western Japan city of Kyotango on Oct. 21, 2014. The radar, which is the second X-band radar in Japan following the ASDF Shariki sub-base in northeastern city of Tsugaru, was installed in light of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and missile development. (Kyodo)

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U.S. military's communication site in Japan

File photo taken on March 11, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kyogamisaki Communications Site operated by the U.S. Army in the Kyoto Prefecture city of Kyotango, western Japan. The communication site is home to an AN/TPY-2 X-band radar, regarded as the linchpin of the U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense.

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U.S. military's communication site in Japan

File photo taken on March 11, 2021, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kyogamisaki Communications Site operated by the U.S. Army in the Kyoto Prefecture city of Kyotango, western Japan. The communication site is home to an AN/TPY-2 X-band radar, regarded as the linchpin of the U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense.