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Princess Kako in Shiga

Japanese Princess Kako chats with high school students participating in the calligraphy club at Shiga Prefectural Ibuki High School in Maibara, in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on Oct. 8, 2025.

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Princess Kako visits support center for hearing-impaired people in Shiga Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako (R) uses sign language to communicate with a woman during a visit to an employment support center for people with hearing impairments in Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025. A hearing assistance dog used by the woman is also pictured.

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Princess Kako watches assistance dog training in Shiga Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako (back) watches a woman train her hearing assistance dog during a visit to an employment support center for people with hearing impairments in Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025.

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Cobalt blue Biwa trout

MAIBARA, Japan, May 4 Kyodo - Video taken on May 4, 2024, shows cobalt blue Biwa trout at a fish-raising farm in Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Only this trout, one of about 250,000 trout fry hatched in the fall of 2022, is cobalt blue-colored. (Kyodo)

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Cobalt blue Biwa trout

Photo taken on May 4, 2024, shows cobalt blue Biwa trout at a fish-raising farm in Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Only this trout, one of about 250,000 trout fry hatched in the fall of 2022, is cobalt blue-colored.

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Cobalt blue Biwa trout

Photo taken on May 4, 2024, shows cobalt blue Biwa trout at a fish-raising farm in Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Only this trout, one of about 250,000 trout fry hatched in the fall of 2022, is cobalt blue-colored.

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New N700S bullet train

KYOTO, Japan, June 7 Kyodo - Central Japan Railway Co.'s new N700S bullet train conducts its fifth test run on June 6, 2019, between the western Japan cities of Maibara and Kyoto. The train is scheduled to commence commercial service in July 2020 on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo with Osaka.

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Carbon fiber material for Shinkansen seats shown to press

OSAKA, Japan - Nobuya Ando, president of Toray Carbon Magic Co., shows off the firm's carbon fiber material used to cover seats on Shinkansen bullet trains during an interview with Kyodo News in Maibara, western Japan, on Oct. 10, 2014. Ando called for Central Japan Railway Co. to adopt the material for its magnetically levitated train system to be put into practical use on a maglev line to be built between Tokyo and Nagoya.

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Crown Prince Naruhito hikes up Mt. Ibuki

MAIBARA, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (R) enjoys the view from the peak of Mt. Ibuki located in Shiga and Gifu prefectures on Oct. 13, 2010.

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Project to build new Shinkansen station in Shiga canceled

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada (standing at center) speaks at a meeting of officials from Ritto city, Shiga Prefecture, and neighboring municipalities in Otsu on Oct. 28. Local governments agreed to formally cancel a project to build a new station in Ritto, between Kyoto and Maibara stations on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Since taking office in 2006, Kada has pushed a campaign to cancel the project due to the heavy financial burden.

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Project to build new Shinkansen station in Shiga canceled

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada (standing at center) speaks at a meeting of officials from Ritto city, Shiga Prefecture, and neighboring municipalities in Otsu on Oct. 28. Local governments agreed to formally cancel a project to build a new station in Ritto, between Kyoto and Maibara stations on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Since taking office in 2006, Kada has pushed a campaign to cancel the project due to the heavy financial burden. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: New N700S bullet train

Central Japan Railway Co.'s new N700S bullet train conducts its fifth test run on June 6, 2019, between the western Japan cities of Maibara and Kyoto. The train is scheduled to commence commercial service in July 2020 on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo with Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temple boardinghouse provides respite to seriously ill, families

Severely disabled 26-year-old Misato Komiyama from Maibara in Shiga Prefecture and her parents feed rice crackers to deer at western Japan's Nara Park on June 3, 2017. The three stayed overnight at a nearby boardinghouse built on the premises of a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple in Japan's old capital Nara. The facility was founded in 2010 to give seriously ill people and their families a much-needed break. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temple boardinghouse provides respite to seriously ill, families

Misato Komiyama, a seriously disabled woman from Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, celebrates her 26th birthday with her parents and staff of a boardinghouse at a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple in Japan's old capital Nara on June 3, 2017. Misato and her parents stayed overnight at the boardinghouse, which has been serving as a place that gives families of seriously ill and disabled people a much-needed break. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NTT Docomo eyes study on kids' health management with wearable device

NTT Docomo Inc. and sports club operator Renaissance Inc. announce on Oct. 15, 2015, the launch of a three-month experiment from January 2016 to monitor the effectiveness of exercise programs for about 120 elementary school students in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, using a wristwatch-style wearable device for kids, dubbed "Dococchi 01."(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown Prince Naruhito hikes up Mt. Ibuki

MAIBARA, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (R) enjoys the view from the peak of Mt. Ibuki located in Shiga and Gifu prefectures on Oct. 13, 2010. (Kyodo)

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N700S bullet train

Photo taken on June 6, 2019, shows an N700S Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train entering Maibara station in western Japan for its test run between Maibara and Kyoto. The train, operated by Central Japan Railway Co., will commence commercial service in July 2020 linking Tokyo with Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N700S bullet train

Photo taken on June 6, 2019, shows a test run of Central Japan Railway Co.'s N700S Tokaido shinkansen bullet train between the western Japan cities of Maibara and Kyoto. The train will commence commercial service in July 2020 linking Tokyo with Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New N700S bullet train

Central Japan Railway Co.'s new N700S bullet train conducts its fifth test run on June 6, 2019, between the western Japan cities of Maibara and Kyoto. The train is scheduled to commence commercial service in July 2020 on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo with Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New N700S bullet train

Central Japan Railway Co.'s new N700S shinkansen bullet train is pictured at JR Maibara Station in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, before its fifth test run on June 6, 2019. The train hit a maximum speed of 362 kilometers per hour. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New N700S bullet train

Central Japan Railway Co.'s new N700S shinkansen bullet train is pictured at JR Maibara Station in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, before its fifth test run on June 6, 2019. The train hit a maximum speed of 362 kilometers per hour. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown Prince Naruhito

Crown Prince Naruhito arrives at JR Maibara station in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 14, 2018, on his way back after wrapping up his visit to Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown Prince Naruhito

Crown Prince Naruhito arrives at JR Maibara station in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 14, 2018, on his way back after wrapping up his visit to Fukui Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo taken on June 30, 2018, in Maibara, western Japan, shows people clearing debris after a suspected tornado that hit the area the day before. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo taken on June 30, 2018, in Maibara, western Japan, shows people clearing debris after a suspected tornado that hit the area the day before. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo shows a house damaged by a suspected tornado in Maibara, western Japan, on June 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo shows a damaged room following a suspected tornado in Maibara, western Japan, on June 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses damaged by a suspected tornado in Maibara, western Japan, on June 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses damaged by a suspected tornado in Maibara, western Japan, on June 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo shows a house damaged by a suspected tornado in Maibara, western Japan, on June 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo shows a damaged room following a suspected tornado in Maibara, western Japan, on June 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a residential area in Maibara, western Japan, on June 29, 2018, which was hit by a suspected tornado. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo shows a building roof blown off by a suspected tornado in Maibara, western Japan, on June 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected tornado hits western Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses damaged by a suspected tornado in Maibara, western Japan, on June 29, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (C) and Crown Princess Masako (L) greet users of a medical welfare facility in the western Japan city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, on May 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Crown Princess Masako greet users of a medical welfare facility in the western Japan city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, on May 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako (2nd from L) visit a medical welfare facility in the western Japan city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, on May 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako visit a medical welfare facility in the western Japan city of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, on May 25, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Masako

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attive at JR Maibara Station during a trip to attend an annual convention on green space conservation in Nagahama in the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Masako

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako meet Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki at JR Maibara Station upon their arrival during a trip to attend an annual convention on green space conservation in Nagahama in the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo